At the height of their career, they had the highest paid act in vaudeville. They also appeared in the movies Freaks and Chained for Life. Lucio and Simplicio Godina of Samar, Philippines (1908–1936)
Masha and Dasha Krivoshlyapova of Moscow, Russia (1950–2003), the rarest form of conjoined twins, one of few cases of dicephalus tetrabrachius tripus (two heads, four arms, three legs)
Ronnie and Donnie Galyon of Ohio (1951–2020), omphalopagus; longest-lived conjoined twins in the world at 68 years and 250 days. Tjitske and Folkje de Vries of Mûnein, Netherlands (b. 1953)
Wariboko and Tamunotonye Davies, born July 25, 1953, in Kano, Nigeria. Separated in London by a team led by Ian Aird. Tamunotonye died postoperatively. Wariboko became a nurse. Lori and George Schappell, born September 18, 1961, in Reading, Pennsylvania, American entertainers, craniopagus. As of 2022, they are the worlds oldest living conjoined twins. Ganga and Jamuna Mondal of India, born 1969 or 1970, known professionally as The Spider Girls and The Spider Sisters. Ischiopagus. Anna and Barbara Rozycki (born 1970), the first conjoined twins successfully separated. Ma Nan Soe and Ma Nan San (born 1971 in Myanmar), separated in July 1971 at Yangon Pediatric Hospital. They were joined from chest to belly button. Ma Nan San died after one month and seven days after operation. Elisa and Lisa Hansen, Ogden, Utah (1977–2020). Born by Caesarean section on October 18, 1977, were conjoined at the top of their head (craniopagus). They were separated 1979 after 16-hour surgery, were first to both survive surgery.
See also
Craniopagus parasiticus is another form of partial twinning which results in two heads kept alive by a single torso. In these cases a second, vestigial torso is present, and the heads are joined directly to one another. Diprosopus is a condition in which there are duplicated facial features on one head. Polycephaly is a general term about organisms with more than one head. == References ==