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 entertainment or news 2 Conjoined twins 3 Famous people with a twin 4 Fictional multiple birth sets 5 Historical twins 6 Multiple births 7 Mythological twins 8 Twin Records 9 Twins in Sports 10 Twins in Politics 11 External Link

Twins in entertainment or news

• Ann Landers (died 2002) and Abigail Van Buren, American advice columnists (born 1918)
• 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
• Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (born 1986), American actresses
• Mark E. Kelly and Scott J. Kelly, astronauts
• Pier Angeli and Marisa Pavan, Italian actresses
• Robin and Maurice Gibb (died 2003), British-born Australian musicians, born in 1949; with older brother Barry, formed the Bee Gees
• Ross McWhirter and Norris McWhirter, compilers of the Guinness Book of Records
• Shane and Sia Barbi, Playboy models
• Tia and Tamara Mowry (born 1978), American actresses

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

Famous people with a twin

• Conrad Bain, (born 1923) Candian actor, has identical twin brother
• Alanis Morissette, Canadian rock singer/songwriter (twin brother Wade)
• Elvis Presley, rock superstar and actor (twin brother Jesse died at birth)
• Henry Cooper, British boxing champion - his brother, George, was also a boxer
• Isabella Rossellini, actress (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, actress (twin sister Leslie)
• Montgomery Clift, actor (twin sister Roberta)

Fictional multiple birth sets

• Harry, Barry, Larry, Jerry and Nathan Jr., the Arizona quintuplets of Raising Arizona, a Joel and Ethan Coen film

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)
• 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

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

Mythological twins

• Apollo and Diana, Roman 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

• 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

Twins in Politics

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

External Link

• Mothers of Twins Club