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  • Doc Powers (154)

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

  • Godlove Stein Orth (207)

    Godlove Stein Orth was a U.S. House representative from Indiana and acting-Lieutenant Governor...

  • José Vianna da Motta (156)

    José Vianna da Motta was a distinguished Portuguese pianist, teacher, and composer. He was one...

  • Egil Olsen (82)

    Egil Roger Olsen, nicknamed Drillo, is a Norwegian football manager and former footballer. He is...

  • Lloyd Honeyghan (64)

    Lloyd Honeyghan is a retired British boxer and former undisputed welterweight champion of the...

  • Vladimír Špidla (73)

    Vladimír Špidla is a Czech politician, currently president of Czech social democratic think-tank...

  • Dunbar Douglas, 6th Earl of Selkirk (215)

    Dunbar James Douglas, 6th Earl of Selkirk FRS was a Scottish peer.

  • Isa Phillips (40)

    Isa Phillips is a Jamaican hurdling athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. The...

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    I was not able to find anything on the famous artist Do Ho Suh
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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
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    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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