How to get only one row for each distinct value in the column ?

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Hi Everybody,

I have a question about Access.If for example I have a table with the following data :

I want to get one record for each person no matter of the address.For example :

NAME | ADDRESS
John Taylor | 33 Dundas Ave.
Ted Charles | 90 New York Ave.

Can this be done with queries only ? I tried using DISTINCT, but when I am selecting both columns, the combination is allways unique so I get all the rows.

Thank you !

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