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  • John Cheever (112)

    John William Cheever was an American novelist and short story writer. He is sometimes called...

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    Dustin Lancy Farnum was an American singer, dancer, and actor in silent films.

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    Hsu Hsin-liang is a Taiwanese politician, formerly Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party...

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    Garth Neville Walford VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most...

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    Philip Keyes Yonge was an businessman and civic leader. A resident of Pensacola, he was a...

  • Gonzalo Rubalcaba (61)

    Gonzalo Rubalcaba is a Grammy Award-winning Cuban jazz pianist and composer.

  • Bud Shank (98)

    Clifford Everett "Bud" Shank, Jr. was an American alto saxophonist and flautist. He rose to...

  • John Howard Sinclair (176)

    John Howard Sinclair was a Canadian politician. Born in Goshen, Guysborough, Nova Scotia,...

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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 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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