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  • Azlan Shah of Perak (96)

    Azlan Muhibbuddin, GCB, KStJ is the current Sultan of Perak. He was the ninth Yang di-Pertuan...

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    Ferdinand Cheval was a French postman who spent thirty-three years of his life building Le...

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    Nobuteru Ishihara is a Japanese politician and since 2010, has been the Secretary General of the...

  • Eugenio de Ochoa (209)

    Eugenio de Ochoa was a Spanish author, writer and translator.

  • Pål Trulsen (62)

    Pål Trulsen is a Norwegian curler from Hosle in Bærum, and was the 2002 Olympic curling men's...

  • Dudley Moore (89)

    Dudley Stuart John Moore, CBE was an English actor, comedian, musician and composer. Moore first...

  • Augustus D. Juilliard (188)

    Augustus D. Juilliard was an American businessman whose philanthropy built the renowned...

  • Wilhelm Hasenclever (187)

    Wilhelm Hasenclever was a German politician. He was an originally a tanner by trade, and later...

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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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