Reese Witherspoon is one of those names that you'd probably be on the fence about being real or being a stage persona. In truth, it's a little bit of both. The superstar actress took both of her names from her family, she just went a slightly unconventional way about doing it.
Oscar winner and 'Legally Blonde' star Witherspoon was born Laura Jeanne Reese-Witherspoon, with the 'Reese' part of her name actually being her mother's maiden name. She might have taken it on as a first name because she decided Laura and Jeanne sounded too plain, or it may have been a way of honoring her mother and her family. Either way, we can't imagine her as anything else now. Calling her Laura would just feel wrong, and Jeanne Witherspoon sounds like a country music singer!