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  • Henry Philip Tappan (219)

    Henry Philip Tappan was an American philosopher, educator and academic administrator. He is...

  • Z Gorres (42)

    Zeta Celestino Oliveros Gorres, better known as Z Gorres, is a retired Filipino professional boxer.

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    Madeleine Peyroux is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Peyroux is noted for...

  • Valeri Kamensky (58)

    Valeri Viktorovich Kamensky is a retired Russian hockey player. Before the NHL, he started his...

  • Haile Gebrselassie (51)

    Haile Gebrselassie was an Ethiopian long-distance track and road running athlete. He won two...

  • Valentina Kozlovskaya (86)

    Valentina Kozlovskaya is a Russian chess Woman Grandmaster, and the 1996 Senior Women's World...

  • Geoff Bodine (75)

    Geoffrey Eli Bodine is an American motorsport driver and bobsled builder. He is the oldest of...

  • Nada Konvalinková (73)

    Naďa Konvalinková is a Czech actress. After graduating from the Faculty of Theatre 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?
    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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