The Andrews Sisters. Maxene (top left), LaVerne (top right), and Patty (center) in October 1943
We have previously published an article here titled Oh Brother, which is about sets of brothers who rose to fame as actors, directors, musicians, politicians, what have you. Now, on the International Sisters Day - celebrated on every first Sunday of August - is time for a like-minded article about sisters!
Here first is a quick look, for your convenience, at the names (especially useful when the list gets longer - as it will):
Andrews,
Beecher, Brontë,
Delevingne, Dibaba, Dionne ,
Eastwood,
Gabor, Gummer,
Kardashian, Koriseva
Mirabal, Mitford,
Olsen,
Pointer,
Shatner,
Williams
The Andrews Sisters (Wiki)
1911-0706 LaVerne Andrews* singer/ contralto – Minneapolis, MN USA (1967/55)
1913-07xx Anglyn Andrews - Minneapolis, MN USA (1914/0)
1916-0103 Maxene Andrews* singer/ soprano – Minneapolis, MN USA (1995/79)
1918-0216 Patricia “Patty” Andrews* singer/ mezzo-soprano – Minneapolis, MN USA (2013/94)
The Beecher Sisters - daughters of Lyman Beecher
1800-0906 Catharine Beecher* educator/ supporter of kindergarten – East Hampton, NY USA (1878/77)
1811-0614 Harriet Beecher Stowe* abolionist/author (Uncle Tom’s Cabin) – Litchfield, CT USA (1896/85)
1822-0222 Isabella Beecher Hooker* social activist/suffragist leader – Litchfield, CT USA (1907/84)
The Brontë Sisters (Wiki)
1816-0421 Charlotte Bronte* novelist (Jane Eyre)/poet - Thornton, Yorkshire, England (1855/38)
1818-0730 Emily Brontë* novelist (Wuthering Heights)/poet – Thornton, Yorkshire, England (1848/30)
1820-0117 Anne Brontë* novelist/poet – Thornton, West Riding o Yorkshire, England (1849/29)
The Delevingne Sisters
1985-0622 Chloe Delevingne* businesswoman – London, England
1986-0503 Poppy Delevingne* model/ socialite/actress – London, England
1992-0812 Cara Delevingne* model/ actress/singer – Hammersmith, London, England
The Dibaba Sisters
1982-0321 Ejegayehu Dibaba* long-distance runner – Bekoji, Arsi Province, Ethiopia
1985-0601 Tirunesh Dibaba* long-distance runner/OG – Bekoji, Ethiopia
1991-0208 Genzebe Dibaba* long-distance runner/OS – Bekoji, Ethiopia
The Dionne Sisters (Wiki)
1928-04xx Rose Marie Girouard* (b Dionne ) mother of four - Callander, ON Canada (1995/67) Find a Grave
1929-0515 Thérèse Callahan* (b Dionne) musician/mother of four - Callander, ON Canada (2021/91) Obituary
1933-0621 Pauline Dionne* - Callander, ON Canada (2018/85) Find a Grave
1934-0528 Yvonne Dionne* sculptor/ librarian/oldest of the Dionne quintuplets - Callander, ON Canada (2001/67)
1934-0528 Annette Dionne* mother of three - Callander, ON Canada
1934-0528 Cécile Dionne* mother of five - Callander, ON Canada
1934-0528 Émilie Dionne* nun - Callander, ON Canada (1954/20)
1934-0528 Marie Dionne* mother of two/youngest of the Dionne quintuplets - Callander, ON Canada (1970/35)
The Eastwood Sisters (Clint Eastwood with Roxanne Tunis, Maggie Johnson, Jacelyn Reeves, Frances Fisher, Dina Ruiz)
1954-0211 Laurie Murray* biological daughter of Clint Eastwood – Lakewood, WA USA
1964-0617 Kimber Eastwood* make-up artist/film producer – Los Angeles, CA USA (rt)
1972-0522 Alison Eastwood* actress/model/fashion designer – Carmel, CA USA (mj)
1988-0202 Kathryn Eastwood* (b Reeves) actress/ screenwriter – Carmel, CA USA (jr)
1993-0807 Francesca Eastwood* actress/model – Redding, CA USA (ff)
1996-1212 Morgan Eastwood* actress – Los Angeles, CA USA (dr)
The Gabor Sisters
1915-0611 Magda Gabor* Hungarian-American actress/socialite – Budapest, Austria-Hungary (1997/81)
1917-0206 Zsa Zsa Gabor* Hungarian-American actress – Budapest, Austria-Hungary (2016/99)
1919-0211 Eva Gabor* Hungarian-American actress /singer – Budapest, Hungarian Republic (1995/76)
The Gummer Sisters (daughters of Meryl Streep)
1983-0803 Mamie Gummer* actress - New York City, NY USA
1986-0509 Grace Gummer* actress – New York City, NY USA
1991-0612 Louisa Jacobson Gummer* model/ actress – Los Angeles, CA USA
The Kardashian & Jenner Sisters - fathers Robert Kardashian & Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner (Wiki)
1979-0418 Kourtney Kardashian* model/ media personality/socialite – Los Angeles, CA USA
1980-1021 Kim Kardashian* model/media personality/ businesswoman – Los Angeles, CA USA
1984-0627 Khloé Kardashian* model/ media personality/socialite - Los Angeles, CA USA
1995-1103 Kendall Jenner* model/socialite – Los Angeles, CA USA
1997-0810 Kylie Jenner* socialite – Los Angeles, CA USA
The Koriseva Sisters
1963-1031 Eija Koriseva* seamstress/ singer/restaurateur – Toivakka, Finland
1965-0421 Arja Koriseva* singer – Toivakka, Finland
1972-0908 Piia Koriseva* television host/lyricist/personal trainer – Toivakka, Finland
The Mirabal Sisters (Wiki)
1924-0227 Patria Merceces Mirabal Reyes* mother of three/ political activist – Salcedo, Dominican Republic (1960/36)
1925-0301 Bélgica “Dede” Mirabel Reyes* homemaker/businesswoman – Salcedo, Dominican Republic (2014/88)
1926-0312 Minerva Mirabal Reyes* lawyer/ political activist – Salcedo, Dominican Republic (1960/34)
1935-1015 Antonia María Teresa Mirabal Reyes* surveyor/ political activist – Salcedo, Dominican Republic (1960/25)
The Mitford Sisters (Wiki)
1904-1128 Nancy Mitford* novelist/ biographer/journalist – London, England (1973/68)
1907-1125 Pamela Mitford* the least radical of the Mitford sisters – Wilbury, Wiltshire, England (1994/86)
1910-0617 Diana Mitford* author/ reviewer/wife of the Fascist leader Oswald Mosley – Westminster, London, England (2003/93)
1914-0808 Unity Mitford* British socialite/ known for her relationship with Adolf Hitler – London, England (1948/33)
1917-0911 Jessica Mitford* author/ political activist/to U.S. at age 22 - Asthall Manor, Oxfordshire, England (1996/78)
The Olsen Sisters
1986-0613 Ashley Olsen* actress/producer/fashion designer – Sherman Oaks, CA USA
1986-0613 Mary-Kate Olsen* actress/producer/fashion designer – Sherman Oaks, CA USA
1989-0216 Elizabeth Olsen* actress – Sherman Oaks, CA USA
The Pointer Sisters
1948-0123 Anita Pointer* singer-songwriter/a founding member of the Pointer Sisters – Oakland, CA USA (2022/74)
1950-0711 Bonnie Pointer* singer/member of the Pointer Sisters – Oakland, CA USA (2020/69)
1953-1130 June Pointer* singer/the youngest member of the Pointer Sisters – Oakland, CA USA (2006/52)
The Shatner Sisters (daughters of William Shatner)
1958-0831 Leslie Carol Shatner* actress/ writer – West Hollywood, CA USA
1961-0606 Lisabeth Shatner* actress/ writer – West Hollywood, CA USA
1964-0801 Melanie Shatner* actress – Los Angeles, CA USA
The Williams Sisters
1972-0809 Yetunde Price* the oldest half-sister of and personal assistant to Venus and Serena - Saginaw, MI USA (2003/31)
197x-xxxx Lyndrea Price* fashion designer/media personality - Saginaw, MI USA
1975-0218 Isha Price* lawyer/ producer - Saginaw, MI USA
1980-0617 Venus Williams* tennis player – Lynwood, CA USA
1981-0926 Serena Williams* tennis player – Saginaw, MI USA
Updated 16.4.2023