(birthdates refer to date of birth of twins or higher-order multiples)

Business World

• Andrews, Karen and Giusti, Kathy - Twin sisters who founded the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation in 1997 to raise awareness and funding to fight the disease Multiple Myeloma. Kathy serves as President of the Foundation. Karen is a general counsel with Time, Inc
• Barbi, Shane and Sia - (born April 2, 1963) - Models, Playboy playmates and spokespeople for eating disorders. Shane has been married to actor Ken Wahl since April, 1997
• Barclay, David and Frederick - (born Oct. 27, 1934) - British twins who own several magazines, including The Spectator (most likely the oldest continuously-published magazine in the English language) and The Business. They were collectively listed as the 30th wealthiest people or families on the 2007 Sunday Times Rich List with a net worth of 1.8 billion Euros.
• Bloom, Dennis and Daniel - Identical twin founders of Dallas-based AmeriPlan, a multi-million dollar company which help provides deep discounts on dental, pharmaceutical and vision health costs. The two were born in Brownwood, Texas on June 29, 1942 and are mirror image twins
• Brewer, Derek and Keith - (born Sept. 21, 1973) - Models (Land's End, calendars)
• Brown, Les and Wes- Les Brown is a nationally known motivational speaker and talk show host. He and his twin brother Wes were adopted by their mother, Mamie Brown, when they were six weeks old
• Bundchen, Gisele and Patricia - (born July 20, 1980) - Gisele is Brazilian super model. Her fraternal sister Patricia still lives in Brazil
• Calaway, James and John - (born Oct. 1, 1957) - Twin brothers who have each launched several high-tech and other civic businesses. James now runs Calaway Interests, a high-tech and business investment firm while John is the chief development officer for renewable development for Babcock & Brown
• Caten, Dean and Dan - Openly gay twin brothers from Canada who are fashion designers based in Milan, Italy. Their designs are big in the music industry for both men and women
• Dawson, Robin and Marks, Rebecca - (born Oct. 12, 1957) - Dawson is Dir. Of Mass. Film Office; Marks is Sr. VP of NBC Entertainment
• Duke, Charles and William - (born Oct. 3, 1935) - A retired Astronaut, Charles Duke was the 10th man to walk on the Moon. William is a retired medical doctor who lives in Lancaster, South Carolina
• Hildreth, Horace and Charles - (born Dec. 2, 1902) - Horace Hildreth was the Governor of Maine from 1945-49, president of Bucknell University and U.S. ambassador to Pakistan. He also unsuccessfully ran for Maine Senator. He passed away in 1988. Charles was a businessman. Horace, Jr. now runs Diversified Communications, and Charles, Jr., runs Emery-Waterhouse

Scott and Mark Kelly

• Kelly, Mark and Scott - (born Feb. 21, 1964) - The only twins to each fly in space, both of the Kelly Twins will soon join an elite list of NASA Astronauts to fly two Space Shuttle missions. Mark piloted Endeavor STS-108 (Dec., 2001) and Discovery STS-121 (July, 2006). Scott also went up on Discovery on STS-103 in Dec., 1999 and is scheduled to return to space in August, 2007 as the commander on Endeavor in STS-118. Mark is married to Amelia, a fraternal twin who has a twin brother. Twinstuff profile of the Kelly Twins
• Koch, David and Bill - (born May 3, 1940) - Upper management for large energy corporations. David Koch was listed as #19 on the Forbes 2006 list of the 400 richest Americans with a net worth of $12 billion dollars which could make him the wealthiest twin in the world. He co-runs Koch Industries, nation's largest privately-held company, with his older brother, Charles. Bill sold his interest in Koch to his brothers in 1983 but later contested that sale in a feud settled in 2001. He is an avid sailor who won the 1992 America's Cup. His net worth is estimated at $1.3 billion, #297 on the Forbest 400 list in 2006. Although he and his twin brother were estranged for many years, David did serve as best man in Bill's 2005 marriage to Bridget Rooney, the granddaughter of Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney
• Olim, Jason and Matt - Co-founders of CDNow, an early dot-com music success story which was later sold to BMG and is now a part of Amazon.com
• Percy Rockefeller, Sharon and Percy, Valerie - Sharon is President/CEO of WETA, Washington, D.C.'s PBS TV and radio stations. She is married to long-time W.V. senator Jay Rockefeller. Valerie was brutally murdered in her house in 1966. Their father is former U.S. Senator Charles Percy (R-Illinois, 1967-1985)
• Picard, Auguste and Jean-Felix - (born Jan. 28, 1884) - Auguste was a Swiss inventor, physicist and explorer perhaps best known for his gondola construction and high altitude flights as well as later deep sea dives. He passed away in 1962 at the age of 78. His son Jacques and grandson Bertrand have continued his ballooning and deep-sea work. Jean-Felix was also a balooning pioneer whose wife Jeannette and son Don also became accomplished balloonists. Jean-Felix died on his 79th birthday in 1963.
• Rice, John and Greg - (born Dec. 3, 1951) - World's shortest twins (34 inches each); successful real estate businessmen in Florida (Thing Big). John died in surgery in November, 2005
• Roberts, Marc and Steve - (born Feb. 11, 1943) - Authors, Professors (Marc at Harvard, Steve at George Washington University and TV Guest Commentators (Steve for PBS' Washington Week). Steve is married to ABC-TV's Cokie Roberts
• Shanks, Carolyn and Wells, Connie - Mississippi businesswomen who serve as President and CEO of Entergy Mississippi, and Business Development Manager of Entergy Nuclear, Inc., respectively. They were born in 1961
• Shapiro, Harold and Benajmin - (born June 8, 1935) - Harold Shapiro served as President of Princeton from 1988-2001. Benjamin served as President of McGill (the alma mater for both brothers) from 1994 to December 2002
• Smith, Elsie and Serenity - (born Jan. 24, 1971) - Identical twin sisters who are trapeze artists formerly with Cirque de Soleil who now run their own studio, Gemini Trapeze, which trains other budding aerial performers. Their website is www.trapezetwins.com
• Stanley, F.E. and F.O. - (born June 1, 1849) - Inventors of famous Stanley Steamer automobile. F.E. (Francis Edgar Stanley) was the original inventor. F.O. (Freelan Oscar) helped his brother manufacture the cars

Film

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Miscellaneous/Other Notables

• Benedict and Scholastica, Saints - Twins who were later sainted and who founded the Benedictine order. Saint Scholastica lived from about 480-543 AD, while her brother, Saint Benedict of Nursia lived until 547 AD
• Beugelsdijk, Tony and Henry - Scholarly twins. Tony is a project leader at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and respected author in the field of automation. Henry is an anestesiologist in Hutchinson, Kansas
• Bidasha, Veena and Neena - Identical belly-dancing twins who have appeared on TV and movies
• Black, Earl and Merle - (born in 1942) - College professors/authors. Earl is Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Political Science at Rice University and a well-known expert on Southern politics in America. Merle is Asa G. Candler Professor of Politics and Government at Emory University. They have written many political books together including Divided America (published, March 2007)
• Bogdanov, Grichka and Igor - (born Aug. 29, 1949) - French physicists who are known for TV show Time X and numerous books (God and Science) and publications. The Bogdanov Affair is an academic dispute regarding the legitimacy of a series of theoretical physics papers the twins published
• Brown, Vivian and Marian - (born Jan. 25, 1927) - Known as the San Francisco Twins, these spritely ladies dress alike every day and live together in San Francisco where they have been voted as that city's best local characters. They have made numerous TV commericals and also appeared in a cameo in the movie 9 to 5

Chang and Eng Bunker - 1865

• Bunker, Chang and Eng - (born May 11, 1811) - Original Siamese Twins. Born in Siam but lived and died (1874) in North Carolina. Connected by a thin band just below their chests, they were the longest-living non-separated conjoined twins in history, dying within hours of one another at age 62. Fathered 21 children between them
• Bündchen, Gisele and Patricia (born July 20, 1980) Gilsle is a model once named one of the most beautiful women in the world
• Chukwu, Ebuka, Chidi, Echerem, Chima, Ikem, Jioke, Odera and Gorem - (born Dec. 20, 1998) - World's 1st set of surviving octuplets (born in Houston). Odera died on Dec. 27, 1998
• Collinson, Mary and Madeleine - (born July 22, 1952) - The first twins to become Playboy Magazine's first dual centerfolds in October, 1970, they also starred in the horror movie Twins of Evil
• Dahm, Erica, Jaclyn and Nicole - (born Dec. 12, 1977) - Actresses who posed together in Playboy and have been featured on TV. Erica is married to Jay McGraw, the son of popular TV personality, Dr. Phil
• Dilley, Brenda, Rose, Ian, Julian, Quinn, Claire and Adrian - (born May 25, 1993) - United States' first set of surviving sextuplets
• Dionne, Marie, Cecile, Yvonne, Emilie & Annette - (born May 28, 1934) - World's first and only set of identical quintuplets. Cecilia and Annette were the last two surviving quints as of their 73rd birthdays in 2007 (Emilie passed away at age 20 in 1954, Marie died in 1970 and Yvonne passed away in 2001)
• Gibbons, Jennifer and June - (born Apr. 11, 1963) - English twin sisters known as the Silent Twins because their unwillngness to talk to anyone else except their twin. Jennifer died in 1993. Their story was profiled in the book The Silent Twins by Marjorie Wallace as well as plays, film and music
• Herskowitz, Ira and Joel - Twin scientists - Dr. Ira Herskowitz was a professor of biochemistry and biophysics at the University of California of San Francisco School of Medicine, and a past president of the Genetics Society of Amreica (he passed away in April, 2003 at the age of 56). Joel Herskowitz is a pediatric neurologist in Boston. Their father, Irwin H. Herskowitz, was a geneticist at Indiana University
• Housewright, Riley and Wiley (born Oct. 17, 1913) - Distinguished scientists and educators, Riley was a microbiologist who helped direct United States research in biological warfare from the Second World War until 1970. He was scientific director of the United States Army Biological Laboratories at Fort Detrick, Md., from 1956 to 1970. He died in Jan. 2003 at the age of 89. Wiley was dean emeritus of the School of Music at Florida State University and passed away in Dec., 2003 at the age of 90
• Kanie, Gin and Kin - (born Aug. 1, 1892) - Only twins in history to each celebrate their 107th birthdays. Kin passed away at age 107 years, 5 months and 22 days on January 23, 2000. Gin celebrated her 108th birthday in August, 2000 and died peacefully in her sleep on February 28, 2001 at the age of 108 years, 6 months, 28 days.
• Kray, Ronnie and Reggie - (born Oct. 24, 1933) - Infamous British gangsters; Ronnie died in 1995 and Reggie passed away in 2000
• Lanier, Michael and James - (born Nov. 27, 1969) - World's tallest male twins (7-4 3/4) - both played college basketball
• McCaughey, Kenneth, Alexis, Natalie, Kelsey, Brandon, Nathan and Joel - (born Nov. 19, 1997) - United States' first set of surviving septuplets
• Morgan (Vanderbilt), Gloria and Furness, Thelma - (born Aug. 23, 1904) - Twin socialites who were subject of book Double Exposure, a Twin Autobiography. Morgan was mother of Gloria Vanderbilt and grandmother of Anderson Cooper (born after she died); Furness was mistress of Prince of Wales and set him up with Wallis Simpson. Morgan died in 1965 and Furness in 1970. The two are buried together in Los Angeles
• Moyer, Dale and Glen - (born June 20, 1895) - The Moyer Twins each turned 105 on June 20, 2000 and most likely the only male twins ever to each live to be 105. Glen passed away on April 16, 2001 at the age of 105 years, nine months and 26 days. Dale passed away n July 17, 2004 at the age of 109 years, 27 days. The Moyers also had a listing sister (as of Dale's 109th birthday on June 20, 2004) who was aged 102 at the time
• Nordegren, Elin and Josefin - (born Jan. 1, 1980) - Although both of these Swedish identical twins have done modeling, Elin is now better known as Mrs. Tiger Woods and delivered that couple's first child, girl Sam, the day after the 2007 U.S. Open finished with Tiger finishing one stroke back
• Rosenkowitz, David, Emma, Nicole, Grant, Elizabeth and Jason - (born Jan. 11, 1974) - World's first set of surviving sextuplets, born in South Africa
• Steben, Karyne and Sarah - (born July 26, 1974) - Trapeze Artists who perform in Cirque de Soleil
• Waikin, Cara and Bain - Cara was November 1999 Playboy Playmate; she and twin brother Bain are surviving members of quadruplets

Music

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Mythology and Literature

• Antipholus of Ephesus and Antipholus of Syracuse - Twin brothers in William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors whose mistaken identities lay the basis for the farcical comedy. Each twin also has a servant, Dromio, who are also identical twins. The play draws central themes from Plautus (his twin play is called Menaechmi and features one set of twins named Menaechmus of Epidamnus and Menaechmus of Syracuse) and has also been redone in various forms, most notably as the Rodgers and Hart musical The Boys from Syracuse
• Atlas and his brothers - The mythological tale of the lost city of Atlantis is that it was named for Atlas, the eldest member of five sets of boy twins borne by Cleito, wife to Poseidon, god of the sea. Atlas was the oldest among the five sets of twins and all 10 boys helped rule Atlantis as each twin followed Atlas as the land's king and ruler. The other twins didn't quite get the publicity (or naming rights) that Atlas enjoyed, but ruling a land as magnificent as Atlantis doesn't make too bad of a consolation prize. For the record, the other twins besides Atlas were Eumeleus 8 (Atlas' twin brother), Ampheres and Evaemon 3, Mnesus and Autochthon, Elasippus 2 and Mestor 4, and Azaes and Diaprepes.
• Castor and Pollux - In Roman mythology, Castor and Pollux are the twin sons of Leda and the brothers of Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra (who are also twins). The constellation Gemini represents the twins with the two brightest stars Castor and Pollux named for them
• Esau and Jacob - One of two sets of twins in The Bible (Genesis 25) along with Perez and Zerah (Genesis 38). Obviously fraternal twins, Jacob was gentle and Esau a hunter. Their parents were Isaac and Rebekah and their grandfather was Abraham
• Romulus and Remus - (born 771 BC) - Twin sons of Mars, God of War, and traditional founders of the City of Rome. Rescued as infants from the Tiber River by the God Tiberinus and raised by the she-wolf, Lupa, the twins survived and Romulus later slew Remus in 753 BC over who would rule new city and gain naming rights. According to ancient historians, Romulus won out and served as first King of Rome

Parents of Multiples

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Politics and Royalty

• Aisha and Zein bint Al Hussein of Jordan - (born April 23, 1968) - Sisters of King Abdullah II of Jordan
• Annan, Kofi - (born April 8, 1938) - Former Secretary-General of United Nations, seving from 1997-2007. His twin sister, Efua Atta, died in 1991. Kofi also has the middle name Atta, which means twin in the Fante language of his native Ghana
• Berenguer, Ramon II and Ramon Berenguer II - (born in 1053 or 1054) - Twin brothers who jointly ruled as the Count of Barcelona, one of the titles of the Spanish Monarchy. They were the sons of Ramon Berenguer I and upon his death in 1076, they co-ruled Catalonia (some reports say their rule started in 1075) although bickerig led the twins to divide their possessions. Ramon Berenguer II was killed while hunting on Dec. 5, 1082 in an event most felt had been orchestrated by his twin brother. Berenguer Ramon II continued to rule Catalonia until his death in 1097
• Bessette, Lauren and Lisa - (born Nov. 5, 1964) - Lauren was one of the passengers on the plane that tragically went down in the Atlantic Ocean on July 16, 1999, instantly killing pilot John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Caroline, and Caroline's older sister, Lauren. Her twin sister, Lisa, was not on the plane
• Castro, Joaquin and Julian - (born Sept. 16, 1974) - Joaquin has been a representative in the Texas House for his home district in San Antonio since 2002. Julian is a former San Antonio City Councilman who ran for San Antonio Mayor in 2005 and considered a front-runner before a flap over Joaquin filling in for him on a City Council float in a parade led to national attention and allegations of impropriety. Castro ended up losing the 2005 Mayorial race in a runoff
• Charlotte and Leopold, Prince and Princess of Luxembourg - (born May 2, 2000) - Nephew and niece of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg. They are the also niece and nephew to Margaretha and Jean, Princess and Prince of Luxembourg
• Eagle, Angela and Maria - (born Feb. 17, 1961) - Identical twin sisters who are the only twins to ever both sit in the British Parliament. They are both in the Labour Party and Angela is also the first openly lesbian member of the British Parliament. Angela won her seat in 1992 and Maria in 1997
• Espy, Mike and Michelle - (born Nov. 30, 1953) - Mike Espy was the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1993-94 and a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives for his home state of Mississippi from 1987-93. He and his twin sister Michelle are the youngest of seven children. Mike's son, Mike Jr., played for the Washington Redskins in the NFL in 2006. Four years following his resignation from President Clinton's cabinet, Espy was indicted on charges of accepting bribes but was found innocent on all charges
• Falwell, Jerry and Gene - (born August 11, 1933) - Reverend Jerry Falwell, who passed away at the age of 73 in May, 2007, was the co-founder of the Moral Majority. He also founded Liberty University in 1971. His fraternal twin brother Gene has mostly kept away from public light
• James II of Scotland, King and Alexander Stewart, Duke of Rothesay - (born Oct. 16, 1430) - Alexander was the first-born twin and would have become the King of Scotland, but died in infancy. James became King after his father, King James I, was assassinated when the young prince was just seven years old. He ruled Scotland until his death in 1460 although his most effective years in rule were between 1455-60

Jaroslaw and Lech in 1962 film, The Two Who Stole the Moon

• Kaczyński, Lech and Jaroslaw- (born June 18, 1949) - Lech was elected President of the Republic of Poland on October 23, 2005 and is the former President of Warsaw. His identical twin brother, Jaroslaw, has served as the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland since July 14, 2006 when his twin brother appointed him to the position. The twins were child actors in Poland, appearing in the 1962 movie, The Two Who Stole the Moon.
• Kelly, Autumn and Chris -(born May 3, 1978) - Autumn is engaged to Peter Phillips, eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. A May 2008 wedding is planned.
• Kilgore, Terry and Jerry- (born August 23, 1961) - Jerry is the former Attorney General for the state of Virginia and lost the Gubernatorial race in Virginia in 2005 to Tim Kaine. Terry completed his 7th term in Feburary 2007 as a Representative for the 1st Legislative District of Virginia
• Knatchbull, Nicholas and Timothy - (born Nov. 18, 1964) - Grandsons of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma and Godsons of Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales. Nicholas was killed at age 14 with his grandfather and 2 others in a bombing on August 27, 1979
• Lindsay, John - (born Nov. 24, 1921) - Former Mayor of NYC (1966-1971) who passed away in 2000. Had twin brother
• Margaretha and Jean, Princess and Prince of Luxembourg - (born May 15, 1957) - Twin Princess and Prince of Luxembourg, and younger siblings to Henri, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Prince Jean was in the line of succession to the royal crown but renounced his rights (along with his heirs rights) to the crown in 1986. Princess Margaretha is married to a Liechtenstein Prince who is also on the line of succession to that nation's crown
• Margarita and Jaime, Princess and Prince of The Netherlands - (born Oct. 13, 1972) - Niece and nephew of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. Magarita is titled Countess of Colorno and Jaime is titled Count of Bardi. Their mother the Queen's younger sister Princess Irene and their father is Carlos Hugo de Borbón Parma, Duke of Parma. Head of the house of Parma and former pretender to the Spanish throne. Irene lost her right of succession upon marrying Carlos and Jaime and Margarita are not in the line
• Masako, Crown Princess - Crown Princess of Japan. Has twin sisters, Reiko and Setsuko
• McClellan, Brad and Dudley - Identical twin brothers who are part of a political family. Their mom Carole Keeton Strayhorn is a former Texas Comptroller and Mayor of Austin, TX and former candidate for Texas Governor (2006). Younger brother Scott is former Press Secretary for President George W. Bush and older brother Mark is an administrator with Medicare. Brad and Dudley are both Austin, Texas lawyers. Brad ran his mom's 2006 Gubernatorial campaign and is a former state assistant attorney general in Texas. Dudley is the deputy general counsel for the State Bar of Texas
• Meyer, Cord and Quentin - (born Nov. 10, 1920) - Cord Meyer was a long-time CIA member who was one of that organization's top executives in the 1960's and 1970's. He was incorrectly identified as Deep Throat in the Watergate era. His wife, Mary, was a mistress of President John F. Kennedy, shortly after she divorced Cord Meyer. She possibly did drugs with the President and was murdered under very mysterious circumstances in 1964. The murder was never solved but on his deathbed, Cord Meyer insinuated that the same people who assassinated JFK also killed his ex-wife. Quentin Meyer was killed at Okinawa in World War II, and Cord Meyer was blinded in his left eye while fighting in the same war in Guam.
• Mosbaugh, Don and Ron - Identical twin brothers who ran against each other in race for Jasper County (MO) Coroner - Ron was incumbent and won
• Nicholas and Aymeric, Princes of Belgium - (born Dec. 13, 2006) - Grandsons of King Albert of Belgium
• O'Malley, Peter and Paul - Younger twin brothers of former Baltimore mayor and current Maryland Governor, Martin O'Malley. Peter has managed Martin's political campaigns for several years and also has helped found two influential government reporting tools (CitiStat and GovStat). They were born in 1970
• Pahlavi, Mohammed and Princess Ashraf - (born Oct. 26, 1919) - Mohammed Reza Pahlavi was Shah of Iran from 1941-1979. He died at age 60 in Egypt in 1980. His twin sister resides in Switzerland
• Philip and Alexander. Princes of Yugoslavia - (born Jan. 15, 1982) - Sons of Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia who were born in Virginia
• Sara and Aisha bint Al Faisal. Princess of Jordan - (born March 27, 1997) - Nieces of King Abdullah II of Jordan
• Shalala, Donna and Fritel, Diane - (born Feb. 14, 1941) - Shalala is the President of the University of Miami (Florida) and a former cabinet official (Secretary of Health and Human Services) under President Bill Clinton. Her twin sister Diane Fritel is a high school principal in Wofford, North Dakota
• Simon, Cindy and Stewart, Dave - Cindy Simon is the wife of the California 2002 Republican Governor candidate Bill Simon, losing to the incumbent Grey Davis who was later recalled by California voters and replaced by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Bill Simon's father, William E. Simon, was U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents Nixon and Ford. Cindy has a twin brother
• Tsongas, Paul and Schlesinger, Thaleia - (born Apr. 25, 1941) - Tsongas was unsuccessful candidate for President in 1992 and a U.S. Senator representing Massachusetts from 1979-85. Cancer forced him to not run for re-election as a Senator and he passed away from the cancer in 1997
• Wright, Roberta and Rowenna -(born Feb. 7, 1912) - Daughters of a successful oilman, Roberta married Navy ensign John McCain Jr. in 1933 and gave birth to a son, John McCain in 1936. McCain, the Republican Party nominee for President in 2008, often is accompanied by his 96-year-old mom on campaign stops. Each twin sister remains active and world travelers as depicted in this recent New York Times profile.

Sports

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Television

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Writers and Artists

• Avi - Well-known author of mostly children's and young adult books who won the Newbery Award for the best children's book of 2002 (Crispin: The Cross of Gold). Avi is not his real name - it's a nickname given to him as a child by his twin sister. They were born in Brooklyn in 1937
• Bowles, Heloise - (born April 2, 1905) - Original Hints from Heloise syndicated columnist was a twin - her daughter took over the column upon Heloise's death in 1977
• Brizzi, Paul and Gaetan - (born Dec. 24, 1954) - French animators who helped create the movie Fantasia 2000
• Cannings, Richard and Syd - (born 1954) - Canadian writers/naturalists who have helped preserve Western Canada's beauty through numerous books and institutes. Richard Cannings has written a number of books on birds, while his identical twin brother Syd has served as the director of nature preserves in the Yukon
• Dick, Phillip K. - (born Dec. 16, 1928) - Science-fiction writer who had many of his novels and short stories converted into films, including A Scanner Darkly and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sleep? (basis for film Blade Runner). Dick's twin sister, Jane, passed away five weeks after their premature birth and her death haunted the writer his entire life and the theme of phantom twins recurs often in his works. Dick died on March 2, 1982
• Friedman, Esther and Pauline - (born July 4, 1918) - Better known as advice columnists Dear Abby and Ann Landers (Landers passed away on June 22, 2002). The twins had a lengthy estrangement from each other that was profiled in a made-for-TV movie
• Gentling, Scott and Stuart - (born Dec. 31, 1941) - Artists who live in Fort Worth - best known for bird paintings
• Hanuka, Tomer and Assaf - (born Jan. 16, 1974) - Twin illustrators originally from Israel (Tomer is now based in NYC and Assaf in Tel Aviv), who work both individually on projects as well as collaborate together (Bipolar comic book series)
• Hersh, Seymour and Alan - (born Apr. 8, 1937) - Seymour Hersh is a well-known investigative journalist (New Yorker). There is also a set of older twin sisters in the Hersh family
• Hildebrandt, Tim and Greg - (born Jan. 23, 1939) - Well-known fantasy artists profiled on Twinstuff in 2001
• Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth - (born July 8, 1926) - World-reknown author (On Death and Dying) who published over 20 landmark books on similar subjects. She graduated from medical school in Zurich in 1957 and passed away in Arizona on August 24, 2004. She is one of a set of triplets
• Magafan, Ethel and Jenne - (born Aug. 10, 1916) - Artists who were most well known for Depression-era murals. Ethel died in 1993. Jenne died in 1952
• McWhirter, Ross and Norris - (born Aug. 12, 1925) - Co-founders of Guiness Book of World Records - Ross was assassinated in 1975. Norris passed away in April, 2004
• Shaffer, Anthony and Peter - (born May 25, 1926) - Authors and playwrights. Peter wrote Amadeus and Equus (a play about twins) while Anthony wrote Sleuth and died in 2001
• Smith, Marvin and Morgan - (born Feb. 16, 1910) - Famous twin photographers based in Harlem who captured many of that area's most striking photos in the 1930's-1950's. Morgan died in 1993 and Marvin in 2003. The two married twin sisters in a double ceremony and each divorced their wife on the same day three years later
• Soyer, Raphael and Moses - (born Dec. 25, 1899) - Identical twin painters who emigrated with their family from Russia in 1812. The Soyer twins and their younger brother Isaac settled in New York City and often made that city's inhabitants the focus of their paintings. They were born in 1899 and died in 1987 (Raphael) and 1974 (Moses), respectively
• Sykes, Plum and Lucy - British socialites/authors. Plum had a best-selling book (Bergdorf Blondes) in 2004 and works at Vogue Magazine. Lucy is a fashion editor at Marie Claire, and had a baby boy (Heathcliff) in the summer of 2003
• Taylor, Barbara (McCafferty) and Beverly (Herald) - (born Sept. 15, 1946) - Twin authors of Tatum Twins Mystery Series of books (five in series as of 2007) which feature identical twin sisters Nan and Bert solving mysteries in Louisville, Kentucky.
• Thorne, Julia and David - (born Sept. 16, 1944) - Julia Thorne is a best-selling author (You Are Not Alone) who has written important books on depression and divorce. She was the first wife of Mass. Senator John Kerry with whom they had two daughters. Kerry was a Yale classmate of David. Julia passed away from cancer on April 27, 2006
• Vaughan, Henry and Thomas - (born April 17, 1622) - Henry was a Welsh poet and a doctor who achieved fame long after his death in 1695. One of his best-known works is Silex Scintillans. Thomas was a philosopher, clergyman and alchemist who preceded his brother in death in 1666
• Vowell, Sarah and Amy - (born Dec. 27, 1969) - Sarah Vowell is a popular journalist and commentator for public radio whose best claim for fame may be her voice-over as Violet in the movie The Incredibles. Her fraternal twin sister Amy once gave her an eyelash of abolitionist John Brown for Christmas while she gave her sister a DVD player
• Wilder, Thornton and Theophilus - (born April 17, 1897) - One of the United States' top writers of the 20th century, Thornton Wilder's twin brother died at birth. Wilder featured twins in his second novel, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, and is probably best known for his play, Our Town. His last novel, Theophilus North, is part autobiography and partly a fictional portrait of the twin brother he never knew. He died in 1975, two years after the book was published