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  • John H. Hoover (137)

    Admiral John Howard Hoover held several flag commands during World War II most notably those in...

  • Michael Bishop (48)

    Michael Paul Bishop is a professional football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was...

  • Sys Bjerre (39)

    Sys Bjerre is a Danish singer-songwriter. Bjerre broke through in the Danish music scene with...

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    Ioannis Psycharis was a French philologist of Greek origin, author and promoter of Demotic Greek.

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    Juan Nepomuceno Almonte was a 19th-century Mexican official, soldier and diplomat. He was a...

  • Jacek Krzynówek (48)

    Jacek Krzynówek, born 15 May 1976, is a former Polish footballer. One of the most glorious...

  • Sid Hatfield (131)

    William Sidney "Sid" Hatfield, was Police Chief of Matewan, West Virginia during the Battle of...

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    Knud Larsen Bergslien was a Norwegian painter, art teacher and master artist. In his art, he...

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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 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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