List of fictional politicians
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This is a list of political office holders from works of fiction. Fictional U.S. Presidents, U.S. Vice Presidents, U.S. Presidential candidates, British Prime Ministers, British monarchs, Presidents of Earth and Australian politicians are all covered by separate articles.
- See also: List of politicians on The West Wing
- See also: List of Characters from Commander In Chief
- See also: List of politicians on Jack and Bobby
- See also: List of Politicians on Vanished
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[edit] Mayors
- Mayor "Al" (Lee Wallace) - D-New York City, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
- Mayor John Amalfi - New York CIty, "Cities in Flight" short stories and novel series Science Fiction, by James Blish
- Mayor Frank Berkowitz (Sonny Bono) - Metropolis, Superman comics and Lois and Clark TV series
- Mayor Margaret Blaine (Annette Badland) - Cardiff, Doctor Who episode Boom Town
- Mayor Blank - The City, USA, The Tick animated series
- Mayor Johnny "The Mayor" Bledsoe - Hill Valley, The Oblongs
- Mayor Joe Camels - Sto Lat, Going Postal (Discworld)
- Mayor Oswald Cobblepot - Gotham City, Batman Adventures
- Mayor Dominic Da Vinci (Nicholas Campbell) - Vancouver, British Columbia - Da Vinci's City Hall
- Mayor Daniel Dickerson - Gotham City, Batman comics
- Mayor Ebert (Michael Lerner) - New York City, Godzilla movie
- Mayor Marion Grange (Adam West) - D-Gotham City, Batman comics and The Batman animated series (Note: Grange is female in the comics, but male in the cartoon)
- Mayor Peter Griffin (Seth MacFarlane) - New Quahog, Family Guy (episode "Da Boom")
- Mayor Grim - Bad Blintz, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (Discworld)
- Mayor Mitchell Hundred - New York City, Ex Machina (comic book)
- Mayor Mike Haggar - Metro City, NY, Final Fight
- Mayor Hamilton Hill (Lloyd Bochner) - Gotham City, Batman comics and Batman: The Animated Series
- Mayor Armand Krol - R-Gotham City, Batman comics
- Mayor Lenny (David Margulies) - New York City - Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II
- Miss Liberty (Jane Lapotaire)- Blackbury, Johnny and the Dead (actually Chairman of the Blackbury Municipal Authority)
- Mayor Linseed (Byron Keith - Gotham City, Batman (1960s TV series)
- Mayor Dick Livingstone - Ubergurgl, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (Discworld)
- Mayor Maynot - The Neitherworld - Beetlejuice (TV series)
- Mayor Augustus May-who - Whoville, How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- "The Mayor" - Jefferton, Tom Goes to the Mayor
- "The Mayor" - Townsville, The Powerpuff Girls
- Mayor McCheese - McDonald's advertisements
- Mayor McDaniels - South Park, Colorado
- Mayor Modest (Walter De Donder) - unknown village in Belgium, Samson en Gert (rarely called by his real name, mostly just Meneer de Burgemeester (Mr. Mayor))
- Mayor John Pappas (Al Pacino) - New York City, City Hall
- Mayor C. Randall Poopenmeyer (David Herman), New New York City, Earth, Futurama
- Mayor Oliver Queen - Star City, DC Comics
- Mayor Diamond Joe Quimby (Dan Castellaneta) - D-Springfield, The Simpsons
- Mayor Clarence V. Royce (Glynn Turman), D-Baltimore, The Wire
- Mayor Bradford Sackett - Metropolis, Superman comics
- Mayor Homer Simpson - New Springfield, The Simpsons
- Mayor Robert Underdunk Terwilliger (Kelsey Grammer) - R-Springfield, The Simpsons
- Mayor "Red" Thomas - 1955 Hill Valley, Back to the Future
- Mayor Adam West (Adam West) - Quahog, Rhode Island, Family Guy
- Mayoress Dame Christabel Wickham (Lucy Robinson) - Gasford, The Thin Blue Line
- Mayor Richard Wilkins III (Harry Groener) - Sunnydale, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Mayor "Goldie" Wilson - 1985 Hill Valley, Back to the Future
- Mayor Randall Winston (Barry Bostwick) - D-New York City, Spin City sitcom
[edit] Governors
- Governor Mary Bailey - D-Springfield's state, The Simpsons
- Governor Al Donelly - (Tim Matheson) - Washington, Black Sheep
- Governor Kevin - "The State", Teamo Supremo
- Governor James Gatling (James Noble) - Connecticut, Benson
- Governor Jack Hathaway (William Petersen) - D-Virginia, The Contender
- Governor Paul Jameson (Richard Denning) - Hawaii, Hawaii Five-O
- Governor William J. LePetomaine (Mel Brooks) - Western territory, Blazing Saddles
- Governor Robert McCallister - R-Missouri, Jack & Bobby
- Governor John J. McKay (Melvyn Douglas) - D-California, The Candidate
- Governor George McRyan - Pennsylvania, Blow Out
- Governor Elaine Marley - Tri-Island Area, Monkey Island
- Governor Orlando Ozio - D-New York, Primary Colors
- Governor Fred Picker (Larry Hagman) - D-Florida, Primary Colors
- Governor James Reynolds Pryce (Tom Selleck) - D-Michigan, Running Mates
- Governor Jack Stanton (John Travolta) - D-Southern state, Primary Colors
- Governor Willie Stark (Broderick Crawford) later (Sean Penn) - Southern state, All the King's Men
- Governor Bill Sterling, Sr. (James Whitmore) - D-California, Mister Sterling
- Governor Weatherby Swann (Jonathan Pryce) - Jamaica, Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy
- Governor Clinton Tyree - D-Florida, Double Whammy by Carl Hiassen
- Governor, The - Pokey the Penguin
- Governor Wilhuff Tarkin (Peter Cushing) - the Outer Rim territories, Star Wars
- Governor Evelyn Tracy - (Christine Ebersole) - Washington, Black Sheep
[edit] Congresspersons
- Congressman Sam Albert - Enemy of the State
- Congresswoman Mackenzie Allen (Geena Davis) - I-Connecticut, Commander in Chief
- Congressman Bob Arnold - corrupt politician expelled from the House, Springfield's state, The Simpsons
- Congressman Beauregard - The Simpsons
- Congressman Bob Bercolini - D-Pennsylvania, deceased, Capitol Venture, a novel by Barbara Mikulski
- Congresswoman Brown - Y: The Last Man
- Congresswoman Lacey Davenport - R-California, Doonesbury
- Congressman John Ambrose Fauntroy - C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America
- Congressman John Ambrose Fauntroy II - C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America
- Congressman Doyle (Hal Holbrook) - The Majestic
- Congresswoman Barbara Gordon - Batman
- Congressman Thomas Jefferson Jackson (Eddie Murphy) - D-Florida, The Distinguished Gentleman
- Congressman Krusty the Klown - R-Springfield's state, The Simpsons
- Congressman Jack McCallister - D-Missouri, Jack & Bobby
- Congressman Robert McCallister - D, later R-Missouri, Jack & Bobby
- Congressman Raymond Shaw (Liev Schreiber) - New York- The Manchurian Candidate
- Congressman Sheldon Runyon (Gary Oldman) - R-Illinois, "The Contender"
- Congressman Alex Shrub - R-Florida, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Congressman Greg Stillson - The Dead Zone
- Congressman Jack Tanner (Michael Murphy) - D-Michigan, Tanner '88
- Congressman Nathan Templeton, Speaker of the House (Donald Sutherland) - R-Florida, Commander in Chief
- Congressman Reginald Webster (Christian Slater) - D-Delaware, "The Contender"
- Congressman Horace Wilcox - Springfield's state, deceased, The Simpsons
- Congresswoman Flora Hamburger-Blackford - Harry Turtledove's Timeline-191 series
[edit] Senators
- Senator Steven Abercombie III (John Getz) - California, A Day Without a Mexican
- Senator Dale Lee Agsby (Simon Kunz) - Brass Eye
- Senator Allbright (Ed Begley) - Wild in the Streets
- Senator Elliot Baines (James Cromwell) - Washington, "Citizen Baines"
- Senator John "Bluto" Blutarsky - Animal House
- Senator J. Billington Bulworth (Warren Beatty)- California, Bulworth
- Senator Beauregard Claghorn (Kenny Delmar) - Southerner, The Fred Allen Show
- Senator Samuel S. Chapman (Charles Durning), The Final Countdown
- State Senator Clayton "Clay" Davis (Isiah Whitlock Jr.) D-Baltimore City, The Wire
- Senator Marquand - portrayed by real-life Senator Fritz Hollings, City Hall
- Senator Jeffrey Collins (John Allen Nelson), Vanished
- Senator Lillian DeHaven (Anne Bancroft) - D-Texas, "G.I. Jane"
- Senator John Ambrose Fauntroy V - D-Virginia, C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America
- Senator Johnny Fergus (Hal Holbrook) - California, Wild in the Streets
- Senator Ortolan Finistirre (William H. Macy) - D-Vermont, Thank You for Smoking
- Senator Harrison Fisher - The Dead Zone
- Senator Ellen Fischer - D-California, A Time to Run, a novel by Barbara Boxer
- Senator Parker Gable (Robert Culp) - D, Running Mates
- Senator Pat Geary (G. D. Spradlin) - Nevada, The Godfather Part II
- Senator Eleanor Gorzack - D-Pennsylvania, Capitol Venture, a novel by Barbara Mikulski
- Senator Phil Hammersleigh (Jason Robards) - Enemy of the State
- Senator Laine Hanson (Joan Allen) - D-Ohio "The Contender"
- Senator Lawrence Harris (Kevin Cooney), Primary Colors
- Senator John Iselin (James Gregory), The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- Senator Crocker Jarmon (Don Porter) - R-California, The Candidate
- Senator Thomas Jordan (Jon Voight) - The Manchurian Candidate
- Senator Alex P. Keaton (Michael J. Fox) - R-Ohio "Spin City"1
- Senator John Keeler (Geoff Pierson) - R, 24
- Senator Kevin Keeley (Gene Hackman) - R, 'The Birdcage
- Senator Robert Kelly (Bruce Davison) - X-Men comics and film
- Senator Martha Kent (Annette O'Toole) - Kansas State Senate, Smallville
- Senator Sally LeRoy (Diane Varsi) - California, Wild in the Streets
- Senator Aaron McComb (Ron Silver) - Timecop
- Senator Bill McKay (Robert Redford) - D-California, The Candidate
- Senator Charles Martin (Chelcie Ross), Primary Colors
- Senator Ruth Martin (Diane Baker) - Tennessee, The Silence of the Lambs
- Senator Richard Matheson (Raymond J. Barry) - The X-Files
- Senator Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger - Roman Senate SPQR series novels by John Maddox Roberts
- Senator Mon Mothma - Star Wars
- Senator Mitchell Morris (Bruce McGill) - D-Texas, Running Mates
- Senator Dennis Morganthal - R-Missouri; 2033-, Jack & Bobby
- Senator John Neal (Craig T. Nelson) - Wag the Dog
- Senator Brickley Paiste (Gore Vidal) - D-Pennsylvania, Bob Roberts
- Senator Joseph Harrison Paine (Claude Rains) - Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- Senator Charles Palantine (Leonard Harris) - D-New York, Taxi Driver
- Senator David Palmer (Dennis Haysbert) - D-Maryland, 24
- Senator Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid)- Star Wars
- Senator Judson Pilager (Michael Murphy) - R-Colorado, Silver City
- Senator William Powers (John Forsythe) - The Powers That Be
- Senator Terrence Randall (Bob Gunton) - D-Colorado, Running Mates
- Senator Silas P. Ratcliffe - Illinois, Democracy: An American Novel
- Senator Bob Roberts (Tim Robbins) - R-Pennsylvania, Bob Roberts
- Senator Judson Ross (James Cromwell) - Virginia, Species II"
- Senator Pete Ross - D-Kansas, Superman comics
- Senator Bob Rumson (Richard Dreyfuss) - R-Kansas, The American President
- Senator Sedgewick Sexton, State and Party unspecified although probably Republican, Deception Point
- Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (Meryl Streep) - Virginia, The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
- Senator John Shaw (Dan Olmstead) - Virginia, The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
- Senator Jefferson Smith (James Stewart) - Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- Senator Mary Ellen Spinkle (Christine Baranski) - R, Marci X
- Senator Bill Sterling, Jr. (Josh Brolin) - D-California, Mister Sterling
- Senator Howell Tankerbell (Bob Odenkirk) - "Dixiecrat" Southern senator, Mr. Show with Bob and David
- Senator Frank Waltzer - Mission: Impossible
- Senator Tom Wright (Joe Morton) - D-New Jersey, House
1 In the Spin City episode Goodbye Part 2 Michael Flaherty now a Washington D.C. lobbist writes back to former Girlfriend Caitlin stating that he had met a Senator from Ohio Alex P. Keaton, An obvious reference to Fox's earlier character on the TV series Family Ties.
[edit] Presidents
- President Richard Adar (Lew Ayres) - The Twelve Colonies, Battlestar Galactica
- President Antonov - Soviet Union, Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt novels.
- President Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula) - United Federation of Planets, Star Trek: Enterprise
- Président Grace Bellanger (Anne Consigny) - French Republic, l'État de Grace
- Lord President Borusa (Leonard Sachs, Philip Latham) - Gallifrey, Doctor Who
- Lord President Doctor (Tom Baker, Peter Davison) -Gallifrey, Doctor Who (twice, abandoned office both times)
- President André Baptiste - Liberia, Lord of War
- President Jake Featherston - Confederate States of America, American Empire and Settling Accounts novels
- President Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx) - Freedonia, Duck Soup
- President George Formby - England, Thursday Next novels
- Hereditary President Sidney Harris - People's Republic of Haven, Honorverse
- President Jaresh-Inyo (Herschel Sparber) - United Federation of Planets, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- President Harriet Jones - Great Britain, mentioned in the Doctor Who episode Doomsday
- President Kitenge - Pepsi presents New Zanzibar, The Simpsons
- President Lindberg - United Federated Territories, The Fifth Element
- President Mon Mothma - Galactic Republic, Star Wars
- President Muntu - Pepsi presents New Zanzibar, The Simpsons
- President Napoleon - Animal Farm
- President Head of Richard Nixon - Futurama
- President Leia Organa-Solo - Galactic Republic, Star Wars
- Lord President Rassilon (Richard Mathews, Don Warrington) - Gallifrey, Doctor Who
- President Michael Rimmer (Peter Cook) - Great Britain, The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
- Lady President Romana (Lalla Ward) - Gallifrey, various Doctor Who spin-offs
- President Laura Roslin (Mary McDonnell) - The Twelve Colonies, Battlestar Galactica
- President Skroob (Mel Brooks) - Planet Spaceball, Spaceballs
- President Yuri Suvarov (Nick Jameson) - Russia, 24 (season 5)
- Unnamed Lord President (Llewellyn Rees) - Gallifrey, Doctor Who serial The Deadly Assassin
- Unnamed Federation President (Robert Ellenstein) - United Federation of Planets, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- Unnamed Federation President (Kurtwood Smith) - United Federation of Planets, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
- Unnamed President (Don Warrington)- Great Britain, Doctor Who episode Rise of the Cybermen
- President Edmund Zuwanie (Earl Cameron) - Democratic Republic of Matobo, The Interpreter
- President Gaius Baltar (James Callis) - The Twelve Colonies, Battlestar Galactica
- President David Palmer (Dennis Haysbert) - 24
[edit] Councillors
- Councilwoman Elizabeth Alderman - New York, New Titans comics
- Alderman Thomas Bowler (George Baker) - Blackbury, Johnny and the Dead
- Councilman Thomas Carcetti (Aidan Gillen) - Baltimore, The Wire
- Councillor Degra - Xindi-Primates, Star Trek: Enterprise
- Councillor Duras (Patrick Massett)- Qo'noS, Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Councillor Janar - Xindi-Arboreals, Star Trek: Enterprise
- Councillor Mallora - Xindi-Primates, Star Trek: Enterprise
- Councillor Charivretha zh'Thane - Andor, Deep Space Nine relaunch novels
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Nicholas Ashworth (Anton Lesser) - Spooks
- S. Baldrick [[1]] (Tony Robinson) - Adder Party-Dunny-on-the-Wold, Blackadder the Third
- Pandora Braithwaite MP - Lab, the Adrian Mole series
- Alan B'stard MP (Rik Mayall) - Con-Haltemprice The New Statesman (Later also MEP for Obersaxony)
- Sir Talbot Buxomly MP (Denis Lill) - Dunny-on-the-Wold, Blackadder the Third
- Elisa Correr MEP - ALDE, [Operation Red Dragon comic]
- Stephen Faraday MP (James Wilby in ITV adaptation) - Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie
- Count Aritsune Hanakoji (House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan) (Sakura Wars)
- Sir James Jaspers MP - Con-Haslope West (Marvel UK) (later Prime Minister)
- Harriet Jones MP (Penelope Wilton) – Flydale North, Doctor Who: Aliens of London and World War Three (later Prime Minister)
- Jim McClaren MSP (Tony Osoba) - SNP, Norman Stanley Fletcher - Life Beyond the Box
- Lord Percival Graves - King Ralph
- William Sampson (Rupert Graves) - Spooks
- Captain Clive Trevelyan (Timothy Dalton in ITV adaptation) - Con The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie
- Peter Mannion (Roger Allam)- Shadow Minister for Social Affairs and Citizenship (The thick of it)
- Irina Vega MEP - [Troubled Waters comic]
- Hampton Wilder (Tim Pigott-Smith) - Spooks
[edit] First/Prime Ministers
- First Minister Asarem Wadeen - Bajor, Deep Space Nine relaunch novels
- Prime Minister Gorgak - Trisol, Futurama
- First Minister Kalem Apren - Bajor, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Prime Minister Thomas David McLaughlin (Paul Gross) - Canada, H2O
- Prime Minister Count Rupert Mountjoy (Peter Sellers) - Grand Fenwick, The Mouse That Roared
- First Minister Shakaar Edon (Duncan Regehr) - Bajor, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Prime Minister Allen Summervale, Duke of Cromarty - Star Kingdom of Manticore, Honorverse
- Acting First Minister Winn Adami (Louise Fletcher) - Bajor, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Prime Minister Francis Urquhart (Ian Richardson) - United Kingdom, House of Cards, To Play the King, The Final Cut.
- Prime Minister Henry Collingridge, House of Cards
See also List of fictional British Prime Ministers
[edit] Cabinet Secretaries, Officers & Ministers
- Secretary of State for social affairs and citizenship, Hugh Abbot (Chris Langham) - (The thick of it)
- Foreign Secretary James Allan MP (Alex Jennings) - UK, Spooks
- Secretary of Defense David Brice (Gene Hackman) - No Way Out, movie
- Deputy Prime Minister Caroline Fox MP (Cheryl Campbell) - UK, Spooks
- Secretary of State Jack Douglas (Nicholas Pryor) - Executive Decision, movie
- Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge (Robert Hardy) - UK, Harry Potter
- Nathan Samuels (Harry Groener) - Earth, Star Trek: Enterprise
- Foreign Minister Hajjaj - Zuwayza, Darkness
- Minister for Administrative Affairs, Jim Hacker MP (Paul Eddington) - UK, Yes Minister, (later Prime Minister)
- Secretary of Defense James Heller (William Devane) - 24
- Secretary of Defence Sam Lane - DC Comics
- National Security Advisor Jeffrey Pelt (Richard Jordan) - The Hunt for Red October, movie
- Secretary of Education Jefferson Peirce - DC Comics
- Minister with Unusual Portfolio, Sir Ronald Rolands (Graham Crowden) - UK, Nebulous
- Secretary of Defense Dell Rusk - Avengers
- Secretary of Metahuman Affairs Sarge Steel - DC Comics
- Minister for Immigration, DOSAC, Ben Swain (Justin Edwards) - UK, (The thick of it)
- Minister of Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour - UK, Harry Potter
- Under-Secretary of Defense Adam Sutler - V for Vendetta
- United States Attorney General Vincent Nash - Minority Report
- Secretary of Defence Lynne Warner - Sharon Gless - The State Within
- Secretary of Metahuman Affairs Amanda Waller - DC Comics
- Foreign Trade Minister Daniel Wise MP (Ian Bartholomew) - UK, Spooks
- Secretary of Defense Charles White (Len Cariou) - Executive Decision, movie
- Unnamed Minister for Ecology (Richard Beale) - UK, Doctor Who serial The Green Death
- unnamed Home Secretary (Robert Glenister) - UK, Spooks
- unnamed Home Secretary (Jeff Rawle) - UK Spooks
[edit] Grand Viziers
- Abrim - Klatch, Sourcery (Discworld)
- Lord Hong - Agatean Empire, Interesting Times (Discworld)
- Jafar - Agraba, Aladdin
- Nine-Turning-Mirrors - Agatean Empire, The Colour of Magic and Mort (Discworld)
- Sate Pestage - Galactic Empire, Star Wars
- Twoflower - Agatean Empire, Interesting Times (Discworld)
[edit] Ambassadors
- Unnamed Ambassador - Ferrero Rocher advertisements
- Unnamed Ambassador - United States, Good Omens
- Ambassador Caithlin Dar - (Cynthia Gouw) Romulan Star Empire, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
- Ambassador Curzon Dax - United Federation of Planets, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Ambassador Delenn - Minbar, Babylon 5
- Ambassador G'Kar - Narn Regime, Babylon 5
- Ambassador K'Ehleyr - United Federation of Planets, Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Ambassador Kosh - Vorlon, Babylon 5
- Ambassador Londo Mollari - Centauri Republic, Babylon 5
- Ambassador Sarek (Mark Lenard) - United Federation of Planets, Star Trek: The Original Series
- Ambassador Spock (Leonard Nimoy) - United Federation of Planets, Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Ambassador St. John Talbot (David Warner) - United Federation of Planets, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
- Ambassador Damien Thorn - United States, Omen III: The Final Conflict
- Ambassador Robert Thorn - United States, The Omen
- Ambassador His Grace Sir Samuel Vimes - Ankh-Morpork, The Fifth Elephant
- Ambassador Worf - United Federation of Planets, the final episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and subsequent novels
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Dave Broadfoot, fictional MP from Kicking Horse Pass who is a real person, Royal Canadian Air Farce
- Vilos Cohaagen (Ronny Cox) - Mars Administrator in Total Recall
- Colonel Sebastian Doyle (Craig Charles) - section chief of CGI, Head of the Ministry of Alteration, Dave Lister's fascist dictator alter ego in a drug-induced hallucination, Red Dwarf, Back To Reality.
- Borsk Fey'lya, Star Wars universe, Career politician, eventual Head of State of the New Republic
- Emmanuel Goldstein, former top member of the Party in Nineteen Eighty-Four
- Sir Martin Luther King - governor-general of the North American Union, a Canada-like nation consisting of all of North America less Alaska and including Baja California in the British Empire, The Two Georges by Harry Turtledove and Richard Dreyfuss (1996, novel)
- Commissioner Letcher-Dervish (Michael Troughton) - Commissioner for Internal Affairs, The New Statesman
- Commissioner Maurice (André Maranne) - Yes Minister: Party Games
- Havelock Vetinari - Patrician of Ankh-Morpork, (Discworld)
[edit] See also
- List of fictional governments
- President of Earth
- List of fictional political parties
- List of fictional U.S. Presidents
- List of fictional British Prime Ministers
- List of fictional British monarchs
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