List of sibling groups

This is a list of groups of siblings who achieved notability together, whether in music, arts or other spheres of life.

Two Sisters by William-Adolphe Bouguereau

A painting of brothers Prince Edward V of England and Prince Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York

The Brontë sisters, painted by their brother

Sibling musical groups

Some of these groups comprise only siblings; others were formed of siblings and their friends.

• 30 Seconds to Mars, an American rock band, Jared and Shannon Leto
• A, an English rock band, Jason Perry and Adam Perry (identical twins), and Giles Perry
• AC/DC, an Australian rock band, Malcolm and Angus Young
• Ace of Base, a Swedish quartet that includes three Berggren siblings.
• The Allman Brothers Band, an American southern jam band led by Gregg Allman and the late Duane Allman.
• Anathema, an English band, formerly death-doom metal, later alternative rock, Daniel, Vincent, and Jamie Cavanagh; John and Lee Douglas
• The Andrews Sisters, an American close-harmony singing group, LaVerne Sophia, Maxene Angelyn, and Patricia "Patty" Marie Andrews
• Arch Enemy, a Swedish melodic death-metal band, Michael and Christopher Amott.
• Architects, British rock band, Dan and Tom Searle (twins).
• Bauhaus - English gothic band, David J. and Kevin Haskins
• Beach Boys, an American rock band, Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson
• BeBe & CeCe Winans, American gospel music brother/sister duo
• The Bee Gees, a British harmonic "soft rock" act, Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb
• Biffy Clyro, a Scottish Rock Band, James Johnston & Ben Johnston (identical twins)
• Blue October, Justin and Jeremy Furstenfeld
• Boards of Canada, a Scottish electronic music duo consisting of brothers Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin.
• The Boswell Sisters, an American close harmony singing group, Martha, Connee and Helvetia "Vet" Boswell
• Boyfriend, South Korean boy band with identical twins, Jo Youngmin and Jo Kwangmin (commonly known as the 'Jo Twins')
• The Burns Sisters, folk/pop/rock trio with a Celtic slant
• The Carpenters, American melodic pop duo, Karen and Richard Carpenter.
• Cage The Elephant, an American rock band, Matt and Brad Shultz.
• Cavalera Conspiracy, a Brazilian heavy metal supergroup, Max and Igor Cavalera.
• Cheeky Girls, a Romanian pop music duo, Gabriela and Monica Irimia
• Chevelle, an American rock trio, Pete, Sam and Joe Loeffler
• Collective Soul, an American post-grunge band, Ed Roland and Dean Roland
• Consumed, an English Melodic Hardcore band originally featuring brothers Steve and Mike Ford
• The Corrs, a Celtic folk rock band, Andrea, Sharon, Caroline, and Jim Corr.
• The Cowsills, an American popular music family band that includes siblings Bill, Bob, Paul, Barry, John, and Susan.
• Creedence Clearwater Revival, an American rock band, John Fogerty and Tom Fogerty.
• The Cribs, indie rock band, Gary Jarman, Ryan Jarman (identical twins) and Ross Jarman.
• Cherie and Marie Currie American rock band, consisting of the eponymous identical twin singer/songwriters.
• The Darkness, an English rock band, Justin Hawkins and Dan Hawkins.
• Devo, an American new-wave band, Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh, with Gerald and Bob Casale.
• Dire Straits, a British rock band, Mark and David Knopfler.
• Disclosure, a British Electro-pop band, Howard and Guy Lawrence
• Dixie Chicks, an American country music group Martie Maguire and Emily Robison.
• The Everly Brothers, an American country-influenced band, Philip and Isaac Donald Everly.
• Gardiner Sisters, a Canadian-American close-harmony acoustic pop singer/songwriter group, Hailey, Allie, Mandi, Lindsay, Abby, and Lucy Gardiner
• Good Charlotte, an American pop punk band, Joel and Benji Madden (identical twins)
• Haim (band) - sisters Este, Danielle and Alana Haim
• Halestorm, an American hard rock band, Arejay and Lzzy Hale.
• Hanson, an American pop rock band, Isaac, Taylor, and Zac Hanson
• Heart, an American rock band, Ann and Nancy Wilson
• The Hives, Swedish rock Band, Pelle Almqvist and Niklas Almqvist.
• INXS, Australian rock band, Tim Farriss, Andrew Farriss, Jon Farriss.
• The Jackson 5, an American popular music family group, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine (later replaced by Randy), Marlon, and Michael Jackson.
• Japan - English band, brothers David Sylvian and Steve Jansen.
• The Jesus and Mary Chain - Scottish noise band, Jim and William Reid.
• Jonas Brothers, an American pop rock band, Kevin, Joe, and Nick Jonas.
• Kalmah, a Finnish melodic death metal band, Pekka and Antti Kokko.
• Kings of Leon, an American rock band, Caleb, Nathan, and Jared Followill.
• The Kinks, an English rock band, Ray and Dave Davies.
• Lamb of God, an American metal band, Will and Chris Adler.
• The Maccabees, British indie rock band, brothers Felix, Hugo, and Will White.
• Madina Lake, an American rock band, Nathan Leone and Matthew Leone (identical twins).
• The Magic Numbers, an English rock band, Angela and Sean Gannon with Michele and Romeo Stodart.
• Misery Signals, an American hardcore band, Brandon and Ryan Morgan.
• The Moffatts, a Canadian pop/rock band, Scott and triplets Bob, Clint, and Dave. The fraternal twins Bob and Clint later formed a duo called Same Same.
• My Chemical Romance, an American rock band, Mikey and Gerard Way.
• Naked Brothers Band an American rock band Alex Wolff and Nat Wolff.
• The National, an American rock band, Bryce and Aaron Dessner with Scott and Bryan Devendorf.
• Nazia and Zoheb, were a Pakistani Pop group, Nazia Hassan, Zoheb Hassan.
• Nelson, an American Rock Band, Matthew Nelson and Gunnar Nelson (identical twins).
• Nickelback, a Canadian rock band, Chad, Mike and Brandon Kroeger.
• No Doubt, an American rock band, Gwen and Eric Stefani.
• The Nolans, an Irish/English family music group, Bernie Nolan, Anne Nolan, Maureen Nolan, Linda Nolan, Coleen Nolan, Denise Nolan.
• Oasis, an English rock band, Liam and Noel Gallagher
• October Tide, a Swedish metal band, Fredrik and Mattais Norrman.
• Olsen Brothers, Danish pop-rock duo
• The Osmonds, an American family music group, Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Donny, Marie, and Jimmy Osmond.
• Pantera, an American heavy metal band, Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul Abbott.
• Paramore, an American rock band, Josh and Zac Farro.
• The Pierces, an American folk-pop band, Allison and Catherine Pierce.
• Pierce the Veil, an American experimental post-hardcore band, Vic and Mike Fuentes.
• The Proclaimers, a Scottish vocal band, twins Charlie Reid and Craig Reid.
• Radiohead, an English alternative rock band, Jonny and Colin Greenwood.
• Sister Sledge, an American musical group, Kim Sledge, Debbie Sledge, Joni Sledge, and Kathy Sledge.
• Split Enz, a New Zealand rock band, Tim and Neil Finn
• The Staves, a British Folk-ish band
• Stone Temple Pilots, an American grunge/alternative rock band, Robert and Dean DeLeo.
• Tasty (band), twin brothers So-ryong and Dae-ryong.
• Tegan and Sara, Canadian indie band, Tegan Rain and Sara Kiersten Quin (identical twins).
• Tokio Hotel, a German pop rock band, Bill and Tom Kaulitz.
• UB40, an English reggae band, Ali Campbell and Robin Campbell.
• Van Halen, an American heavy metal/hard rock band, Eddie, and Alex Van Halen.
• The Veronicas, an Australian electropop pop-rock duo, Jessica and Lisa Origliasso.
• Rufus and Martha Wainwright.
• The Wilson Family, an English folk music group composed of six siblings.
• Wilson Phillips, an American pop group that includes sisters Wendy and Carnie Wilson.
• Johnny and Edgar Winter, American rock musicians who often performed and recorded together.
• Young Guns, British rock band, brothers John and Fraser Taylor.
• YU grupa a Serbian rock band Dragi Jelic, Zika Jelic and Petar Jelic.

Sibling groups in other mass media

• The Kardashians, American reality television stars and socialites: Kourtney, Kim, Khloé and Rob
• The Marx Brothers, American comedy actors
• The Olsen twins, American actresses Mary-Kate and Ashley
• The Smothers Brothers, American comedians Tom and Dick
• Dylan and Cole Sprouse, American actors
• The Wayans Brothers, African-American directors, screenwriters and actors

Siblings in crime

• The Menendez Brothers
• Jasmiyah Kaneesha Whitehead and Tasmiyah Janeesha Whitehead, identical twins murdered their mother Nikki Whitehead
• The Tsarnaev brothers, Dzhokhar and Tamerlan, perpetuated the Islamist-motivated Boston Marathon bombing of 2013
• Yigal Amir assassinated PM Yitzhak Rabin in conspiracy with his brother Hagai Amir and their friend Dror Adani

Other sibling groups

• The Dionne quintuplets, Canadian family, first quins to survive to adulthood
• The Brothers Grimm, German folklorists and anthropologists
• The Koch brothers, American politicians and industrialists
• Hans and Sophie Scholl, German students and anti-Nazi activists executed in 1943
• Sutter brothers, Canadian family who played or have been associated with the National Hockey League
• The Wright brothers, aviation pioneers and inventors
• Warner Bros. was founded by the Warner brothers: Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack
• OTMA, an acronym used by the daughters of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia

Fictional sibling groups

• The Brady Bunch: Greg Brady, Pete Brady, Bobby Brady, Marcia Brady, Jan Brady and Cindy Brady
• The Powerpuff Girls: Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup

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