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This is a list of names of famous people, who have changed their real name. I'm only looking for music performers, not actors or other famous people. Below are the most recent entries.

Entries Beginning with H

Pseudonym		Original Name		Description		Submitted by:
hab		Hans Carlsson		An uncapitalised pseudonym. A native of Sweden, Carlsson's earliest musical involvement was with a number of punk and alternative rock bands (he plays guitar and sings), among them a four-piece called Mouth that made it as far as a major-label contract (on Warner subsidiaries Telegram and Reprise in Sweden and America, respectively) before dissolving in 1994 under the weight of an archetypally "corporate rock" experience.		Bobo
Haddaway		Nestor Alexander Haddaway				music
Hakeem X		Jermaine Benton		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Hal Linden		Harold Lipshitz		Was a singer and clarinetist before his role as "Barney Miller".		t.v.
Half A Mill		Jasun Ward		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Hall & Oates		Daryl Hall/John Oates				duo
Hammer		Stanley Kirk Burrell		aka MC Hammer		inthe80s.com
Handsome Dick Manitoba		Richrd Blum		Lead singer o the incomparable Dictators.		michael
Hank B. Marvin		Brian Rankin		Super 60's guitar hero from UK group The Shadows		The Sultan of Swing
Hank Locklin		Lawrence Locklin		Fell hard after "Please Help Me, I'm Falling".		duo
Hank Majestic		Hank Majewski		member of the four lovers (later the four seasons)		barry disbrow
Hank Marvin		Brian Rankin		Lead guitarist with The Shadows , originally the backing group for Cliff Richard.		Big Al
Hank Snow		Clarence Eugene Snow				Countryhick
Hank Williams		Hiram Williams		His birth certificate mispelled his name as "Hiriam".		Countryhick
Hank Williams, Jr.		Randall Williams		Also known as "Bocephus". He even sings his real name during the "Monday Night Football" theme. ("This is rockin' Randall Hank".)		Countryboy
Hannah Montana		Destiny Hope "Miley" Cyrus				Jessica
Har Mar Superstar/Sean Na Na		Sean Tillman				indierckr770
Hari Georgeson		George Harrison		Produced LPs for Splinter, recorded guitar parts for Billy Preston (It's My Pleasure LP) and Ravi Shanker (Ravi Shanker Family and Friends LP)		Tina
Harmony		Pamela Scott		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Harry Belafonte		Harold George Belafonte, Jr.				rasta
Harry Connick, Jr.		Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr.				jazzy
Harry Richman		Harry Reichman				old
Hashim		Jerry Calliste Jr.		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Havikk		Brian West		Of South Central Cartel. Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Hayle Mcde		Heather Mcdevson				lld
Head		Brian Welch		Head says his nickname comes from his unusually large head.. he says "It's cause I got a big head, get me any hat and it won't fit."		Tyler
The Head		Nick Hallam				Bobo
Headliner		Timothy Barnwell		Member of groundbreakers Arrested Development		Bobo
Heather Nova		Heather Frith				shaqspeare
Heavy D.		Dwight Myers				inthe80s.com
Hector Berlioz		Louis-Hector Berlioz				classic
Helen Cornelius		Helen Lorene Johnson				oldcountry
Helen Wheels		Helen Robbins		Singer and lyricist and inspiration for the Wings' song of the same name.		brit
Henkka T. Blacksmith		Henri Seppala		Henkka is the bassist from Children Of Bodom. The reason for the name Henkka T. Blacksmith is that Henkka is a common nickname for the name "Henri" and "Seppa" means "Blacksmith" in Finnish.		Ms. C.
Henny Youngman		Henry Youngman				funny
Henry Englehard Steinway		Heinrich Englehard Steinweg		German-born maker of the Steinway piano in the 19th century.		keyboard
Henry Lee Summer		Hank Swartz		I saw it listed as Hank Schwartz on this site. That's wrong. It's Swartz, not Schwartz.		Serenity
Henry Lee Summer		Hank Schwartz				indyhick
Henry Mancini		Enrico Nicola Mancini		This is Mancini's Italian name.		Alan the Ottoman
Henry Mancini		Enrico Mancini				J.C.
Henry Rollins		Henry Garfield		Renamed himself as a tribute to jazz master Sonny Rollins, also in this list.		Low S. O.
Henry Rollins		Henry Garfield		Frontman for The Rollins Band and a solo artist.		hardrock
Herb		Haer Feemster		Of the duo Peaches & Herb.		soul
Herb Fame		Herbert Feemster		Herb of Peaches and Herb.		soul
Herbie Mann		Herbert Jay Solomon		Jazz flautist and a super man.		jazz
Herman		Peter Noone		"Herman" of the band Herman's Hermits. He put eyeglasses on upside-down and his band thought he looked like "Sherman" (character from The Bullwinkle Show), but he misheard it as Herman. He uses the stage-name to this day, unchanged.		noonatic
Herman		Peter Noone		Lead singer for Herman's Hermits.		oldbrit
Herr Pubis		David Pybus		The backing guitarist for Cradle Of Filth		Phil Yacoe
Heywood Banks		Stuart Mitchell		Comedian known for offbeat songs.		funny
Hi		Lorraine Lyon				alidon woolaston
hide		Hideto Matsumoto		Yes, it is meant to be spelt "hide" not "Hide". Don't ask me why. . .		Teensabre
Hip Optimist		Andy Barlow		Solo name of Lamb's producer Andy Barlow.		zxsquad
Hira		Davey Havok		his the lead singer from "Righteous"		Charles Cohan
Hoagy Carmichael		Hoagland Howard Carmichael				indyhick
Hoku		Hoko Ho		She is the daughter of Hawaiian legend Don Ho.		singer
Holly Dunn		Diana Williams		She was going to use Diana Dunn, but decided on Holly.		Diane Collins
Holly Dunn		Holly Waters		Sister of songwriter Chris Waters.		Country
Holly Johnson		William Johnson		He's the lead singer of Frankie Goes to Hollywood		JHS
Holly Vukadinovic		Holly Valance		Holly 's real name was found out when she attended court for contract breaches by her manager		nugz
Homer & Jethro		Homer D. Haynes/Jethro Burns				Country duo
Hon John St. John Johnson		John Lennon		Used on the number one hit track Whatever Gets You Through The Night. Duet with Elton John		Noah McKelvie
Hon. John St. John Johnson		John Lennon		John recorded the guitar part for his song, "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" under this pseudonym.		Tina
Honey Lantree		Annie Lantree		Female drummer for The Honeycombs, know for their hit,"Have I the Right?"		drummer
Horace Andy		Horace Hinds				Bobo
Hot Butter		Gershon Kingsly and Stan Free		Gershon Kingsly and Stan Free composed the song		Kristian
Hot Butter		Stan Free		Had a pop(corn) hit.		electronic
Hot Chocolate		Dave Baksh		im not sur but hes got another one too(dave brownsound).....but hes hot[t] and is the colour of chocolate!?!?!?!?		sum budy
Hot Chocolate		Errol Brown		The story as I know it: The "You Sexy Thing" guy was urged to use the funkier nom-de-voyage when he became an international recording artist. He's from the UK.		Tarquineshetta S.
Hot Pants		Tom DeLonge		he is a singer in blink 182		Vanessa
Hot Sauce		Rhonda Washington		She had the hit "Bring It Home (And Give It To Me)" in 1972.		Candy Welty
Hotsy Menshot		Gary Helsinge		Singer of Green Jelly. We've been attacked by Haagen Dasz! Empty the shot lockers.		Mickey D.
House Of Lords		Thomas Dartnell		The guitarist for UK band The Young Knives.		Joe Sorrell
Howard Devoto		Howard Trafford		Founder of Buzzcocks and Magazine. Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks noted: "Devoto was the name of a Cambridge bus driver recounted in a story told after dinner by a philosophy tutor. Howard found the name so amusing that he laughed!" (Information from buzzcocks.com)		Plasket
Howard Jones		John Howard Jones				Larcen Tyler
Howard Jones		John Howard Jones		Went by his middle name when he started recording.		Larcen Tyler
Howard Kaylan		Howard Kaplan		Notice the Y and P. He was very specific about this one.		Bobo
Howard Keel		Harold Clifford Keel		I live near Gillespie, Illinois, and his last name really is Keel. The Leek story apparently made good copy somwhere back in time and everybody assumed it to be logical.		Bob Landrith
Howard Keel		Harry Clifford Keel				singer
Howard Keel		Howard Leek		I understand Keel's last name was reversed		W F Chapman
Howard Keel		Harold Leek		someone incorrectly gave his real name as harry keel, this is not so.		kevin coyne
Howard Keel		Harold Leek		Harold Leek wasn't considered to be a film star name, so he turned around leek to keel and changed harold to Howard		kevin coyne
Howie B		Howard Bernstein				Matt
Howie D		Howard Dwaine Dorough		Howie D: Howie Dorough		Celeste
Howie D,		Howard Dwaine Dorough		From the Backstreet Boys.		ozone
Howie Kane		Howie kerschenbaum		An original back-up singer for Jay and the Americans		Barry Disbrow
Howlin' Wolf		Chester Arthur Burnett				Bobo
Hozier		Andrew Hozier-Byrne				soph
Huey Lewis		Hugh Wilson Cregg III				Mike Hack
Huey Lewis		Hugh Cregg		Huey Lewis of Huey Lewis and the News		inthe80s.com
Huey Lewis		Hugh Wilson Cregg III				Mike Hack
Human Mesh Dance		Taylor Deupree				Bobo
Humble Child		Donte' Suttle		CEO of Piece Of Mind Productions		DS
Hunter		Hunter Burgan		Second bassist of A Fire Inside (AFI). I think this is his real name. At least I know it's his whole stage name.		Hailey
Hurricane G.		Gloria Rodriguez		former def squad queen ,Eric Sermons baby mama,female emcee.		bori love
Hurricane Smith		Norman Smith		Singer/songwriter who asked us, "Oh Babe, What Would You Say?"		MOR
HYDE		Hideto Takarai (rumored)		This singer is very private when it comes to his personal life; his real name, like much of his personal information, is either unknown or unofficial.		Erin

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