Free People Search

In the past locating someone involved spending hours browsing through public records in a courthouse or the library. Now you can locate someone within minutes using free search sites on the Internet.

For example, go to http://best-people-finder.ws and enter a first and last name in the 'Search Who' text box, select a state, and click search. And in less than a minute you'll get a listing of people, their age and birth year, and a listing of other adults living in the same household. Register free by entering your name and email for a listing of complete addresses and phone numbers.

Try it now by performing a search on your own name. You may be surprised by the amount of publicly available information about yourself.

Almost 30% of searches are for people. Why would you want to search for a person? Besides the obvious reasons like trying to contact a long-lost friend or family member, there are many other good reasons. Performing a background check for a new employee, gathering information on someone you've met through an online dating service, discovering who your neighbors are, and many other valid reasons.

I use online people searches to locate people who may be related or who may have information about relatives for my genealogy research.

1. Enter a person's name (John Smith OR John A. Smith).
2. If you know the state select it from the drop-down list.
3. Enter the 4-digit code. This is to prevent automated searches by scripts.
4. Click the Search button.

You'll get a listing of all names found. To view complete addresses and phone numbers you'll have to register for a FREE account. Just click on the register link above the listings.

best-people-finder.ws shows the same results FREE that most other sites charge $30 or more for.

According to searchenginewatch.com, "Data shows that 30% of all searches on Google or Yahoo are for specific people or people-related." You can profit from the demand in this huge niche market with your OWN automated people search engine.

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Find a Grave contains millions of cemetery records.

Census Finder is a directory of free census records from the US, Canada, and the U.K.

Death Indexes is a directory of links to websites with online death indexes, listed by state and county. Included are death records, death certificate indexes, death notices & registers, obituaries, probate indexes, and cemetery & burial records. You can also find information here about searching the Social Security Death Index online.

Public Records is a search engine of United States birth certificates, death records and marriage licenses.

At US Certs you can order birth, marriage, death, and divorce certificates from any state.

Sometimes you see a number on the caller id you don't recognize and they don't leave a message. You can perform a reverse phone look-up to discover whose number it is in most cases. However if the caller's number is unpublished you will not be able to find the name of the caller though you can often see where the call came from and who the phone carrier is.

Cell phone numbers used to be a problem but lately more and more cell phone users can also be identified. However oftentimes the cell carrier charges for access to its listing so there is usually a fee involved in identifying a cell phone number.

Listed below are some resources for performing a reverse phone look-up.

The first place to start your search is at Google. Just enter the entire phone number with area code in this format: phonenumber:555-555-9999 and Google will return a reverse phone look-up.

If you don't get the results you want then the next place to try is WhitePages.com. At WhitePages.com you can search regular phone numbers, toll-free numbers, and numbers with characters.

Have you ever done a free people search and then you were asked to pay $15.00-$25.00 to view the results? The search was free but the results were not. :)

And if you pay for the results and need to find someone else in the future you're asked to pay again.

At Best People Finder search results really are free. You can view complete addresses and phones with free registration. And return anytime you like to perform a new search.

If you need to find someone you've lost touch with, organize a class reunion, or just need to look up someone's address quickly - you can find them at Best People Finder.

• Prospective employers will search for information on you when performing background checks


• Information online about you may lead recruiters or employers to contact you


• It's a good idea to know how visible your family is on the Internet. Your children and teens may be listing more information on the web than you're comfortable with revealing


• If you're dating, it's a good idea to find out what can be found out about you online. Your dating partner is likely searching for information on you


• You could find out there is money waiting for you! You can use the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators website to find out if you have unclaimed funds.

Search people by browsing the profiles at the websites below.

Myspace - is an international site that offers email, a forum, communities, videos and weblog space.

Facebook - is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them.

Classmates - find a friend or high school alumni from more than 40 million members in over 200000 affiliations.

Bebo - is a popular social networking website owned by AOL.

Geni - a family and genealogy site that lets you build a family tree and stay in contact with family members.

Multiply - a site for sharing media (photos, video, music) with family and friends.

My Yearbook - has over 16 million members, 90% of them are from the U.S.

Orkut - a social networking site owned by Google.