India, May 20 -- US Vice President JD Vance has used several different names throughout his life, but many people are only now discovering that "Donald" was once part of his birth name.

According to details revisited by the Irish Star, the Ohio Republican was originally born as James Donald Bowman before later becoming publicly known as JD Vance.

Vance was born James Donald Bowman in Middletown, Ohio, on August 2, 1984. The "Donald" and "Bowman" portions of his name came from his biological father, Donald Bowman.

In his memoir Hillbilly Elegy, Vance wrote that his parents separated "around the time I started walking," describing a turbulent childhood marked by instability and changing father figures.

Years later, his mother Beverly re...