Celebrities with Only One Name

Chelsi
We've all heard of them. Celebrities that have dropped their last name for whatever reason. These celebrities go by their first names, and their first names only. Some definitely immediately come to mind, but there are quite a few of them out there. Who are some of them? Here are twenty-five celebrities that go by their first name.

01. Aaliyah - singer. Aaliyah was best known for songs such as "More Than A Woman" and "Rock The Boat."

02. Ashanti - singer. Ashanti is best known for her first hit song, "Foolish."

03. Beck - musician. Beck is best known for his 1994 song, "Loser."

04. Beyonce - singer. Beyonce started out in Destiny's Child and has since taken her own path with her solo career.

05. Bjork - musician. Bjork best known for the range and diversity of her music.

06. Bono - singer, humanitarian. Bono is best known as being the front man of the Irish rock band U2.

07. Cher - singer. Cher was half of the Sonny and Cher duo.

08. Chyna - wrestler. Chyna is a female pro wrestler and was nicknamed The Ninth Wonder of the World.

09. Eminem - rapper. Eminem is a rapper from Detroit, best known for being a pioneer white rapper who made it big.

10. Enya - musician. Enya is Irelands best-selling solo artist.

11. Jewel - musician. Before making it big in the 1990s, Jewel was so poor that she lived in her van, and played gigs at coffee shop for a little bit of money.

12. Madonna - singer. Madonna made a name for herself in pop culture with her risqué works.

13. Melanie - singer. Melanie was best known for her 1972 hit, "Brand New Key."

14. Moby - musician. Moby is best known for his techno music.

15. Oprah - talk show host. Oprah is thought to be one of the most influential people in the world.

16. Prince - singer. Prince's music has been all over the board, over the course of his career. He has music classified as R&B, pop, rock, jazz, and even hip hop among others.

17. Penn - comedian/raconteur . Penn is best known as one half of the Penn and Teller duo.

18. Seal - singer. Seal is best known for his 1995 single, "Kiss From A Rose."

19. Selena - singer. Selena was a Latina singer, once known as the "queen of Tejano music."

20. Shakira - singer. As of 2007, Shakira is the fourth most successful artist of the twenty-first century.

21. Sinbad - comedian/actor. Sinbad co-starred with Phil Hartman the 1995 film, Houseguest.

22. Sting - musician. Sting is best known as being the front man of The Police.

23. Teller - comedian/mime. Teller is best known as one half of the Penn and Teller duo.

24. Usher - singer. Usher is an R&B artist that hit it big in the 1990s.

25. Yanni - musician. Yanni is a self-taught pianist who left his home in Greece, to pursue a B.A. in psychology, graduating from the University of Minnesota.

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  • Drew Down3/18/2011

    "Elvis" was great and had a unique name, but he was A.K.A Elvis Presley professionally.

  • James3/18/2011

    What about Elvis????????????????

  • Jim3/14/2011

    I can`t believe that you leave out the most famous one name person of all. That was Elvis! He was famous with one name before most of these stars were born.

  • Alfonso3/14/2011

    I recognized Seal, but who's the blonde?

  • Donna3/14/2011

    Elvis--for us ancient folks

  • Bob2/2/2010

    Does anyone remember the name of a young mexican country singer that went by one name. He had a couple of hits on the country charts back in the late 80"s to the mid 90"? Thanks for any help.

  • Jimmie6/28/2009

    Did you all forget "Twiggy"

  • Bat Girl8/22/2008

    what about sanjaya?
    american idol anyone?

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