If the names are last name first and each name is in its own paragraph, you
can select the text (which doesn't have to be in a table) and use Table |
Sort. If the names are first name first but no name has more than two
components, you can still sort on Word 2. Beyond that you're getting into a
more complex operation.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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