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.
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