Kit Harington Didn't Know His Real Name Until He Was 11

'Game Of Thrones' Star Didn't Know His Real Name Until He Was 11
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 28: Kit Harrington attends a VIP screening of 'Pompeii' at Vue West End on April 28, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 28: Kit Harrington attends a VIP screening of 'Pompeii' at Vue West End on April 28, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

You know nothing Jon Snow, and neither did Kit Harington. Seriously, he didn't even know his real name until he was 11.

"I haven’t got a clue! I think they could see that I wanted to be Kit, but Christopher was a bit of a tradition," he explained to the magazine. "My brother’s name is Jack, but his real name is John. Kit is traditionally an offshoot of Christopher, it’s just not used that often. My middle name is Catesby."

The 27-year-old actor definitely seems more like a Kit than a Christopher to us, and he's just one of the many stars to go by a moniker other than the ones on their birth certificates. Check them out:

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