Kit Harington | Christopher Catesby Harington

The TV show Game of Thrones has produced a slew of celebrities, but Kit Harington is the most well-known. Harington earned his degree of popularity as HBO’s heroic Jon Snow. In addition to his acting career, Harington has volunteered for several humanitarian organizations.

Most Game of Thrones fans aren’t aware that Kit Harington isn’t his real first name. We’ve all been given a lie, and the actor was no exception since he didn’t learn his true name until he was 11 years old. His full name is Christopher Catesby Harington, but he didn’t know this because his family only nicknamed him Kit. However, things changed when he took a test at school and wrote his name as Kit Harington. His teachers were quick to point out that that wasn’t his name. Kit — that would have been an excellent name, but Kit Harington works.