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  • Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira (231)

    Infanta Maria Teresa of Portugal was the firstborn child of John VI of Portugal and Carlota...

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    Frank George "Noodles" Hahn was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the...

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    Carl Joachim Andersen was a Danish flutist, conductor and composer born in Copenhagen, son of...

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    Sean Curry is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for the...

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    Polly Courtney is an English author and media commentator. She is best known as the author of...

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    Robertus Johannes Druppers is a former Dutch middle distance runner, who won the silver medal...

  • Uma Thurman (54)

    Uma Karuna Thurman is an American actress and model. She has performed in leading roles in a...

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    William Randolph Hearst was an American newspaper publisher who built the nation’s largest...

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  • steele_n
    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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