User:AnemoneProjectors/List of twins

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This is a list of twins, including historical twins, conjoined twins, modern twin celebrities, twins in sports, famous people who have or had a twin, and records related to twins. It does not include fictional twins.

Contents

[edit] Historical twins

[edit] Twins in popular culture

[edit] Twins in acting

[edit] Twins in the adult film industry

  • Erica and Heather Bambi[1]
  • Jirka and Karel Bartok[2]
  • Caio and Carlos Carvalho[2]
  • Christopher and Timothy Christy[2]
  • AJ and Alex Fisher[2]
  • Daniel and Jean Lautrec, a.k.a Alex and Ian Lynch, Jack and James LaCroix, Attila and Istvan Lenart and Fabrizio and Fernando Mangiatti[2]
  • Lacey and Lyndsey Love[3]
  • Karlstadt twins[4]
  • Rebecca and Fiona Knight, British born adult film actresses starred in the Orifice Twins which was a play on The Olsen Twins
  • Carlos and Luis Mendez[5]
  • Marissa and Melissa Milton, adult film actresses[6]
  • Sasha and Pasha
  • Sean and Tim O'Brien[2]
  • Boris and Nikolai Otov[2]
  • Brad and Jared Perkins aka the Boston Twins
  • Gabriel and Oscar Peron aka the Odyssey Twins[2]
  • Dave and Dean Resnick[7]
  • Diana and Denise Sloan[8]
  • Shaina and Shana Simpson[9]
  • Taylor and Tyler Starr[10]
  • Mandee and Missy Taylor
  • Mark and Matt Woods[2]
  • Brooke and Taylor Young[11]
  • Chocolate and Mocha[12]

[edit] Twins in the arts

[edit] Twins in music

[edit] Twins in sports

Jacqui and Skylar Little (WUSA soccer players)

[edit] Twins in modeling

Kyle and Lane Carlson
Kyle and Lane Carlson

[edit] Twin authors

[edit] Twins in politics

[edit] Twins in business

[edit] Twins in crime

[edit] Twins in the military

  • Johnny and Luther Htoo (born circa 1987), Burmese guerrillas
  • 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.
  • William Wallace and Willard Willis Savercool of the U.S. Army. Both served at the age of 14.

[edit] Twins in science

  • Alex and Michael Bronstein, co-inventors of a three-dimensional face recognition technology
  • Mark E. and Scott J. Kelly, first astronaut twins
  • Kian and Remee Hodgson, twins genetically born from biracial parents; one is dark-, the other light-skinned
  • Stewart and Cyril Marcus, gynecologists - inspiration for the David Cronenberg film Dead Ringers
  • Alicia and Jasmine Singerl, similar set of twins as Kian and Remee Hodgson

[edit] Twins in Mythology

[edit] Twins in speech therapy

[edit] Conjoined (Siamese) twins

Conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker
Conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker
  • Ladan and Laleh Bijani (1974-2003), Iranian, united by the head; died during separation surgery in Singapore
  • Pristian Yuliana and Pristian Yuliani, Indonesian twins conjoined at the head (Craniopagus). Dr. Padmosantjojo successfully separated them at the age of 6 months in Jakarta, 1987. This successful separation is a milestone of neuro surgery history in the world. Right now, Pristian Yuliana and Pristian Yuliani have completed their high school.
  • Lea and Tabea Block German twins joined at the head. Tabea died during surgery in the U.S.
  • Chang and Eng Bunker (1811-1874), from Thailand, joined by the areas around their xiphoid cartilages, but over time the join stretched; the expression Siamese twins is derived from their case
  • Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst (1100-1134) (also known as the Biddenden Maids) from England. They are the earliest known set of conjoined twins.
  • Lazarus and Joannes Baptista Colloredo (1617-164?)
  • Abigail and Brittany Hensel (1990-) American: two heads, two arms, two legs, cannot be separated
  • Kendra and Maliyah Herrin, conjoined twins from Utah separated in 2006, at age 4
  • Daisy and Violet Hilton (February 5, 1908 - January 6, 1969), born in England, lived in United States, actresses, appeared in the movie Freaks
  • Katie and Eilish Holton, conjoined twins from Ireland. Katie died from a heart attack on April 5th, 1992, four days after surgery to separate her from her sister.
  • Olga and Daria Kolacz - from Janikowo, Poland. Separated in Saudi Arabia, at the age of about 1. They returned home 22 March, 2005.
  • Masha and Dasha Krivoshlyapova (1950-2003), Soviet/Russian twin girls, rarest form of conjoined twins, only known case of dicephalus tetrabrachius dipus (two heads, four arms, two legs)
  • Jean and Jacques Liberra
  • Wiktoria and Weronika Palen - Polish twin girls, separated in the USA
  • Aleksandra and Patrycja Plociennik - Polish twin girls. Born on March 13, 2004, died July 24, 2005.
  • Lori and Reba Schappell
  • Emily and Francesca Selvaggio, conjoined twins separated at the earliest age
  • Ram and Laxman, Indian, separated by Dr. Y Nayudamma in 1992
  • Anjali and Geetanjali, Indian, successfully separated by Dr. Y Nayudamma in 1993
  • Rekha and Surekha, Indian, successfully separated by Dr. Y Nayudamma in 1998
  • Veena and Vani, Indian, successfully separated by Dr. Y Nayudamma in 2004
  • Ganga and Jamuna , Nepalese twins conjoined at the head . They were successfully separated at the age of 10 months in Singapore
  • Krista and Tatiana Hogan, Canadian twins conjoined at the head. Born October 25, 2006

[edit] Twin records

  • Alice and Nelly Clarke (born 1900), oldest twins in Britain
  • Mary Crombie, longest-lived person born a twin (1890-2003), sister died at 94
  • Thomas and Grace Houghton-Burnett (born 2002), heaviest mixed sex twins born in the UK (Thomas 10 lb 1 oz or 4.56 kg - Grace 8 lb 2 oz or 3.69 kg); also heaviest twins born via normal delivery in the UK (rather than by Caesarean section) [2]
  • Gin Kanie and Kin Narita (born 1892), oldest twins in Japan and national icons, died 2001 and 2000 respectively
  • James and Thomas Mollekin, Britain's tallest twins.
  • Eric and Corey Warren, Canada's heaviest twins at birth, at a combined 17.9 lbs.
  • Daniel and Espi Dooley, heaviest conjoined twins, born in Australia, 8.56 kg.
  • Claire and Ann Recht, tallest living female twins, at 6' 7" or 2.01 m [3]
  • Benny and Billy McGuire, heaviest ever twins at 814 and 784 pounds. Born in Hendersonville, NC, USA in 1947. Billy died in 1979, Benny in 2001. [4]
  • Michael and James Lanier, tallest living male twins, at 7' 6" or 2.286m [5].

[edit] Miscellaneous twins

[edit] Famous people with a twin

[edit] References

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  3. ^ Baker, Chip. "Vivid Signs Identical Twins Lacey and Lyndsey Love" (Contains adult content), AVN Media Network, 2005-02-02. Retrieved on 2008-01-28. 
  4. ^ Twins (Contains adult content). Bijouworld.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  5. ^ Caribbean Beat (Contains adult material). TLA Video. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  6. ^ Milton Twins DVD (Contains adult content). CDUniverse. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  7. ^ double size: double the pleasure (Contains adult material). Bijou World. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  8. ^ Diana Sloan. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  9. ^ Simpson Twins # 2 DVD (Contains adult content). Adult Video Universe.
  10. ^ Tyler Starr (Contains adult content). Adult Film Database. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  11. ^ Brooke Young. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  12. ^ Twins 2 (Contains adult material). Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  13. ^ Soyer. Highbeam Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  14. ^ Seishi Kishimoto. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  15. ^ Briefings. The University Record (2000-03-13). Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  16. ^ Shore, Randy. "How twins connect", The Vancouver Sun, 2008-01-26. Retrieved on 2008-01-28. 
  17. ^ Singh, Shalini. "Vanity Fair", Tehelka. Retrieved on 2008-01-28. 
  18. ^ Angela Eagle MP Biography. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  19. ^ Easton, Adam. "The twins who would lead Poland", BBC News, 2005-06-16. Retrieved on 2008-01-28. 
  20. ^ "Twin Poachers Mixed Up" (PDF), New York Times, 1913-02-09. Retrieved on 2008-01-28. 
  21. ^ Lindemans, Micha F.. Romulus. Encyclopedia Mythica. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.