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  • Yannick Bru (51)

    Yannick Bru is a French rugby union coach and former footballer, currently serving as forwards...

  • Graham Linehan (56)

    Graham Linehan is an Irish television writer, actor, comedian and director who, often in...

  • Ethel Shannon (126)

    Ethel Shannon was an American actress. She appeared in over 30 silent movies in the early 20th...

  • Thekla Resvoll (153)

    Thekla Susanne Ragnhild Resvoll was a Norwegian botanist – a female pioneer in Norwegian natural...

  • Meri Te Tai Mangakahia (156)

    Meri Te Tai Mangakahia was a campaigner for women's suffrage in New Zealand.

  • Olin Browne (65)

    Olin Douglas Browne is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour as well as the...

  • Séan McCann (57)

    Séan McCann "The Shantyman" is a singer and musician in the band Great Big Sea.

  • Akira Masuda (62)

    Akira Masuda is a Japanese Kyokushin kaikan karateka. In March 1991 he completed the 100 man...

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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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