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  • Myron Holley (245)

    Myron Holley was an American politician who had a large part in the construction of the Erie Canal.

  • Auguste Herbin (142)

    Auguste Herbin was a French painter.

  • Zewditu I (148)

    Zewditu I was Empress of Ethiopia from 1916 to 1930. The first woman head of an internationally...

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    Rut Hedvig Lindahl is a professional football goalkeeper who plays for Kristianstads DFF in the...

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    Thomas Aloysius Dorgan, also known as Tad Dorgan, was an American cartoonist who signed his...

  • Volker Strassen (88)

    Volker Strassen is a German mathematician, a professor emeritus in the department of mathematics...

  • Preston Robert Tisch (98)

    Preston Robert "Bob" Tisch was an American businessman who was the chairman and—along with his...

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    Vice-Admiral Lord Hugh Seymour was a senior British Royal Navy officer of the late 18th century...

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  • steele_n
    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 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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