List of couples
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This is a list of people who are or have been famous as a couple. For a complete listing of pairs see Lists of pairs. For a list sorted by name see List of pairs by name.
(The following couples needs to be organised under the following headings. Please feel free to edit.)
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[edit] Celebrity Couples (Past And Present)
- Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner 2005-present
- Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez (Bennifer) 2002-2004
- Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith 1997-present
- Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie 2005-present
- Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman 2006-present
- Apolo Anton Ohno and Allison Baver
- Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams
- Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Philippe 1999-2007
- Jordan Bratman and Christina Aguilera 2005-present
- Freddy Adu and JoJo
- Beyonce and Jay-Z
- Hilary Duff and Joel Madden 2005-2006
- Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale 2002-present
- Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore 2005-present
- Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz 2003-present
- Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo
- Jessica Simpson and John Mayer
- Avril Lavigne and Deryck Whibley
- P!nk and Carey Hart 2006-present
- Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony 2004-present
- John Lennon and Yoko Ono 1969-1980 (his death)
- Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love 1992-1994 (his death)
- Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock 2006-2007
- Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna (opera)
- Woody Allen and Mia Farrow
- Paul Thomas Anderson and Fiona Apple
- Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman 1990-2001
- Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes (TomKat) 2005-present
- Madonna and Sean Penn 1985-1989
- John Travolta and Kelly Preston 1991-present
- William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman
[edit] Short Marriages (2 Years Or Less)
All of the following marriages ended in divorce, except where indicated
[edit] Couple / Length Of Time Married
- Eva Braun and Adolf Hitler / 1 day (their deaths)
- Adrienne La Russa & Steven Seagal / 1 day
- Britney Spears and Jason Alexander / 2 days
- Tomica Woods and Eazy-E / 12 days (his death)
- Drew Barrymore and Jeremy Thomas / 6 weeks
- Judith Kliban and Bill Bixby / 6 weeks (his death)
- Claire Harding and Jack Wild / 4 months (his death)
- Norma McCarty and Ed Wood / 4 months
- Sandra Cooke and Sir David Lean / 121 days (his death)
- Shannen Doherty and Ashley Hamilton / 5 months
- Natasha Henstridge & Damian Chapa / 5 months
- Buddy and Maria Holly / 5 months (his death)
- Laura Jane Michaels and Bill Bixby / 25 weeks
- Akosua Busia & John Singleton / 6 months
- Kelly-Jean Van Dyke and Jack Nance / 6 months
- Christie Brinkley and Rick Taubman / 7 months
- Linda Hamilton & James Cameron / 8 months
- Traci Lords and Ryan Riel Grainger / 8 months
- Erin Everly and Axl Rose / 9 months
- Lauren Holly and Jim Carrey / 10 months
- Barbara Minty and Steve McQueen / 10 months (his death)
- Cynthia Derderian & Jean-Claude Van Damme / 11 months
- Nicollette Sheridan and Harry Hamlin / 11 months
- Anna Nicole Smith and J. Howard Marshall II / 11 months (his death)
- Rae Dawn Chong and C. Thomas Howell / 1 year
- Robin Givens and Mike Tyson / 1 year
- Janet Jackson and James DeBarge / 1 year
- Courtney Love and James Moreland / 1 year
- Sue Lyon and Cotton Adamson / 1 year
- Sue Lyon and Hampton Fancher / 1 year
- Sue Lyon and Roland Harrison / 1 year
- Vic and Gale Morrow / 1 year
- Richard Pryor and Shelley Bonus / 1 year
- Richard Pryor and Patricia Price / 1 year
- Kim Novak and Richard Johnson / 13 months
- Donna Peele and Charlie Sheen / 14 months
- Tori Spelling & Charlie Shanian / 14 months
- Lyle and Kathy Alzado / 15 months (his death)
- Drew Barrymore and Tom Green / 15 months
- Alexandra Christmann & Sir Ben Kingsley / 15 months
- Brigitte Nielsen and Sylvester Stallone / 18 months
- Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski / 18 months (her death)
- Kelley Patricia O'Neill and Jason Hervey / 19 months
- Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson / 20 months
- Patricia Southall & Martin Lawrence / 20 months
- Julia Roberts and Lyle Lovett / 21 months
- Paula Abdul and Emilio Estevez / 2 years
- Pamela Denise Anderson and Tommy Lee / 2 years
- Selma Blair and Ahmet Zappa / 2 years
- Brooke Burns and Julian McMahon / 2 years
- Helen Derby and Burgess Meredith / 2 years
- Jennie Garth and Dan Clark (not the American Gladiator) / 2 years
- Carole Graham and Ray Sharkey / 2 years
- Diane Martin and Barry Williams / 2 years
- Nia Peeples and Guy Ecker / 2 years
- Faith Quabius and Chuck Connors / 2 years
- Alaina Reed and Kevin Peter Hall / 2 years (his death)
- Kim Reeder & Andy Gibb / 2 years
- Marilyn Rosenberg and Robert Reed / 2 years
- Lala Sloatman & Chris Robinson / 2 years
- Britney Spears and Kevin Federline / 2 years
- Kathy Swanson & Andrew Dice Clay / 2 years
- Niki Taylor and Matt Martinez / 2 years
- Charlene Tilton and Johnny Lee / 2 years
[edit] Long Show-Biz Marriages (25 Years Or More)
[edit] Couple / Year(s) Married
- W.C. and Harriet Fields / 1900-46 (his death)
- Spencer and Louise Tracy / 1923-67 (his death)
- William and Violet Hanna / 1936-2001 (his death)
- Jonathan and Gertrude Harris / 1938-2002 (his death)
- Tony Randall and Florence Gibbs / 1942-92 (her death)
- Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy / 1942-94 (her death)
- Lord Lew and Kathleen Grade / 1942-98 (his death)
- Federico Fellini and Giulietta Masina / 1943-93 (his death)
- John Harrison Yankee Jr. and Eileen Heckart / 1944-97 (his death)
- Craig Stevens and Alexis Smith / 1944
- Edgar and Frances Bergen / 1945-78 (his death)
- Akira and Yoko Kurosawa / 1945-85 (her death)
- Dan and Elsa O'Herlihy / 1945-2005 (his death)
- Ralph and Alice Bellamy / 1947-92 (his death)
- Henry and Virginia Mancini / 1947-94 (his death)
- Rod and Carol Serling / 1948-75 (his death)
- Guy and Janice Williams / 1948-89 (his death)
- Burgess and Kaja Meredith / 1950-97 (his death)
- Max and Christina Von Sydow / 1951-96 (divorced)
- Fred and Foxy Gwynne / 1952-80 (divorced)
- Jack and Marie Lord / 1954-98 (his death)
- Ira Bernstein and Florence Henderson / 1956-85 (divorced)
- Jack and Elaine LaLanne / 1956
- Pat and Doreen Roach / 1957-2004 (his death)
- Stanley and Christianne Kubrick / 1958-99 (his death)
- Chuck and Dianne Norris / 1958-88 (divorced)
- Leo Penn and Eileen Ryan / 1958-98 (his death)
- Albert and Dana Broccoli / 1959-96 (his death)
- Jim and Jane Henson / 1959-90 (his death)
- Telly and Katherine Savalas / 1960-94 (his death)
- Wolfman Jack and Lucy Lamb / 1960-95 (his death)
- Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft / 1964-2005 (her death)
- Bill and Camille Cosby / 1964
- Don and Barbara Rickles / 1965
- Dean and Gerda Koontz / 1966
- Sir Michael and Helen Palin / 1966
- Patrick Stewart and Sheila Falconer / 1966-2000 (divorced)
- Frank and Gail Zappa / 1967-93 (his death)
- Powers and Pam Boothe / 1968
- Virl and Chris Osmond / 1968
- Aaron and Candy Spelling / 1968-2006 (his death)
- Sir Michael and Patricia York / 1968
- Robert and Barbara Cameron (Kirk and Candace's parents) / 1969
- Sir Roger and Luisa Moore / 1969-96 (divorced)
- Christopher and Georgianne Walken / 1969
- Terry and Alison Jones / 1970
- Christopher and Elaine Plummer / 1970
- Sir Roger and Heather Daltrey / 1971
- Doug Momary and Emmy Jo Peden / 1971
- George C. Scott and Trish Van Devere / 1972-99 (his death)
- John and Bo Derek / 1973-98 (his death)
- Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille / 1974
- Richard and Diane Kiel / 1974
- Alan and Suzanne Osmond / 1974
- Wayne and Kathlyn Osmond / 1974
- Marc and Alice Summers / 1974
- Lee and Nila Ermey / 1975
- Maurice and Yvonne Gibb / 1975-2003 (his death)
- Jamie and Lynne Spears (Britney's parents) / 1975-2002 (divorced)
- Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi / 1975
- Robert Malloy and Kim Novak / 1976
- Rick and Julie Dees / 1977
- Ted and Leeyann Neeley / 1977
- Judges Jerry and Judy Sheindlin / 1977
- Mark and Marilou Hamill / 1978
- Donny and Debra Osmond / 1978
- John Nimmons and Geri Reischl / 1979
- Michael and Cari Beck / 1980
- Jim and Julia Dale / 1980
- Eric and Tania Idle / 1981
- Casey and Jean Kasem / 1981
- William and Deborah Katt / 1981
- Martin and Vivienne Kove / 1981
- Mills and Kaye Lane / 1981
- Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach / 1981
- Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli / 1981-2006 (divorced)
[edit] Fictional and non-fictional
- Abelard & Heloise
- Adam and Eve (Biblical couples)
- John Alden and Priscilla (A real couple (but Priscilla's memorable line, "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?" is the fictional creation of Longfellow)
- Anthony and Dayanara
- Antony and Cleopatra
- Jon Arbuckle and Dr. Liz Wilson (fictional couples)
- Barbie and Ken (fictional couples)
- Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears (colleagues)
- Buffy and Angel (fictional couples)
- Bonnie and Clyde (colleagues; criminals)
- Caesar and Cleopatra
- Charles and Diana (Prince and former Princess of Wales)
- Cosmo and Wanda (fictional couples)
- Cyclops and Jean Grey (fictional couples)
- "Daddy" Browning and "Peaches" Heenan (scandalous couples)
- Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett
- George Burns and Gracie Allen (colleagues; entertainers)
- de la Hoya and Corretjer
- Echevarria and Vigoreaux, (she went to jail accused of ordering his murder)
- Elsie and Elmer (fictional; mascots) Cows, trademark of Borden dairy circa 1938 on.
- Emilio and Gloria Estefan (entertainers)
- Danny Fenton and Sam Manson (fictional couples)
- Tucker Foley and Valerie Grey (fictional couples)
- Gilbert and George (colleagues; entertainers; performance artists)
- Hagbard and Signy (the Romeo and Juliet of the Vikings)
- Warren G. Harding and Nan Britton (scandalous couples)
- Hero and Leander (mythological/legendary couples)
- John Hartigan and Nancy Callahan (fictional couples)
- Myra Hindley and Ian Brady (serial child killers see Moors Murders)
- Homer and Marge Simpson (fictional couples)
- Rock Hudson and Doris Day
- Scarlett Johansson and Josh Hartnett (colleagues; entertainers; movies) (fictional couples) Played couples in battle-of-the-sexes comedies such as Pillow Talk
- Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings (scandalous couples)
- Joel and Brinkley
- Juno and the Peacock; see also Aesop, Alfred Hitchcock, Sean O'Casey (fictional couples)
- Lady and The Tramp (fictional couples)
- Lancelot and Guinevere (mythological/legendary couples)
- Leda & the Swan (mythological/legendary couples)
- Lucy and Desi (colleagues; rivals/opponents; commercial partners; entertainers)
- Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne (colleagues; entertainers; theatre)
- Aimee Semple McPherson and Kenneth G. Ormiston (scandalous couples)
- Mary and Joseph (biblical couples; complementary)
- Wilbur Mills and Fanne Foxe (scandalous couples) (Senator caught with stripper, in the "tidal basin" incident)
- Napoleon and Josephine
- Evelyn Nesbit and Stanford White (scandalous couples)
- Othello and Desdemona (fictional couples; theatre)
- The Owl and the Pussycat (fictional couples)
- Pelleas et Melisande (mythological/legendary couples)
- Pierre and Marie Curie (colleagues; scientists)
- Philemon and Baucis (mythological/legendary couples)
- Porgy and Bess (fictional couples) Title of and character in DuBose Heyward's novel, on which the Gershwin opera was based
- Pyramus and Thisbe (fictional couples)
- Punch and Judy (fictional couples; archetypes; rivals/opponents)
- Roy Rogers and Dale Evans (colleagues; entertainers; singers; motion pictures)
- Romeo and Juliet (fictional couples; theatre)
- Samson and Delilah (mythological/legendary; Biblical couples)
- Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (amateur sleuths)
- Siegmund and Sieglinde (fictional couples)
- King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba (mythological/legendary; Biblical couples)
- Sonny & Cher (colleagues; entertainers)
- Rudy Tabootie and Penny Sanchez (fictional couples)
- Tarzan and Jane (fictional couples)
- Strom Thurmond and Essie Butler (scandalous couples) Biological parents of mixed-race Essie Mae Washington-Williams
- Ted and Maggie (fictional couples)
- Tristan and Iseult (fictional couples)
- Troilus and Cressida (fictional couples)
- Tracy and Hepburn (colleagues; entertainers)
- Mr. and Mrs. Turner (fictional couples)
- Timmy Turner and Tootie (fictional couples)
- Victoria and Albert (see also Victoria and Albert Museum)
- Jenny Wakeman and Brad Carbunkle (fictional couples)
- Zeus and Ganymede (mythological couples)
- Lúthien and Beren (fictional couples; The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien)
- Aragorn and Arwen (fictional couples; The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien)
