List of twins
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This is a list of twins, siblings resultant from a multiple birth.
[edit] Twins in acting
- Mihaela and Gabriela Modorcea (1984-), known also as the singing duo Indiggo
- Shawn and Aaron Ashmore (1979-)
- Eric and Brandon Billings (1992-)
- Conrad and Bonar Bain (1923-)
- Gayle and Gillian Blakeney (1966-)
- The Borden Twins, Marilyn (1932-2009) and Rosalyn (1932-2003)
- Madison and Miranda Carabello
- Shawn and Taylor Carpenter (1995-)
- Charles and Max Carver
- Andrew and Steven Cavarno (1992-)
- Christopher and Timothy Christy, American porn stars
- Dennis (1934–1991) and Phillip Crosby (1934–2004), sons of singer Bing Crosby
- Christian and Joseph Cousins (1983-)
- Brittany and Cynthia Daniel (1976-)
- Jessica and Jesse Davis (1984-)
- Colleen and Suzanne Dengel (1992-)
- Amanda and Caitlin Fein (1992-)
- Christopher and Kevin Graves (1989-)
- Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush (1970-)
- Amanda and Jessica Gunnarson (1989-)
- Cooper and Oliver Guynes (2000-)
- Bruce and Seth Hall (1977-)
- Deidre and Andrea Hall (1947-)
- Jacob and Zachary Handy (1993-)
- Jon and Dan Heder (1977-)
- Jill and Jacqueline Hennessy (1968-)
- Kara and Shelby Hoffman (2002-)
- Logan and Skyler Hudson
- Hunter and Scarlett Johansson (1984-)
- Paige and Ryanne Kettner (1991-)
- Brent and Shane Kinsman (1997-)
- Bryan and Denny Kirkwood (1975-)
- Daniel and Jean Lautrec, Hungarian porn stars
- Jason and Jeremy London (1972-)
- The Love twins, Lacey and Lyndsey Love (1983–), American porn stars
- Brianna and Brittany McConnell (1993-)
- Erin and Caitlin Moore (1987-)
- Tia and Tamera Mowry (1978-)
- Erin and Diane Murphy (1964-)
- Liam and Aidan O'Donnell
- Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen (1986) actresses
- Jennifer and Katherine Ostroth (1988-)
- Peter and David Paul
- Ryan and Kyle Pepi (1993-)
- James and Oliver Phelps (1986-)
- Pier Angeli (1932-1971; born Anna Maria Pierangeli) and Marisa Pavan (1932-; born Marisa Pierangeli)
- Connie and Cassie Powney
- Giovanni Ribisi and Marissa Ribisi (1974-)
- Anthony and Michael Rotsa (1983-)
- Daryl and Evan Sabara (1992-)
- Kendell Davison and Courtney Davison(1992)
- Liz and Jean Sagal (1967-)
- Nicholas Brendon and Kelly Donovan (1971-; born Schultz)
- Sophia and Whitney Schuring (1998-)
- Jason and Kristopher Simmons (2002-)
- Alicia and Annie Sorell
- Dylan and Cole Sprouse (1992-)
- Jennifer and Michele Steffin (1981-)
- Connor and Garret Sullivan
- Sullivan and Sawyer Sweeten (1995-)
- Elliott and Luke Tittensor (1989-)
- David Tom and Nicholle Tom (1978-)
- Brenna and Bronwyn Tosh (2002-)
- Harry Treadaway and Luke Treadaway (1984-)
- Blake and Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit (1990-)
- Wendi and Brenda Turnbaugh (1977-)
- Keaton and Kylie Rae Tyndall (1992-)
- Paul and Peter Allen Vogt (1964-)
- Amy and Emily Walton (2000-)
- Kathryn and Megan Prescott (1991-)
- Tia and Tamera Mowry
- Dylan and Cole Sprouse (1993–)
[edit] Twins in the arts
- Moses Soyer and Raphael Soyer, American painters
- Masashi Kishimoto and Seishi Kishimoto, manga artists
[edit] Twin authors and writers
- Julius (1909-2000) and Philip Epstein (1909-1952), American screenwriters
- The Guptara Twins, brothers Suresh Guptara and Jyoti Guptara, authors of the Insanity Saga
- Mihaela and Gabriela Modorcea, poets and screenwriters
- Anthony (1926-2001) and Peter Shaffer (1926-), English playwrights
- Andrew Sean Greer (The Confessions of Max Tivoli) and Michael Greer
- Ross (1925-1975) and Norris McWhirter (1925-2002), compilers of the Guinness Book of Records'
- Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein, (1968) authors of Identical Strangers: A Memoir of Twins Separated and Reunited, Random House, 2007
- Linda and Terry Jamison, The Psychic Twins, are authors of Separated at Earth: The Story of The Psychic Twins.
[edit] Twins in business
- David and Frederick Barclay (1934 - ) are British businessmen. Their Press Holdings company owns The Business, The Spectator magazine, The Telegraph Group Limited.
- Richard and Ron Harris (Lucy Florence Coffeehouse) 1996-present/Leimert Park Village
[edit] Twins in crime
[edit] Twins in filmmaking
- John (1913-1985) and Roy Boulting (1913-2001), British filmmakers
- Nicola and Teena Collins, (born c. 1978), British filmmakers, former actresses
- Allen and Albert Hughes (1972–), American filmmakers
- Mark and Michael Polish, American filmmakers
[edit] Twins in the military
- Johnny and Luther Htoo (born c. 1988), Burmese guerrillas
- 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.
[edit] Twins in modeling
- Leesa and Laura Andrew (born 1981), American actresses and entrepreneurs
- Shane and Sia Barbi
- Derek and Keith Brewer
- Kyle and Lane Carlson
- Vikki and Rikki Mongeon
- Bruce and Seth Hall, American actors
- Naima and Nia Mora, American models
- Amanda and Michelle Babin, American models
- Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (born 1986), American actresses and entrepreneurs
- Paige and Ryanne Kettner (born 1991), American actresses and models
- Rosie and Renee Tenison (born 1968), twins of African-American descent; each became a Playboy Bunny - Renee' won the Playmate of the Year title in 1990 and was the first African-American model to do so
- Ron and Richard Harris Aswirl Twins / America's Next Top Model 2005-present
[edit] Twins in music
- Mihaela and Gabriela Modorcea, members of Indiggo
- Mike and Pete Bishop, members of The Bishops
- Natalie and Nicole Albino members of Nina Sky
- Didem and Sinem Balık, Turkish opera singers
- Dino and Shazam members of the 1990s R&B H-Town
- Brian and Brandon Casey members of R&B group Jagged Edge
- Alex and Nels Cline (1956–), American avant-garde musicians
- Kelley and Kim Deal, members of The Breeders
- Lamb and Lynx Gaede, members of Prussian Blue
- Marge and Mary Ann Ganser, members of the 1960s girl group The Shangri-Las
- Tywo and Kenny Isaac-Akintoye, Nigerian pop duo Twin-X
- Robin (born 1949) and Maurice Gibb (1949-2003), British-born Australian musicians, two of the three Bee Gees
- Jeremy and Louis Sheets (1985-), members of Set To Fail
- Matt and Luke Goss, singers in Bros
- Monica and Gabriela Irimia (1982-), pop duo The Cheeky Girls
- Emi and Yumi Ito (1941-), Japanese pop duo The Peanuts, also known for appearances in the Mothra and Godzilla movies of the 1960s
- Ryan and Gary Jarman (born 1980) of the British indie band The Cribs
- Ben and James Johnston, members of the Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro
- Wendy and Susannah Melvoin (1964-), French-American singers known for their association with Prince
- Herbert Kalin and Harold Kalin of the Kalin Twins
- Kinya and Seiya Kamijo, members of Japanese rock band Penpals
- Bill and Tom Kaulitz (1989-), members of the German rock-group Tokio Hotel
- Ellen and Alice Kessler a.k.a. the Kessler Twins (Kessler Zwillinge), Germany, song and dance, television and motion pictures
- Heather and Jennifer Kinley, members of country music duo The Kinleys
- Felisha and Fallon King, members of Cherish
- Ryan and Dan Kowarsky, Canadian singing duo RyanDan
- Nathan and Matthew Leone, of post-hardcore, emo, alternative rock band Madina Lake
- Brittney and Bridget Livingston of Triple Image
- Evan and Jaron Lowenstein
- Edele and Keavy Lynch (1979-), of pop group B*Witched
- Benji and Joel Madden, (1979-) of the American pop punk band Good Charlotte
- Sam and Amanda Marchant, pop duo Samanda
- Jacob and Joshua Miller, members of Nemesis Rising
- Gunnar and Matthew Nelson of the band Nelson
- Jacob and Joshua Olds, members of Family Force 5
- Lisa and Jessica Origliasso, Australian pop duo The Veronicas
- Simone and Amedeo Pace, members of Blonde Redhead
- Charles(1948-) and John Panozzo (1948-1996), Styx
- Güher and Süher Pekinel, Turkish duo-pianists
- Tegan and Sara Quin, identical Canadian musicians
- Charlie and Craig Reid, Scottish alternative rockers The Proclaimers
- Lee and Tyler Sargent, members of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
- Walter and Wallace "Scotty" Scott, lead singers of The Whispers
- Toni and Trisha Sherwood, members of 11:30.
- Gyða and Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir, former members of Icelandic group Múm
- Janice and Jill Vidal, Hong Kong singers
- Chandra and Leigh Watson, members of The Watson Twins
- Denny and Kenny Scott, members of Swirl 360
- Peter and Paul Okoye, Only Members of Nigerian HIP-HOP artists P-Square
- Yusuke and Hisato Izaki, members of Flame (Japanese Group)
[edit] Twins in politics
- Angela Eagle and Maria Eagle, British members of Parliament.
- Jarosław and Lech Kaczyński, Polish former prime minister and president respectively; formerly child actors
[edit] Twins in reality television
- Amanda and Sam Marchant (1988–), contestants in Big Brother (UK, 2007) (1988-)
- Greg and David Mathew, joint winners of Big Brother Australia in 2005 (1982-)
- Adria Montgomery-Klein and Natalie Montgomery-Carroll, Big Brother 5 (US)
- Becky and Jessie O'Donohue, reality TV contestants (Fear Factor, American Idol) and models (1980-)
- Derek and Drew Raper, reality TV contestants and models
- Emma and Eve Ryan, reality TV contestants
- Cara and Madelyn Gosselin, featured along with their sextuplet siblings on Jon & Kate Plus 8
- Amanda and Michelle Babin, America's Next Top Model Cycle 7
- The Ikki Twins, Vikki and Rikki star as the "World's Hottest Twins" in MTV's A Double Shot at Love 2008
- Linda and Terry Jamison, The Psychic Twins, starred on Trading Spaces (TLC), 2006.
- Raghu Ram and Rajiv Laxman, producers of MTV Roadies.
- Zachary and Jeremy Roloff, documentary on TLC called "Little People, Big World"
- John-David and Jana Duggar, documentary on TLC called "18 Kids and Counting"
- Jedidiah and Jeremiah Duggar, documentary on TLC called "18 Kids and Counting" Siblings of John-David and Jana.
- Richard and Ron Harris (Aswirl Twins) America's Next Top Model 2005-present
[edit] Twins in royal families
- Archduchess Michaela and Archduchess Monika of Austria (1954-)
- Princess Aisha and Princess Sara bint Al Faisal (1997-)
- Prince Alexander and Prince Philip of Yugoslavia (1982-)
- Prince Aymeric and Prince Nicolas of Belgium (2005-)
- Princess Helene and Prince Sergius of Yugoslavia (1963-)
- Jacques, duc d'Orléans and Michel, comte d'Evreux (1941-)
- Prince Jaime, Count of Bardi and Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma (1972-)
- Prince Jean and Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg (1957-)
- Princess Maria Gabriella and Princess Maria Teresa of Orleans-Bragança (1959-)
- Princess Sofia and Prince Umberto of Bulgaria (1999-)
[edit] Twins in science
- Alex and Michael Bronstein, co-inventors of a three-dimensional face recognition technology
- Mark E. and Scott J. Kelly, first astronaut twins
- Stewart and Cyril Marcus, gynecologists - inspiration for the David Cronenberg film Dead Ringers
[edit] Twins in speech therapy
[edit] Twins in sports
- Karyne & Sarah Steben Trapezists
- Hamit and Halil Altıntop, Turkish football (soccer) players
- Vasili and Aleksei Berezutskiy, Russian football (soccer) players
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and Antônio Rogério Nogueira, mixed martial artists
- Archil and Shota Arveladze (born 1973), Georgian international footballers
- Alberto and Carlos Arroyo, basketball players; Alberto in the BSN, Carlos in the National Basketball Association (NBA)
- McWilliams and McJoe Arroyo Puerto Rican amateur boxers
- Herbert and Wilfred Baddeley, British tennis players
- Ronde and Tiki Barber (born 1975), National Football League (NFL) players
- Patrick and Pascal Barré (born 1959), French track and field sprinters
- Guillermo and Gustavo Barros Schelotto (born 1973), Argentine football (soccer) players
- Alec (born 1918) and Eric Bedser (1918-2006), England cricketers
- Sergei and Anatoli Beloglazov (born 1956), Soviet wrestlers
- Frank and Ronald de Boer (born 1970), Dutch international football (soccer) players
- Tom and Terry Brands, American amateur wrestlers and Olympic medalists
- Bob and Mike Bryan, pro tennis players, doubles champions
- Josh and Daniel Bullocks (born 1983) National Football League (NFL) players
- Heather and Heidi Burge, American WNBA players
- José and Ozzie Canseco (born 1964), Major League Baseball players
- Dionísio and Domingos Castro (born 1963), Portuguese long-distance runners
- Pierre Caesar and Pablo Caesar, (born) 1980 Polish gymnasts
- Adam and James Chambers (born 1980), English footballers
- Giulio and Nicola Ciotti (born 1976), Italian high jumpers
- Jarron and Jason Collins, American NBA basketball players
- Felipe and Manuel Contepomi (born 1977), Argentine international rugby union players
- Alissa and Amber Czisny, American figure skaters
- Philipp and David Degen, Swiss national footballers
- Jorge and Julio Dely Valdes, Panamanian international footballers
- Christoph and Markus Dieckmann (born 1976), German beach volleyball players
- Lukáš and Tomáš Došek, (born 1978) Czech football (soccer) players
- Jeroen and Henrico Drost, Dutch football (soccer) players
- Alexander and Vladimir Efimkin, (born 1981), Russian road racing cyclists
- Mark and Michael Evans (born 1957), Canadian rowers
- Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell, New Zealand world champions double sculls (rowing).
- Stephen and Matthew Febey, AFL footballers
- Bia and Branca Feres, (born 1988) Brazilian synchronized swimmers
- Peter and Chris Ferraro, National Hockey League players
- Miguel and Javier Flaño, Spanish football (soccer) players
- Daryl and Cheryl Ford, (born 1981), basketball players
- Jörg and Uwe Freimuth (born 1961), East German track and field athletes
- Brianna and Nicole Garcia, (born 1983) professional wrestlers (as the Bella Twins)
- Kaokor and Khaosai Galaxy (born 1959), Thai world champion boxers
- Chris and James Gowans, SANFL footballers
- Joey and Stephen Graham, NBA basketball players
- Horace and Harvey Grant (born 1965), NBA players
- Michael and Marcus Griffin (born 1985), National Football League (NFL) 2007 draft DB prospects (Texas) likely to go early
- Adam and Joel Griffiths footballers who play for the Newcastle United Jets football club.
- Tim (1951-1996) and Tom Gullikson (born 1951), pro tennis players, doubles champions
- Arnar and Bjarki Gunnlaugsson (born 1973), Icelandic footballers
- Paul and Morgan Hamm (born 1982), Olympic gymnasts
- Don and Ron Harris (born 1961), professional wrestlers
- Katrine Lunde Haraldsen and Kristine Lunde (born 1980), Norwegian handball players
- Alvin and Calvin Harrison, American sprinters and Olympic athletes
- Hossam and Ibrahim Hassan, Egyptian footballers
- Earl and Dave Hebner, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling referees
- David and Dean Holdsworth (born 1968), English footballers
- Matt Hughes and Mark Hughes (born 1973), American wrestlers and mixed martial arts fighters
- David (born 1937) and Peter Jackson (1937-1991), English footballers
- Sarah and Karen Josephson (born 1964), American synchronized swimmers
- Jenny and Susanna Kallur, Swedish hurdle runners
- René and Willy van de Kerkhof (born 1951), Dutch international footballers
- Daniela and Sandra Klemenschits (born 1982), Austrian tennis players
- Erwin and Helmut Kremers (born 1949), Germany international footballers
- Tai and Tasesa Lavea (born 1980), New Zealand former NRL footballers (Tasesa now plays rugby union in New Zealand)
- Darjuš and Kšyštof Lavrinovič (born 1979), Lithuania international basketball players
- Nathan and Ryan Lonie, AFL footballers
- Brook and Robin Lopez (born 1988), American basketball players
- Alistair and Stewart Lord, AFL footballers
- Henrik and Joel Lundqvist, Swedish ice hockey players
- Phil and Steve Mahre (born 1957), American alpine skiers
- Hamish and James Marshall, New Zealand cricketers
- Coco and Kelly Miller (born 1978), WNBA players
- Colin and Keith Morgan (born 1973), Canadian twins and judoka's
- Kazuyuki and Koji Morisaki (born 1981), Japanese football (soccer) players
- Antonio and Emanuele Filippini (born 1973), Italian football (soccer) players
- Brett and Josh Morris, rugby league footballers
- Isabelle and Beatrice Mouthon (born 1966), French triathletes
- Mildred and Marianne Muis (born 1968), Dutch swimmers
- Akona and Odwa Ndungane (born 1981), South African rugby union footballers
- Philip Neville, English footballer, and Tracey Neville, English netballer
- Dennis and Gérard de Nooijer, Dutch footballers
- Amanda and Isabelle Nylander, Swedish figure skaters
- Emilia and Erika Nyström, Finnish beach volleyball players
- Kenji and Tsugiharu Ogiwara (born 1969), Japanese Nordic combined world champion skiers
- Amanda and Tess Oliveira, Brazilian water polo players
- Hiromi and Takami Ominami (born 1975), Japanese long-distance runners
- Janet and Ann Osgerby (born 1963), English swimmers
- Javier and Ricardo Otxoa Palacios (born 1974, Ricardo died in 2001), Spanish cyclists
- Ashley and Courtney Paris (born 1987), American basketball players
- Maksym (1988-2008) and Pavlo Pashaiv (born 1988), Ukrainian footballers
- Borut and Darjan Petrič (born 1964), Yugoslav swimmers
- Mike and Dan Pletch (born 1983), Canadian rugby union players
- Andreas and Thomas Ravelli, Swedish football players
- Ann and Claire Recht, Division I women's volleyball
- Michael and Jeffrey Reider (born 1982), Hungarian football (soccer) players
- Ebbe and Peter Sand (born 1972), Danish football (soccer) players
- Hisato and Yūto Satō (born 1982), Japanese football (soccer) players
- Shu & Kei Sato (born 1977), Japanese professional wrestlers
- Chris and Brad Scott, AFL footballers
- Daniel and Henrik Sedin, Swedish ice hockey players
- Mike and Todd Shane, professional wrestlers
- Antonio and Piero Selvaggio (born 1958), Italian long-distance runners
- Rafael and Fabio Pereira da Silva, Brazilian footballers
- Patrik and Peter Sundstrom, Swedish ice hockey players
- Ron and Rich Sutter (born 1963) Canadian, NHL hockey players
- Tõnu and Toomas Tõniste (born 1967), Estonian sailboat racers
- Dick and Tom Van Arsdale (born 1943), former NBA basketball players
- Roel and Mansueto Velasco (born 1972), Filippino boxers
- Darryl and Shane Wakelin, AFL footballers
- Kevin and Kerrod Walters, rugby league footballers
- Mark and Steve Waugh (born 1965), Australian cricketers
- Dora and Cora Webber (born 1958), American women world champion boxers
- Cristian and Damiano Zenoni (born 1977), Italian football (soccer) players
- Marcin and Michał Żewłakow (born 1976), Polish international footballers
- Bengt and Björn Zikarsky (born 1967), German freestyle swimmers
- Andrew and Kylie Jones (born 1991) South African Junior water polo teams competing at the FINA Junior world championships 2009.
[edit] Twins with differing claims to fame
This lists twins who are notable in widely different fields.
- Alexandra Paul, actress (most notably on Baywatch), and Caroline Paul, writer
- Charlotte Ronson, fashion designer, and Samantha Ronson, DJ and singer
- Richard Gutierrez, Filipino actor, model, host, and Raymond Gutierrez, DJ, Host, Model
- Aaron Carter, American singer and model, and Angel Carter, American model
- The Dolly Sisters, Rosie (1892-1970) and Jenny (1892-1941), American vaudeville performers
- Ann Landers (1918-2002; née Friedman) and Abigail Van Buren (1918-; née Friedman), American advice columnists
- Leigh and Leslie Keno (1957–), furniture experts, Antiques Roadshow appraisers, Find! hosts
- Loredana and Raffaella Lecciso (1972–), Italian starlets
- David (1965-2004) and Brian Reimer (1965-2002), identical twin subjects of the book As Nature Made Him by John Colapinto
- Randy and Jason Sklar, hosts of ESPN Classic's Cheap Seats (1972-)
- Linda and Terry Jamison, The Psychic Twins, are the most documented psychics in the world.
- Barbara and Jenna Bush, daughters of George W. Bush (1981-)
- Carol and Mark Thatcher, children of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
[edit] Conjoined (Siamese) twins
[edit] Famous people with a twin
- James Alexandrou, actor (twin sister Antoinette)
- Chad Allen, actor (twin sister, Charity)
- Carl Anderson singer/actor (twin died as an infant)
- Mario Andretti, racing driver (twin brother, Aldo)
- Kofi Annan, former United Nations Secretary-General (twin sister Efua)
- Lillian Asplund, last American survivor of the Titanic disaster (twin brother, Carl Edgar, died in the sinking)
- Conrad Bain, Canadian actor (twin brother Bonar)
- Gracia Baur, German pop singer (identical twin sister Patricia)
- Blaze Berdahl, American actress (twin sister Beau)
- Josh Bernstein, American explorer & TV host (identical twin brother Andrew)
- Nicholas Brendon, actor (twin brother Kelly)
- Jim Broadbent, actor (twin sister died at birth)
- Gisele Bündchen, supermodel (fraternal twin sister Patrícia)
- Gabrielle Carteris, American actress (twin brother, James)
- Karen Cellini (actress from the TV series "Dynasty"), has a twin sister name Kate.
- Justin Chambers, American actor (twin brother Jason)
- Keith Chegwin, British TV presenter and former actor (twin brother, Jeff)
- Gary Cherone, American musician (fraternal twin brother, Greg)
- Montgomery Clift, actor (twin sister Roberta)
- Henry Cooper, British boxer (twin brother George)
- Bucky Covington, American Idol finalist (identical twin brother Rocky)
- Andrew Daddo, Australian actor (fraternal twin Jamie)
- Ann B. Davis, The Brady Bunch (twin sister Harriet)
- Tanja Dexters, Miss Belgium 1998 (twin sister Mieke)
- Philip K. Dick, American writer (twin sister Jane, died after birth)
- Vin Diesel, American actor (fraternal twin brother Paul Vincent)
- Duffy, Welsh soul singer (twin sister Katy)
- Karen Elson, English supermodel (fraternal twin sister Kate)
- John Elway, NFL quarterback (twin sister Jana)
- Theo Epstein, GM of the Boston Red Sox (twin brother Paul)
- Mike Espy, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (twin sister Michelle)
- Joseph Fiennes, actor (twin brother, Jacob)
- Max Gail, actor (twin sister, Mary)
- Andy Garcia, actor (parasitic twin brother removed from Andy's shoulder; died soon after)
- Eva Green, actress (fraternal twin sister Joy)
- Jerry Hall, American model and actress (twin sister, Terry)[1]
- Linda Hamilton, actress (identical twin sister Leslie, who played the "T-1000 Sarah" in Terminator 2: Judgment Day)
- Victor Davis Hanson, author (fraternal twin brother Alfred)
- Jon Heder, actor (identical twin brother Daniel)
- William Randolph Hearst, newspaper magnate (twin died as an infant)
- Jill Hennessy, Canadian actress (twin sister Jacqueline - both appeared in the movie "Dead Ringers")
- Marilu Henner, actress (twin sister Crystal)
- John Hensley, actor (fraternal twin sister)
- Ryan Howard, Phillies Player (twin brother Corey)
- Matt Hughes, martial arts fighter (identical twin brother Mark)
- Marlon Jackson, singer (twin brother Brandon, died at birth)
- David Jason, actor (twin brother Jason died at birth)
- Chris Joannou, Silverchair bass player (twin sister Louise)
- Scarlett Johansson, actress (twin brother Hunter)
- Jay Kay, singer (twin brother died at birth)
- Kim Junsu (of TVXQ), singer (twin brother Junho)
- Cory Kennedy, American Internet celebrity (fraternal twin sister Chris)
- Ashton Kutcher, actor (fraternal twin brother Michael)
- David Kohan, TV producer (twin brother Jono)
- Kate Lawler, UK Big Brother 3 winner (twin sister Karen)
- Gigi Leung, singer (twin brother Keith Leung)
- Liberace, impresario (twin died as an infant)
- Tony Liberatore, AFL footballer with the Western Bulldogs (twin brother Fred)
- Cory Lidle, Former MLB Player (twin brother Kevin)
- Thad Luckinbill, soap-opera actor (twin brother Trent)
- John Maine, Major League Baseball pitcher (fraternal twin brother)
- Shawn Marion, NBA basketball player (twin sister Shawnett)
- Susie Maroney, Australian swimmier (fraternal twin Sean)
- Kim Mathers, Eminem's ex wife (non-identical twin Dawn)
- Victor A. McKusick, professor of genetics (twin brother Vincent was chief justice of the Maine superior court)
- Naima Mora, America's Next Top Model (twin sister Nia)
- Alanis Morissette, Canadian rock singer/songwriter (twin brother Wade)
- Burt Munro, New Zealand motorcycle racer (twin sister died at birth)
- Mandy Musgrave, American actress (identical twin sister Jamie)
- Gaute Ormåsen, Norwegian singer (fraternal twin brother Hogne)
- Jason Orange, member of Take That (twin brother Justin)
- Elvis Presley, (twin brother Jesse Garon died at birth)
- Parker Posey, actress (twin brother Chris)
- Richard Quest, CNN anchor (twin sister Caroline)
- Dack Rambo, American actor (twin brother, Dirk)
- Judy Reyes, actress (twin sister, Joselin)
- Marty Robbins, Country Music singer (twin sister Mamie)
- Isabella Rossellini, actress (twin sister Isotta Ingrid)
- J. D. Roth, actor (twin sister Heidi)
- Giovanni Ribisi, actor (twin sister Marissa)
- Judith Scott, artist (twin sister, Joyce)
- Teemu Selanne, hockey player (twin brother, Paavo)
- Sab Shimono, actor
- Lori Singer, actress (twin brother Gregory)
- Gabriela Spanic, Venezuelan actress (twin sister Daniela)
- Katy Steele, lead singer of Little Birdy, (twin brother, Jake)
- Curtis Strange, professional golfer, (identical brother Allen)
- Ed Sullivan, TV host (twin died as an infant)
- Sandra Sully, Australian journalist
- Kiefer Sutherland, actor (twin sister Rachel)
- Amanda Tapping, actress (twin brother Chris)
- Jim Thorpe, American athlete (twin brother, Charlie)
- Jon Tickle, UK Big Brother 4
- Garrett Tierney, musician (identical twin brother Shaun)
- Paul Tsongas, American politician (twin sister, Thaleia)
- Ronan Tynan, twin brother died as an infant
- Sarah Vowell, American author (twin sister Amy)
- Shayne Ward, (twin sister Emma)
- Billy Dee Williams, actor (twin sister Loretta)
- Ricky Williams, American football player (twin sister Cassie)
- Marvin Winans, gospel singer (twin brother Carvin)
- Will Young, British singer (fraternal twin brother Rupert)
- Paul McDermott, Australian comedian
- Carlo Colaiacovo, hockey player (brother Paulo)
- Tiki and Ronde Barber (identical)- American Football NFL players (Tiki retired but stays in the spotlight with various business ventures);
- Tasha Smith (identical twin sister Sidra)- Actresses;
- Karissa & Kristina Shannon (identical)- The Playboy Twins (two of Hughe Heffner's new girlfriend trio);
- Malika and Kadijah Haqq (identical)- actresses (ATL) and socialites (Khloe Kardashian's best friends)
[edit] Famous parents of twins (and of other multiples)
- Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez
- Lance Armstrong
- Adrienne Barbeau
- Garcelle Beauvais
- Corbin Bernsen and Amanda Pays
- Francis Bouillon
- Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker
- George W. and Laura Bush
- Nicky Byrne and Georgina Ahern
- Adam Carolla
- Justin Chambers
- Rob Cohen (triplets)
- Elvis Costello and Diana Krall
- Bing Crosby
- Marcia Cross
- Anthony and Kerry Kennedy Cuomo
- Geena Davis
- Patrick Dempsey
- P. Diddy
- John Engler (triplets, born while he was Governor of Michigan)
- Melissa Etheridge and Tammy Lynn Michaels
- Darren Fletcher
- Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan
- Nomar Garciaparra and Mia Hamm
- Peri Gilpin
- Eddie Gutierrez and Anabelle Rama
- Marcia Gay Harden
- Steve Harvey
- Ron Howard
- Julio Iglesias
- Jenna Jameson & Tito Ortiz
- Chris Jericho
- Simone Kaulitz-Trumper
- James Keach and Jane Seymour
- Joseph P. and Sheila Rauch Kennedy
- Martin Kove
- Karl Malone
- Ricky Martin
- Mo'Nique
- Steve Nash
- Rick Nelson
- Chuck Norris
- Soledad O'Brien
- Jerry O'Connell and Rebecca Romjin
- Peter Onorati
- Al Pacino
- Jane Pauley
- Rodney Peete and Holly Robinson
- Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
- Otto Preminger
- Lisa Marie Presley
- Dennis Quaid
- Gordon Ramsay
- Raúl
- Molly Ringwald (expecting as of 2009)
- Julia Roberts
- Kenny Rogers
- Ray Romano — Has twin sons in real life, as well as on his show.
- Boris Sagal
- Joe Sakic
- Charlie Sheen
- Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas
- Jane Swift — The first state governor in U.S. history to give birth while in office; had twins about a month after becoming Governor of Massachusetts.
- Niki Taylor
- Margaret and Denis Thatcher
- Richard Thomas (triplets)
- Cheryl Tiegs
- Feodor Vassilyev (his first wife gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets and 4 sets of quadruplets)
- Kurt Warner
- Denzel Washington
[edit] Twin records
- Alice and Nelly Clarke (born 1900), oldest twins in Britain
- Mary Crombie, longest-lived person born a twin (1890-2003), sister died at 94
- Thomas and Grace Houghton-Burnett (born 2002), heaviest mixed sex twins born in the UK (Thomas 10 lb 1 oz or 4.56 kg - Grace 8 lb 2 oz or 3.69 kg); also heaviest twins born via normal delivery in the UK (rather than by Caesarean section)[2]
- Gin Kanie and Kin Narita (born 1892), oldest twins in Japan and national icons, died 2001 and 2000 respectively
- James and Thomas Mollekin, Britain's tallest twins. Both are 6' 10" (208 cm)
- Daniel and Espi Dooley, heaviest conjoined twins, born in Australia, 8.56 kg.
- Claire and Ann Recht, current volleyball players at American University in Washington, D.C., are the tallest living female twins, at 6' 7" or 2.01 m.[3]
- Benny and Billy McGuire, heaviest ever twins at 814 and 784 pounds. Born in Hendersonville, NC, USA in 1947. Billy died in 1979, Benny in 2001.[4]
- Michael and James Lanier, tallest living male twins, at 7' 6" or 2.286m[5] .
- Molly and Steve Hollis have given birth to the most sets of twins, four pairs: Zachery Price & William Zane (age 8), Mary-Leigh Carson, and Blair-Marie Brianne (age 6), Nicholas Ace & Axel Caden (age 3), and Lauryn-Gray & Katie-Brooke Regan (7 months). All twin sets are identical.
[edit] Twins in mythology
- Castor and Pollux, the Gemini twins, aka the Dioscuri.
- Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra, twin sisters of Castor and Pollux.
- Cassandra and Helenus, daughter and son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy. Both were prophets who were always right, but Cassandra was cursed to never be believed.
- The Ashvins, divine twin horsemen in the Rigveda.
- Romulus and Remus, mythical founders of Rome
- Lava and Kusha, twins of Lord Rama and Sita.
- Apollo and Artemis, son and daughter of Zeus and Leto. Apollo is the god of the sun and Artemis is the goddess of the moon, hunting, and fertility.
- Heracles and Iphicles (twins from different fathers).
[edit] Fictional characters who are twins
- Solid Snake and Liquid Snake from the Metal Gear Solid series.
- The Edison Twins
- Patty Lane and her cousin Cathy Lane from The Patty Duke Show
- Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa from Star Wars. Also, Leia's eldest children, Jaina Solo and Jacen Solo in the Expanded Universe (Star Wars).
- Fred and George Weasley, fictional characters in the Harry Potter universe. Also Parvati and Padma Patil and Gideon and Fabian Prewett, Fred and George Weasley's uncles.
- Kaoru and Hikaru Hitachiin from the manga and anime Ouran High School Host Club.
- Kagami and Tsukasa Hiiragi from the manga and anime Lucky Star.
- Karin and Yuzu Kurosaki from the manga and anime Bleach.
- Mion and Shion Sonozaki from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.
- Viola, the heroine of the Shakespeare play, Twelfth Night, has a twin brother, Sebastian.
- Sharpay and Ryan Evans from High School Musical are fraternal twins.
- Tomax and Xamot from G.I. Joe cartoon series.
- Kouji Minamoto and Kouichi Kimura from Digimon are identical twin brothers.
- Sherri and Terri from The Simpsons.
- Patty and Selma also from The Simpsons.
- Sheldon and Missy in The Big Bang Theory.
- Zack and Cody in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
- Emily and Katie Fitch from Skins.
- Ruby and Garnet Barker from Double Act by Jacqueline Wilson
- Susan and Mary Test from the TV series Johnny Test
- Phil and Lil DeVille from the Children's TV Show Rugrats
- Parker and Porter Scavo from Desperate Housewives
- Jeffery and Michael Barone from Everybody Loves Raymond
- Bert and Nan and siblings Flossie and Freddie Bobbsey are both mixed-gender fraternal twins from The Bobbsey Twins series of children's novels penned under the pseudonym Laura Lee Hope.
- Cagalli Yula Athha and Kira Yamato from the Anime Gundam Seed/Gundam Seed Destiny
- Viola and Sebastian Hastings from She's the Man
- Risa and Riku Harada from the Anime and Manga DNAngel
- Yoh and HaoAsakura from Shaman King
- Allie Horton and Johnny DiMera from the Day Time Soap Opera Days of our Lives. Johnny and Allie are twins as well as maternal half siblings, as they have two different fathers.
- Marlena Evans and Samantha Evans, also from Days of our Lives
- Phoebe Buffay from Friends and Ursula Buffay from Mad About You.
- Penny and Mindy Meadows from Ugly Betty (Penny was the deseased features editor that Betty succeeded in "The Fall Issue")
