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  • Pop Williams (150)

    Walter Merrill "Pop" Williams was a professional baseball pitcher whose playing career spanned...

  • Pretinha (49)

    Delma Gonçalves, commonly known as Pretinha, is a Brazilian professional soccer player who is a...

  • Prince Jean, Duke of Vendôme (59)

    Prince Jean of Orléans, Dauphin of France, Duke of Vendôme, also named as Jean d’Orléans, is the...

  • Todor Yanchev (48)

    Todor Yanchev is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing as midfielder for CSKA Sofia.

  • Rudolf E. Kálmán (94)

    Rudolf Emil Kálmán is a Hungarian-American electrical engineer, mathematical system theorist,...

  • Facundo Erpen (41)

    Facundo Adrián Erpen Bariffo is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Atlas de...

  • Felix Otto (58)

    Felix Otto is a German mathematician. He studied mathematics at the University of Bonn,...

  • André the Giant (78)

    André René Roussimoff, best known as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and...

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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
    Discovering Biographies.net has been a game-changer for me. As an avid reader and history enthusiast, the extensive collection of biographies on this platform has opened up a world of knowledge. The diverse range of individuals covered, from historical figures to contemporary icons, provides a comprehensive look at the tapestry of human experience. The well-curated content and user-friendly interface make it easy to delve into the lives of remarkable people. Biographies.net has become my go-to resource for insightful and enriching narratives, making history and the stories of inspiring individuals accessible to all. 
    LikeReply 15 months ago
  • 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 136 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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