9. James West and James West
What happened: Two inmates with near identical faces
Where: United States, Kansas, Leavenworth.
The famed William West case: two unrelated men processed in 1903 looked almost indistinguishable, baffling staff.
Both William West and William West are on Reddit at r/nevertellmetheodds.
Their likeness spurred fingerprint adoption. Though close, each print still proved singular.