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List Of TwinsThis 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 - Jason and Jeremy London - both actors, but play in different movies
- Sharon Ramella and Denise Ramella, in 2004, sang "Tali Quali" song at 47 Zecchino d'Oro festival
- Brenda Brancato and Federica Brancato, in 2000 sang "Gedeone Marziano Pasticcione" song at 43 Zecchino d'Oro festival
- Alissa Czisny and Amber Czisny, American figure skaters
- 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
- Erika Krievins and Sabrina Krievins, known from The X-Files first season episode "Eve"
- Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (born 1986), American actresses and entrepreneurs
- Lindsay Greenbush & Sidney Greenbush (born 25 May 1970), shared role of Carrie Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie
- Brenda Turnbaugh & Wendi 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
- Jennifer Steffin & 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
- 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.
- Gher Pekinel and Sher Pekinel, Turkish duo-pianists
- Shawn and Aaron Ashmore, Canadian actors
- Kyle and Lane Carlson, (born 24 December 1978), models
- Melissa Dennis & Rachel Dennis, (born 2 April 1976), played young Daisy and Dani in Princess Daisy tv-movie based on the novel by Judith Krantz
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
- Wiktoria & Weronika Palen - Polish twin girls, separated in the USA
- Aleksandra & Patrycja Plociennik - Polish twin girls
- Olga & Daria Kolacz - from Janikowo, Poland. Separated in Saudi Arabia, at the age about 1. They returned home 22 March, 2005.
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 Bndchen, (born 1980) supermodel (twin sister Patrcia)
- 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
- 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)
Notable Fictional twins - Camryn Barnes and Alexandra Fielding, T*Witches
- 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 Kstner).
- Beverly and Elliot Mantle, the twin doctors 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' motion picture Stuck on You
- Brandon and Brenda Walsh, the original central characters of the Fox Network prime-time soap opera Beverly Hills 90210
- Dee Dee (Delia & Deidre Dennis, voiced by Melissa Joan Hart), twin villains in
- Donald Kaufman, Charlie Kaufman's fictional twin brother, a character in the movie Adaptation; both roles played by Nicolas Cage.
- Fred Weasley and George Weasley, twins in the Harry Potter series
- Kyle and Lyle Hoover, characters in Kurt Vonnegut's novel 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 Simpson'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
- Zan and Jayna, The Wonder Twins, teenage alien superheroes from a Hanna-Barbera cartoon, who were eventually integrated into the DC Comics universe.
- 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 Ren Figaro (a.k.a. Mash Ren Figaro), fraternal twins in Final Fantasy VI
- Siamese twin assassins, separated conjoined twins who were fused at the arm, in the comic Kabuki
- 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 Valeri] and Altacia Valeria, fraternal twins in the video game 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
- Princesses Daisy and Dani Valenski, characters of the book Princess Daisy by Judith Krantz.
- Johan Liebert and Nina Fortner, twins in the anime series Monster
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
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 - Alissa Czisny and Amber Czisny, american figure skaters
- 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
- Jos 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, American skiers
- Coco and Kelly Miller (born 1978), WNBA players
- Andreas and Thomas Ravelli, Swedish footballplayers
- 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 Models Twins and multiples on TV 7th Heaven According to Jim All My Children Another World As the World Turns Baby Bob 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)
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