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  • Eugène Charles Catalan (210)

    Eugène Charles Catalan was a French and Belgian mathematician.

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    Timothy Allan Burgess is the lead singer of the British alternative rock band The Charlatans...

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    Edward Winslow Hinks was a career United States Army officer who served as a brigadier general...

  • Konstantin Fofanov (162)

    Konstantin Mikhailovich Fofanov was a Russian poet.

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    Sven Pipien is a musician best known as the bassist of the hard rock band The Black Crowes.

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    Orlan is a French artist, born May 30, 1947 in Saint-Étienne, Loire. She adopted the name Orlan...

  • Big L (50)

    Lamont Coleman, better known by his stage name Big L, was an American rapper. Coleman was born...

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    Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire PC, known as the Viscount Hillsborough from 1742 to 1751...

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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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