Somewhere out there, there’s probably someone who looks like you. A lot like you. In fact, the two of you could easily be mistaken for identical twins. And it’s not just appearances. Your Doppelgänger Is Out There and You Probably Share DNA With Them. “Because the doppelgängers’ appearances are more attributable to shared genes than shared life experiences, that means that, to some extent, their similarities are just the luck of the draw, spurred on by population growth. There are, after all, only so many ways to build a face. ‘Now there are so many people in the world that the system is repeating itself,’ Dr. Esteller said. It’s not unreasonable to assume that you, too, might have a look-alike out there.” (Finally, someone I can commiserate with about love handles…)