A twinless twin, or lone twin, is a person whose

twin Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy.MedicineNet > Definition of Twin Last Editorial Review: 19 June 2000 Twins can be either ''monozygotic'' ('identical'), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two ...

has died. Twinless twins around the world unite through organizations and online groups to share support and the status as a twinless twin. Triplets, quadruplets and higher order multiples can also experience this sort of loss.

Notable twinless twins

* Angel Carter (b. 1987), fraternal twin sister of child pop singer

Aaron Carter Aaron Charles Carter (December 7, 1987November 5, 2022) was an American singer and rapper. He came to fame as a teen pop singer in the late 1990s, establishing himself as a star among preteen and teenage audiences during the first years of th ...

. Aaron died aged 34 on November 5, 2022. *Solomon "Shazam" Conner, member of H-Town. His twin brother and bandmate Keven "Dino" Conner was killed in an automobile accident in 2003. * Philip K. Dick (1928–1982), American science fiction author whose twin sister, Jane, died when the twins were five weeks old. The loss of his twin is said to have profoundly affected his writing. *Jody Flack (b. 1979), identical twin sister of television presenter and actress

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, who died of suicide by hanging aged 40 on 15 February 2020. *

Tom Gullikson Tom Gullikson (born September 8, 1951) is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player born in La Crosse, Wisconsin and raised in Onalaska, Wisconsin in the United States. Career During his career as a player, Gullikson won 15 ATP recogn ...

(b. 1951), American tennis player. His twin brother and fellow tennis player

Tim Gullikson Timothy Ernest Gullikson (September 8, 1951 – May 3, 1996) was a tennis player and coach who was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin and grew up in Onalaska, Wisconsin in the United States. Gullikson was Pete Sampras' coach from 1992 to 1995. Tennis ...

died of brain cancer in 1996 at age 44. *

Linda Hamilton Linda Carroll Hamilton (born September 26, 1956) is an American actress. Known for portraying tough, resilient characters, she made her film debut in 1979 before achieving fame with her starring role as Sarah Connor (Terminator), Sarah Connor i ...

(b. 1956), American actress. Her twin sister, Leslie died on August 22, 2020, at the age of 63. *

Marlon Jackson Marlon David Jackson (born March 12, 1957) is an American singer and dancer best known as a member of the Jackson 5. He is the sixth child of the Jackson family. Marlon now runs Study Peace Foundation to promote peace and unity worldwide. Earl ...

(b. 1957), American singer, dancer and member of

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. His twin brother Brandon died shortly after birth. *

David Jason Sir David John White (born 2 February 1940), known professionally as David Jason, is an English actor. He has played Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in the sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'', Detective Inspector Jack Frost in the drama series '' A Touch ...

(b. 1940), British actor. His twin brother died at birth. *

Jarosław Kaczyński Jarosław Aleksander Kaczyński (born 18 June 1949) is a Polish politician. He co-founded the Law and Justice (PiS) party in 2001 with his twin brother, Lech Kaczyński, and has served as its leader since 2003. He served as Prime Minister of Pola ...

(b. 1949), former Prime Minister of

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and identical twin brother of former Polish President

Lech Kaczyński Lech Aleksander Kaczyński (; 18 June 194910 April 2010) was a Polish politician who served as the city mayor of Warsaw from 2002 until 2005, and as President of Poland from 2005 until his death in 2010 in an air crash. The aircraft carrying ...

, who died in the Smolensk air disaster. *

Jay Kay Jason "Jay" Kay (born Jason Luís Cheetham, 30 December 1969) is a British singer and songwriter. In 1992, he co-founded the acid jazz and funk band Jamiroquai and still serves as their lead vocalist. As of 2017, the band had sold more than 26 ...

(b. 1969), British singer and frontman of acid jazz band

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, his twin brother died several weeks after birth. * Reggie Kray (1933–2000), English gangster. On 17 March 1995, his younger twin brother Ronnie died of heart attack at the age of 61. * Liberace (1919–1987), classically trained pianist and comedian known for his elaborate costumes (the entertainer was known to have counseled the young Elvis on being a twinless twin and the desire to "live for two"). * Chuck Panozzo (b. 1948), member of

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. His fraternal twin brother and bandmate John Panozzo died of cirrhosis of the liver in 1996. *

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one of the most significant cultural figures of the ...

(1935–1977), pioneering rock musician (his twin brother Jesse Garon Presley was stillborn). *

Nicola Sirkis Nicolas Henri Didier Sirchis (; born 22 June 1959), better known by his stage name Nicola Sirkis, is a French musician, primarily known for his work as the frontman and singer of the French rock band Indochine. He is the only remaining member of ...

(b. 1959), the frontman and singer of the French rock band Indochine. His twin brother and bandmate, Stéphane died on 27 February 1999, aged 39. * Sullivan Sweeten (b. 1995), former child actor who starred in ''

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''. His identical twin brother, Sawyer Sweeten died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on 23 April 2015, aged 19. * Sophie Turner (b. 1996), British actress who starred in ''

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'', revealed that she had a twin who died during pregnancy.

References

External links

Twinless Twins Support Group International

Lone Twin Network (UK)
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