List of twins

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[edit] Twins in popular culture

[edit] Twins in acting

[edit] Twins in the adult film industry

  • Airi and Meiri, Japanese porn twins
  • Nadya and Luba Shumeyko, Ukranian Nude Models featured on met-art
  • Erica and Heather Bambi, adult film actresses
  • Christopher and Timothy Christy
  • AJ and Alex Fisher
  • Daniel and Jean Lautrec, a.k.a Alex and Ian Lynch, Jack and James LaCroix, and Fabrizio and Fernando Mangiatti
  • Lacey and Lyndsey Love, adult film actresses
  • 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
  • Marissa and Melissa Milton, adult film actresses
  • Sasha and Pasha, adult film actresses
  • Sean and Tim O’Brien
  • Boris and Nikolai Otov
  • Brad and Jared Perkins aka the Boston Twins
  • Gabriel and Oscar Peron aka the Odyssey Twins
  • Eric and Kurt Reikert
  • Dave and Dean Resnick
  • Diana and Denise Sloan, adult film actresses
  • Shaina and Shana Simpson
  • Taylor and Tyler Starr, Jocelyn Potter and Crystal Potter --- the Potter Twins
  • Mandee and Missy Taylor, adult film actresses
  • Mark and Matt Woods
  • Brooke and Taylor Young, adult film actresses
  • Shantell and Chloe Stevens
  • Misha and Sasha, sophisticated entertainment actresses
  • Anna Michelle and Katja, German adult film actresses
  • Chrissy and Christy Ann

[edit] Twins in the arts

[edit] Twins in music

Brian etchechurry and chris reynolds

[edit] Twins in sports

[edit] Twins in modeling

Kyle and Lane Carlson
Kyle and Lane Carlson

[edit] Twin authors

  • The "Guptara Twins", brothers Suresh Guptara and Jyoti Guptara, authors of the Insanity Saga (Conspiracy of Calaspia and sequels)
  • Peter and Anthony Shaffer, twin playwrights born in Liverpool, England, in 1926. Peter Shaffer wrote "Equus" (1975 Tony Award for Best Play), "Amadeus" (1981 Tony Award), and other plays and movies. Anthony Shaffer is best known for the play and movie "Sleuth" (1970 Tony Award). Anthony died in 2001.--Dpnsshs (talk) 23:27, 12 April 2008 (UTC)--Dpnsshs (talk) 23:54, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Authors Andrew Sean Greer (The Confessions of Max Tivoli) and Michael Greer

[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 have successfully separated them at the age of 6 months in Jakarta by 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 5, 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 tripus (two heads, four arms, three legs). The third, fused leg was amputated when the twins were 16 or 17.
  • Jean and Jacques Liberra
  • Yvette and Yvonne McCarther (1949-1992), African-American conjoined twins who were prominently featured in Jet magazine over the years until their passing in December 1992.
  • 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.
  • 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].
  • Suresh Guptara and Jyoti Guptara, only known twin novelists [6]

[edit] Miscellaneous twins

[edit] Famous people with a twin