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  • Thelma Houston (78)

    Thelma Houston is an American singer and actress. She scored a number-one hit in 1977 with her...

  • Iosif Igelström (287)

    Count Otto Heinrich Igelström was a Russian general from the noble Swedish family of...

  • Kazimierz Gilarski (69)

    Brigadier General Kazimierz Gilarski was a Polish military figure, Commander of the Warsaw...

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    Mark Fletcher Taylor is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. He served two...

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    John Dowling Coates AC is an Australian lawyer, sports administrator and businessman. He is a...

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    Gene Wolfe is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is noted for his dense,...

  • Eva Perón (105)

    María Eva Duarte de Perón was the second wife of Argentine President Juan Perón and served as...

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    Joseph Royal was a Canadian journalist, lawyer, politician, businessman, and Lieutenant Governor...

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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 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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