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  • John Buchanan (93)

    John MacLennan Buchanan, PC, QC is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the...

  • Godlove Stein Orth (207)

    Godlove Stein Orth was a U.S. House representative from Indiana and acting-Lieutenant Governor...

  • Wu Peifu (150)

    Wu Peifu or Wu P'ei-fu, was a major figure in the struggles between the warlords who dominated...

  • Cochin Haneefa (73)

    Salim Ahmed Ghoush, better known by his stage name Cochin Haneefa, was an Indian film actor,...

  • Craig Mitchell (60)

    Craig Mitchell is an American character actor and comedian. On stage he has appeared in over 40...

  • Egil Olsen (82)

    Egil Roger Olsen, nicknamed Drillo, is a Norwegian football manager and former footballer. He is...

  • Lala Sukuna (136)

    Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna, KCMG, KBE was a Fijian chief, scholar, soldier, and statesman. He is...

  • Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis (236)

    Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis was an Episcopal lay leader in Alexandria County. The daughter of...

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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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