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List of twins

This is a List of twins including multiple twins, conjoined twins, modern twin celebrities, twins in sports, mythological twins, historical twins, fictional twins, famous people who had a twin and records related to twins.

Table of contents

1 Twins in popular culture 2 Conjoined twins 3 Famous people with a twin 4 Fictional twins and multiples 5 Historical twins 6 Multiple births 7 Mythological twins 8 Twin Records 9 Twins in Sports 10 Twins in Politics 11 Twins in Science 12 Twins in speech therapy 13 See Also 14 External Link

Twins in popular culture

• Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren, American advice columnists
• Barbara and Jenna Bush (born 1981), daughters of President George W. Bush
• Craig and Charlie Reid, Scottish alternative rockers The Proclaimers
• Evan and Jaron Lowenstein, rock band ("Crazy for This Girl")
• Johnny and Luther Htoo (born 1990), Burmese guerrilla warriors
• Kelley and Kim Deal, musicians, members of The Breeders
• Leigh and Leslie Keno, furniture experts, Antiques Roadshow appraisers, Find hosts
• Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (born 1986), American actors and entrepreneurs
• Pier Angeli and Marisa Pavan, Italian actors
• Robin (1949-) and Maurice Gibb (1949-2003), British-born Australian musicians, two of the three Bee Gees
• Ross McWhirter and Norris McWhirter, compilers of the Guinness Book of Records
• Shane and Sia Barbi, Playboy models
• Tia and Tamera Mowry, American actors
• Mark and Michael Polish, American writer-directors
• Benji and Joel Madden, American rock musicians

Conjoined twins

• Chang and Eng Bunker (1811-1874), from Thailand, united by the side skin; the expression Siamese twins is derived from their case
• Ladan and Laleh Bijani (1974-2003), Iranian, united by the head; died during separation surgery
• Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst (1100-1134) (also known as the Biddenden Maids) from England. They are the earliest known set of conjoined twins.
• Daisy and Violet Hilton (February 5, 1908 - January 6, 1969), born in England, lived in United States, actresses, appeared in the movie Freaks

Famous people with a twin

• Conrad Bain, (born 1923) Canadian actor, has identical twin brother
• Alanis Morissette, Canadian rock singer/songwriter (twin brother Wade)
• Elvis Presley, rock superstar and actor (twin brother Jesse Garon Presley died at birth)
• Henry Cooper, British boxing regional champion--his brother, George, was also a boxer
• Isabella Rossellini, actor (twin sister Isotta, Professor of Literature)
• Jim Broadbent, actor (twin sister died at birth)
• John Elway, former NFL quarterback, two-time Super Bowl winner (twin sister Janet)
• Justin Timberlake, singer (twin sister Laura, died in birth)
• Kiefer Sutherland, actor (twin sister Rachel)
• Linda Hamilton, actor (twin sister Leslie)
• Montgomery Clift, actor (twin sister Roberta)
• Vin Diesel (Mark Vincent), American actor (twin brother Paul Vincent)
• Andy Garcia, American actor (twin died at birth)
• Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General
• Ann B. Davis, "Alice" in The Brady Bunch, twin was Harriet
• Victor A. McKusick, professor of genetics (twin brother Vincent was chief justice of the Maine superior court)

Fictional twins and multiples

• Beverly and Elliot Mantle, the twin doctor of Dead Ringers played by Jeremy Irons
• Billy and Jimmy Lee (aka Hammer and Spike), twin brothers who are the protagonists of the video game and TV series Double Dragon.
• Bob and Walt (Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear), conjoined twins in the Farrelly brothers' Stuck on You
• Brandon and Brenda Walsh, the original central characters of the Fox Network prime-time soap opera Beverly Hills 90210
• Donald Kaufman, Charlie Kaufman's fictional twin brother, a character in the movie Adaptation (movie), played by Nicolas Cage.
• Fred Weasley and George Weasley, twins in the Harry Potter series
• Harry, Barry, Larry, Garry and Nathan Jr., the Arizona quintuplets of Raising Arizona, a Joel and Ethan Coen film
• Kyle and Lyle Hoover - Breakfast of Champions
• Parvati Patil and Padma Patil, twins in the Harry Potter series
• Patty and Selma Bouvier, Marge's older sisters, from The Simpsons
• Phil and Lil DeVille, from Rugrats voiced by Kath Soucie.
• Viola and Sebastian, twins in Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, or What You Will
• The Wonder Twins, teenage alien superheroes from a Hanna-Barbera cartoon, who were eventually integrated into the DC Comics universe.
• Ginger and Tommy Perry, from the comic strip Life in Eastside.
• Huey, Dewey and Louie - Donald Duck's nephews
• Nat Cartwright and Fletcher Davenport, heroes of Jeffrey Archer's Sons of Fortune (2001)

Historical twins

• Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene (1st century BC), the twins of Marcus Antonius and Cleopatra
• Faustus and Fausta Cornelius Sulla (1st century BC), twin sons of Lucius Cornelius Sulla
• king Henry II of Castile and twin brother Fradique of Trastamara (killed 1358), born in 1333
• king Henry III of Castile and king Ferdinand I of Aragon (born 1379)
• king James II of Scotland and Alexander, duke of Rothesay (born 1430)
• Jeanne and Victoire de Valois (born and died 1556), twin daughters of Henry II of France and Catherine de Medici
• Ronald and Reginald Kray, (born 1933, died 1995 and 2000), British gangsters
• Saint Benedict and Saint Scholastica (6th century), founders of the religious Benedictine Order for monks and nuns

Multiple births

• Dahm triplets
• Dionne Quintuplets
• Dilley Sextuplets
• McCaughey Septuplets
• Louis-Chukwu Octuplets

Mythological twins

• Apollo and Diana/Artemis, Roman mythology/Greek mythology
• Castor and Polydeuces (Castor and Pollux), Greek and Roman mythology
• Jacob and Esau, biblical
• Perez and Zerah, biblical
• Romulus and Remus, mythological founders of Rome, raised by a she-wolf
• The Man in the Iron Mask, 18th century myth, claimed to be the twin of Louis XIV of France

Twin Records

• Alice and Nelly Clarke (born 1900), oldest twins in Britain
• Gin Kanie and Kin Narita (born 1892), oldest twins in Japan and national icons, died 2001 and 2000 respectively
• Mary Crombie, longest-lived person born a twin (1890-2003), sister died at 94

Twins in Sports

• Bob and Mike Bryan, pro tennis players, doubles champions
• Alvin and Calvin Harrison, American sprinters and Olympic athletes
• Antonia and Ferdinand Becherer, German Olympic figure skate team
• Dora and Cora Webber (born 1958), American women world champion boxers
• Horace Grant, current NBA player, and Harvey Grant, former NBA player; born in 1965
• Ronde and Tiki Barber, NFL players
• José and Ozzie Canseco, MLB baseball players
• Dick and Tom Van Arsdale, former NBA basketball players.
• Phil and Steve Mahre, skiers
• Coco and Kelly Miller (born 1978), WNBA players
• Heather and Heidi Burge, former WNBA players
• Mark and Steve Waugh (born 1965), Australian cricketersers
• Jarron and Jason Collins, NBA basketball players
• Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell, New Zealand world champions double sculls (rowing).
• Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin, professional hockey players for the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks

Twins in Politics

• Angela Eagle and Maria Eagle, British Members of Parliament.

Twins in Science

• Mark and Scott Kelly, first astronaut twins

Twins in speech therapy

• Poto and Cabenga

See Also

• List of famous pairs

External Link

• Mothers of Twins Club

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