• Twins

    From Mike Dippel@954:895/1 to All on Sun Aug 18 23:32:24 2024
    I found out my connections to famous twins.

    I am:

    29 degrees from Robin Gibb
    23 degrees from Wilfred Baddeley
    25 degrees from Betty Cuthbert
    17 degrees from Yvonne Dionne
    24 degrees from Joseph Fiennes
    23 degrees from Linda Hamilton
    19 degrees from Randolph Hearst
    26 degrees from Jill Hennessy
    31 degrees from Millie McCoy
    18 degrees from Alanis Morissette
    18 degrees from Freelan Stanley
    22 degrees from Kiefer Sutherland

    WikiTree.com helps me gather this information with their weekly newsletters.

    If you would like to find your connections to famous people, you can start by giving me
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    and click on the 'Request Form' link.

    I have researched the ancestry for many persons interested in their family history.

    Mike Dippel

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  • From Mike Dippel@954:895/1 to All on Wed Jul 29 22:11:20 2026
    The largest gathering of twins happens each August in Twinsburg, Ohio, so this week's
    focus is famous twins. Per wikitree.com I am:

    20 degrees from Gloria Vanderbilt
    21 degrees from Dietrich Bonhoeffer
    19 degrees from Eng Bunker
    24 degrees from Andra  Crouch
    21 degrees from Betty Cuthbert
    19 degrees from Ann Davis
    17 degrees from Philip Dick
    26 degrees from Robin Gibb
    20 degrees from Jenna Hager
    19 degrees from Randolph Hearst
    19 degrees from Elvis Presley
    18 degrees from James II King of Scots

    More about them:

    Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, twin to sister Lady Thelma Furness. Gloria is the mother of
    fashion icon Gloria Vanderbilt, who is great-great-granddaughter to Cornelius Vanderbilt
    and mother of TV journalist Anderson Cooper.

    Dietrich Bonhoeffer, twin to sister Sabine. German Protestant theologian and part of the
    resistance movement against the Nazis during World War II.

    Eng Bunker, conjoined twin to brother, Chang. They were the "original" Siamese twins.

    Andrae Crouch, twin brother to Sandra, both Gospel music musicians.

    Betty Cuthbert, whose twin sister is still living. Olympic gold medalist known as
    "Australia's Golden Girl."

    Ann Bradford Davis, twin sister to Harriet. Actress best know for the role of "Alice" on
    The Brady Bunch television series.

    Philip K. Dick, twin to sister Jane. Science fiction author.

    Robin Gibb, and twin brother, Maurice, part of the sibling music group, The Bee Gees.

    Jenna Bush Hager, fraternal twin to sister, Barbara, daughters of former US President
    George W. Bush. Jenna is also known for her television work on The Today Show.

    Randolph Hearst, twin brother to David, sons of journalism magnate, William Randolph
    Hearst and chairman of the Hearst board.

    Elvis Presley, whose twin Jesse was still-born. Known as the King of Rock & Roll.

    King James II of Scotland, brother to twin Alexander.

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    I have some ancestors that were actors, architects, astronauts, Afro-American, authors, bank robbers, boxers, comedians, detectives, ghosts, holocaust survivors
    Indian chiefs, pro hockey players, singers and musicians, painters, physicians,
    politicians, poets, popes, writers, WW I heroes. I guess that I am a collection of
    all of them, as we ALL are.

    https://www.wikitree.com helps me gather this information with their weekly newsletters. It is totally free and very useful to genealogists.

    If you would like to find your connections to famous people, you can start by giving me some basic information by going to:

    https://www.hobbyline.com/genealogy_web_design.htm
    and click on the 'Request Form' link.

    I have researched the ancestry for many persons interested in their family history,
    and I would love to see how WE are related.

    Mike Dippel
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