These Celebrities Had been All Named After Different Well-known Folks

Learn how these stars received their names…

1. Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez has adopted within the footsteps of her namesake, the late Selena Quintanilla. When she was born, her mother truly wished to call her Priscilla however her dad insisted that she be named Selena.

“I’m truly named after Selena Quintanilla,” she defined on an episode of Selena + Chef. “It provides me goosebumps generally as a result of I used to be obsessive about Selena. I knew every part about her. I used to be simply such a fan. My actual identify was going to be Priscilla, and my dad mentioned, ‘No. I need her identify to be Selena.’”

2. Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift’s mother and father liked the music of James Taylor a lot that they determined to call their daughter after him. Taylor was in a position to inform James herself throughout a profit live performance years earlier than she turned a famous person. He mentioned he was extremely flattered and thought it was a fantastic connection.

“It’s massively flattering and was a pleasant shock when she instructed me that. We did a profit collectively…earlier than Taylor actually took off. However she was taking part in guitar and singing her songs and I knew how exceptional she was,” James shared with Stereogum. “She instructed me that her mother and pop had been actually, deeply into my music and I received an actual kick out of the truth that she’d been named after me. Clearly it wasn’t her selection, it was her mother and pop, however nonetheless a fantastic connection, I feel.”

3. Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio was named after the famed artist Leonardo da Vinci. He says that when his mom was pregnant, she was visiting Florence together with his father they usually seen da Vinci’s work. Even from the womb, Leo had a connection together with his artwork.

“My father tells me that they had been on their honeymoon on the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, I imagine. They had been taking a look at a da Vinci portray, and allegedly I began kicking furiously whereas my mom was pregnant. And my father took that as an indication, and I suppose DiCaprio wasn’t that removed from da Vinci. And so, my dad, being the artist that he’s, mentioned, ‘That’s our boy’s identify,’” Leonardo instructed NPR.

4. Karlie Kloss

Karlie Kloss received her identify from the musician Carly Simon. She says her mother and father actually preferred the identify however modified it up barely so it will associate with her sisters, who all have names that begin with the letter Okay.

“I used to be named after Carly Simon as a result of my mother and father actually preferred the identify Carly, however they wished to call me with a Okay as a result of all my sisters’ names begin with a Okay,” she mentioned throughout a “Questions for Karlie” YouTube video.

5. Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway was reportedly named after Shakespeare’s spouse, who shares the identical actual moniker. However that’s not the one connection she shares with the famed playwright. Many followers have seen Anne’s husband Adam Shulman shares a placing resemblance to Shakespeare himself — and have theorized that he’s the reincarnation of the author.

“It’s kinda nuts, proper? It’s bizarre, proper?” Anne mentioned throughout an look on The Drew Barrymore Present. “It might be nice if it had been true however even when it’s not it’s nonetheless sort of nice.”

6. Cole Sprouse & Dylan Sprouse

Each Dylan and Cole Sprouse have names with well-known origins. For Cole, his identify was impressed by famed jazz singer and pianist Nat King Cole. In the meantime, his twin brother Dylan was named after the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.

“My mother wished to create a story of artistry, so Nat King Cole labored for her,” Cole shared throughout an look on Popcorn With Peter Travers, jokingly including, “Only a man named Cole labored for my dad.”

7. Marc Anthony

When Marc Anthony was born, his musician father gave him the identify Marco Antonio Muñiz Rivera, after the famed ’60s singer Marco Antonio Muñiz. His shared identify helped foster his love of singing, realizing as a little bit boy that his stutter went away when he sang. He ultimately determined to pursue a profession in leisure — however determined to undertake a stage identify so it would not get complicated.

8. Jordan Chiles

Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles was named after fellow Olympian Michael Jordan. She says her mother was utterly obsessive about the basketball participant and determined to pay tribute to him along with her daughter’s identify.

“So my mother had, I don’t need to say obsession, however like a liking to Michael Jordan. I feel it was an obsession. So after I got here alongside my dad was similar to, ‘You may identify her no matter’ so she was like ‘Jordan, that’s what she’s going to be named,’” she instructed Bleacher Report.

Michael later reached out to Jordan when she competed within the 2024 Olympics — though she didn’t share that she was named after him.

9. Sebastian Stan

Sebastian Stan’s musician mom determined to call him after famed composer Johann Sebastian Bach. Reflecting on the choice, Sebastian joked that his mother didn’t know what would go nicely with the final identify Stan earlier than taking a liking to the identify Sebastian. Though he didn’t just like the identify rising up as a result of it was completely different from different American college students, he’s grown to find it irresistible.

“I really feel very fortunate that my identify is Sebastian and that it comes from Sebastian Bach,” Sebastian shared throughout an interview with EuropaFM.