Stroll family going by a fake name

[DOCG]

"Stroll" isn't even their real name, it's actually Strulovitch. It seems rather bizarre that they go by a fake surname.

[Dingu]

Not really, plenty of people do it in various contexts for various reasons.

You go by DOCG for example.

[DOCG]

Dingu said:

Not really, plenty of people do it in various contexts for various reasons.

You go by DOCG for example.

Any other examples of people using fake surnames?

[cuprabob]

DOCG said:

Dingu said:

Not really, plenty of people do it in various contexts for various reasons.

You go by DOCG for example.

Any other examples of people using fake surnames?

Many actors and the entire Royal Family.

[Countdown]

DOCG said:

"Stroll" isn't even their real name, it's actually Strulovitch. It seems rather bizarre that they go by a fake surname.

A lot of celebs have a real name and a stage name.

[Supersam83]

Fernando Alonso = Fernando Alonso Diaz

Esteban Ocon = Esteban Ocon-Khelfane

Lance Stroll = Lance Strulovitch

Carlos Sainz Jr = Carlos Sainz Vázquez de Castro

Sergio Perez = Sergio Perez Mendoza

Alex Albon = Alex Albon Ansusinha

Gabriel Bortoleto = Gabriel Bortoleto Oliveira

It's just like Hollywood actors using screen names instead of their real names, etc

[Bluevanman]

DOCG said:

Any other examples of people using fake surnames?

Jon Bon Jovi

[RGG]

DOCG said:

Any other examples of people using fake surnames?

Francis Bourgeois

One of my favourites.

[Evanivitch]

DOCG said:

Dingu said:

Not really, plenty of people do it in various contexts for various reasons.

You go by DOCG for example.

Any other examples of people using fake surnames?

Lots of immigrants do it as many face discrimination through the prejudice of their surname.

Others do it for personal branding and marketing reasons to engage with their target audience.

[DOCG]

Supersam83 said:

Fernando Alonso = Fernando Alonso Diaz

Esteban Ocon = Esteban Ocon-Khelfane

Lance Stroll = Lance Strulovitch

Carlos Sainz Jr = Carlos Sainz Vázquez de Castro

Sergio Perez = Sergio Perez Mendoza

Alex Albon = Alex Albon Ansusinha

Gabriel Bortoleto = Gabriel Bortoleto Oliveira

It's just like Hollywood actors using screen names instead of their real names, etc

In all of those examples it's their real name, just not their full name. I'm sure you can see the pattern when it comes to Spanish names.

[ralphrj]

Supersam83 said:

Carlos Sainz Jr = Carlos Sainz Vázquez de Castro

His full name is Carlos Sainz Vázquez de Castro Cenamor Rincón Rebollo Birto Moreno de Aranda de Anteriuga Tiapera Deltún.

[Caddyshack]

Supersam83 said:

Fernando Alonso = Fernando Alonso Diaz

Esteban Ocon = Esteban Ocon-Khelfane

Lance Stroll = Lance Strulovitch

Carlos Sainz Jr = Carlos Sainz Vázquez de Castro

Sergio Perez = Sergio Perez Mendoza

Alex Albon = Alex Albon Ansusinha

Gabriel Bortoleto = Gabriel Bortoleto Oliveira

It's just like Hollywood actors using screen names instead of their real names, etc

Well that kinda killed off that thread title, didn’t it! lol.

[mmm-five]

DOCG said:

Any other examples of people using fake surnames?

Do you want a list of all the celebrities using stage names?

How about Tommy Robinson / Andrew McMaster / Paul Harris / Wayne King (Stephen Yaxley-Lennon), Muhammed Ali (Cassius Clay), Martin Luther King Jr (Michael King), George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair), Harry Houdini (Erik Weisz), Vladimir Lenin (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov), Pele (Edson Arantes do Nascimento), Joseph Stalin (Ioseb Besarionis dze Jugashvili), Leon Trotsky (Lev Davidovich Bronshtein), Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jean Dougherty), 'Baby Face' George Nelson (Lester Gillis), Carlos Danger (Anthony Weiner), Colonel Tom Parker (Andreas van Kuijk), etc.

Edited by mmm-five on Tuesday 19th November 16:49

[epom]

Bluevanman said:

DOCG said:

Any other examples of people using fake surnames?

Jon Bon Jovi

Please tell me Meat Loaf was real ?

[DOCG]

mmm-five said:

DOCG said:

Any other examples of people using fake surnames?

Do you want a list of all the celebrities using stage names?

How about Tommy Robinson / Andrew McMaster / Paul Harris / Wayne King (Stephen Yaxley-Lennon), Muhammed Ali (Cassius Clay), Martin Luther King Jr (Michael King), George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair), Harry Houdini (Erik Weisz), Vladimir Lenin (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov), Pele (Edson Arantes do Nascimento), Joseph Stalin (Ioseb Besarionis dze Jugashvili), Leon Trotsky (Lev Davidovich Bronshtein), Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jean Dougherty), 'Baby Face' George Nelson (Lester Gillis), etc.

Stage names are a different thing to using a fake name professionally. Not sure why everyone here is so defensive about the "Stolls"

[Nova Gyna]

In other news: Bear continues to uphold time-honoured traditions by taking a st in the woods.

[mmm-five]

DOCG said:

Stage names are a different thing to using a fake name professionally. Not sure why everyone here is so defensive about the "Stolls"

Well there's a politician in there too.

US politicians - Carlos Danger (Anthony Weiner), although that pseudonym was meant as a joke

Fashion & Cosmetics - Elizabeth Arden (Florence Graham); Estee Lauder (Josephine Mentzer); Jimmy Choo (Choo Yeang Keat); Max Factor (Maksymilian Faktorowicz); Paco Rabanne (Francisco Rabanedo Cuervo);

Racing drivers - Johnny Dumfies (John Critchton-Stuart); Henry Arundel (Henry Fitzalan-Howard)

Edited by mmm-five on Tuesday 19th November 17:03

[Bluevanman]

epom said:

Please tell me Meat Loaf was real ?

No unfortunately,his real name was Sting

[deadslow]

DOCG said:

Stage names are a different thing to using a fake name professionally. Not sure why everyone here is so defensive about the "Stolls"

no they're not.

sometimes people alter/change their name for business/brand reasons. Simpler/catchier/easier to remember/easier to spell/a million reasons.

[DOCG]

deadslow said:

DOCG said:

Stage names are a different thing to using a fake name professionally. Not sure why everyone here is so defensive about the "Stolls"

no they're not.

sometimes people alter/change their name for business/brand reasons. Simpler/catchier/easier to remember/easier to spell/a million reasons.

That applies to the entertainment industry, not sport and business.