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  • Ibn Khaldun (692)

    Ibn Khaldūn was an Arab Muslim historiographer and historian, regarded to be among the founding...

  • Theodor Curtius (167)

    Geheimrat Julius Wilhelm Theodor Curtius was professor of Chemistry at Heidelberg University and...

  • Craig Buntin (44)

    Craig Buntin is a Canadian pair skater. With former partner Meagan Duhamel, he is the 2009...

  • Ed Crane (162)

    Edward Nicholas Crane, nicknamed Cannonball, was an American right-handed pitcher and outfielder...

  • H. Clay Myers, Jr. (97)

    Henry Clay Myers, Jr. was an American politician who, during his career, was considered one of...

  • Wild Bill Hickok (187)

    James Butler Hickok, better known as Wild Bill Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West...

  • J. S. Sirén (135)

    Johan Sigfrid Sirén was a Finnish architect. He is best known for Eduskuntatalo, which is where...

  • Lawson Swearingen (80)

    Lawson Lewis Swearingen, Jr., is a former Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate,...

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