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The names below are actual celebrities in their home countries. See how many you recognize.
Origin (in English) |
Name (English transliteration) |
Origin (in native language) |
Name (in native language) |
Armenia | Aram Khachatryan (composer) | Հայաստան | Արամ Խաչատրյան |
Australia | Nicole Kidman (actress) | Australia | Nicole Kidman |
Austria | Johann Strauss (The "waltz king") |
Österreich | Johann Strauß |
Azerbaijan (Latin Script) |
Vagif Samadoghlu (author) | Azərbaycan | Vaqif Səmədoğlu |
Azerbaijan (Cyrillic Script) |
Vagif Samadoghlu (author) | Азәрбајҹан | Вагиф Сәмәдоғлу |
Azerbaijan (Latin script) |
Heydar Aliyev (president) | Azərbaycan | Heydər Əliyev |
Azerbaijan (Cyrillic script) |
Heydar Aliyev (president) | Азәрбајҹан | Һејдәр Әлијев |
Belgium (Flemish) |
Rene Magritte (painter) | België | René Magritte |
Belgium (French) |
Rene Magritte (painter) | Belgique | René Magritte |
Belgium (German) |
Rene Magritte (painter) | Belgien | René Magritte |
Bengal | Sukumar Ray | বাংলা | সুকুমার রায় |
Bhutan | Gonpo Dorji (film actor) | འབྲུག་ཡུལ། | མགོན་པོ་རྡོ་རྗེ། |
Cambodia (Khmer) |
Venerable PreahBuddhaghosachar Chuon Nath | ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា | ព្រះពុទ្ឋឃោសាចារ្យជួនណាត |
Canada | Celine Dion (singer) | Canada | Céline Dion |
Canada - Nunavut (Inuktitut language) |
Susan Aglukark (singer) | ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ | ᓱᓴᓐ ᐊᒡᓗᒃᑲᖅ |
Southeast USA (Cherokee Nation) |
Sequoyah (invented syllabary) | ᏣᎳᎩ (Tsalagi) |
ᏍᏏᏉᏯ |
People's Rep. of China | ZHANG Ziyi (actress) | 中国 | 章子怡 |
People's Rep. of China | WONG Faye (singer) | 中国 | 王菲 |
Czechia (Czech Republic) |
Antonin Dvorak (composer) | Česko (Česká republika) |
Antonín Dvořák |
Denmark | Soren Hauch-Fausboll | Danmark | Søren Hauch-Fausbøll |
Denmark | Soren Kierkegaard (theologian 1813-1855) |
Danmark | Søren Kierkegård |
Egypt (Masr) |
Abdel Halim Hafez (singer) |
مصر | عبدالحليم حافظ |
Egypt (Masr) |
Om Kolthoum (singer) | مصر | أم كلثوم |
Eritrea | Berhane Zeray | ኤርትራ | ብርሃነ ዘርኣይ |
Ethiopia | Haile Gebreselassie (Fastest man) |
ኢትዮጵያ | ኃይሌ ገብረሥላሴ |
Finland | Mika Hakkinen (Formula 1 driver) |
Suomi | Mika Häkkinen |
France | Gerard Depardieu (actor) | France | Gérard Depardieu |
France | Jean Reno (actor) | France | Jean Réno |
France | Camille Saint-Saens (composer) | France | Camille Saint-Saëns |
France | Mylene Demongeot (actress) | France | Mylène Demongeot |
France | Francois Truffaut (film director) |
France | François Truffaut |
France (Braille) |
Louis Braille | ⠋⠗⠁⠝⠉⠑ | ⠇⠕⠥⠊⠎⠀ ⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ |
Georgia | Eduard Shevardnadze | საქართველო | ედუარდ შევარდნაძე |
Germany | Juergen Klinsmann (soccer coach) |
Deutschland | Jürgen Klinsmann |
Germany | Walter Schultheiss (Actor) |
Deutschland | Walter Schultheiß |
Greece (Hellas) |
George Dalaras (Giorgos Dalaras) |
Ελλάς | Γιώργος Νταλάρας |
Hungary | Andras Suto (author) | Magyarország | András Sütő |
Iceland | Bjork Gudmundsdottir (singer) |
Ísland | Björk Guðmundsdóttir |
India (Hindi) |
Madhuri Dixit (movie star) | भारत | माधुरी दीक्षित |
Iran (Persian/Farsi) |
Mohsen Makhmalbaf (writer/director) |
ایران | محسن مخملباف |
Ireland (Eire) |
Sinead O’Connor (singer) |
Éire | Sinéad O’Connor |
Israel | Yehoram Gaon (singer, actor) |
ישראל | יהורם גאון |
Italy | Fabrizio DeAndre (poet, singer) |
Italia | Fabrizio De André |
Japan | KUBOTA Toshinobu (singer) | 日本 | 久保田 利伸 |
Japan (kanji+hiragana) |
HAYASHIBARA Megumi (voice actress) |
日本 | 林原 めぐみ |
Japan (kanji) |
MIYAZAKI Hayao (animated-film director) | 日本 | 宮崎 駿 |
Japan (kanji) |
MORI Ogai (author) | 日本 | 森鷗外 |
Japan (katakana) |
Tex Texin (te-ku-su ・ te-ku-sa-n) |
日本 | テクス・テクサン |
Democratic People's Rep. of Korea (N. Korea) |
LEE Sol-Hee (actress) | 조선 민주주의 인민 공화국 | 이설희 |
Rep. of Korea (S. Korea) |
AHN Sung-Gi (actor) | 대한민국 | 안성기 |
Rep. of Korea (S. Korea) |
SHIM Eun-Ha (actress) | 대한민국 | 심은하 |
Korea (Chosun) | Sejong (King, inventor of Korean script, Hangul) |
조선 | 솅조ᇰ (세종대왕) |
Republic of Malta | Trevor Zahra (author) | Repubblika ta' Malta | Trevor Żahra |
Norway | Tor Age Bringsvaerd (author) |
Norge (bokmål) |
Tor Åge Bringsværd |
Norway | Herbjorn Sorebo (author) | Noreg (nynorsk) |
Herbjørn Sørebø |
Pakistan (Urdu) |
Nusrat Fatah Ali Khan (singer) |
پاکستان | نصرت فتح علی خان |
Peru | Nicomedes Santa Cruz (singer) |
Perú | Nicómedes Santa Cruz |
Poland | Lech Walesa | Polska | Lech Wałęsa |
Portugal | Amalia Rodrigues (singer) | Portugal | Amália Rodrigues |
Puerto Rico | Olga Tanon (singer, merenguera) |
Puerto Rico | Olga Tañón |
Ancient Rome | Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (general & politician, 236-183 B.C.) |
Rōma | Pūblius Cornēlius Scīpiō Africānus |
Russia | Mikhail Gorbachev | Россия | Михаил Горбачёв |
Russia | Boris Grebenshchikov (musician) |
Россия | Борис Гребенщиков |
Russia (Yiddish, Hebrew Script) |
Sholom Aleichem (Author) |
רוסלאַנד | שלום עליכם |
Samiland (Sami language) |
Nils Aslak Valkeapaa (singer) |
Sápmi | Áillohaš (aka Nils Aslak Valkeapää) |
Slovakia | Ludovit Stur | Slovensko | Ľudovít Štúr |
Slovenia | Frane "Jezek" Milcinski (actor, singer) |
Slovenija | Frane Milčinski - Ježek |
Sweden | Bjorn Borg (Tennis player) |
Sverige | Björn Borg |
Syracuse (Sicily) |
Archimedes (physicist c. 287-212 BC) |
Συρακούσα | Ἀρχιμήδης |
Tajikistan (Arabic script) |
Sadriddin Aini (poet) | تاجيكستان | صدر الدين عيني |
Tajikistan (Cyrillic script) |
Sadriddin Aini (poet) | Тоҷикистон | Садриддин Айнӣ |
Tamil Nadu | Sivaji Ganesan (actor) | தமிழ் நாடு | சிவாஜி கனேசன் |
Rep. of China | Hsu Chi (actress) | 臺灣 | 舒淇 |
Rep. of China | Ang Lee (movie director) | 臺灣 | 李安 |
Thailand | Thongchai McIntai | ประเทศไทย | ธงไชย แม็คอินไตย์ |
Ukraine | Nina Matviyenko (singer) | Україна | Ніна Матвієнко |
U.S.A. | Brad Pitt (actor) | U.S.A. | Brad Pitt |
Uzbekistan (Cyrillic script) |
Solizhon Sharipov (cosmonaut) |
Ўзбекистон | Солижон Шарипов |
Uzbekistan (Latin script) |
Ali Sher ibn Ghiyas ad-Din Nava'i (poet) | O'zbekiston | Alisher ibn G'iyosiddin Navoiy |
Viet Nam | Trinh Cong Son (singer/composer) | Việt Nam | Trịnh Công Sơn |
Yugoslavia (Latin script) |
Djordje Balasevic (singer) |
Jugoslavija | Đorđe Balašević |
Yugoslavia (Cyrillic script) |
Djordje Balasevic (singer) |
Југославија | Ђорђе Балашевић |