Famous People Using Mononyms
Here is a list of all the famous people I could find who go by a mononym (just one name). This list is dominated by musicians and Brazilian football players, but there is a smattering of others as well!
| 2Pac | Tupac Amaru Shakur | Rapper |
| Aaliyah | Aaliyah Dana Haughton | R&B singer |
| Aasim | Leroy Watson | Rapper |
| Adele | Adele Laurie Blue Adkins | pop singer |
| Adriano | Adriano Leite Ribeiro | footballer |
| Afrojack | Nick van de Wall | DJ |
| Afroman | Joseph Foreman | hip hop musician |
| Akon | Alioune Badara Thiam | R&B musician |
| Akrobatik | Jared Bridgeman | rapper |
| Amerie | Amerie Mi Marie Rogers | R&B singer |
| Anastacia | Anastacia Lyn Newkirk | R&B singer |
| Annabella | Suzanne Georgette Charpentier | silent movie star |
| Apathy | Chad Bromley | Rapper |
| Apollonia | Patricia Kotero | R&B singer |
| Aranza | Aranza Becerra Meza | tv host |
| Aria | Rebecca Lynne Johnson | pop singer |
| Ashanti | Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas | R&B singer |
| Attitude | Timothy Clayton | rapper |
| Avicii | Tim Bergling | DJ |
| Babyface | Kenneth Edmonds | R&B musician |
| Basia | Basia Trzetrzelewska | pop singer |
| Basshunter | Jonas Erik Altberg | DJ |
| Beck | Bek David Campell | rock musician |
| Beyoncé | Beyonce Giselle Knowles | R&B singer |
| Birdman | Bryan Christopher Williams | Rapper |
| Bizz | Bryce Bernius | industrial guitarist |
| Bjork | Bjork Gudmundsdottir | rock musician |
| Bono | Paul Hewson | rock musician |
| Boondox | David Hutto | Rapper |
| Brandy | Brandy Rayana Norwood | R&B singer |
| Buckethead | Brian Patrick Carroll | rock musician |
| Cage | Chris Palko | rapper |
| Cage | Christian Palko | Rapper |
| Cam'ron | Cameron Giles | rapper |
| Canibus | Germaine Williams | rapper |
| Capone | Kiam Akasi Holley | rapper |
| Cappadonna | Darryl Hill | Rapper |
| Carman | Carman Dominic Licciardello | Christian rapper |
| Chamillionaire | Hakeem Seriki | rapper |
| Charo | Maria Rosaria Pilar Martinez Molina Baeza | actor/musician |
| Cher | Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPierre | pop singer |
| Chilli | Rozonda Ocielian Thomas | musician |
| Chingy | Howard Bailey, Jr. | rapper |
| Christo | Christo Vladimirov Javacheff | artist |
| Chyna | Joan Marie Laure | wrestler |
| Ciara | Ciara Princess Harris | R&B singer |
| Colette | Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette | novelist |
| Common | Lonnie Rashied Lynn | rapper |
| Coolio | Artis Leon Ivey Jr. | rapper |
| Corina | Corina Katt Ayala | pop singer |
| Cormega | Cory Mckay | rapper |
| Dana | Dana Rosemary Brown Scallon | Singer/Politician |
| D'Angelo | Michael Eugene Archer | R&B musician |
| Dante | Durante Alighieri | author |
| Darude | Ville Virtanen | DJ |
| deadmau5 | Joel Thomas Zimmerman | DJ |
| Deco | Anderson Luis de Souza | footballer |
| Diddy | Sean John Combs | rapper |
| Dido | Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O’Malley Armstrong | pop singer |
| Dio | Ronald James Padavona | musician |
| Dion | Dion Di Mucci | pop singer |
| Divine | Harris Glenn Milstead | actor |
| DMX | Earl Simmons | Rapper |
| Dntel | James Scott "Jimmy" Tamborello | musician/DJ |
| Donovan | Donovan Phillips Leitch | pop singer |
| Dosh | Martin Luther King Chavez Dosh | musician |
| Drake | Aubrey Drake Graham | musician |
| Drama | Terence Cook | rapper |
| Duffy | Aimée Ann Duffy | pop singer |
| Eamon | Eamon Jonathan Doyle | R&B musician |
| Edan | Edan Portnoy | hip hop musician |
| El-P | Jaime Meline | Rapper |
| Elvira | Cassandra Peterson | tv host |
| Eminem | Marshall Bruce Mathers III | rapper |
| Enya | Eithne Patricia Ni Bhraonain | singer |
| Eve | Eve Jihan Jeffers | musician |
| Everlast | Erik Francis Schrody | Musician |
| Fabian | Fabiano Anthony Forte Bonaparte | pop singer |
| Fabio | Fabio Lanzoni | model |
| Falco | Johann Holzel | rock musician |
| Fantasia | Fantasia Monique Barrino Taylor | R&B Musician |
| Fergie | Stacy Ann Ferguson | singer |
| Fish (Marillion) | Derek William Dick | rock musician |
| Flea | Michael Peter Balzary | rock bassist |
| Future | Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn | Rapper |
| Gallagher | Leo Anthony Gallagher | comic |
| Game (the) | Jayceon Terrell Taylor | Rapper |
| Garrincha | Manoel Francisco dos Santos | footballer |
| Gerardo | Gerardo Mejía | rock musician |
| Ginuwine | Elgin Baylor Lumpkin | R&B singer |
| Goapele | Goapele Mohlabane | R&B musician |
| Gotye | Wouter “Wally” De Backer | musician |
| Grasshopper | Sean Thomas Mackowiak | rock musician |
| Grooverider | Raymond Bingham | DJ |
| GZA | Gary Grice | rapper |
| Havoc | Kejuan Muchita | rapper |
| Heino | Heinz Georg Kramm | German singer |
| Iman | Iman Abdulmajid | model |
| Jackée | Jacqueline Yvonne Harry | actor |
| Jadakiss | Jayson Tyrone Phillips | rapper |
| Janita | Janita Maria Raukko | rock musician |
| Jeremih | Jeremih Felton | R&B musician |
| Jewel | Jewel Kilcher | rock musician |
| Jhené | Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo | R&B musician |
| Joe | Joe Lewis Thomas | R&B musician |
| JoJo | Joanna Noëlle Blagden Levesque | singer |
| JoJo (Jodeci) | Joel Hailey | R&B singer |
| Jónsi | Jón Þór Birgisson | rock musician |
| Jordy | Jordy Lemoine | singer |
| Juvenile | Terius Gray | rapper |
| Kaci | Kaci Lyn Battaglia | singer |
| K-ci | Cedric Hailey | R&B singer |
| Ke$ha | Kesha Rose Sebert | rock musician |
| Keisha | Raquel Rene Rios | porn star |
| Kelis | Kelis Rogers Jones | R&B musician |
| Kem | Kim Owens | R&B musician |
| K'naan | Keinan Abdi Warsame | poet/musician |
| k-os | Kevin Brereton | rapper |
| Kurupt | Ricardo Emmanuel Brown | rapper |
| Leadbelly | Huddie William Ledbetter | blues musician |
| Lemmy | Ian Fraser Kilmister | heavy metal musician |
| Liberace | Wladziu Valention Liberace | musician |
| Limahl | Christopher Hamill | rock musician |
| Lloyd | Lloyd Harlin Polite Jr. | musician |
| Lorde | Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor | rock musician |
| Ludacris | Christopher Brian Bridges | rapper |
| Lulu | Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie | pop singer |
| Ma$e | Mason Derelle Betha | rapper |
| Macklemore | Benjamin Hammond "Ben" Haggerty | Rapper |
| Madlib | Otis Jackson Jr. | rapper |
| Madonna | Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone | pop singer |
| Malice | Gene Thornton | rapper |
| Martika | Marta Marrero | pop singer |
| Matisyahu | Matthew Paul Miller | reggae musician |
| Maurizio | Maurizio Arcieri | singer |
| Meatloaf | Marvin Lee Aday | rock musician |
| Melanie | Melanie Anne Safka | pop singer |
| Michel'le | Michel'le Toussant | R&B musician |
| Mims | Shawn Mims | rapper |
| Mirah | Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn | singer/songwriter |
| Moby | Richard Melville Hall | musician |
| Mocky | Dominic Salole | music producer/composer |
| Moliere | Jean Baptiste Poquelin | author |
| Monica | Monica Denise Arnold | R&B musician |
| Mo'nique | Monique Imes | R&B musician |
| Morrissey | Steven Patrick Morrissey | rock musician |
| Musiq | Taalib Johnson | R&B musician |
| Mya | Mya Marie Harrison | R&B musician |
| Mystikal | Michael Ernest Tyler | rapper |
| Nas | Nassir Jones | rapper |
| Necro | Ron Raphael Braunstein | rapper |
| Nelly | Cornell Haynes Jr. | rapper |
| Nena | Gabriele Susanne Kerner | singer |
| Nenê | Maybyner Rodney Hilário | Basketball player |
| Neymar | Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior | Footballer |
| Ne-Yo | Shaffer Chimere Smith, Jr. | R&B musician |
| Nico | Christa Päffgen | model/musician |
| Ninja | Nkechi Ka Egenamba | Rapper |
| Noodles | Kevin Samuel Wasserman | rock guitarist |
| Noreaga | Victor Santiago, Jr | rapper |
| Odetta | Odetta Holmes | folk musician |
| Omarion | Omari Ishmal Grandberry | R&B musician |
| Ouida | Marie Louise de la Ramée | author |
| Papillon | Henri Charriere | author |
| Pappo | Norberto Aníbal Napolitano | footballer |
| Peaches | Merrill Beth Nisker | musician |
| Pebbles | Perri Alette McKissack | R&B musician |
| Pele | Edison Arantes do Nascimento | footballer |
| Penn | Penn Gillette | entertainer |
| Pharrell | Pharrell Williams | musician |
| Phranc | Susan Gottlieb | singer/songwriter |
| Pink | Alecia Beth Moore | pop singer |
| Pitbull | Armando Christian Pérez | rapper |
| Plies | Algernod Lanier Washington | rapper |
| Pras | Prakazrel Samuel Michel | musician |
| Prince | Prince Rogers Nelson | musician |
| Prodigy | Albert Johnson | rapper |
| Q-tip | born Jonathan Davis, later changed to Kamaal Ibn John Fareed | rapper |
| Questlove | Ahmir Khalib Thompson | hip hop drummer |
| Raekwon | Corey Woods | rapper |
| Raffi | Raffi Cavoukian | singer |
| Rakim | William Michael Griffin Jr. | rapper |
| Redman | Reggie Noble | rapper |
| Rihanna | Robyn Rihanna Fenty | R&B musician |
| Rivaldo | Vítor Borba Ferreira | footballer |
| Robinho | Robson de Souza | footballer |
| Robyn | Robin Miriam Carlsson | singer |
| Rockwell | Kennedy Gordy | musician |
| Romario | Romario de Souza Faria | footballer |
| Ronaldinho | Ronaldo de Assis Moreira | footballer |
| Ronaldo | Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima | footballer |
| RuPaul | RuPaul Andre Charles | musician/actor |
| RZA | Robert Fitzgerald Diggs | rapper |
| Sade | Helen Folasade Adu | singer |
| Saki | Hector Hugh Munro | author |
| Santigold | Santi White | musician |
| Sapphire | Ramona Lofton | poet/author |
| Sasha | Alexander Coe | DJ |
| Scarface | Brad Jordan | rapper |
| Seal | Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel | singer |
| Selena | Selena Quintanilla | pop singer |
| Shaggy | Orville Richard Burrell | reggae musician |
| Shakira | Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll | pop singer |
| Shanice | Shanice Lorraine Wilson-Knox | singer |
| Shawnna | Rashawnna Guy | rapper |
| Shinehead | Edmund Carl Aiken | reggae singer |
| Shyne | Jamal Michael Barrow changed to Moshe Levi Ben-David | rapper |
| Sinbad | David Adkins | comic |
| Sisqo | Mark Althavan Andrews | R&B musician |
| Sizzla | Miguel Orlando Collins | reggae musician |
| Skrillex | Sonny John Moore | DJ |
| Slash | Saul Hudson | rock guitarist |
| Snow | Darrin O'Brien | rapper |
| Solé | Tonya Michelle Johnston Lumpkin | R&B musician |
| Stendahl | Marie-Henri Beyle | author |
| Sting | Gordon Matthew Sumner | rock musician |
| Sylvia | Sylvia Jane Kirby | pop singer |
| Taco | Taco Okerse | pop singer |
| Teller | Raymond Joseph Teller | entertainer |
| Termanology | Daniel Carrillo | rapper |
| Tiësto | Tijs Verwest | DJ |
| Tiffany | Tiffany Renee Darwich | pop singer |
| Timbaland | Timothy Zachery Mosley | record producer |
| Trina | Katrina Le’verne Taylor | rapper |
| Twiggy | Leslie Horby | model |
| Twista | Carl Mitchell | rapper |
| Usher | Usher Terry Raymond IV | R&B musician |
| Utada | Hikaru Utada | pop singer |
| Valentino (actor) | Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Piero Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla | actor |
| Valentino (fashion designer) | Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani | fashion designer |
| Vangelis | Evangelos Odyssey Papathanassiou | new age musician |
| Vanity | Denise Katrina Matthews | singer |
| Voltaire | François-Marie Arouet | author |
| Vortex | Simen Hestnæs | metal musician |
| Wale | Olubowale Victor Akintimehin | rapper |
| will.i.am | William James Adams, Jr. | musician |
| Xzibit | Alvin Nathaniel Joiner | rapper |
| Yanni | Yiannis Hrysomallis | new age musician |
| Yellowman | Winston Foster | reggae musician |
| Zamfir | Gheorghe Zamfir | new age musician |
| Zendaya | Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman | Actor/Singer |
| Zucchero | Adelmo Fornacirari | musician |