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    John André was a British Army officer hanged as a spy during the American War of Independence...

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    Sabah Fakhri: is an iconic Arabic traditional singer from Aleppo, Syria. Over the past 50 years...

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    Sebald or Sebalt de Weert was a Dutch captain and vice-admiral of the Dutch East India Company...

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    Kamal Suleiman Salibi was a Lebanese historian, professor of history at the American University...

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    Christopher Lee Nutter is the author of The Way Out: The Gay Man’s Guide to Freedom, No Matter...

  • Ziana Zain (56)

    Siti Roziana binti Zin, known by her stage name Ziana Zain is a Malaysian pop singer-songwriter,...

  • Theodore Bikel (100)

    Theodore Meir Bikel is a actor, folk singer, musician, and composer. He made his film debut in...

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    Frederick Tyrone Edmond Power was an English-born American stage and screen actor, who acted...

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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?
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    • 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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