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  • Rufus A. Ayers (175)

    Rufus A. Ayers was a Virginia lawyer, businessman, and politician, who served as Attorney...

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    Calvin DeWitt Paige was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Southbridge,...

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    Potter Palmer was an American businessman who was responsible for much of the development of...

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    Andreas Lundstedt is a Swedish musician, who is best known as a member of the pop-dance group,...

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    Eugen Ott was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who...

  • Ásmundur Sveinsson (131)

    Ásmundur Sveinsson was an Icelandic sculptor, was born at Kolsstadir in West Iceland on May 20,...

  • Padre Marcelo Rossi (57)

    Marcelo Mendonça Rossi is a Brazilian Catholic priest widely known and popular in the country...

  • Wally Herger (79)

    Walter William "Wally" Herger, Jr. is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the...

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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 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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