Arthur Conan Doyle added "Conan" as part of his surname in 1886 after he started to publish his first stories. This change was to distinguish himself from another British author named Sir Arthur Doyle.
The name on his birth certificate is Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, and he never changed it. He played football (soccer) goalie using the name A. C. Smith, but that is not a real name change. He was awarded a knighthood in 1902, but that is not a name change either.
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle. By the way, it is not proper to refer to him as Doyle or Arthur C. Doyle.
Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of the stories gave him his name.
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle named his character.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Arthur Conan Doyle's family was poor and his father was an alcoholic. After his father died, a rich uncle put Arthur in a Jesuit boarding school. He later went to Stonyhurst College and a Jesuit school in Austria. He trained to be a medical doctor.
John Francis Innes Hay Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Adrian Conan Doyle's birth name is Adrian Malcolm Conan Doyle.
Jean Conan Doyle's birth name is Jean Lena Annette Conan Doyle.
He was knighted for his works on the Boer War.
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