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  • Homesick James (110)

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

  • Wilbur Olin Atwater (180)

    Wilbur Olin Atwater was an American chemist known for his studies of human nutrition and...

  • Bing Crosby (121)

    Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby, Jr. was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark...

  • Maksim (49)

    Maksim Mrvica is a Croatian pianist. He plays classical crossover music.

  • Vicente López y Planes (239)

    Alejandro Vicente López y Planes was an Argentine writer and politician who acted as interim...

  • Jaycee Lee Dugard (44)

    Jaycee Lee Dugard is the author of A Stolen Life: A Memoir.

  • Mary Astor (118)

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

  • Felipe Santiago Salaverry (218)

    Felipe Santiago de Salaverry was a Peruvian soldier, politician and, from 1835 to 1836,...

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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 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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