Famous Twins A to Z
Twins turn up at the top of almost every field. This directory lists famous twin pairs, what they do and which kind of twins they are. Several have full stories on Actual Twin.
The Bryan brothers celebrate at the 2013 US Open: Boss Tweed from New York, CC BY 2.0
Famous twin pairs
| Twins | Field | Type | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auguste and Jean Piccard | Science and exploration | Identical | Stratosphere balloon pioneers |
| Chang and Eng Bunker | History | Conjoined | Origin of the phrase Siamese twins |
| Bob and Mike Bryan | Tennis | Identical | Most successful men's doubles team ever |
| Henrik and Daniel Sedin | Ice hockey | Identical | Vancouver Canucks stars |
| Tiki and Ronde Barber | American football | Identical | NFL running back and cornerback |
| Brook and Robin Lopez | Basketball | Identical | Long NBA careers |
| Horace and Harvey Grant | Basketball | Identical | Both played in the NBA |
| Marcus and Markieff Morris | Basketball | Identical | NBA forwards |
| Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen | Film and fashion | Fraternal | Shared one TV role as babies |
| Tia and Tamera Mowry | Television | Identical | Starred in Sister, Sister |
| Dylan and Cole Sprouse | Film and television | Identical | Child stars turned actors |
| Tegan and Sara | Music | Identical | Canadian indie pop duo |
| Craig and Charlie Reid | Music | Identical | The Proclaimers |
| Benji and Joel Madden | Music | Identical | Good Charlotte |
| Gisele and Patricia Bundchen | Fashion | Fraternal | Supermodel and her twin sister |
| Ashton and Michael Kutcher | Film | Fraternal | Actor and his twin brother |
| Scarlett and Hunter Johansson | Film | Fraternal | Boy-girl twins |
| Alanis and Wade Morissette | Music | Fraternal | Singer and her twin brother |
| Kiefer and Rachel Sutherland | Film | Fraternal | Actor and his twin sister |
| Vin Diesel and Paul Vincent | Film | Fraternal | Actor and his twin brother |
Twins in sport
Sport has an unusual number of twin stars. Twins often train together from childhood, with a built-in rival and practice partner of exactly the same age. The Bryan brothers won 16 Grand Slam men's doubles titles together, and the Sedin twins played their whole NHL careers side by side in Vancouver.
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