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  • John Waters (78)

    John Samuel Waters, Jr. is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, stand-up comedian,...

  • Izidor Cankar (138)

    Izidor Cankar was a Slovenian author, art historian, diplomat, publicist, translator, and...

  • August W. Eichler (185)

    August Wilhelm Eichler, also known under his Latinized name, Augustus Guilielmus Eichler, was a...

  • Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis (236)

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

  • Ezekiel Jackson (46)

    Rycklon Stephens is a Guyanese bodybuilder and professional wrestler. He is signed in WWE...

  • Doc Powers (154)

    Michael Riley "Doc" Powers was an American Major League Baseball player who caught for four...

  • 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...

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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?
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    • 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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