RealNameOf lists the real names behind 23,867 stage names, ring names and pen names, each with a cited source.
Lee Jun-fan
Bruce Lee's birth name is Lee Jun-fan (Chinese: 李振藩). His widely used Chinese screen name is Lee Siu-lung (李小龍), which means “Little Dragon.” The English name Bruce was given at the San Francisco hospital where he was born. He is not the same person as Bruce Li (Ho Chung-tao), a later martial-arts actor.
The official Bruce Lee estate biography says he was born Bruce Jun Fan Lee (Lee Siu Loong) on November 27, 1940, at the Jackson Street Hospital in San Francisco’s Chinatown, while his parents—Cantonese opera performer Lee Hoi Chuen and Grace Ho—were on tour. His parents named him Jun Fan. A nurse at the hospital gave him the English name Bruce, which he later used in school. He was the fourth of five children (older siblings Phoebe, Agnes, and Peter; younger brother Robert). The family returned to Hong Kong when he was an infant, and he was raised there until age 18 (Bruce Lee official biography).
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Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen
The Library of Congress name authority lists fuller name Bruce Frederick Joseph for Springsteen, Bruce. Grammy.com and major profiles match Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen, born September 23, 1949. Britannica notes birth in Freehold, New Jersey; other official timelines cite Long Branch as the birth city with a Freehold upbringing. He got his first guitar after seeing Elvis Presley on television and cut his teeth in Asbury Park bar bands before signing with Columbia Records in 1972.
Early albums Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. and The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle (both 1973) built a cult following. Born to Run (1975) made him a national star; The River (1980) and especially Born in the U.S.A. (1984)—with seven hit singles and multi-platinum sales—lifted him to global fame. The Oscar- and Grammy-winning "Streets of Philadelphia" (1994) showed his reach beyond album-rock radio.
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Jessica Michelle Chastain (born Jessica Howard)
Jessica Chastain (born March 24, 1977) is an American actress from Sacramento, California. She was born Jessica Howard and performs under her mother's maiden name as Jessica Michelle Chastain.
Jessica Chastain was born Jessica Howard on March 24, 1977, in Sacramento, California. Biography.com lists her full name as Jessica Michelle Chastain and says she began performing under her mother's maiden name, Chastain—partly to avoid confusion with Bryce Dallas Howard (Biography.com). TV Guide lists Birth Name: Jessica Michelle Chastain (TV Guide). She won Best Actress for The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) and is married to Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo (Biography.com). On November 5, 2026, she premiered Netflix's Heartland at Metrograph in New York City; the film streams November 13 (Just Jared; Netflix Tudum).
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