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  • Chappie Johnson (147)

    George "Chappie" Johnson Jr. was an African-American baseball catcher and field manager in the...

  • Pedro de Sousa Holstein, 1st Duke of Palmela (243)

    D. Pedro de Sousa Holstein, 1st Duke of Faial and Palmela was one of the most important...

  • Wolfgang Steinert (84)

    Wolfgang Gerhard Herbert Steinert was a German electrical engineer. After studying at RWTH...

  • Nakdimon S. Doniach (117)

    Nakdimon Shabbethay Doniach OBE was a lexicographer and scholar of Judaic and Semitic languages...

  • Heather Steans (61)

    Heather Steans is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 7th district. She...

  • Pemra Özgen (38)

    Pemra Özgen is a Turkish female tennis player. She studied at Istanbul Bilgi University.

  • Martha Wainwright (48)

    Martha Wainwright is a Canadian-American folk-rock singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of...

  • Wolf Wigo (51)

    Wolf Wigo is a renowned American water polo player and coach. He has played competitive water...

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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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