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  • J. A. Chatwin (194)

    J. A. Chatwin FRIBA, RBS, FSAScot, was a designer of buildings and the most prolific architect...

  • Eamon Gilmore (69)

    Eamon Gilmore is an Irish Labour Party politician. In the Government of Ireland, he holds the...

  • Klaus Groth (205)

    Klaus Groth was a Low German poet.

  • Zianon Pazniak (80)

    Zianon Pazniak is a Belarusian patriotic politician, one of the founders of the Belarusian...

  • Sachin Tendulkar (51)

    Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is a former Indian cricketer widely acknowledged as the best batsman of...

  • John Epperson (69)

    John Epperson is an American drag artist, actor, pianist, vocalist and writer who is mainly...

  • Curtis Ebbesmeyer (81)

    Curtis Charles Ebbesmeyer is an American oceanographer who, in retirement, has studied the...

  • Agansing Rai (104)

    Agansing Rai VC MM was a Nepalese recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most...

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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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