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  • Lloyd Mondory (42)

    Lloyd Mondory is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Ag2r-La Mondiale.

  • Fanny Blankers-Koen (106)

    Francina "Fanny" Elsje Blankers-Koen was a Dutch athlete, best known for winning four gold...

  • Richard Armitage (79)

    Richard Lee Armitage is a former naval officer and a Republican politician who was appointed the...

  • Esek Hopkins (306)

    Commodore Esek Hopkins was the only Commander in Chief of the Continental Navy during the...

  • Vicente Aleixandre (126)

    Vicente Pío Marcelino Cirilo Aleixandre y Merlo was a Spanish poet who was born in Seville...

  • Psoy Korolenko (57)

    Psoy Galaktionovich Korolenko is a pseudonym of a Russian Orthodox song writer and performer by...

  • Marcus Aurelius (1903)

    Marcus Aurelius was a Roman Emperor from 161 to 180. He ruled with Lucius Verus as co-emperor...

  • Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia (165)

    Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia, 26 April 1859 – 28 January 1919 was the eldest son...

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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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