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642:(1564–1630), Italian Franciscan theologian and philosopher
410:(c. 1660 – 1721), Dutch portrait engraver active in London
88:(1923-2016), English peer, daughter of PM Harold Macmillan
738:(1857–1928), English Conservative politician and soldier
106:(born 1975), Canadian singer and guitarist of Faber Drive
536:(1586–1648), German painter, architect, and cartographer
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428:(1822–1879), German-born American pencil manufacturer
208:(born 1968), Albanian ambassador to the United States
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374:(born 1950), German lawyer and business executive
178:(born 1977), Norwegian pop/rock singer-songwriter
94:(1780–1857), Württemberg painter and army officer
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226:(1782–1844), Belgian landscape and genre painter
232:(1814–1863), British hymn writer and theologian
82:(born 1971), Dutch art historian and politician
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470:(1922–2012), Dutch collaborator with the Nazis
202:(1441–1502), Swiss/German Dominican theologian
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344:(1473 – c. 1517), Dutch Renaissance humanist
154:(1847–1920), British Conservative politician
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136:(born 1964), American market news analyst
100:(born 1998), Luxembourgian racing cyclist
34:(born 1928), American author on parenting
690:(born 1968), German politician and mayor
590:(1886–1956), British structural engineer
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118:(born 1942), United States federal judge
678:(born 1987), American ice hockey player
464:(born 1966), American (Ohio) politician
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386:(1478–1541), German Catholic theologian
220:(1897–1933), Danish field hockey player
76:(born 2002), American ice hockey player
666:(1888–1976), American baseball pitcher
654:(born 1978), German rugby union player
608:(born 1964), Dutch field hockey player
602:(born 1950), American/Spanish linguist
368:(1924–2004), Dutch-Canadian theologian
112:(1928–2015), Polish Holocaust survivor
702:(1615–1672), French classical scholar
500:(born 1952), Luxembourgian racewalker
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404:(1778–1846) German landscape painter
124:(born 1950), American master printer
732:(born 1944), American mathematician
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566:(1587–1653), German Jesuist priest
356:(1930–2018), French sports shooter
214:(1887–1915), Luxembourgian cyclist
166:(1934-2017), German book publisher
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316:(1921–2022), German figure skater
262:(1877–1966), German mathematician
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238:(1796–1828), Danish ornithologist
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283:(1773–1854), Anglican theologian
70:(1520–1576), Lutheran theologian
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160:(1943-2020), American historian
648:(born 1927), American botanist
578:(born 1995), German footballer
572:(1929–2015), British economist
530:(1950–1991), English cricketer
518:(born 1984), German politician
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708:(1915–2010), Danish architect
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380:(1692–1759), Flemish composer
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396:Johann Augustanus Faber
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281:George Stanley Faber
38:Andreas Faber-Kaiser
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422:, Kansas politician
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1691:Surname list
1647:From "spark"
1570:Kavaliauskas
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966:Kleinschmidt
817:Ellis Peters
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780:Animal House
778:in the film
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742:Wenzel Faber
724:Urijah Faber
706:Tobias Faber
682:Sandra Faber
670:Roland Faber
658:Rasmus Faber
652:Pierre Faber
640:Philip Faber
600:Pamela Faber
582:Michel Faber
516:Marcus Faber
504:Lykele Faber
498:Lucien Faber
474:Leslie Faber
450:Kaspar Faber
438:Julian Faber
384:Johann Faber
296:Gordon Faber
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242:GastĂłn Faber
218:Frands Faber
182:Ernest Faber
98:Claire Faber
23:for farmer,
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1636:DemircioÄźlu
1612:Kartvelian
986:Klinkhammer
795:Bloody Jack
730:Vance Faber
694:Steve Faber
688:Simon Faber
634:Peter Faber
628:Peter Faber
619:Peter Faber
588:Oscar Faber
480:Linda Faber
462:Keith Faber
432:Jules Faber
366:Jelle Faber
348:Jared Faber
326:Jacob Faber
314:Horst Faber
302:Heike Faber
260:Georg Faber
200:Felix Faber
188:Erwin Faber
164:Elmar Faber
146:Donna Faber
134:David Faber
128:David Faber
122:David Faber
110:David Faber
80:Carla Faber
74:Brock Faber
68:Basil Faber
50:Armin Faber
32:Adele Faber
1724:Categories
1713:given name
1616:Mchedlidze
1549:Armenian:
1514:Kowalewski
1509:Kowalewicz
1434:Kovalevsky
1429:Kovalevich
1379:KovaÄŤevski
981:Klinkhamer
546:Mary Faber
540:Mary Faber
528:Mark Faber
510:Marc Faber
444:Karl Faber
420:John Faber
320:Jack Faber
248:Geke Faber
176:Erik Faber
104:Dave Faber
1564:Kalvaitis
1551:Darbinyan
1529:Kuznetsov
1504:Kowalczuk
1499:Kowalczyk
1424:Kovalenko
1419:Kovalchuk
1359:KovaÄŤoviÄŤ
1354:KovaÄŤeviÄŤ
1349:Kovačević
1293:El-Haddad
1288:Al-Haddad
1031:Schmitzer
1016:Schmieden
976:Klingbeil
815:novel by
712:Tom Faber
664:Red Faber
158:Eli Faber
62:Ate Faber
1735:Surnames
1595:Seppänen
1519:Kowalski
1474:Kovalyuk
1469:Kovalyov
1464:Kovalsky
1454:Kovalkov
1369:Kovachev
1329:Kavalyow
1324:Covaliov
1257:Lefebvre
1252:Lefébure
1237:Fierarul
1227:Ferriero
1217:Ferreyra
1212:Ferretti
1207:Ferreiro
1192:Ferreira
1177:Ferraris
1091:Smithson
1086:Smithies
1081:Smithers
941:De Smedt
936:Brenneis
929:Germanic
486:Lo Faber
21:Agricola
1695:surname
1631:Demirci
1627:Turkic
1606:Indic:
1600:Seppälä
1581:Finnic
1555:Baltic
1534:KuĹşniar
1524:Kuznets
1494:Kowalik
1484:KovaĹ™Ăk
1449:Kovalik
1444:Kovalik
1439:Kovalic
1399:Kováčik
1394:KovaÄŤik
1389:KovaÄŤiÄŤ
1384:Kovačić
1374:KovaÄŤec
1364:KovaÄŤev
1271:Semitic
1262:Lefèvre
1247:Herrero
1242:Herrera
1232:Fieraru
1222:Ferrier
1202:Ferrero
1182:Ferraro
1172:Ferrari
1167:Ferrara
1125:Romance
1076:Smither
1026:Schmitz
1021:Schmitt
1011:Schmied
1006:Schmidt
996:Pinkert
946:De Smet
896:Le Goff
813:Cadfael
1703:If an
1559:Kalējs
1459:Kovals
1409:Kovács
1404:Kovack
1344:Kovach
1319:Covali
1309:Covaci
1302:Slavic
1283:Hadodo
1278:Haddad
1197:Ferrer
1162:Feaver
1132:Fabbri
1111:Szmidt
1106:Smythe
1071:Smithe
1041:Smeets
1001:Schmid
961:Eisner
956:Eisler
891:Gowans
864:Celtic
1698:Faber
1666:Vonck
1661:Funke
1608:Lohar
1590:Seppä
1575:Ĺ mits
1543:Other
1489:Kowal
1479:Kovář
1414:Koval
1339:Kováč
1334:KovaÄŤ
1314:Coval
1187:Ferré
1157:Favre
1152:Faure
1147:Fabri
1142:Fabre
1137:Faber
1101:Smyth
1096:Smits
1066:Smith
1056:Smidt
1051:Smets
991:Nagel
971:Klier
951:Eisen
886:Gowan
876:Goffe
857:smith
25:Nauta
17:Faber
1709:link
1671:Vonk
1656:Funk
1585:Sepp
1116:Ĺ mĂd
1061:Smit
1046:Smet
1036:Smed
871:Goff
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881:Gow
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