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  • Modjeska Monteith Simkins (125)

    Modjeska Monteith Simkins was an important leader of African-American public health reform,...

  • Cathrine Larsåsen (38)

    Cathrine Larsåsen is a Norwegian pole vaulter.

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    Grace Moore was an American operatic soprano and actress in musical theatre and film. She was...

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    Wheelock Graves Veazey was an American attorney, judge, and government official. Veazey served...

  • Zbigniew Oleśnicki (635)

    Zbigniew Oleśnicki or Zbigniew z Oleśnicy, known in Latin as Sbigneus, was a high-ranking Roman...

  • Federico Degetau (162)

    Federico Degetau y González, born in Ponce was a Puerto Rican politician, lawyer, writer,...

  • Yoshitomo Nara (65)

    Yoshitomo Nara is a Japanese artist. He lives and works in Tokyo, though his artwork has been...

  • Pope Julius II (581)

    Pope Julius II, nicknamed "The Fearsome Pope" and "The Warrior Pope", born Giuliano della...

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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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    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 136 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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