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  • ZeBarney Thorne Phillips (149)

    ZeBarney Thorne Phillips was an Episcopal clergyman who served as Chaplain of the Senate.

  • Felix Hanemann (71)

    Felix Hanemann is an American singer and musician.

  • Aryeh Eldad (74)

    Prof. Aryeh Eldad, M.D. is an Israeli physician and politician, and a former member of the...

  • Slats Gill (123)

    Amory Tingle "Slats" Gill was a men's basketball and baseball coach at Oregon State University.

  • Eugen Bönsch (127)

    Feldwebel Eugen Bönsch was a World War I flying ace credited with 16 aerial victories.

  • J. Allen Hynek (114)

    Dr. Josef Allen Hynek was a United States astronomer, professor, and ufologist. He is perhaps...

  • Augustus van Horne Ellis (197)

    Augustus van Horne Ellis was an American lawyer, sea captain, and soldier. He was a brevet...

  • Joseph Addison (352)

    Joseph Addison was an English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician. He 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
    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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