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  • Nam Sang-mi (40)

    Nam Sang-mi is a South Korean actress.

  • Mary Astor (118)

    Mary Astor was an American actress. Most remembered for her role as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in The...

  • Edward Dowden (181)

    Edward Dowden, was an Irish critic and poet. He was the son of John Wheeler Dowden, a merchant...

  • August Herrmann (165)

    August Garry Herrmann was an American executive in Major League Baseball.

  • Kuniko Inoguchi (72)

    Kuniko Inoguchi is a Japanese political scientist and politician. She was serving as Minister of...

  • Alaa Al Shbli (34)

    Alaa Al Shbli is a Syrian international footballer. He currently plays for Zakho FC, who play in...

  • Homesick James (110)

    Homesick James was an American blues musician known for his mastery of slide guitar. He recorded...

  • Sujatha Rangarajan (89)

    Sujatha was the pseudonym of the Tamil writer S. Rangarajan, author of over 100 novels, 250...

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    I was not able to find anything on the famous artist Do Ho Suh
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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
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    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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