Because Quote by J. August Richards

I changed my name when I was 13. I don't know why but it made sense at the time. I wanted another identity. I…

— Leos Carax

I couldn't say my own name when I was 12.

— Ken Venturi

I was quite adamant that I will not change my name as it was given by my parents.

— Waheeda Rehman

I wanted to change my name when I first started because I thought, 'No-one is going to believe that it is my name.'

— Sam Fender

Changing my name was meant to inspire and bring youth together all around the world,

— Metta World Peace

So I didn't actually change my name the way some people did.

— Herbie Hancock

I changed my name because it didn't fit with the way I saw myself.

— Daniel Tammet

Changing my name was traumatic for me.

— Eve Best

If I changed my name, everyone would have just known that I changed my name. If I had been anonymous, it would have felt…

— Maya Hawke

My name's Todd but I changed it in the first grade because there was another kid named Todd and I didn't understand that that…

— T. J. Miller

I changed my name when I was about twelve because I didn't like being called Sue or Susie. I felt I needed a longer…

— Sigourney Weaver

I was advised by an American agent when I was about 19 to change my surname.

— Rachel Weisz