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

The restaurant initially mistook Paul for his identical twin "coming back for seconds" and denied him any food.

From BBC • May 31, 2025

She said the room included her identical twin sister who was one of several Writers Guild Canada writers enlisted to work on the show.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025

“Does Mom have an identical twin she never told us about?”

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix