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  • A. C. Benson (162)

    Arthur Christopher Benson was an English essayist, poet, and author and the 28th Master of...

  • Horace Wilson (176)

    Horace Wilson was a Canadian politician serving as an alderman and the 18th Mayor of...

  • Yogev Ohayon (37)

    Yogev Ohayon is an Israeli point guard, who plays for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Super...

  • Lili Ivanova (85)

    Lili Ivanova is a renowned Bulgarian singer. In tribute to her contribution to the culture of...

  • Xu Guangqi (462)

    Xu Guangqi, who later adopted the baptismal name Paul, was a Chinese scholar-bureaucrat,...

  • Gideon Sundback (144)

    Gideon Sundback was a Swedish-American electrical engineer, who is most commonly associated with...

  • Chan Wai Ho (42)

    Chan Wai Ho is a centre back currently playing for South China in the Hong Kong First Division...

  • Irene Longman (147)

    Irene Maud Longman was a female Queensland politician. She was the first woman to stand and be...

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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
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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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