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
• Abjeez, a Persian Alternative band, Abjeeloo and Melody Safavi
• AC/DC, an Australian rock band, Malcolm and Angus Young
• The Aces, an American band with two sisters, Cristal Ramirez and Alisa Ramirez
• Ace of Base, a Swedish quartet that includes three Berggren siblings.
• Akdong Musician, a brother-sister K-pop duo
• 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
• Angus & Julia Stone, an Australian brother-sister folk and indie pop group
• Appleton, Appleton were a Canadian musical duo consisting of the Appleton sisters. The sisters were better known as members of the girl group All Saints.
• Arch Enemy, a Swedish melodic death-metal band, Michael and Christopher Amott
• Architects, British rock band, Dan and Tom Searle (twins)
• The Avett Brothers, American folk band
• The Band Perry, an American music group composed of siblings Kimberly Perry, Reid Perry, and Neil Perry
• The Bangles - American pop band with sisters Vicki and Debbi Peterson
• Bauhaus - English gothic band, David J. and Kevin Haskins
• Bay City Rollers - Scottish pop band, Andy (bass) and Derek (drums) Longmuir
• Beach Boys, an American rock band, Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson
• BeBe & CeCe Winans, American gospel music brother/sister duo
• The Bee Gees, an Australian harmonic "soft rock" act, Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb
• The Bellamy Brothers, an American country-rock band, David and Howard
• Biffy Clyro, a Scottish Rock Band, James Johnston & Ben Johnston (identical twins)
• The Black Crowes, American rock band, Chris and Rich Robinson
• 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 Braxtons an American R&B girl group, sisters Toni Braxton, Tamar Braxton, Trina Braxton, Towanda Braxton, and Traci Braxton.
• The Breeders an American alternative rock band, sisters Kim Deal and Kelley Deal (identical twins)
• Brick & Lace Jamaican dancehall/R&B (or reggae fusion) musical duo consisting of sisters Nyanda and Nailah Thorbourne.
• Broods A New Zeland musical duo consisting of lead vocalist Georgia Josiena Nott and older brother Caleb Allan Joseph Nott.
• The Brothers Johnson an American funk, Motown and R&B band consisting of brothers George and Louis E. Johnson.
• The Burns Sisters, folk/pop/rock trio with a Celtic slant
• Café Tacuba, a Mexican band, Joselo and Quique Arroyo
• Cage The Elephant, an American rock band, Matt and Brad Shultz
• The Cannonball Adderley Quintet, American jazz group featuring Cannonball and Nat Adderley
• The Carpenters, American melodic pop duo, Karen and Richard Carpenter
• Cavalera Conspiracy, a Brazilian heavy metal supergroup, Max and Igor Cavalera
• The Chambers Brothers, an American soul band including George, Joe, Lester, and Willie Chambers
• Chancho en Piedra, a Chilean funk rock band, Pablo and Felipe Ilabaca
• Cheeky Girls, a Romanian pop music duo, Gabriela and Monica Irimia
• Chevelle, an American rock trio, Pete, Sam and Joe Loeffler
• CocoRosie, an American duo, sisters Bianca "Coco" and Sierra "Rosie" Casady.
• Collective Soul, an American post-grunge band, Ed Roland and Dean Roland
• Computer Games (band)* an American duo featuring Darren and Chuck Criss
• 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
• Cowboy Junkies, an alternative country and folk rock band, featuring siblings Michael Timmins (guitar), Peter Timmins (drums), and Margo Timmins (vocals)
• 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.
• DeBarge, an American R&B music group composed of brothers Mark, Randy, El, Bobby, James, and sister Bunny
• Devo, an American new-wave band, Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh, with Gerald and Bob Casale
• Dewsisters, K-pop duo with sisters Youngjoo and Joungjoo Hur.
• 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 Dorsey Brothers, an American jazz group fronted by Tommy and Jimmy
• Doves, a British alternative rock band, Jez and Andy Williams
• Echosmith, an American indie pop band composed of four siblings
• Eighth Wonder, an English pop band, brother Jamie and sister Patsy Kensit
• Embrace, a British britpop band, Danny and Richard McNamara
• The Everly Brothers, an American country-influenced band, Philip and Isaac Donald Everly
• The Family Rain, an English blues-rock band, brothers William, Ollie and Timothy Walter
• Fanny, an American all-female band, June Millington and Jean Millington
• First Aid Kit, a Swedish folk duo, sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg
• The Five Stairsteps, an American R&B band composed of brothers Clarence Burke Jr., Keni Burke, Alohe Burke, James Burke, Dennis Burke, and Cubie Burke
• The Four Cohans, an American vaudeville act featuring George M. Cohan and Josie Cohen Niblo
• The Four King Cousins, an American pop vocal group, Tina Cole and sister Cathy Cole Green with their cousins Carolyn Cameron and Candy Brand
• The Frank And Walters, an Irish indie pop, brothers Paul and Niall Linehan
• The Gap Band. an American R&B group fronted by brothers Charlie Wilson, Ronnie Wilson, and Robert Wilson
• The Garden, duo from Orange County, California consisting of twins Wyatt and Fletcher Shears
• 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)
• Greta Van Fleet, an American Rock band formed in 2012, Josh, Jake, and Sam Kiszka.
• The Haden Triplets, triplet sisters Petra, Rachel and Tanya Haden, an American bluegrass/country trio using vocal harmonies
• Haim (band) - sisters Este, Danielle and Alana Haim
• Halestorm, an American hard rock band, Arejay and Lzzy Hale
• Hamilton Sisters, Pearl and Violet of the Three X Sisters harmony trio
• Hanson, an American pop rock band, Isaac, Taylor, and Zac Hanson
• Heart, an American rock band, Ann and Nancy Wilson
• Highly Suspect, an American rock trio, founded by twin brothers Rich Meyer, and Ryan Meyer
• The Hives, Swedish rock Band, Pelle Almqvist and Niklas Almqvist
• INXS, Australian rock band, Tim Farriss, Andrew Farriss, Jon Farriss
• Isley Brothers American pop (soul) band, O'Kelly, Rudolph and Ronald Isley
• 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 Jazz Brothers, American jazz group, featuring Chuck and Gap Mangione
• The Jesus and Mary Chain - Scottish noise band, Jim and William Reid
• Jet - Australian rock band, Nic and Chris Cester
• The Jets, an America pop band, LeRoy, Haiti, Rudy, Kathi, Elizabeth and Moana Wolfgramm, and adopted siblings Eddie Lavatai and Eugene Hunt
• Jocelyn and Chris Arndt, an American blues-rock band
• Jonas Brothers, an American pop rock band, Kevin, Joe, and Nick Jonas.
• Kalmah, a Finnish melodic death metal band, Pekka and Antti Kokko
• Kill The Young, a British indie rock band, brothers Tom, Dylan and Oliver Gorman
• The Knife, a Swedish electronic music duo from Gothenburg formed in 1999. consisting of siblings Karin and Olof Dreijer,
• The King Sisters, an American Grammy nominated vocal group, Yvonne, Alyce, Luise and Marilyn King
• Kings of Leon, an American rock band, Caleb, Nathan, and Jared Followill
• The Kinks, an English rock band, Ray and Dave Davies
• Kongos, South-African born American alternative rock band, Daniel, Dylan, Jesse, and Johnny Kongos
• Lamb of God, an American metal band, Will and Chris Adler
• Len, Canadian alternative rock band, Marc Costanzo and Sharon Costanzo
• The Lennon Sisters, an American pop vocal group, Dianne, Peggy, Kathy, Janet, and Mimi Lennon
• Los Bunkers, a Chilean rock band, Mauricio and Francisco Durán with Álvaro and Gonzalo López
• Los Jaivas, a Chilean progressive-rock-andino band, Eduardo, Claudio and Gabriel Parra.
• Lovehammers, an American rock band, Dino and Bobby Kourelis
• 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
• Mason Proffit, An American Country Rock group formed by brothers TerryTalbot and John Michael Talbot
• The Mandrell Sisters, Country Singers, Barbara, Louise, and Irlene
• The Martins, Christian music vocal trio, Joyce Martin Sanders, Jonathan Martin, and Judy Martin Hess
• Misery Signals, an American hardcore band, Brandon and Ryan Morgan
• The Misfits, American horror-punk band, Jerry Only and Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (brothers)
• 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)
• The Neville Brothers, an American R&B group from New Orleans, Aaron, Art, Cyril and Charles
• No Doubt, an American rock band, Gwen and Eric Stefani
• No Name, a Slovak pop/rock band, Igor, Roman, Dušan and Ivan Timko.
• 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
• Pastilla, a U.S based Latin Alternative Rock band, Victor "Chicles" Monroy and Adrian Monroy
• Pernice Brothers, an American indie rock band, Joe and Bob Pernice
• The Pierces, an American folk-pop band, Allison and Catherine Pierce
• Pierce the Veil, an American experimental post-hardcore band, Vic and Mike Fuentes
• Plumtree (band) were a Canadian indie rock/power pop band with sisters Carla and Lynette Gillis. They now perform in the rock band SISTER (now known as Overnight) and also perform in Bells Clanging.
• Promises, A Canadian band with sister Leslie Maria Knauer and brothers, Jed Knauer and Benny Knauer. Hit single "Baby it's You"
• The Pointer Sisters, an American R&B group, Ruth, Anita, Bonnie, June
• The Proclaimers, a Scottish vocal band, twins Charlie Reid and Craig Reid
• The Psychedelic Furs, The Psychedelic Furs are an English rock band led by singer Richard Butler and his brother Tim Butler on bass guitar.
• Radiohead, an English alternative rock band, Jonny and Colin Greenwood
• Redbone, a Native American rock and soul band, founded by brothers Pat and Lolly Vegas.
• The Roches, an Irish-American trio of singing songwriting sisters, Maggie, Terre, and Suzzy Roche
• Scattered Trees, an American indie-rock band from Chicago, Illinois including Jason and Baron Harper.
• The Shaggs, an American all-female rock and outsider music band composed of sisters Dorothy "Dot" Wiggin, Betty Wiggin, Helen Wiggin and, later, Rachel Wiggin
• Sister Sledge, an American musical group, Kim Sledge, Debbie Sledge, Joni Sledge, and Kathy Sledge
• Spandau Ballet, Gary and Martin Kemp
• Sparks_(band), Ron Mael and Russell Mael
• Split Enz, a New Zealand rock band, Tim and Neil Finn
• Staple Singers, American gospel/soul group, Cleotha, Pervis, Mavis, Yvonne Staples (plus their father, Roebuck Staples)
• The Staves, a British Folk-ish band
• Stone Temple Pilots, an American grunge/alternative rock band, Robert and Dean DeLeo
• Stryper, an American christian metal band, Robert Sweet and Michael Sweet
• Supergrass, an English rock band, brothers Gaz and Rob Coombes
• The Sylvers, an American R&B group, included up to eight siblings at once. Nine brothers and sisters were in the band at some point including Olympia, Leon, Charmaine, James, Edmund, Joseph, Angelina, Patricia and Foster
• Tasty (band), twin brothers So-ryong and Dae-ryong
• Tavares, an American R&B group, has always consisted of between three and five of brothers including Arthur, Antone, Perry, Victor, Feliciano and Ralph Tavares.
• Tegan and Sara, Canadian indie band, Tegan Rain and Sara Kiersten Quin (identical twins)
• The Tin Lids, an Australian children's pop group from 1990-1994, Eliza-Jane 'E.J.', Elly-May, Jackie and Mahalia Barnes (the four children of Jimmy Barnes and Jane Mahoney)
• Tokio Hotel, a German pop rock band, Bill and Tom Kaulitz (identical twins)
• Tompall & the Glaser Brothers, an American country music group, Tompall, Jim and Chuck
• UB40, an English reggae band, Ali Campbell and Robin Campbell
• The Undertones, a British punk rock / new wave band, brothers John and Damian O'Neill
• Van Halen, an American heavy metal/hard rock band, Eddie, and Alex Van Halen
• Wild Belle, an American band, composed of siblings Elliot and Natalie Bergman
• Von Hertzen Brothers, a Finnish rock group formed in 2000, by three brothers
• The Veronicas, an Australian electropop pop-rock duo, Jessica and Lisa Origliasso
• Rufus and Martha Wainwright
• The Webb Brothers are Christiaan, Justin, James and Cornelius Webb, all sons of the songwriter Jimmy Webb
• 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
• Zapp, an American soul, funk, and P-Funk band whose nucleus was the Troutman brothers Roger, Larry, Lester, and Terry along with other relatives

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 Wachowskis, American screenwriters, directors and producers
• The Wayans Brothers, African-American directors, screenwriters and actors
• The McElroy brothers, known for their podcasts My Brother, My Brother and Me and The Adventure Zone, consisting of Justin McElroy, Travis McElroy, and Griffin McElroy

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, perpetrated 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
• The Kray Twins (Ronald and Reggie) - infamously known for their participation in organised crime during the 1950s and 1960s

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
• The Polgár Sisters Susan, Sofia and Judit Polgar, each received a Chess Grandmaster title at an early age

Fictional sibling groups

• The Blues Brothers: Jake and Elwood
• The Brady Bunch: Greg Brady, Pete Brady, Bobby Brady, Marcia Brady, Jan Brady and Cindy Brady
• The Powerpuff Girls: Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup
• The Yo Dazzlers - Riffington, Big Bitz, Jean-Pierre, and Chip Dazzler (Yo Gabba Gabba)
• The Baudelaire Orphans - Violet, Klaus, Sunny (A Series of Unfortunate Events)
• Mario Bros. - Mario and Luigi (Super Mario Bros.)
• Koopalings - Larry, Iggy, Roy, Morton, Lemmy, Wendy, and Ludwig (Super Mario Bros. 3)
• Koopa Bros. - Green Ninjakoopa, Yellow Ninjakoopa, Black Ninjakoopa and Red Ninjakoopa (Paper Mario)
• The Simpsons - Bart and Lisa
• The Carmichaels - Ashton, Ashley, Gax, Gianna, Lamar, Lily, Edgar, Sully, Sally, Elliot, and Suzy (Rugrats)
• The Incredibles - Dash Parr, Violet Parr, Bob Parr, Helen Parr, Jack Parr

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