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  • Zacharias Wagenaer (410)

    Zacharias Wagenaer was a clerk, an illustrator, a merchant, member of the Court of Justice,...

  • K. V. Thomas (78)

    Kuruppasserry Varkey Thomas, formally known as K. V. Thomas, is an Indian politician hailing...

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    Márkos Vamvakáris, was a rebetiko musician. He is universally referred to by rebetiko writers...

  • Antonine Maillet (95)

    Antonine Maillet, PC CC OQ ONB FRSC is an Acadian novelist, playwright, and scholar. She was...

  • Vladislav Listyev (68)

    Vladislav Nikolayevich Listyev was a Russian journalist and head of the ORT TV Channel.

  • Tichi Wilkerson Kassel (98)

    Tichi Wilkerson Kassel was an American film personality and the publisher of The Hollywood...

  • Umashree (67)

    Umashree is an Indian theatre and film actress in the Kannada film industry and also a...

  • August von Pettenkofen (202)

    August von Pettenkofen, Austrian painter, born in Vienna, was brought up on his father's estate...

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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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