More info is usually better than less info, if you personally don't need to know something, that does not mean that that info should be removed.
This is strictly untrue for an Encyclopedia, which seeks to present only a summation of relevant and highly notable information about a person, making it far different than e.g. a biography.
If I'm proud of my name, you should include it. If I'm ashamed of my name, you should omit it, unless it's important context or information. You have to have a clear articulable reason above, it's a real detail.
None of them changed their name on purpose nor rejected it, the comparison is moot.