11 Politicians Whose Real Names You Probably Didn't Know

Who is Frank, Len and Al?
1
Zac Goldsmith
Ian West/PA Wire
Full name: Frank Zacharias Robin Goldsmith. Told HuffPost UK he didn't know his first name was Frank until he was 24.
2
George Osborne
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Named Gideon Osborne until changing his name by deed poll aged 13.
3
Boris Johnson
Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
Full name: Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson. Friends call him Al.
4
Paddy Ashdown
Peter Byrne/PA Archive
5
James Callaghan
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Full name: Leonard James Callaghan. Still known as Len when entered the Commons.
6
Iain Duncan Smith
Ian Nicholson/PA Wire
Full name: George Iain Duncan Smith
7
Jamie Reed
Stefan Rousseau/PA Archive
The Labour MP's first name is Jamieson, he revealed to HuffPost UK.
8
Gordon Brown
Danny Lawson/PA Archive
Full name: James Gordon Brown.
9
Harold Wilson
PA/PA Archive
10
Douglas Carswell
Anthony Devlin/PA Wire
Ukip MP's full name: John Douglas Wilson Carswell.
11
Vince Cable
Danny Lawson/PA Archive
Full name: John Vincent Cable.
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