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  • Sy Sutcliffe (162)

    Elmer Ellsworth "Sy" Sutcliffe was a Major League Baseball player in the 19th century. He played...

  • Austin Aries (46)

    Daniel Healy "Dan" Solwold, Jr. better known by his ring name Austin Aries, is an American...

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    Ehmetjan Qasimi was a Uyghur political leader in Xinjiang province of the Republic of China.

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    Sir Maurice Shock was a British university administrator and educationalist. Maurice Shock was...

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    Heloise is an American writer, author, and speaker specializing in lifestyle hints, including...

  • Édouard Lartet (223)

    Édouard Lartet was a French paleontologist.

  • Nic Johnson (41)

    Nicholas Johnson is an American rugby union player. Johnson plays flanker and Number 8 for the...

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    Lieutenant General Henry Gordon Bennett CB, CMG, DSO, VD, Australian soldier, served in both...

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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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