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  • John Lawrence LeConte (199)

    John Lawrence LeConte was the most important American entomologist of the 19th century,...

  • Whitford Brown (114)

    Whitford James Brown, OBE CBE was the foundation mayor of Porirua City, a city in the Wellington...

  • D. J. Smith (47)

    Denis "D. J." Smith is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 45 games in the...

  • Joe Brown (83)

    Joseph Roger "Joe" Brown, MBE is an English entertainer. He has worked as a rock and roll singer...

  • Rich Bickle (63)

    Richard "Rich" Bickle, Jr. is a American stock car racing driver. Now retired, Bickle, who has...

  • Effie Shannon (157)

    Effie Shannon was an American stage and silent screen actress. She had a 60 year career as...

  • Eduardo Palomo (62)

    Eduardo Estrada Palomo was a Mexican actor. Palomo became famous across Mexico and Latin America...

  • Said Husejinovic (36)

    Said Husejinović is a Bosnian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for GNK Dinamo...

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    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 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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