Fun Twin Facts

If you are a twin or parents of twins, you might find it interesting who your counterparts are. Over the years Affiliated Genetics has performed zygosity testing for some of the following people in the news.

Notable Parents of Twins          Notable Twins

Here’s a partial list of notable parents of twins:

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ALBIGHT, MADELINE has twin girls. Ms. Albright was the first secretary of state.

ALI, MUHAMMAD has twin girls. Muhammad Ali was known to be one of the greatest athletes of all time.

ARMSTRONG, LANCE famous Tour de France racer.

ASNER, ED has boy/girl twins. Mr. Asner is an actor famous for his roll as the newsroom boss on the Mary Tyler Moore show.

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BACH, JOHAN SEBASTIAN the famous composer had boy/girl twins.

BANKS, ERNIE the professional baseball player has twin boys.

BERGMAN, INGRED had twin girls and won the Oscar for best actress.

BERNSEN, CORBIN the feisty divorce lawyer on the “LA Law” television series has twin boys.

BLOCKER, DAN was the father of monozygotic girls. Mr. Blocker was “Hoss” on the long running TV series “Bonanza.”

BOONE, DEBBY a famous singer with a famous crooner father (Pat Boone) has twin girls.

BRYANT, ANITA the famous actress, orange juice spokeswoman and Miss. America has boy/girl twins.

BUSH, GEORGE W. our 43rd president has twin girls.

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CASH, PAT the tennis player who won Wimbledon in 1987 has twin boys.

CLEOPATRA the queen of Egypt and had boy/girl twins.

COLE, NAT KING the Grammy award-winning singer had twin girls.

CROSBY, BING the famous crooner from the 1940’s had twin boys.

CUOMO, MARIO the 52nd governor of New York had twin girls.

CURTIS, TONY the actor and famous father of Jamie Lee Curtis had twin boys.

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DE NIRO, ROBERT has twin sons. He has acted and produced many blockbuster films.

DOUGLAS, MIKE the TV talk show host from the 1970’s has twin girls.

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ENGLER, JOHN former governor of Michigan has triplet girls.

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FARROW, MIA the movie actress staring in box-office hits from the 1950’s through the 1970’s has twin boys.

FOX, MICHAEL J. the TV sitcom actor has twin girls.

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GIBSON, MEL actor is the sixth of eleven children and has seven children including twin boys.

GONZALES, LUIS baseball player and 1997 sportsman of the year has girl/boy/girl triplets.

GONZALES, PONCHO the former famous tennis player has twin girls.

GREENE, LORNE another Bonanza star with boy/girl twins

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HARRINGTON, AL actor on the TV show Hawaii-5-0 has twin boys. He’s now a Utah (AGI’s home state) resident with plans to act in an upcoming movie.

HIATT, SHELBY actress, best known for her role on the TV series General Hospital has twin boys.

HOWARD, RON the famous chills actor, director and producer has twin girls.

KING HUSSEIN the King of Jordan has twin girls.

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KENNEDY, JOSEPH politician and the son of assassinated U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy has twin boys.

KIDD, JASON of NBA fame is the father of twin girls.

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LINKLETTER, ART TV and radio personality is the grandfather of twin boys.

LOUIS XV the King of France had twin girls.

LUNDEN, JOAN TV personality has twin by a surrogate mother.

LYNN, LORETTA country singer has twin girls.

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MAJORS, LEE the “Six Million Dollar Man” has twin boys.

MANCINI, HENRY the famous Oscar winning composer/conductor had twin girls.

MASTERS, MARIE actress known for her role on "As the World Turns" has boy/girl twins.

MATHEWS, DAVE of the Dave Mathews Band is the father of twin girls.

MORIARTY, CATHY actress who appeared in many films including Raging Bull and Kindergarten Cop.

MURRAY, ARTHUR the dance king had twin girls.

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NELSON, RICKY rock singer had twin boys.

NORRIS, CHUCK of martial arts fame is the father of boy/girl twins.

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PACINO, AL actor in many blockbuster films has boy/girl twins

PARKS, BERT the longtime beauty pageant host had twin boys.

PAULEY, JANE TV journalist for Dateline NBC and the Today show has boy/girl twins.

PHILLIPS, LOU DIAMOND the star from LaBamba has twin girls.

PREMINGER, OTTO has boy/girl twins. He has produced and directed many hit films.

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RICHARDSON, PATRICIA is the actress that plays Tim’s wife on Home Improvement and has boy/girl twins.

ROBERTS, JULIA is an Oscar winning actress with twins Hazel and Finn.

ROCKEFELLER, NELSON former vice-president has boy/girl twins.

ROCKWELL, NORMAN famous artist has boy/girl twins.

ROMANO, RAY stand-up comedian and star of TV series “Everybody Loves Raymond” has twin boys.

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SAMMARTINO, BRUNO professional wrestling champion has twin boys.

SEVARIED, ERIC TV newsman has twin boys.

SEYMOUR, JANE actress has twin boys.

SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM playwright had boy/girl twins.

SHEPHERD, CYBILL actress and beauty queen, best known for her role on the hit TV series Moonlighting has boy/girl twins.

STEWART, JIMMY Oscar winning actor had girl twins.

SUTHERLAND, DONALD actor has boy (Keifer) /girl twins.

SWIFT, JANE governor of Massachusetts has twin girls.

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TAYLOR, NIKI supermodel has twin boys.

THATCHER, MARGERET former prime minister of Great Britain has boy/girl twins.

THOMAS, RICHARD actor, most famous for his role as Johnboy on the Waltons TV series.

TIEGS, CHERYL supermodel is now the mother of twins born to a surrogate Mother.

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WALSH, MATT former governor of Indiana has twin girls.

WASHINGTON, DENZEL Oscar winning actor has boy/girl twins.

WAYNE, JOHN the western movie actor had boy/girl twins.

WILLIAMS, ANDY singer had twin boys.

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Here’s a partial list of notable twins:

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ANDRETTI, MARIO and ALDO famous racecar drivers.

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BARBER, TIKI and RONDE professional football players.

BRENDON, NICHOLAS proud Scooby Gang member, has an identical twin brother

BRICKER, JOHN WILLIAM former governor of Ohio.

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CANSECO, JOSE and OZZIE professional baseball players.

CARTER, AARON of pop music fame has a twin sister named Angel.

CLIFT, MONTGOMERY (EDWARD) Academy Award nominated actor from the 1940’s and 1950’s.

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EDWARDS, VINCE actor star of Ben Casey TV series had a twin brother.

ELWAY, JOHN professional football quarterback with the Denver Broncos.

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GIBB, ROBIN and MAURICE the Bee Gee’s famous brothers singing act.

GIMBEL, PETER and DAVID heirs of the Gimbals’ Department Stores

GRANT, HORACE and HARVEY professional NBA stars.

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HALL, DEIDRE and ANDREA Deidre is an actress on “Days of Our Lives.”

HAMILTON, LINDA and LESLIE Linda, an actress that appeared in the”Terminator 2.”

HEARST, DAVID and RANDOLPH Vice-President and Chairman of the Board for the Hearst Corporation.

HENNESSY, JILL and JACQUELINE Jill is an actress who appeared on “Law and Order” and “Crossing Jordan.”

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LIBERACE famous pianist whose twin died at birth.

LINDSAY, JOHN VLIET former Mayor of New York.

LYNN, PATSY & PEGGY country music recording artists and daughters of Loretta Lynn.

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MAHRE, PHIL and STEVE professional skiers.

MAYER, JOSEPH and MICHAEL played the role of Little Rickey on "I Love Lucy"

MORGAN, HENRY and CHARLES Henry was an actor staring in MASH.

MORRISETTE, ALANIS is a singer/songwriter and has a twin brother.

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OLSEN, MARY-KATE & ASHLEY stars of movies, music and TV.

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PRESLEY, ELVIS the King had a twin brother Jesse died at birth.

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SALTHOUSE, COURTNEY and CHRISTOPHER SAT college admission test identical perfect scores of 1600.

SULLIVAN, ED TV master of ceremonies was a twin.

SUTHERLAND, KIEFER son of Donald and has a twin sister Rachel.

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THORPE, JIM Olympic gold winner in 1912.

TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN of boy band fame has a twin sister named Laura.

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UPSHAW, GENE and MARV were both professional football players.

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VAN ARSDALE, TOM and DICK professional basketball players.

VANDERBILT, GLORIA famous socialite had a twin sister.

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WILLIAMS, BILLY DEE extraordinary actor most famous in the 1970’s.

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