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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.
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 actresses 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
- Tegan and Sara Quin, identical Canadian musicians
- Tia and Tamera Mowry, American actresses
- Mark and Michael Polish, American writer-directors
- Benji and Joel Madden, American rock musicians
- Gunnar and Matthew Nelson of the hair metal band Nelson.
- Shawn and Aaron Ashmore, Canadian actors
- Kyle and Lane Carlson, (born 24 December 1978), models
Twins in crime
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
- Lazarus and Joannes Baptista Colloredo (1617-164?)
- Abigail and Brittany Hensel
- Jean and Jacques Liberra
- Lori and Reba Schappell
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)
- Gisele Bündchen, (born 1980) supermodel (twin sister Patrícia)
- Henry Cooper, British, Eurpean, and Commonwealth 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)
- Mario Andretti, racing driver (twin brother Aldo)
- Justin Timberlake, singer (twin sister Laura, died at birth)
- Kiefer Sutherland, actor (twin sister Rachel)
- Linda Hamilton, actress (twin sister Leslie)
- Montgomery Clift, actor (twin sister Roberta)
- Vin Diesel (Mark Vincent), American actor (twin brother Paul Vincent)
- 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)
- Aaron Carter (twin sister, Angel, is a model)
- Ashton Kutcher Fraternal Twin brother Michael
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
- Maharet and Mekare, twins in Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles 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.
- Huey, Dewey and Louie - Donald Duck's nephews
- Nat Cartwright and Fletcher Davenport, heroes of Jeffrey Archer's Sons of Fortune (2001)
- Coricopat and Tantomile - identical twin "Jellicle" cats in the musical Cats
- Palom and Porom, fraternal twins in Final Fantasy IV
- Edgar Roni Figaro and Sabin René Figaro (a.k.a. Mash René Figaro), fraternal twins in Final Fantasy VI
- Hank Venture and Dean Venture, supposedly fraternal twins in The Venture Bros.
- Thadeus 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
- Irving Valeria and Altacia Valeria, fraternal twins in Wild ARMs 2nd Ignition
- Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa, fraternal twins in the Star Wars series
- Mario and Luigi, fraternal twins in the Super Mario Bros. series
- Vash the Stampede and Millions Knives, fraternal twins in Trigun
- "The Twins", Hector's little sisters on Teamo Supremo.
Historical twins
Multiple births
Mythological twins
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
Twins in sports
- Alberto and Carlos Arroyo, basketball players; Alberto in the BSN, Carlos in the NBA.
- Ronde and Tiki Barber, 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
- José and Ozzie Canseco (born 1964), MLB baseball players
- Jarron and Jason Collins, NBA basketball players
- Frank and Ronald de Boer (born 1970), Dutch 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
- Alvin and Calvin Harrison, American sprinters and Olympic athletes
- Phil and Steve Mahre, skiers
- Coco and Kelly Miller (born 1978), WNBA players
- Daniel and Henrik Sedin, professional hockey players for the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks
- Dick and Tom Van Arsdale, former NBA basketball players
- Mark and Steve Waugh (born 1965), Australian cricketers
- Dora and Cora Webber (born 1958), American women world champion boxers
Twins in politics
- 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.
Twins in science
Twins and multiples on TV
7th Heaven
According to Jim
All My Children
- Jamal & Jamil Azizi (Jamie Martin)
- Charlotte & Margaret Baughman (Adam Chandler Jr)
- Thomas & Bryan Anbery (Adam Chandler Jr)
- Brianne & Morgan Mullan (Colby Chandler)
- Raymond & Joseph Cartigiano (Bess Chandler/Miranda Montgomery)
- Liam & Aidan O'Donnell (Ace Buchanan/James Martin/Adam Chandler III)
- Brett & Kevin Salvaggio (Amanda Dillon)
- Julia & Leila Pikus (Amanda Dillon)
- Andrea & Julia Cambra (Maddie Grey)
- Scott & Zachary Benes (Lorenzo Santos)
- Drew & Jake Scwartz (Enzo Santos)
- Meghan & Alison Tuma (Sam Grey)
Another World
- Loriann & Tom Ruger (Marianne & Michael Randolph)
- John & Terrence Nash (Steven Frame)
- Evan & Austin Tennenbaum (Kirkland Harrison)
- Ryan & Kyle Pepi (Kirkland Harrison)
- Joseph & Brigitte Sykes (Sean Miller)
- William & Edward Silber (Sean Miller)
- Brandon & Dillon Cash (Dante Carlino)
- Alexandra, Jacqueline & Sydney Lademann (Jasmine Cory)
- Edward & Joseph Staten (Cory & Elizabeth Hutchins)
As the World Turns
- Rachel, Arianna, David & Joshua Goldman (Nancy, Lowell, Gregory & Maria Ward)
- Jared & Lindsey Baskin (Daniel Hughes)
- Jenna & Kayla McGrane (Bridget & Michelle McKinnon)
- Megan & Lauren Ferrara (Bridget & Michelle McKinnon)
Baby Bob
- Courtney & Jennifer Coddington (Baby Bob)
- Noah & Hannah Safer-Brickman (Baby Bob)
- Isabel & Patricia Olsen (Baby Grace)
Baby Talk
- Ryan & Paul Jessup (Mickey Campbell)
- Alicia & Cecilia Johnson (Danielle Craig)
- Rebecca & Stephanie Warle (Danielle Craig)
- Christopher & Kevin Graves (Max)
- Kevin & Taylor Hartstein (Yuppie Baby)
- Lauren & Megan McElroy (Hip Baby Girl)
- Trevor & Travis Gruhot (Roscoe Miller)
- Cameron & Chadd Cole (Andre)
- Michael & Richard Imsen (Zach)
- Hannah & Elanna Giram (Lisa)
- Chay & Christian Kirkland (Luther)
- Daniel & Nicholas Yon (Stan)
- Adam & Brian Harman (Russell Morrison)
- Davion & Trayvion Daniel (Duane)
- Marguerite & Stephanie Campbell (Baby Girl)
Beverly Hills 90210
The Bold and the Beautiful
- Nicole & Ryan Miller (Eric Forrester Jr)
- Tyler & Jacob DeHaven (C.J. Garrison)
- Christopher & Kevin Graves (C.J. Garrison)
- Juliet & Trevor Johnson (Bridget Forrester)
- Abigail & Danielle Burr (Bridget Forrester)
- Britany & Morgan Turner (Bridget Forrester)
- Jacob & Lucas Barnes (Mary Warwick)
- Jennifer & Sarah Haas (Mary Warwick)
- Adam & Noah Mayeda (Thomas Forrester)
- Erin & Rachel Koch (Thomas Forrester)
- Christian & Donovan Jouvin (Thomas Forrester)
- Logan & Skyler Hudson (Thomas Forrester)
- Brett & Jon Wirta (Eric Forrester III/Eric Forrester/Eric Sharpe)
- Jeffrey & Jacob Wold (Phoebe & Steffy Forrester)
- William & Charlie Carter (Phoebe & Steffy Forrester)
- Grace & Kelly deMontesquiou (Phoebe & Steffy Forrester)
- Alexis & Allyson Collins (Phoebe & Steffy Forrester)
- Alison & Brooke Johnston (Phoebe & Steffy Forrester)
- Taylor & Brooke Toneman (Phoebe & Steffy Forrester)
- Madison & Brooke Dinsmore (Phoebe & Steffy Forrester) (never onscreen)
- Sophia & Whitney Schuring (Phoebe & Steffy Forrester)
- Cameryn & Brynne McNabb (Phoebe & Steffy Forrester)
- Jordan & Chandler Mella (Phoebe & Steffy Forrester)
- Kylie and Keaton Tyndall (Phoebe & Steffy Forrester)
- Alex & Brody Lougeay (Hope Logan)
- Keath & Sheyne Sahagun (Hope Logan)
- Colby & Grayson Button (Hope Logan)
- Madison & Paige Pelletier (Hope Logan)
- Ava & Jack Dunlop (Hope Logan)
- Rebecca & Vanessa Rogers (Hope Logan)
- Cali & Noelle Sheldon (Hope Logan)
- Rachel and Amanda Pace (Hope Logan)
- Starla & Skyla Thomas (Diana Carter)
- Weston & Mason Bodle (Diana Carter)
- Dylan & Jordan Sprague (R.J. Forrester)
- Madison, Alyssa & Rachel Miller (R.J. Forrester)
- Jacob & Lucas Manos (R.J. Forrester)
- Kate & Madeline Phillips (Alexandria Forrester)
Charmed
Days of Our Lives
Desperate Housewives
Friends
Full House
- Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (Michelle Tanner)
- Daniel & Kevin Renteria (Nicky & Alex Katsopolis)
- Dylan & Blake Tuomy-Wilhoit (Nicky & Alex Katsopolis)
- Gil & Rani Sharone (Older Nicky & Alex Katsopolis)
- Kara & Kimberly Albright (Howie Anderson)
- Cameron & Jason McGovern (Tony Kagan)
- Tia and Tamera Mowry (Denise, Teddy's sister)
- Erin & Michelle Braun (Debbie & Darla Donaldson)
- Bryan & Brendan Schwarz (Andrew & Thomas)
General Hospital
Guiding Light
- Sarah & Rebecca Perch (Marah Lewis)
- Shane & Brett Harder (Kevin Marler)
- James & Michael Mackonockie (Jason Marler)
- Jonathan & Forrest Butensky (?)
- Christopher & Nicholas Consolo (Coop Bradshaw)
- Connor & Keegan Sinclair (Zach Spaulding)
- Natalie & Noel Chant (Maureen Reardon)
- Desmond & Aidan Young (James Spaulding)
- Scott & Zachary Benes (William Winslow II)
Knots Landing
Life Goes On
Little House on the Prairie
Loving
- Emily & Gillian Kain (Heather Forbes)
- Elizabeth & Peter Lash (Tyler Alden)
- Jordan & Luke Washer (Tyler Alden)
- Ryan & Timothy Musick (Tyler Alden)
- Jake & Zach Czelada (Tyler Alden)
- Joseph & Matthew Gannon (Christopher McKenzie)
- Alexander & Britton Steele (Christopher McKenzie)
One Life to Live
- Kirk & Robert Raisch (Al Holden)
- Ryan & Sean Buckley (Al Holden)
- Cole & Chase Browndorf (Frankie Holden)
- Nicholas & Christopher Consolo (Frankie Holden)
- Diana & Sara Schneider (Leslie Holden)
- Adam & Connor O'Brien (Duke Buchanan)
- David & Michael DeFranco (Duke Buchanan)
- Ryan & Rylie Cramer (Jack Manning)
- Ariella & Natalie Jamnik (Starr Manning)
- Janelle & Tamara DeMent (Jessica Buchanan)
- Alex & Brittany Smith (Jessica Buchanan)
- Steven & Nicholas Towler (Matthew Rappaport)
- Zachary & Alexander Blass (River Carpenter)
- Justin & Josh Cromie (River Carpenter)
- Anthony & Victor DeBiase (C.J. Roberts)
- Gary & Keith Meredith (C.J. Roberts)
- Alexa & Zoe Fisher (Sarah Roberts)
- Daryn & Leah Thompson (Jamie Reynolds Vega)
- Liam & Aidan O'Donnell (Ace Buchanan/James Martin/Adam Chandler III)
Party of Five
Passions
Port Charles
- Angela & Michelle Mora (Christina Baldwin)
- Courtney & Jennifer Coddington (Danny Thornhart)
Providence
Reba
Ryan's Hope
- Jennifer & Katherine Ostroth (Olivia Coleridge)
Santa Barbara
Sister, Sister
So Little Time
Step by Step
- Kristina & Lauren Mayering (Lilly Foster Lambert)
Sunset Beach
- Gillian & Brock Bozzani (Trey Deschanel)
- Gabriel & Charles Ging (Trey Deschanel)
Two of a Kind
The X-Files
- Travis & James Riker (Baby William)
Yes, Dear
- Anthony and Michael Bain (Sam Warner)
- Blake, Easton & Hunter Draut (Logan Hughes)
- Alexander & Shawn Shapiro (Logan Hughes)
- Christopher & Nicholas Berry (Logan Hughes)
- Madison and Marissa Poer (Emily Warner)
The Young and the Restless
- Dana & Lauren Schankman (Heather Lynch)
- Claire & Elizabeth Schoene (Heather Lynch)
- Katrin & Margret Ingimarsdottir (Billy Abbott)
- Madison and Marissa Poer (Christian Newman/Kyle Jenkins)
- Connor & Garret Sullivan (Christian Newman/Kyle Jenkins)
- Cooper and Oliver Guynes (Christian Newman/Kyle Jenkins)
- Ashley, Kelly & Bobby Brown (Colleen Carlton)
- Caitlin & Jessica Miley (Colleen Carlton)
- Natalie & Victoria McCormick (Colleen Carlton)
- Marco & Stefan Flores (Nick Newman)
- Samantha & Zachary Elkins (Noah Newman)
- Chuckie & Kenny Gravino (Phillip Chancellor IV)
- Scott & Shaun Markley (Phillip Chancellor IV)
- Celeste & Coryn Williams (Victor Newman Jr)
- Danielle & Sabrina Hepler (Victor Newman Jr)
- Rebecca & Melissa Bruseth (Skylar Evans)
- Emily & Mallory Brooks (Skylar Evans)
- Gregory & Nathan Griesbach (Dylan Fenmore)
- Christine & Karen Hoffstadt (Jennifer Foster)
- Erin & Ramona Richter (Jennifer Foster)
- Desiree & Hannah Wheelan (Daniel Romalotti Jr)
- Hannah & Jessica Gist (Scotty Grainger)
- Shantel & Shenice Buford (Nate Hastings)
- Ashaneesse & Nasharin Holderness (Nate Hastings)
- Darla & Sandra Greer (Kate Valentine)
- Rachel and Amanda Pace (Abby Carlton)
- Eric & Brandon Billings (John)
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