Talk:Stage name

Jerry "Marty" Lott (or Lottis), later known by his stage name Gulf Coast Fireball, and remembered decades later as "The Phantom" which was a persona, alter ego, or character, perhaps a pseudonym/alias, but not a stage name

See the fairly brief article on "Marty" Jerry Lott. Or perhaps you're into hardcore 1950s garage rock ("rockabilly"). In short: Jerry Lott is believed to be this musician's given name, although there are some legitimate published sources (particularly, a peer-reviewed anthology encyclopedia on music history from 1945-1962) that allege he was born Jerry Lottis and and a now-defunct rockabilly archive and musicology forum referenced a zine source using the name Marty Lottis. Marty Lott is conclusively the man's first stage name (when he became slightly better known and started touring he used the stage name Gulf Coast Fireball), however nearly anyone who has heard of him or who mentions him today will refer to him as The Phantom which was never a stage name, informal nickname/moniker, and only partially a pseudonym/alias or as one old revision of his article stated, his "recording alias." The Phantom was a performing or stage character (persona is probably most accurate, but it is, I suppose partially a pseudonym or more broadly "alias"). the comic book character, and Pat Boone was An alias or pseudonym, sure, but it was ultiamtely a marketing epithet by his record label, as persona and/or alter ego created/suggested by Pat Boone. So......I'm not quite certain of what to definitively conclude. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ProtoGarageHardRock&Roll (talk • contribs) 17:00, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

Mark Harmon

The actor Mark Harmon is cited as an example of a performer who used his middle name as a stage name to avoid confusion with other family members (in his case, his father, the sportscaster Tom Harmon.) But, Thomas Mark Harmon was known as Mark even before his acting career. He was somewhat famous as the starting quarterback for Top-20 UCLA football teams in 1972-1973. even though he never played professionally. Timothy Horrigan (talk) 17:59, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

Interesting, what if someone is already famous in another country with the same name

E.g. let's say 3 people from 3 totally different countries are famous in their own countries under their real and identical names? Do they then have 2 professional names? 101.119.103.213 (talk) 16:31, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

"List of people whose surname is not commonly known" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect List of people whose surname is not commonly known has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 January 15 § List of people whose surname is not commonly known until a consensus is reached. Schützenpanzer (Talk) 23:44, 15 January 2025 (UTC)