List of legally mononymous people

This is a list of notable people whose full legal name is (or was) a mononym, either by name change or by being born mononymic (e.g. Burmese, Indonesian, or Japanese royalty). Titles (e.g. Burmese honorifics) do not count against inclusion, because they are not part of the name itself.

This list does not include people who are mononymous only as a stage name, pen name/pseudonym, in certain contexts, or by dint of fame.


Legally monomymous persons
Reason Source Mononym Title(s) Other name Born Died Description Ref.
BirthJapanese royaltyAikoPrincess Toshi2001-daughter of Emperor Naruhito
BirthJapanese royaltyAkihitoEmperor Emeritus1933-former Emperor of Japan (abdicated 2019)
BirthBurmeseBaSir U18871963Burmese president and Supreme Court justice
BirthNepaliBalkrishnaAcharyac. 1972–1973-Nepali billionaire businessman and chairman of the consumer goods company Patanjali Ayurved
BirthArakanese royaltyBinMin14931554King of Arakan in Myanmar from 1531–1554
BirthIndonesianBoediono1943-former Vice President of Indonesia
Name changeCherCherilyn Sarkisian1946-American singer and actress[1][2][3]
Name changeChynaJoan Marie Laurer19702016American professional wrestler and actress[4]
Name changereligiousDhammalokaULaurence Carroll18561914Irish-born Buddhist monk, celebrity preacher and editor in British Burma
Name changepromotionDotComGuyMitch MaddoxAmerican computer specialist; changed to mononym as promotion, later reverted to birth name
BirthJapanese royaltyFumihitoPrince Akishino1965-heir presumptive of Emperor Naruhito
Name changereligiousGambiraUNyi Nyi Lwin1979-Burmese Buddhist Monk leader of All Burma Monks' Alliance during the 2007 Saffron Revolution
BirthIndianGovindjeeU1932-Indian-American biochemist
BirthJapanese royaltyHirohitoEmperorShōwa19011989former Emperor of Japan
Name changeIndraniIndrani Pal-Chaudhuri1983-Indian-British-Canadian director, photographer, girls' empowerment activist and author[5]
Name changeiOTASean Hape1968-Australian musician and actor
BirthBurmeseKyanBinnya1538senior minister at the court of King Takayutpi of Hanthawaddy
BirthAustralian aboriginalLoongkoonan19102018Australian aboriginal artist
BirthJapanese royaltyMakoformer PrincessMako Komuro1991-Daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko, lost royal status and gained surname by marriage to commoner Kei Komuro
BirthIndianMayawati1956-Indian politician who formerly served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
Name changeJapanese royalty by marriageMichikoEmpressMichiko Shōda1934-Japanese empress consort
BirthJapanese royaltyNaruhitoEmperor1960-Emperor of Japan
Name changeNenêMaybyner Rodney Hilario1982-Brazilian basketball player
BirthBurmeseNuU or Thakin19071995leading Burmese statesman and nationalist politician
BirthBurmesePonnyaU18121867Burmee dramatist
Name changetransitioningQuinnRebecca Quinn1995-Canadian soccer player[6]
Name changereligiousRajneeshChandra Mohan Jain19311990Indian mystic and founder of the Rajneesh movement
Name changereligiousRamdevSwamiRam Kisan Yadav1965-Indian ayurvedic and yoga practitioner
BirthPakistaniRiazuddin19302013Pakistani physicist
Name changeBurmeseSanSayaYar Kyaw18761931Leader of the 1930–1932 Saya San Rebellion in British Burma
BirthBurmeseSawU or Galon U19001948Burmese politician who served as Prime Minister during the colonial era before WW2
Name changeShezEfrat Yerushalmi1959-Israeli poet
BirthIndianSiddaramaiah1948-Indian politician who served a full-chief ministerial term of Karnataka from 2013 to 2018
BirthIndonesianSjumandjaja19341985Indonesian director, screenwriter, and actor
BirthIndonesianSudirman19161950Indonesian National Hero and the first commander of Indonesian Armed Forces
BirthIndonesianSuharto19212008former President of Indonesia
BirthIndonesianSukarno19011970former President of Indonesia
BirthIndonesianSupriyadi1923c. 1945Indonesian National Hero and the first appointed Minister of Defense of Indonesia
Name changeTellerRaymond Joseph Teller1948-American magician[7]
BirthBurmeseThantU19091974Burmese diplomat and longest-serving Secretary-General of the United Nations
BirthIndonesianTriyatno1987-Indonesian weightlifter and Olympic silver medalist
BirthMon royaltyUBinnya13231384King of Hanthawaddy in Myanmar from 1348–1384
Name changeWarriorJames Hellwig19592014American professional wrestler[8][9]
Name changeWinterRafael Antonio Lozano Jr.1972-American software programmer best known for his goal to visit every company-owned Starbucks location in the world; changed name first to John Winter Smith, then to mononym Winter[10]
Name changeYeKanye Omari West1977-American rapper, record producer, and fashion designer[11]
BirthIndianZoramthanga1944-Indian politician and current Chief Minister of Mizoram

See also

References
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  2. @cher (1 March 2017). "@KBetter52 I Don't Have A Last name.Went to court...& Let me tell you it wasn't easy.They don't want Ppl running around with no last names🤣" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  7. "Frequently Asked Questions About the Bad Boys of Magic". Pennandteller.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007. Teller's full legal name is just Teller. He has one of the few US passports that has been issued with a single name.
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