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  • Peggy McKercher (85)

    Peggy McKercher C.M., SOM, B.A., LL.D. has made lifelong contributions to her community,...

  • Ryszard Grobelny (61)

    Ryszard Grobelny — Mayor of Poznań, Poland, since 1998. He attended primary school no. 71 with a...

  • Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (39)

    Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is a French professional tennis player currently ranked World No. 10. He was...

  • Albert W. Johnson (118)

    Albert Walter Johnson was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from...

  • Gene Makowsky (51)

    Gene Makowsky is a politician and a retired professional Canadian football offensive lineman who...

  • Fidel Cano Gutiérrez (170)

    Fidel Cano Gutiérrez was a Colombian journalist, founder of El Espectador, Colombia's oldest...

  • Maynard James Keenan (60)

    Maynard James Keenan, also commonly known as simply MJK, is an American rock singer, songwriter,...

  • Jean Alfred Gagné (182)

    Jean-Alfred Gagné was a lawyer, merchant, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented...

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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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