List of twins

From Academic Kids

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.

Contents

1 Twins in popular culture

2 Twins in crime

3 Conjoined twins

4 Famous people with a twin

5 Notable fictional twins

12 Twins in the military

13 Twins in science

14 Twins in speech therapy

15 Twins Models

16 Twins and multiples on TV

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Twins in popular culture

Pier Angeli and Marisa Pavan, Italian actors
Shawn and Aaron Ashmore, Canadian actors
Shane and Sia Barbi, Playboy models
Brenda and Federica Brancato, in 2000 sang "Gedeone Marziano Pasticcione" song at 43 Zecchino d'Oro festival
Barbara and Jenna Bush (born 1981, a.k.a. The First Twins), daughters of President George W. Bush
Kyle and Lane Carlson, (born 24 December 1978), models
Alissa Czisny and Amber Czisny, American figure skaters
Melissa and Rachel Dennis, (born 2 April 1976), played young Daisy and Dani in Princess Daisy tv-movie based on the novel by Judith Krantz
Kelley and Kim Deal, musicians, members of The Breeders
Robin (born 1949) and Maurice Gibb (1949-2003), British-born Australian musicians, two of the three Bee Gees
Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush (born 25 May 1970), shared role of Carrie Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie
Monica and Gabriela Irimia (born 31 October 1982), pop duo The Cheeky Girls
Leigh and Leslie Keno, furniture experts, Antiques Roadshow appraisers, Find! hosts
Sabrina and Erika Krievins, known from The X-Files first season episode "Eve"
Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren, American advice columnists
Jason and Jeremy London - both actors, but play in different movies
Evan and Jaron Lowenstein, rock band ("Crazy for This Girl")
Edele and Keavy Lynch (born 15 December 1979), of pop group B*Witched
Ross and Norris McWhirter, compilers of the Guinness Book of Records
Benji and Joel Madden, of the American pop punk band Good Charlotte
Tia and Tamera Mowry, American actresses
Gunnar and Matthew Nelson of the hair metal band Nelson.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (born 13 June 1986), American actresses and entrepreneurs
G�her and S�her Pekinel, Turkish duo-pianists
Mark and Michael Polish, American writer-directors
Tegan and Sara Quin, identical Canadian musicians
Sharon and Denise Ramella, in 2004, sang "Tali Quali" song at 47 Zecchino d'Oro festival
Craig and Charlie Reid, Scottish alternative rockers The Proclaimers
Don and Dan Stanton, American actors
Jennifer and Michele Steffin (born 23 March 1981), shared role of baby Rose (later: Rose Wilder Lane) on Little House on the Prairie series and final movies
Wendi and Brenda Turnbaugh (born 13 August 1977), shared role of little Grace Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie series, based on the books by Laura Ingalls Wilder

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Twins in crime

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Conjoined twins

Ladan and Laleh Bijani (1974-2003), Iranian, united by the head; died during separation surgery
Lea and Tabea Block German twins joined at the head. Tabea died during surgery in the U.S.
Chang and Eng Bunker (1811-1874), from Thailand, united by the side skin; the expression Siamese twins is derived from their case
Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst (1100-1134) (also known as the Biddenden Maids) from England. They are the earliest known set of conjoined twins.
Lazarus and Joannes Baptista Colloredo (1617-164?)
Abigail and Brittany Hensel
Daisy and Violet Hilton (February 5, 1908 - January 6, 1969), born in England, lived in United States, actresses, appeared in the movie Freaks
Olga & Daria Kolacz (http://iafrica.com/news/worldnews/401730.htm) - from Janikowo, Poland. Separated in Saudi Arabia, at the age about 1. They returned home 22 March, 2005.
Jean and Jacques Liberra
Wiktoria & Weronika Palen (http://archives.pottsville.com/archives/2000/Feb/10/E397618A.htm) - Polish twin girls, separated in the USA
Aleksandra & Patrycja Plociennik (http://www.syjamskie.mmg.com.pl/) - Polish twin girls
Lori and Reba Schappell

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Famous people with a twin

Mario Andretti, racing driver (twin brother Aldo)
Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General
Conrad Bain, (born 1923) Canadian actor, has identical twin brother
Nicholas Brendon, "Xander" in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (twin brother Kelly Donovan is also an actor, and played opposite Brendon in one episode)
Jim Broadbent, actor (twin sister died at birth)
Gisele B�ndchen, (born 1980) supermodel (twin sister Patr�cia)
Aaron Carter (twin sister, Angel, is a model)
Montgomery Clift, actor (twin sister Roberta)
Henry Cooper, British, Eurpean, and Commonwealth boxing champion--his brother, George, was also a boxer
Ann B. Davis, "Alice" in The Brady Bunch, twin was Harriet
Vin Diesel (Mark Vincent), American actor (twin brother Paul Vincent)
John Elway, former NFL quarterback, two-time Super Bowl winner (twin sister Janet)
Linda Hamilton, actress (twin sister Leslie)
Marlon Jackson, singer (twin brother Brandon, died at birth)
Ashton Kutcher Fraternal Twin brother Michael
Victor A. McKusick, professor of genetics (twin brother Vincent was chief justice of the Maine superior court)
Alanis Morissette, Canadian rock singer/songwriter (twin brother Wade)
Elvis Presley, rock superstar and actor (twin brother Jesse Garon Presley died at birth)
Isabella Rossellini, actress (twin sister Isotta, professor of literature)
Judith Scott, artist (twin sister Joyce)
Kiefer Sutherland, actor (twin sister Rachel)
Justin Timberlake, singer (twin sister Laura, died at birth)

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Notable fictional twins

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Amiboshi and Suboshi, identical twins of manga and anime series Fushigi Yugi
Yoh Asakura and his twin brother, Hao Asakura/Zeke Asakura from Shaman King
Camryn Barnes and Alexandra Fielding, T*Witches
Jean-Paul and Jeanne-Marie Beaubier (aka Northstar and Aurora), fraternal twins and superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe.
Patty and Selma Bouvier, Marge Simpson's older sisters, from The Simpsons
Brian Braddock and Elisabeth "Betsy" Braddock (aka Captain Britain and Psylocke), fraternal twins and superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe.
Ursula Buffay on Mad About You and Phoebe Buffay on Friends, both played by Lisa Kudrow and occationally appearing in the same show.
Nat Cartwright and Fletcher Davenport, heroes of Jeffrey Archer's Sons of Fortune (2001)
Pacifica Casull of anime Scrapped Princess had a twin brother, King Forsis.
Coricopat and Tantomile - identical twin "Jellicle" cats in the musical Cats
Princesses Daisy and Dani Valenski, characters of the book Princess Daisy by Judith Krantz.
Danny and Anna in a 1995 Disney remake of Escape to Witch Mountain. The whole story actual features separated twins.
Dee Dee (Delia & Deidre Dennis, voiced by Melissa Joan Hart), twin villains in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Phil and Lil DeVille, from Rugrats voiced by Kath Soucie
Elda/Chii and Freya (also their incarnations in the manga Kobato as Chiho and Chise respectively) are identical twin persocoms in Chobits
Edgar Roni Figaro and Sabin Ren� Figaro (a.k.a. Mash Ren� Figaro), fraternal twins in Final Fantasy VI
Momiji Fujimiya and Kaede Kunikida are twin sisters in anime series Blue Seed. Interestingly, the twin sisters' given names both are different Japanese words for 'maple'.
Riku and Risa Harada are twin sisters of manga and anime D.N. Angel
Kyle and Lyle Hoover, characters in Kurt Vonnegut's novel Breakfast of Champions
Donald Kaufman, Charlie Kaufman's fictional twin brother, a character in the movie Adaptation; both roles played by Nicolas Cage.
Billy and Jimmy Lee (aka Hammer and Spike), twin brothers who are the protagonists of the video game and TV series Double Dragon.
Johan Liebert and Nina Fortner, twins in the anime series Monster
Tia and Tony Malone, twins from the original Escape to Witch Mountain and its sequal, Return to Witch Mountain.
Pietro and Wanda Maximoff (aka Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch), fraternal twins and superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe.
Sharon McKendrick & Susan Evers, twins (both played by Hayley Mills separated in babyhood, after parents' divorce in one movie version of Parent Trap (based on the book by Erich K�stner).
Maharet and Mekare, twins in Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles series
Mario and Luigi, fraternal twins in the Super Mario Bros. series
Aya and Aki Mikage, fraternal twins of manga and anime series Ceres, Celestial Legend
Neuromancer and Wintermute, a twin pair of AI's from William Gibson's novel Neuromancer
Beverly and Elliot Mantle, the twin doctors of Dead Ringers played by Jeremy Irons
Palom and Porom, fraternal twins in Final Fantasy IV
Hayley Parker and Annie James, identical twins (both played by Lindsay Lohan) in a more recent remake of the Parent Trap.
Parvati Patil and Padma Patil, twins in the Harry Potter series
Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa Solo, fraternal twins in the Star Wars series
Jaina and Jacen Solo, Leia Organa and Han Solo's fraternal twin children in the expanded Star Wars universe
Naria and Eriya are gold and silver twins in anime Escaflowne
Subaru Sumeragi, an onmyouji, and his twin sister Hokuto of the manga and anime Tokyo Babylon and X/1999. They are fraternal twins, though they are nearly identical in appearence.
Irving Valeria and Altacia Valeria, fraternal twins in the video game Wild ARMs 2nd Ignition
Vash the Stampede and Millions Knives, fraternal twins in Trigun
Hank Venture and Dean Venture, supposedly fraternal twins in The Venture Bros.
Thaddeus S. "Rusty" Venture and Jonas Venture, Jr., fraternal twins in The Venture Bros., where Jonas Jr. is a living parasitic vanishing twin encased incognito entirely inside Rusty's body, surgically removed and separated when they are middle-aged adults
Viola and Sebastian, twins in Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, or What You Will
Brandon and Brenda Walsh, the original central characters of the Fox Network prime-time soap opera Beverly Hills 90210
Fred Weasley and George Weasley, twins in the Harry Potter series
Kira Yamato and Cagalli Yula Athha, fraternal twins of anime Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny.
Zan and Jayna, The Wonder Twins, teenage alien superheroes from a Hanna-Barbera cartoon, who were eventually integrated into the DC Comics universe.
Bob and Walt (Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear), conjoined twins in the Farrelly brothers' motion picture Stuck on You
Siamese twin assassins, separated conjoined twins who were fused at the arm, in the comic Kabuki
Saga (Gemini Gold Saint) and Kanon (Northern Atlantic Marina General of the Sea Dragon); Black Dragon and his blind brother; Hypnos (God of sleep) and Tanathos (God of death); Cid (God Warrior of Mizar) and Bud (God Warrior of Arkor) in "Sain Seiya"

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Historical twins

Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene (1st century BC), the twin children of Mark Antony and Cleopatra
Faustus and Fausta Cornelius Sulla (1st century BC), twin sons of Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Berenguer Ramon II, Count of Barcelona and Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona, born in 1054
Waleran de Beaumont, Count of Meulan and Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester, born 1104
king Henry II of Castile and twin brother Fadrique 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

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Multiple births

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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 by some to be the twin of Louis XIV of France

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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
Rumaisa Rahman, born December 20, 2004 with twin sister Hima Rahman, is the smallest recorded baby born in history, at eight inches long.
Thomas & Grace Houghton-Burnett (born 2002), heaviest mixed sex twins born in the UK (Thomas 10lbs 1oz - Grace 8lbs 2oz), Also heaviest twins born via normal delivery in the UK (Rather than by Caesarean section) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/thehealthnews.html?in_article_id=148894&in_page_id=1797

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Twins in sports

Alberto and Carlos Arroyo, basketball players; Alberto in the BSN, Carlos in the NBA.
Archil and Shota Arveladze (born 1973), Georgian international footballers
Ronde and Tiki Barber (born 1975), NFL players
Antonia and Ferdinand Becherer, German Olympic figure skate team
Bob and Mike Bryan, pro tennis players, doubles champions
Heather and Heidi Burge, former WNBA players
Jos� and Ozzie Canseco (born 1964), MLB baseball players
Jarron and Jason Collins, NBA basketball players
Alissa and Amber Czisny, American figure skaters
Frank and Ronald de Boer (born 1970), Dutch international footballers
Jorge and Julio Dely Valdes, Panamanian international footballers
Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell, New Zealand world champions double sculls (rowing).
Horace and Harvey Grant (born 1965), NBA players
Tim and Tom Gullikson, pro tennis players, doubles champions
Paul and Morgan Hamm (born 1982), Olympic gymnasts
Don and Ron Harris (born 1961), professional wrestlers
Alvin and Calvin Harrison, American sprinters and Olympic athletes
Phil and Steve Mahre, American skiers
Coco and Kelly Miller (born 1978), WNBA players
Andreas and Thomas Ravelli, Swedish football players
Daniel and Henrik Sedin, Swedish ice hockey players
Dick and Tom Van Arsdale, former NBA basketball players
Ren� and Willy van de Kerkhof (born 1951), Dutch international footballers
Mark and Steve Waugh (born 1965), Australian cricketers
Dora and Cora Webber (born 1958), American women world champion boxers

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Twins in politics

Angela Eagle and Maria Eagle, British Members of Parliament.
Jaroslaw and Lech Kaczynski, Polish politicians

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Twins in the military

Gene C. McKinney and James C. Mckinney of the U.S. Army. James was assigned to take over Gene's duties as Sergeant Major of the Army, the highest-ranking NCO in the Army, while Gene was under investigation.
Johnny and Luther Htoo (born 1990), Burmese guerrilla warriors

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