Sir Elton Hercules This middle name, after the horse named Hercules on the British sitcom Steptoe and Son, appears little used (it only receives [LINK: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Elton+Hercules+John%22] 9,340 Google results as of 02/07/07), however [LINK: http://www.bartleby.com/65/jo/John-Elt.html] The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. uses the name in its entry. It is officially part of his name, as reflected in [LINK: http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/b/b8/Deed_poll_certificate_for_Elton_John.jpg] this certificate notifying the change of name of a company director (Elton John). John CBE[LINK: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/for_christmas/_new_year/new_year_honours/43509.stm] He was made a CBE in 1996 - In the 1998 New Year's Honours list he was made a Knight Bachelor (born Reginald K