Famous Twins in History & Pop Culture
Twins↕ | Era↕ | Field↕ | Nationality↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen | 1990s-present | Entertainment / Fashion | American | Shared role on Full House as babies, billion-dollar brand by age 10, became high-fashion designers (The Row) |
Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss | 2000s-present | Technology / Finance | American | Sued Mark Zuckerberg claiming he stole Facebook idea, Olympic rowers, became Bitcoin billionaires (Gemini exchange) |
Romulus & Remus | c. 771 BCE (mythological) | Mythology / History | Roman | Raised by a she-wolf, Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome, origin myth of the Roman Empire |
Chang & Eng Bunker | 1811-1874 | Historical figures | Thai-American | Original 'Siamese twins', conjoined at the chest, married two sisters, fathered 21 children, toured with P.T. Barnum |
Esau & Jacob | Biblical era | Religion / Literature | Hebrew | Jacob tricked Esau out of birthright for a bowl of stew, foundational story in Judaism/Christianity/Islam |
Tia & Tamera Mowry | 1990s-present | Entertainment | American | Starred in 'Sister, Sister' sitcom, separated-at-birth storyline mirrored real twin experience, 90s kid icons |
Elvis & Jesse Garon Presley | 1935 | Music | American | Elvis's identical twin was stillborn, Elvis carried the loss his entire life, shaped his spiritual searching |
June & Jennifer Gibbons | 1963-1993 | Literature / Psychology | Welsh (Barbadian descent) | 'The Silent Twins' who only spoke to each other, wrote novels, committed arson, Jennifer died mysteriously after pact |
Lech & Jarosław Kaczyński | 1949-present | Politics | Polish | Lech became President of Poland, Jarosław became Prime Minister simultaneously, Lech died in 2010 Smolensk crash |
Laverne Cox & M Lamar | 1972-present | Entertainment / Art | American | Laverne is transgender actress (Orange is the New Black), twin brother M Lamar played pre-transition flashbacks on the show |
The Kray Twins (Ronnie & Reggie) | 1950s-1960s | Crime | British | London's most feared gangsters, ran East End organized crime, became cultural legends, 2015 Tom Hardy film played both |
Scarlett & Hunter Johansson | 1984-present | Entertainment / Politics | American | Scarlett became world's highest-paid actress, fraternal twin Hunter worked for Obama campaign, both in public eye |
Castor & Pollux (Dioscuri) | Greek mythology | Mythology | Greek | One mortal, one divine, Zeus placed them in the sky as Gemini constellation, patron saints of sailors |
Ann Landers & Abigail Van Buren | 1918-2002/2013 | Journalism | American | Twin sisters who became rival advice columnists (Ask Ann Landers vs. Dear Abby), bitter real-life feud |
Benji & Joel Madden | 1979-present | Music | American-Australian | Good Charlotte frontmen, Joel married Nicole Richie, Benji married Cameron Diaz, pop-punk twin rockstars |
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