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  • Le Pétomane (167)

    Le Pétomane was the stage name of the French flatulist and entertainer Joseph Pujol. He was...

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

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    Brigham Young was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the...

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    Diana Canova is an American actress known for her role of promiscuous daughter Corinne Tate on...

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    Augustus Earle was a London-born travel artist. Unlike earlier artists who worked outside Europe...

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

  • P. K. Kelkar (115)

    Purushottam Kashinath Kelkar was an Indian Scientist who is best remembered for being the...

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    Daisy Louisa C. De Melker simply known as Daisy de Melker, was a trained nurse who poisoned two...

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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 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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