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List of famous pairs
The following is a '''list of famous pairs''' See also [[list of twins]] and [[Twin cities]]. 

Pairs are to be assumed to be human beings unless otherwise noted. Pairs are to be assumed to be real persons (living or historical), real places, or real things, unless identified otherwise.

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(contracted; show full)
*[[Death]] & [[Taxes]] (proverbial/idiomatic; complementary) (proverbial pairing of two inevitabilities)
*[[Democrat]] & [[Republican]] (opposing factions)
*[[Dick & Jane]] (fictional; siblings) (in the [[Scott, Foresman]] primary readers, very widely used in the U. S.)
*[[Big Diomede Island]] & [[Little Diomede Island]] (geographical)
*The [[Dioscuri]] (mythological/legendary; twins; opponents)
*The [[Big Dipper]] & the [[Little Dipper]]



*[[Dodge]] & [[Plymouth]] (corporate twin automobile marques; same company, same chassis, different model names and body styles)⏎

== E ==
*[[J. Presper Eckert|Eckert]] & [[John W. Mauchly|Mauchly]] (colleagues; also commercial partners)
*[[England]] & [[Wales]] (geographical; juxtapositions)
*[[ASCII#ASCII_Control_Characters|ENQ & ACK]]
*[[Evan and Jaron|Evan & Jaron]]
*[[Exchange & Mart]]
*[[Thomas Edison|Edison]] & [[Joseph_Swan|Swan]] (opponents ''and'' commercial partners)
(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)