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  • Vyacheslav Shokurov (74)

    Vyacheslav Vladimirovich Shokurov is a Russian mathematician best known for his research in...

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    Frank Russell Capra was an Italian-born American film director, producer and writer who worked...

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    Pope John Paul II, sometimes called Blessed John Paul or John Paul the Great, born Karol Józef...

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    Kai Chresten Winding was a popular Danish-born American trombonist and jazz composer. He is well...

  • Szabolcs Kemenes (38)

    Szabolcs Kemenes is a Hungarian football player who played for MTK Hungaria. In 2003, he was the...

  • Augusto César Sandino (129)

    Augusto Nicolás Calderón Sandino; May 18, 1895 – February 21, 1934, also known as Augusto César...

  • Joe Bonsall (76)

    Joseph Sloan "Joe" Bonsall, Jr. known professionally as Joe Bonsall is a member of the Oak Ridge...

  • Yukiko Kada (74)

    Yukiko Kada is the governor of Shiga Prefecture. She is from Honjō, Saitama and her father was a...

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