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  • Ruan Lingyu (114)

    Ruan Lingyu, born Ruan Fenggen, was a Chinese silent film actress. One of the most prominent...

  • Sabina Shikhlinskaya (62)

    Sabina Shikhlinskaya; born April 26, 1962, Baku is an Azerbaijani artist and independent...

  • A. E. van Vogt (112)

    Alfred Elton van Vogt was a Canadian-born science fiction author regarded as one of the most...

  • Emily Mitchell (49)

    Emily Mitchell is an Anglo-American novelist. Her first novel, "The Last Summer of the World",...

  • Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia (165)

    Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia, 26 April 1859 – 28 January 1919 was the eldest son...

  • Tukufu Zuberi (65)

    Tukufu Zuberi is an American sociologist, filmmaker, social critic, educator, and writer. He is...

  • Joseph Ward (168)

    Sir Joseph George Ward, 1st Baronet GCMG MP was the 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand on two...

  • Wynne Prakusya (43)

    Wynne Prakusya is an Indonesian tennis player. Prakusya's first appearance in a professional...

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    steele_n
    I was not able to find anything on the famous artist Do Ho Suh
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  • courtneye
    courtneye
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  • Kathleen Castillo
    Kathleen Castillo
    Is there a way to search by last name only?
    LikeReply 146 years ago
    • STANDS4
      STANDS4
      Hey Kathleen -- great idea! We've just added the option to also search by last name...
      LikeReply 135 years ago
  • Olynthia Hamilton
    Olynthia Hamilton
    I was not able to find anything on the famous artist Do Ho Suh
    LikeReply 87 years ago
  • Ibrahim Mahmoud
    Ibrahim Mahmoud
    Luciano Vssalo was an Ethiopian Foot Ball Player / Captain / Coach of the Ethiopian National Team. In 1962 the National Team has won the 3rd African Cup against Egypt. Ethiopia 4 - 2 Egypt .
    LikeReply 88 years ago

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