identical twin

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James Warren Whittaker was born on Feb. 10, 1929, in Seattle, 10 minutes before his identical twin brother, Louis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Elliott meets, and is attracted to, Joey’s identical twin brother, the gay Jack, a successful businessman who explains that Joey has suffered serious psychological problems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

This is where identical twin brothers, medical doctors and BBC podcast hosts Dr Chris and Dr Xand van Tulleken come in.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

Studies have pegged the identical twin concurrence rate anywhere from 60% to 90%, though the intensity of the twins’ autistic traits may differ significantly.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

He says that if you put one identical twin in a high-speed rocket for a week, he’d come back to find his brother ten years older than he is himself.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood