This is a list of notable triplets. One in about 8,100 natural pregnancies results in triplets.[1]
The
mythological IrishFindemna, Bres, Nár, and Lothar, sometimes interpreted as triplets. Seduced by their sister Clothar when it was feared they would die without children.[2]
Petrus Nordin (1882-1927) a circus performer, and noted as the tallest man in Sweden at the time. His two brothers were not performers, and did not share his gigantism. [3]
The Kirchner triplets, Catherine, Marguerite, and Frances (born 23 August 1920 in Brooklyn, NY), believed to be the oldest identical living triplets in the United States.[4]
The
Del Rubio triplets, Edith (B. Boyd), Elena (Boyd), and Milly (Boyd) (born 23 August 1921 in
Panama), variety/musical act of the 1980s who rose to notoriety due mostly to their campy style of dress and their goofy interpretations of standards and songs of the era.[citation needed]
Carol Ann Toupes (January 31, 1936 – July 24, 2004) was one of the Toupes triplets whose birth and early childhood captivated the San Francisco media of the day.[6]
Chris Dickerson (August 25, 1939 – December 23, 2021) was an American professional bodybuilder, winning the Mr America and Mr Olympia titles. He was the youngest of triplets born to lawyer and advocate
Mahala Ashley Dickerson.
The Kosanovic triplets, identical males (born November 28, 1948, in Meadville, Pennsylvania), believed to be the oldest set of identical triplets in Oregon. Joe lives in Eagle Crest, Gerry lives in Corvallis, and Jim lives in Portland.[7][8][9]
María Laura, María Emilia, and María Eugenia Fernández Roussee (born July 5, 1960, in
Argentina), identical triplets who worked as singers, actresses, and presenters in Argentinian radio, television, and cinema films, mainly in the 1970s and 1980s. They were known as Las Trillizas de Oro ("The Golden Triplets") in Spanish, and as Trix in
Italy.
Robert Shafran, David Kellman, and Eddy Galland (born July 12, 1961) were separated at birth in an adoption/twins study. Reunited in 1980 by coincidence, they were the subject of media attention at the time. They are mentioned in the 2007 memoir Identical Strangers, and their lives are the subject of the 2018 documentary Three Identical Strangers by film-maker
Tim Wardle.[10][11]
The Levesque Triplets are identical triplet models [12] who have walked together in various shows during New York Fashion Week and have appeared on multiple TV segments such as Good Morning America,[13]E! Live from the Red Carpet to the Oscars,[14] and Dr. Oz.[15]
Diana, Sylvia, and Vicky Villegas (born April 18, 1965) became famous briefly in the 1980s and 1990s as US/Latin pop group
The Triplets. They had a hit with the song "You Don't Have To Go Home Tonight" in 1991.[16]
The Armstrong triplets of
Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom, Lil, Helen, and Kate (born
c. 1986), first triplets to have all been accepted into
Cambridge University.[19]
The British boy band
The Noise Next Door, is made up of triplets Craig, Scott and Ed Sutton (born May 30, 1986).