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  • Pedro de Valdivia (527)

    Pedro Gutiérrez de Valdivia or Valdiva was a Spanish conquistador and the first royal governor...

  • Ryszard Grobelny (61)

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

  • Maynard James Keenan (60)

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

  • Yuri Zhevnov (43)

    Yuri Zhevnov is a professional football player from Belarus who currently plays for Zenit St...

  • Clare Francis (78)

    Clare Mary Francis MBE is a British novelist who is also known for her former career as a...

  • Archibald Forbes (186)

    Archibald Forbes was a British war correspondent, the son of a Presbyterian minister in...

  • Zenas Bliss (189)

    Zenas Randall Bliss was an officer and general in the United States Army and a recipient of the...

  • Lois Rosindale (34)

    Lois Rosindale is an English professional triathlete, 2011 British Champion, and 2010 U23...

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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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