Chang and Eng Bunker 1865

Giavanni and Giancomo Tocci 1880s

The Gibbs Twins 1930s

Biddenden Maids 1100

This section represents an historical look at milestones in the annals of conjoined twins. We've compiled summaries of more than 150 significant events over the past 1100 years in this special look at the rare birth of conjoined twins.

Please click on a time period in the box below to learn more about the history of conjoined twins.

Please also note that as of May, 2007, all updates to this list (including information for 2004-present) is now being managed on our Twin Wiki at this URL.