Oldest Twins - Alice and Nelly Clarke (born 1900), currently living in Britain.
Tallest Living Females - Claire and Ann Recht, at 6' 7" or 2.01m
Tallest Living Males - Michael and James Lanier, at 7' 6" or 2.286m, born in Troy Michigan**
The World's Oldest Twins Who Ever Lived - Eli Shadrack and John Meshak Phipps (USA) born on February 14, 1803 in Affington, Virginia. Eli died on
February 23, 1911 at the age of 108 years; his brother John died on December 10, 1916 at the age of 113.
The World's Oldest Triplets Who Ever Lived - Faith, Hope, and Charity Cardwell (USA) who were born on May 18, 1899. Faith died first on October 2,
1994 age 95 years 137 days.
The World's Oldest Living Triplets - Marjory Skeaping (neé Scott), Sheila Botterill (neé Scott), and David Scott (UK) have been verified as the
world's oldest living triplets. They were born in Edinburgh, SCOTLAND on May 19, 1920. Curiously, their Uncle, Aunt, and their Mother's First Cousin
also celebrate their birthdays on May 19th.
The World's Oldest Living Quadruplets - The Ottmans (GERMANY). Adolf, Ann-Marie, Emma, and Elisabeth were born on May 5, 1912. All four quads
lived to the age of 79. In November 2000, there were 992 sets of quadruplets worldwide. Identical quads are quite rare - only about 20 sets worldwide.
Tallest Female Twins in The World - Heather & Heidi Burge - 6' 4 and ¾ They were born in 1971, Palos Verdes, Calif **
Shortest Twins in the World - John & Greg Rice 2'10 - reside in West Palm Beach, Florida**
Heaviest Twins - Billy and Benny Crary - Hendersonville, NC They were normal in size until they were 6 years old. In 1978 Billy was 743 pounds
and Benny was 723 pounds. Their waist measurement was 7 ft. Billy died in 1979, Benny in 2001.**
**Above facts were referenced from the Guinness World Records 2000-Millennium Edition
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