11 Politicians Whose Real Names You Probably Didn't Know

Who is Frank, Len and Al?
1
Zac Goldsmith
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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
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Full name: Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson. Friends call him Al.
4
Paddy Ashdown
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5
James Callaghan
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Full name: Leonard James Callaghan. Still known as Len when entered the Commons.
6
Iain Duncan Smith
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Full name: George Iain Duncan Smith
7
Jamie Reed
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The Labour MP's first name is Jamieson, he revealed to HuffPost UK.
8
Gordon Brown
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Full name: James Gordon Brown.
9
Harold Wilson
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10
Douglas Carswell
Anthony Devlin/PA Wire
Ukip MP's full name: John Douglas Wilson Carswell.
11
Vince Cable
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Full name: John Vincent Cable.