# One-named stars **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 19, 2007, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-named-stars/416102 "2007-08-19T00:38:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Cosmople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f07891/32.png) [@The\_Cosmople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Cosmople)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-named-stars/416102/1 "2007-08-19T00:38:18Z")
What are the one-named stars? Either by their design or just by reputation. Cher, Charo, Madonna - by design - they prefer to go by one name Groucho - by reputation - He always got his last name in the credits but it was never needed ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-named-stars/416102/2 "2007-08-19T00:47:16Z")
Comedian **Ant** **Dido** **Seal** **Cantinflas** ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-named-stars/416102/3 "2007-08-19T00:52:11Z")
Sting Enya Sabu (there’s also a wrestler by that name) Chyna and eleven million other wrestlers. Usher and eleven gazillion other rappers. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-named-stars/416102/4 "2007-08-19T00:58:15Z")
Regulus? ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-named-stars/416102/5 "2007-08-19T01:01:12Z")
Donovan Fish (the Marillion singer) Divine Zulu (the Hawaii Five-O guy) ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-named-stars/416102/6 "2007-08-19T01:01:18Z")
Prince Vanity Apollonia ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-named-stars/416102/7 "2007-08-19T01:16:16Z")
What about The Edge and Mr. T. Do they count? ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-named-stars/416102/8 "2007-08-19T01:22:30Z")
Romulus and Remus Adam and Eve Willie SSG Schwartz ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-named-stars/416102/9 "2007-08-19T01:42:52Z")
[QUOTE=Exapno Mapcase] What about The Edge and Mr. T. Do they count? [/QUOTE] Mr. T: “_First_ name…Mister. _Middle_ name…That purryud. _Last_ name…TEEEE.” ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-named-stars/416102/10 "2007-08-19T01:47:54Z")
Off the top of my head: Aldebaran Arcturus Sirius Deneb Vega Altair Betelgeuse Rigel ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-named-stars/416102/11 "2007-08-19T01:54:31Z")
Soccer has Pele, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo. ---
**Author:** ![SeanFlanagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@SeanFlanagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeanFlanagan)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-named-stars/416102/12 "2007-08-19T01:54:51Z")
Back in the late 80’s and early 90’s, Roseanne was one of the most famous women in America, and perhaps the world. Her star has since (deservedly) fallen. ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Macphisto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Ms\_Macphisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Macphisto)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-named-stars/416102/13 "2007-08-19T02:04:43Z")
[QUOTE=Exapno Mapcase] What about The Edge and Mr. T. Do they count? [/QUOTE] That’s awesome that The Edge got mentioned before Bono! ---
**Author:** ![MissGypsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@MissGypsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissGypsy)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-named-stars/416102/14 "2007-08-19T02:09:22Z")
Zamfir (the panflute guy that used to advertise on daytime TV) Liberace, of course. Bjork. Bono. (thought I was the first to get this one, but guess not!) ---
**Author:** ![JustAnotherGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@JustAnotherGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustAnotherGeek)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-named-stars/416102/15 "2007-08-19T02:51:49Z")
13 replies in and no one mentions _ **Elvis?!** _ And I guess Carrottop is kinda a star. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-named-stars/416102/16 "2007-08-19T02:57:10Z")
Usher, though one-named, is not a rapper. Herge (creator of _Tintin_, out of his initials pronounced with a French accent, reversed: Georges Remi). ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-named-stars/416102/17 "2007-08-19T02:57:26Z")
[QUOTE=JustAnotherGeek] 13 replies in and no one mentions _ **Elvis?!** _ [/QUOTE] Costello? Stojko? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-named-stars/416102/18 "2007-08-19T02:57:38Z")
Gallagher Jewel McG The Rock ---
**Author:** ![Mrs.Cake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@Mrs.Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs.Cake)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-named-stars/416102/19 "2007-08-19T03:00:28Z")
Lassie ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-named-stars/416102/20 "2007-08-19T03:01:16Z")
There’s a whole list of black female singers who go by one name: Aaliyah, Ashanti, Beyonce, Eve, Mya, Rhianna, Rihanna, Sade, Tweet [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-named-stars/416102.md?page=2)