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  • Argenis Díaz (38)

    Argenis Díaz is a professional baseball shortstop who is a free agent. He played in Major League...

  • Edelmiro Julián Farrell (138)

    Edelmiro Julián Farrell Plaul was an Argentine general of Irish descent. He was the de facto...

  • Ja'afar Mahmud Adam (65)

    Ja'afar Mahmud Adam, was a prominent Nigerian Islamic scholar, well known for his good...

  • Sahiti G (38)

    Sahiti G is a South Indian playback singer. She has recorded several songs in Telugu both in...

  • Zoran Mušič (116)

    Zoran Mušič was a Slovenian painter. He spent half of his life living and working in Venice...

  • Meja (56)

    Meja, is a Swedish composer, artist and singer. Among her best known songs are "I'm Missing...

  • Väinö Voionmaa (156)

    Kaarle Väinö Voionmaa was a Finnish professor, member of the parliament of Finland, senator,...

  • Solhi al-Wadi (91)

    Solhi al-Wadi was an Iraqi-born musician, conductor, composer, educator and director, who lived...

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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
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    LikeReply 11 year ago
  • 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 146 years ago
  • Olynthia Hamilton
    Olynthia Hamilton
    I was not able to find anything on the famous artist Do Ho Suh
    LikeReply 88 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 89 years ago

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