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  • Wilhelm Röntgen (179)

    Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a German physicist, who, on 8 November 1895, produced and detected...

  • Colin Batch (66)

    Colin Batch is a former international field hockey player from Australia. Batch is currently a...

  • Ferde Grofé (132)

    Ferde Grofé was an American composer, arranger and pianist. During the 1920s and 1930s, he went...

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    Nathan Fillion is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Richard Castle on the ABC series...

  • Heinrich Mann (153)

    Luiz Heinrich Mann was a German novelist who wrote works with strong social themes. His numerous...

  • Izaak Reijnders (145)

    Izaak Herman Reijnders was the man in charge of the Dutch military high command just prior to...

  • Cyrus Vance (107)

    Cyrus Roberts Vance was an American lawyer and United States Secretary of State under President...

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    Blake Caldwell is an American road bicycle racer for Team Holowesko Partners. In 2010 he stepped...

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