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List of famous pairs
The following is a '''list of famous pairs''' (human or otherwise), organized by category then alphabet. See also [[list of twins]] and [[Twin cities]]. 

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[[#A|A]] [[#B|B]] [[#C|C]] [[#D|D]] [[#E|E]] [[#F|F]] [[#G|G]] [[#H|H]] [[#I|I]] [[#J|J]] [[#K|K]] [[#L|L]] [[#M|M]] [[#N|N]] [[#O|O]] [[#P|P]] [[#Q|Q]] [[#R|R]] [[#S|S]] [[#T|T]] [[#U|U]] [[#V|V]] [[#W|W]] [[#X|X]] [[#Y|Y]] [[#Z|Z]]

== Living or historical human pairs ==

(contracted; show full)*[[Yin Yang|Yin & Yang]] (conceptual; complementary ''and'' opposing)
*[[Xylem]] & [[Phloem]]

== Geographical, astronomical or political pairs ==
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*[[Aachen]] & Aix-la-Chapelle ''(German and French names for the same town)''
*[[Albireo]]
, a double star (astronomical; juxtapositions) (the double star Beta Cygnus)
*[[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia & Herzegovina]] (geographical; juxtapositions)
*[[Brighton]] & [[Hove]] - also [[Brighton & Hove Albion]] (geographical; juxtapositions)
*[[Cavalier]]s & [[Roundheads]] (opposing factions)
*[[The Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] & [[The Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] (opposing factions)
*[[Democrat]] & [[Republican]] (opposing factions)
*[[Large Magellanic Cloud]] & [[Small Magellanic Cloud]] (astronomical; juxtapositions)
*[[Rhode Island]] & [[Providence Plantations]] (geographical) (Rhode Island's official name)
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== Science, engineering and technological pairs ==

*[[Adenine]] & [[thymine]] (DNA base pair)
*[[Bass]] & [[treble]] (conceptual; technical; antitheses)
*[[Guanine]] and [[cytosine]] (other DNA base pair)
*[[Proton]] & [[neutron]]
*[[Electricity]] & [[magnetism]]
(contracted; show full)*[[House of York|York]] & [[House of Lancaster|Lancaster]] (opponents)

== Z ==
*[[Zager and Evans|Zager & Evans]]
*[[Zenith]] & [[Nadir]] (concepts; opposing)
*[[Zenon_of_Citium|Zeno]] & [[Chrysippus]] (see also [[Stoicism]])
*[[Zero]] & [[One]] (concepts; opposing; complementary)
*[[Zeus]] & [[Ganymede (mythology)|Ganymede]] (mythological; couples)