List of famous pairs
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The following is a list of famous non-fictional pairs listed alphabetically.
- Here's a list of famous fictional pairs.
- Here's a list of pairs by category.
Pairs are actual persons (living or dead), places, or things, unless identified otherwise.
- Pairs are human beings unless otherwise noted.
- Twins (see list of twins and list of twins in fiction) and twin cities are not included.
Each pair is listed once only, and is sorted alphabetically by the name listed first. If a pair is not listed under one name, it may be listed under the other.
Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
[edit] A
[edit] Aa-Al
- Abbott & Costello (colleagues; entertainers)
- Abercrombie & Fitch (commercial partners)
- Adam & Eve (Biblical; couple)
- Ali and Frazier, (rivals), boxers
- Allen and Farrow (couple)
- A&W (Root beer- named after inventors Allen and Wright)
[edit] Am-Au
*A&M (a college)
- The ant and the grasshopper (proverbial/idiomatic; opposing)
- Antony & Cleopatra (couple)
- Anna & the King of Siam (colleagues) (Anna Leonowens and King Mongkut)
- Apples & oranges (proverbial/idiomatic; conceptual; opposing; food)
- Assault and battery (criminal acts commonly committed together)
- Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers (colleagues; entertainers)
[edit] B
[edit] Ba
- Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
- Battledore & Shuttlecock (equipment; complementary)
- Bacon and eggs (proverbial/idiomatic; complementary; food)
- Banjo & Kazooie
- Barnes & Noble (commercial partnership)
- Barnum & Bailey (commercial partnership)
- Baskin-Robbins (commercial partners)
- Bass & treble (conceptual; technical; antitheses)
- Bathroom & W.C. (proverbial/idiomatic; complementary) (British usage) The two essential hygienic plumbing facilities.
- Batman & Robin (superheroes)
[edit] Be-Bi
- Bed and breakfast (proverbial/idiomatic)
- Bells and whistles (proverbial/idiomatic)
- Ben & Jerry (commercial partners)
- Bert & Ernie (roommates)
- Bird and Magic (rivals; colleagues)
[edit] Bl-Bo
- Black & Decker (commercial partners)
- Black & white (proverbial/idiomatic; conceptual; opposing)
- Block & tackle (equipment; complementary)
- Boardwalk & Park Place (complementary; juxtapositions)
- Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall
- Bonnie & Clyde (colleagues; couple; criminals)
- Bow & Arrow (equipment; complementary)
[edit] Br-Bu
- Bread & butter (proverbial/idiomatic; complementary; food)
- Bread & water (proverbial/idiomatic; complementary; food)
- Breaking & Entering (legal term)
- George Burns & Gracie Allen (colleagues; entertainers; couple)
- Aaron Burr & Alexander Hamilton (rivals/opponents)
- Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid (colleagues; criminals)
- Butter & eggs (proverbial/idiomatic; complementary; also a flower)
[edit] C
[edit] Ca-Ce
- Caesar & Cleopatra (couple)
- Calvin & Hobbes (comic strip characters; 16th c theologian, 17th c philosopher respectively)
- Cannon & Ball (complementary; comedians)
- North Carolina & South Carolina (U.S. states)
- Cats & dogs (proverbial/idiomatic; rivals/opponents)
- Cease-and-desist letter (proverbial/idiomatic) (Legal idiom)
- Cagalli & Kira (gundam seed/gundam destiny)
[edit] Ch-Co
- Cheech & Chong (colleagues; entertainers)
- French wonderful, amazing fries & dip (complementary)
- Chocolate and peanut butter
- Cloak and Dagger (idiom) refers to covert operations, also a comic book duo
- Coat & tie (proverbial/idiomatic; equipment; complementary) (The two required articles constituting formal dress)
[edit] Cr-Cy
- Cut & Paste (technical; complementary)
- cytosine & guanine (complementary) (DNA base pair)
[edit] D
- North Dakota & South Dakota (U.S. states)
- Matt Damon & Ben Affleck (entertainers, colleagues)
- Day & Night (proverbial)
- The Big Dipper & the Little Dipper (astronomical; complementary)
- Dolce & Gabbana (Italian fashion designers)
- Doom and gloom (proverbial)
- Drum and bugle corps (equipment; complementary) Marching band musical complement.
- Dungeons & Dragons (game; proverbial/idiomatic; complementary)
[edit] E
- East coast & West coast (geographic, complementary)
- Ebony & Ivory (proverbial/idiomatic; juxtapositions)
- Chris Evert & Martina Navratilova (rivals; opponents; athletes) Tennis legends.
- Egg & Chips (proverbial/idiomatic; complementary; food
- Egg and Sperm [gametes/sex cells]
[edit] F
Frick & Frack
[edit] G
- God and the Devil (rivals)
- Good & evil (conceptual; juxtaposition)
- Green Eggs & Ham (food) (Dr. Seuss)
- Flotsam & Jetsam
[edit] H
[edit] Ha
- Haim and Feldman (entertainers, the two Coreys)
- Ham and eggs (proverbial/idiomatic; complementary; food)
- Hannity and Colmes (broadcasters)
- Hatfields and McCoys [1] (rivals/opponents)
- Hall and Oates rock band
harley davidson
[edit] He-Ho
- Heaven & Earth (proverbial/idiomatic; opposing)
- Heaven & Hell (proverbial/idiomatic; opposing)
- Holyfield and Tyson (rivals; boxers)
[edit] I
[edit] J
- Jagger & Richards (colleagues, songwriters, Rolling Stones)
- Jay & Silent Bob (Colleagues, Entertainers)
- Joel and Brinkley (couple, formerly)
[edit] K
- Kenan & Kel (colleagues; Nickelodeon show)
- Ken & Barbie (toy dolls)
- Nancy Kerrigan & Tonya Harding (rivals; opponents; athletes) Figure-skaters. Famous because of Harding's 1994 participation in a conspiracy to disable Kerrigan.
- Ketchup & Mustard
[edit] L
[edit] La-Li
- Laurel & Hardy (colleagues; entertainers; animated cartoon)
- Law & Order (famous television show, legal cliché)
- Lennon/McCartney (song writers)
[edit] Lo-Lu
- Love and Death (movie title by Woody Allen)
- Lucy & Desi (colleagues; couple; rivals/opponents; commercial partners; entertainers)
- Laverne & Shirley (famous TV show)
- Luke & Leia (Star Wars)
[edit] M
- M&M's
- McGwire and Sosa (athletes, friendly rivals, both of whom broke Roger Maris' home run record in 1998)
[edit] Ma
- Madonna and Sean Penn (couple)
- Mario and Luigi
- Macaroni & Cheese
- Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis (entertainers; colleagues; actors) created a successful stage comedy duo
- Mason & Dixon (colleagues)
[edit] Me-Mo
[edit] Mu
- Mulder and Scully (TV show; partners)
- Mum and dad (conceptual; complementary)
- Mork and Mindy (TV shows; partners)
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[edit] N
- Nip & tuck, also Nip/Tuck (proverbial/idiomatic; complementary; television series)
- North Island & South Island (New Zealand)
- nuts & bolts (proverbial/idiomatic; complementary)
[edit] O
- Oil & vinegar (proverbial/idiomatic; complementary)
- Oil & water (proverbial/idiomatic; opposing}
- Donny and Marie Osmond (siblings, entertainers)
[edit] P
[edit] Pa-Pl
- Pots & pans (proverbial/idiomatic; opposing)
- Peaches & cream (proverbial/idiomatic; complementary)
- Peanut butter & jelly (proverbial/idiomatic; complementary)
- Penn & Teller (colleagues; entertainers; illusionists)
- Pepsi and Coke (proverbial, market rivals)
- Pete & Repeat
- Pinky and the Brain (cartoon cohorts}
- Plug & Socket (equipment; complementary)
[edit] Po-Pu
- Posh & Becks (famous couple David and Victoria Beckham)
- Pride & Prejudice (literature; juxtapositions) a novel by Jane Austen
- Procter & Gamble (commercial partners)
- Proton & neutron (scientific; complementary)
- Paris Hilton & Nicole Richie (former friends, then enemies, now friends again, but overall still a pair of dumb blonds)
- Punch & Judy (popular puppet show)
[edit] R
[edit] Ra-Ri
- Raggedy Ann & Andy (cartoon characters, late 70s)
- Regis & Kathie Lee (colleagues; entertainers; television)
- Regis & Kelly
- Ren & Stimpy (cartoon buddies)
- Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Shakespearen Characters, Tom Stoppard play
[edit] Ro
- Rod & reel (equipment; complementary)
- Rodgers & Hammerstein (colleagues; songwriters)
[edit] Ru-Rw
[edit] S
[edit] Sa-Sh
- Salt & pepper (proverbial/idiomatic; complementary; food)
- Sears & Roebuck (commercial partners)
- Shadows and Fog (movie title by Woody Allen)
[edit] Si-Sm
- Sid & Dan (society duo; entertainers)
- Siegfried & Roy (colleagues; entertainers)
- Silk & satin (proverbial pairing of two lustrous, luxurious fabrics)
- Simon & Garfunkel (colleagues; entertainers)
- Siskel & Ebert (colleagues) (Print and television movies reviewers) (Siskel 1946-1999) (How about Ebert & Roeper?)
- Skull & Bones (proverbial/idiomatic; complementary) Name of Yale University secret society.
- Skull & Crossbones (proverbial/idiomatic; complementary) Symbol of death, piracy, and poison.
- Smoke and mirrors (proverbial/idiomatic) The illusionist's elements
- Smothers Brothers (colleagues; entertainers)
- Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (fictional characters)
[edit] So-Su
- Song & dance (proverbial/idiomatic; complementary)
- Sonny & Cher (colleagues; entertainers; couple)
- Stalagmites & Stalactites (conceptual; complementary; opposing)
[edit] T
[edit] Ta-To
- Taylor & Burton (acting pair and couple)
- Thelma & Louise (bestfriends)
- Thunder & lightning (proverbial/idiomatic; complementary)
- Tom & Jerry (Fictional Cartoons)
- Tango & Cash (fictional movie duo)
[edit] Tr-Ty
- Track & field (proverbial/idiomatic; complementary)
- Tracy & Hepburn (acting pair and couple)
- Ike & Tina Turner (singers and songwriters)
- Twin Towers (side-by-side landmarks)
- Tyler & Perry (Steven Tyler & Joe Perry/Aerosmith) (legendary singer/guitarist duo)
[edit] W
- Watson and Crick (colleagues; scientists)
- Venus and Serena Williams (siblings; athletes; tennis)
- Woodward & Bernstein (colleagues; journalists)
[edit] X
Wallace & Grommit
[edit] Y
- Yin & Yang (conceptual; complementary and opposing)
[edit] Z
- Zig & Zag (puppets)
[edit] See also
- List of twins
- List of couples
- List of Hollywood celebrity couples
- List of notable boxing rivalries
- List of famous fictional pairs
