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.
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
- Johnny and Luther Htoo (born 1990), Burmese guerrila 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 twins
- 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
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 Arnsdale, former NBA basketball players.
- Phil and Steve Mahre, skiers