Celebrity Trivia
Chances are that before you found out you were having twins you only knew one or two other sets of multiples. So how do you feel now that you've entered into the previously secret world of multiplicity ? Are twins popping out of the woodwork now you've got your own ? 
Do you notice them in high streets and shopping centres when you swear you never saw that many before ? Don't be alarmed if you do! In actual fact, twins are absolutely everywhere.
We've come up with as many as we can think of - if we've missed any email us now and let us know!
Celebrities with twins :
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Cyclist Lance Armstrong, seven-time Tour de France winner survived a high-profile battle with testicular cancer. Since then he's fathered six-year-old twin girls Isabelle and Grace, with sperm saved from before his cancer treatments |
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Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt. The celebrity couple welcomed twins Knox (5lbs 3ozs), and Vivienne (5 lbs), born by c-section in Nice, France. |
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Jennifer Lopez gave birth to twins Max and Emme on 22 February 2008 in Long Island, New York |
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Marcia Cross gave birth to fraternal twins Eden and Savannah at the age of 44. The twins were born in LA on 20 February 2008. |
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Lisa Marie Presley gave birth to twin girls, Finley and Harper. The twins are the first babies for Presley and husband Michael Lockwood. Her father Elvis had a twin brother who died at birth. |
- Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly had twins Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace on 8 November 2007. The babies were carried by a surrogate mother, but are Dennis and Kimberly's biological children.
- P Diddy, aka Sean Combes became daddy to twin girls D'Lila Star and Jessie James on 21 December 2006.
- Manfred Mann singer Mike D’Abo is the proud dad of twins Ella and Louis, following a vasectomy reversal
- America actor Courtney B Vance and wife Angela Bassett became parents to twins by a surrogate mum. The couple's twins, Bronwyn Golden and Josiah Slater were born at the beginning of 2006.
- Nancy Sorrell and Vic Reeves. After opting for IVF treatment, comedian Vic Reeves and wife Nancy Sorrel had twin girls Elizabeth and Nell in May 2006.
- Holly Hunter , gave birth at the age of 47 to twins in January 2006.
- Dixie Chicks singer Emily Robison and husband Charlie Robison have twins Julianna Tex and Henry Benjamin
- Al Pacino became a father again at 60 when twins Anton and Olivia were born on 25 January 2001. The twins' mother is actress Beverly D'Angelo, who conceived with the help of IVF. After a five-year relationship, the couple went through a bitter public custody battle in 2003 with Al paying over $50,000 a month in child support for the twins.
- Television sport presenter Gabby Logan and former Scotland rugby star husband Kenny - twins - a boy and a girl, Reuben McKerrow and Lois Maya
- American TV presenter and journalist Joan Lunden and husband Jeff Konigsberg - twin daughter Kimberly Elise and son Jack Andrew (second set of twins through surrogacy)
- Four Weddings and a Funeral and Sliding Doors star John Hannah and Joanna Roth have fraternal twins, son Gabriel and daughter Astrid born in 2004.
- Actress Geena Davis and Reza Jarrahy have twin sons Kian Williams and Kaiis Steven
- Pretty Woman actress Julia Roberts and Danny Moder have fraternal twins - daughter Hazel Patricia and son Phinneaus Walter born November 28, 2004
- Judy Finnegan has twins Dan and Tom from her previous marriage.
- Ray Romano, actor and standup comedian. Starred in the television series "Everybody Loves Raymond." Twin boys.
- Cybil Shepherd has boy/girl twins.
- Jane Seymour has 6 children including twin boys
- Muhammad Ali has twin girls, Jamillah and Rasheda
- Robert De Niro has non-identical boys born in 1995
- Michael J. Fox and wife Tracy Pollen had identical twin girls Aquinnah Kathleen and Schuyler Francesin 1995
- James Stewart, Oscar-winning actor. Twin girls, Judy and Kelly.
- William Shakespeare had boy/girl twins Hamnet and Judith in 1584. Whilst Hamnet died before he was 12 Judith did the girls proud by living to be 78, truly ancient in those days
- Cybill Shepherd has non-identical twins Ariel and Zachariah
- Mel Gibson and wife Robyn are obviously keeping up with the Seymours, they have 6 children including twins Edward and Christian
- Ed Asner, actor best known for The Mary Tyler Moore show has boy/girl twins Matthew and Liza
- Henry Mancini (composer) had twin daughters
- Margaret Thatcher had twins Carol and Mark born in 1953
- Robert Burns fathered 2 sets of twins, Robert and Jean born in 1786 and twin girls in 1788, the second set died soon after.
- George W. Bush. Jenna and Barbara Bush are fraternal twins of Laura and George W Bush and were born in 1981.
- Nat King Cole had twin girls Casie and Timolin in 1961
- Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini. On June 18 1952, Bergman gave birth to twin daughters, Isabella Rossellini, who is a famous actress and model, and Isotta Ingrid Rossellini,
- Mia Farrow and Andre Previn had 6 children, among them, twins
- Julio Iglesias international recording artist and wife, Miranda Rijnsburger have twins girls (Victoria - 6 lbs 10 oz. - and Cristina - 6 lbs 3 oz.), born May 2, 2001.
- Loretta Lynn has twin girls named Patsy and Peggy
- Chuck Norris , actor, boy/girl twins named Dakota Alan and Danilee Kelley, born August 20, 2001.
- Lou Diamond Phillips, actor. Twin girls, Grace and Isabella, born October 5, 1997.
- Tony Curtis fathered twins with former wife Leslie Allen
- Alex Ferguson, football manager, has twin boys, Jason and Darren born in 1972
- Bruce Hornsby is the father of twin sons
- King Hussein, King of Jordan has twin daughters. Princesses Zein and Aisha were born April 23, 1968.
- Pat Cash, former Australian Tennis Player who won Wimbledon in 1987 in the mens singles. He is the father of fraternal boys, Jett and Shannon, born 9 October 1994 to his second wife, Emily.
- Lee Majors has twin boys
- Phil Silvers has twin girls
- Donald Sutherland, actor. Has boy/girl twins Kiefer and Rachel. Kiefer is also an actor.
- Denzel Washington, actor has twins Malcolm and Olivia who came along in 1991.
- Ben Elton, comedian & writer has girl/boy twins conceived through IVF named Albert and Charlotte.
- Cheryl Baker, tv presenter, gave birth to twin girls Kyla and Natalie in summer 1994
- Jack Dee, actor and comedian has twin boys Miles and Charlie
- Dominic Holland, writer and comedian, twin boys Harry and Sam born in 1999.
- Kwame Kwei-Armah actor, (played Finn in Casualty) boy/girl twins Kofi and Oni, born in 1998.
- Pele (football superstar)28 Sep 1996 ... Celeste and Joshua born 1996
- Paul Merson (footballer)
- Footballer Kevin Phillips (Sunderland FC) and his wife have twins
- Michael Heseltine's daughter Annabel has twins
- Gordon Ramsay, celebrity chef and wife Tana have twins Jack and Holly born 2001
- Nick Cave, musician, twin boys Arthur and Earl born in 2001
- Fern Britton, twins boys Jack and Harry
- 2002 Olympic Gold Medal winner Debbie Knox has twin daughters Beth and Anna
- Ivan Lendl (tennis pro), twin daughters Marika and Caroline
- Bing Crosby had twin boys Philip and Dennis born in 1934.
- Dean Gaffney actor who played Robbie in Eastenders, twins girls Chloe and Charlotte born 1996
- Louis XV of France had twin girls in 1727
- Madeleine Albright (Former US Secretary of State)
- Meredith Baxter Birney (actress) has boy/girl twins Peter and Mollie. Best known for Family Ties in which she starred with Michael J Fox who also has twins.
- Ron Howard Actor and Director has twin daughters Paige Carlyle and Jocelyn Carlyle. They were conceived and named after the Hotel Carlyle in New York City.
Celebrities/famous people from history who ARE a twin/triplet:
- Alan Titchmarsh's Mum had a twin brother!
- Alanis Morissette is also a twin, her twin's name is Wade, and she often talks about him during her shows.
- Ashton Kutcher, actor (fraternal twin brother Michael)
- Carl Anderson singer/actor (twin died as an infant)
- Chad Allen, actor (twin sister, Charity)
- Chang and Eng, the ORIGINAL Siamese twins!
- Christina and Caroline Alessi, australian actresses (used to be in Neighbours)
- Conrad Bain, Canadian actor (twin brother Bonar)
- Curtis Strange, professional golfer, (identical brother Allen)
- David Jason had a twin brother who died at birth
- Dave Gorman, comedian has a twin named Nick
- Dean and David Holdsworth (footballers)
- Duffy, Welsh soul singer (twin sister Katy)
- Ed Sullivan, TV host (twin died as an infant)
- Elvis Presley, (twin brother Jesse Garon died at birth)
- Gisele Bündchen, supermodel has a fraternal twin sister Patrícia
- Henry Cooper, British boxer (twin brother George)
- Isabella Rossellini, actress (twin sister Isotta Ingrid)
- James Alexandrou, actor (twin sister Antoinette)
- Jason Orange, member of Take That (twin brother Justin)
- Jay Kay, singer (twin brother died at birth)
- Jerry Hall, American model and actress (twin sister, Terry)
- Jill Hennessy, Canadian actress (twin sister Jacqueline - both appeared in the movie "Dead Ringers")
- Jim Broadbent, actor (twin sister died at birth)
- John Elway, NFL quarterback (twin sister Jana)
- Jon Tickle TV presenter is a twin
- Joseph Fiennes, actor (twin brother, Jacob)
- Justine (BB4 contestant) is a twin
- Justin Timberlake is a twin - he had a twin sister, Laura Katherine, who died minutes after birth. He mentions her sometimes in the liner notes of *NSYNC albums.
- Karen Elson, supermodel (fraternal twin sister Kate)
- Kate Lawler, BB3 winner and TV presenter has a twin sister Karen
- Kiefer Sutherland, actor (twin sister Rachel)
- Keith Chegwin, TV presenter has a twin brother, Jeff
- Kim Mathers, Eminem's ex wife (non-identical twin Dawn)
- Kofi Annan, former United Nations Secretary-General (twin sister Efua)
- Liberace, impresario (twin died as an infant)
- Linda Hamilton, actress (id sister Leslie, who played the "T-1000 Sarah" in Terminator 2)
- Lori Singer, actress (twin brother Gregory)
- Lowri Turner
- Marilu Henner, actress (twin sister Crystal)
- Mario Andretti, racing driver (twin brother, Aldo)
- Marlon Jackson, singer (twin brother Brandon, died at birth)
- Martin and Gary Kemp, actors and former Spandau Ballet members
- Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, actors
- Matt Kennard actor, (Doctors) has a twin brother Sam who is also an actor
- Matt and Luke Goss - 80's pop idols Bros
- Maurice and Robin Gibb, The Bee Gees, (Maurice died 2003)
- Montgomery Clift, actor (twin sister Roberta)
- Philip K. Dick, American writer (twin sister Jane, died after birth)
- Ronnie and Reggie Kray (notorious gangsters)
- Ronald and Frank De Boer (Footballers)
- Ross and Norris McWhirter (Guinness Book of Records fame)
- Scarlett Johansson, actress (twin brother Hunter)
- Shayne Ward, Singer & X-Factor winner has a twin sister Emma
- Steve and Mark Waugh (Australian Cricketers)
- The Cheeky Girls, singers
- The Proclaimers, Craig and Charlie Reid
- Toby Anstis has a twin sister
- Vin Diesel, actor (fraternal twin brother Paul Vincent)
- William Randolph Hearst, newspaper magnate (twin died as an infant)
TV Drama
- Cold Feet's Karen had twins
TV Soaps :
- Coronation Street : Steve and Andy Macdonald
- Coronation Street : Judy and Gary Mallett had twins Becky and Billy
- Coronation Street : Wendy and Peter Barlow
- Eastenders : Pauline and Pete Beale
- Eastenders : Ian and Cindy Beale had twins
- Emmerdale : Viv
- Neighbours : Gayle and Gillian Blakeney
- The Archers : Freddy and Lizzy
- Bear in the Big Blue House : Pip and Pop are twins
- Bob The Builder : Bob has a twin brother Tom
- Friends : Phoebe and Ursula were identical twins (Phoebe then had triplets in the show)
- Postman Pat : Tom and Katy Pottage
- Red Dwarf : Lister has twin sons
- Rugrats : Phil and Lil are twins
- Sister Sister : Starred twins Tia and Tamera Mowry
- Sweet Valley High : Starred twins Tia and Tamera Mowry
- The Cramp Twins : Topsy and Tim
- The Home Farm Twins : Childrens TV series featuring twins
- The League of Gentlemen had spooky twins Jacob and Esau (from the Bible)
- The Simpsons : Selma and Patty are twins
- Deadringers : starring Jeremy Irons
- Harry Potter : Fred and George Weasley
- Star Wars : Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia
- The Parent Trap : Twins Halle and Annie played by Lindsay Lohan
- Twins : Arnie Shwarzeneggar and Danny De Vito play unlikely twins
- Double Act : Jacqueline Wilson's book features twins Ruby and Garnet
- Thomas the Tank Engine : Engines Bill and Ben are twins
- Tin Tin : Comic strip featuring detectives The Thompson Twins
- Castor and Pollux (Greek mythology)
- Romulus and Remus (Roman legend)
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