26 Celebrities Who's Parents Named Them KNOWING That They Were Going To End Up Famous

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    Ehis Osifo
    by Ehis Osifo

    BuzzFeed Staff

    I was scrolling through my feed today, and I came across this tweet by the one and only Mindy Kaling:

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    Who has the best name in hollywood? My guess is Sterling K. Brown

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    Like, she makes some points! Sterling K. Brown is strong, distinguished, and debonair.

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    ALSO! It's his real name. The "K" stands for Kelby.

    So, here are some more iconic Hollywood names:

    1. Zendaya

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    Real name: Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman

    Where you know her from: Euphoria, The Greatest Showman, and Spider-Man

    2. Minnie Driver

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    Real name: Amelia Fiona Jessica Driver

    Where you know her from: Ella Enchanted, Good Will Hunting, and Tarzan

    3. Parminder Nagra

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    Real name: Parminder Kaur Nagra

    Where you know her from: Bend It Like Beckham, ER, and Agents of Shield

    4. Mahershala Ali

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    Real name: Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore

    Where you know him from: Moonlight, Green Book, and True Detective.

    5. Guy Fieri

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    Real name: Guy Ramsay Ferry

    Where you know him from: Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives and Guy's Grocery Games

    6. Rip Torn

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    Real name: Elmore Rual Torn Jr.

    Where you know him from: Dodgeball, Men in Black, and Cross Creek

    7. Breckin Meyer

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    Real name: Breckin Meyer

    Where you know him from: Clueless, Josie and the Pussycats, and Robot Chicken

    8. Mads Mikkelsen

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    Real name: Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen

    Where you know him from: Casino Royale, Hannibal, and Another Round

    9. Regina King

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    Real name: Regina Rene King

    Where you know her from: A Cinderella Story, Jerry Maguire, and If Beale Street Could Talk

    10. Benedict Cumberbatch

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    Real name: Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch

    Where you know him from: Sherlock, Doctor Strange, and The Imitation Game

    11. Marlon Brando

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    Real name: Marlon Brando Jr.

    Where you know him from: A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront, and The Godfather

    12. Sigourney Weaver

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    Real name: Susan Alexandra Weaver

    Where you know her from: Alien, Holes, and Ghostbusters

    13. Chadwick Boseman

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    Real name: Chadwick Aaron Boseman

    Where you know him from: Black Panther, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and Da 5 Bloods

    14. Topher Grace

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    Real name: Christopher John Grace

    Where you know him from: That '70s Show, BlacKkKlansman, and Win a Date With Tad Hamilton!

    15. Idris Elba

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    Real name: Idrissa Akuna Elba

    Where you know him from: Luther, Thor, and Beasts of No Nation

    16. Busy Philipps

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    Real name: Elizabeth Jean Philipps

    Where you know her from: Freaks and Geeks, Cougar Town, and White Chicks

    17. June Diane Raphael

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    Real name: June Diane Raphael

    Where you know her from: Bride Wars, Long Shot, and Big Mouth

    18. John David Washington

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    Real name: John David Washington

    Where you know him from: Tenet, BlacKkKlansman, and Ballers

    19. Uzo Aduba

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    Real name: Uzoamaka Nwanneka Aduba

    Where you know her from: Orange Is the New Black, Mrs. America, and In Treatment

    20. Rooney Mara

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    Real name: Patricia Rooney Mara

    Where you know her from: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Social Network, and Carol

    21. Giancarlo Esposito

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    Real name: Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito

    Where you know him from: Breaking Bad, Once Upon a Time, and The Boys

    22. Phoebe Waller-Bridge

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    Real name: Phoebe Mary Waller-Bridge

    Where you know her from: Crashing, Fleabag, and Harry Styles' music video for "Treat People With Kindness."

    23. Vin Diesel

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    Real name: Mark Sinclair

    Where you know him from: Fast and Furious, Guardians of the Galaxy, and The Pacifier

    24. Imogen Poots

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    Real name: Imogen Gay Poots

    Where you know her from: I Know This Much Is True, Black Christmas, and That Awkward Moment

    25. Samuel L. Jackson

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    Real name: Samuel Leroy Jackson

    Where you know him from: Snakes on a Plane, The Incredibles, and Captain Marvel

    26. And, of course, Reese Witherspoon

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    Real name: Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon

    Where you know her from: Legally Blonde, Walk the Line, and Big Little Lies

    What are some of your fave Hollywood names? Sound off in the comments below!