Jacob and Esau--Biblical Bunker, Cheng and Eng--conjoined twins from Siam Canseco, Jose and Ozzie--major league baseball players Davis, Ann B.--actress, played Alice on "The Brady Bunch" Elway, John--professional football player Gibb, Robin and Maurice--singers, Bee Gees Hall, Deidre--actress Liberace--twin died at birth Morissette, Alanis--singer Mowry, Tia and Tamera--actresses, star in "Sister Sister" Nelson, Gunnar and Matthew--singers Olsen, Mary Kate and Ashley--actresses Pollack, Jackson--painter Presley, Elvis--singer; twin died at birth Sutherland, Kiefer--actor Tsongas, Paul--politician Van Buren, Abby and Ann Landers--advice columnists Wilder, Thornton--playwright
These are only a few of many famous twins. For more lists of famous twins and famous parents of twins, check out these sites:
Life As A Twin http://tqjr.advanced.org/4210/index.html About.com http://multiples.miningco.com/parenting/...
Fun Facts About Multiples
--About 1 in 90 pregnancies are twin conceptions
--About 30% of twins are identical; 70% are fraternal
--Slightly more than half of all twins are male
--The average birthweight for a singleton is 7 lbs. 7 oz; Average weight for a twin is 5 lbs. 5 oz.
--About 35% of twins are left-handed, double the rate of the general population.
--Generally, Orientals have the lowest rate of twinning, Caucasions are intermediate, and Africans have the highest rate of twinning.
--Sarah Womack had 37 living children between 1911 and 1933. She bore 1 set of quintuplets, 1 set of quadruplets, 3 sets of triplets, 5 sets of twins and 9 singletons.
--A 19th Century peasant woman bore 69 children to peasant Feydor Vasilet. She had 4 sets of quadruplets, 7 sets of triplets, and 16 twins.
--The first successful separation of Siamese twins occured in 1689, and was performed by German physician, G. Konig.
(Sources: NOMOTC; The Premature Baby Book by Helen Harrison; Twins and What They Tell Us About Who We Are by Lawrence Wright; Entwined Lives: Twins and What They Tell Us About Human Behavior by Nancy L. Segal, PhD.
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