List of twins

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For mythological and fictional twins, see Category:Fictional twins.
For triplets, quadruplets, and higher order multiples, see List of multiple births.

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.

Contents

Historical twins

Twins in popular culture

Twins in acting

See also Twins and multiples in television and films

Twins in the adult film industry

Twins in the arts

Twins in music

Twins in sports

Twins in modeling

Twin authors

Twins in politics

Twins in business

Twins in crime

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.

Twins in science

Twins in Mythology

Twins in speech therapy

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. Eilish is still alive, but Katie died from a heart attack four days later on April 5th, 1992 after a 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

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].
  • Suresh Guptara and Jyoti Guptara, only known twin novelists [6]

Miscellaneous twins

Famous people with a twin