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  • Zat Knight (44)

    Zatyiah "Zat" Knight is an English footballer who plays as a defender for and is club captain of...

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    Atanasio Girardot was a Colombian revolutionary leader who fought with Simón Bolívar in the...

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    Abraham Michael "A.M." Rosenthal, born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, was a New York...

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    Edith Anna Œnone Somerville was an Irish novelist who habitually signed herself as "E. Œ...

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    Paige Ellen Peterson is an American actress and veteran cheerleader, best known for being...

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    Hedda Hopper was one of America's best-known gossip columnists, notorious for feuding with her...

  • E. E. Smith (134)

    Edward Elmer Smith Ph.D. was an American food engineer and early science fiction author, best...

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    Aafje Heynis is a Dutch contralto. In 1961, she was awarded the Harriet Cohen International...

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  • steele_n
    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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