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  • Jonathan Williams (273)

    Jonathan Williams, American businessman, military figure, politician and writer. He became Chief...

  • Hector Malot (194)

    Hector Malot was a French writer born in La Bouille, Seine-Maritime. He studied law in Rouen and...

  • Cindy McCain (70)

    Cindy Lou Hensley McCain is an American businesswoman, and philanthropist, and the wife of...

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    El Hadj M'Hamed El Anka, also known as Hadj Muhammed Al Anka, El-Hadj M'Hamed El Anka, was...

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    Moshe Dayan was an Israeli military leader and politician. He was the second child born on the...

  • Annabel Giles (65)

    Annabel Claire Giles is a British television and radio presenter, actress, comedian, panelist,...

  • Ásmundur Sveinsson (131)

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

  • Otokar Fischer (141)

    Otokar Fischer was a Czech translator, playwright, poet and critic. He was born in Kolín, Czech...

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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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