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  • Graham Annable (54)

    Graham Annable is a film director and writer.

  • John Masefield (146)

    John Edward Masefield, OM was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate of the United...

  • Ponkunnam Varkey (114)

    Ponkunnam Varkey was a writer and activist from Kerala, India. He has authored more than 120...

  • Austin Peay (148)

    Austin Peay was an American politician who served as Governor of Tennessee from 1923 to 1927. He...

  • Marilyn Monroe (98)

    Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American...

  • Zita Gurmai (59)

    Zita Gurmai is a Hungarian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Hungarian...

  • Pól Ó Foighil (96)

    Pól Ó Foighil was an Irish politician and activist for Irish-speaking, coastal and island...

  • John B. Floyd (218)

    John Buchanan Floyd was the 31st Governor of Virginia, U.S. Secretary of War, and the...

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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?
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    • 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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