Investigating People

  • 192 (UK): Search by person, business, address. Limited free info, premium data upsell.
  • 411 (US): Search by person, phone number, address, and business. Limited free info, premium data upsell.
  • Ancestry: Premium data, free trial with credit card.
  • BeenVerified: BeenVerified is a background check service that provides comprehensive information about individuals, including criminal records, contact details, social media profiles, and more. It offers both free basic information and premium data.
  • Black Book Online: Free. Nationwide directory of public record lookups.
  • Canada411: Search by person, phone number, and business. Free.
  • Classmates: High-school-focused people search. Free accounts allow creating a profile and viewing other members. Premium account required to contact other members.
  • CrunchBase: Business information database with a focus on investment, acquisition, and executive data. Ancillary focus on market research and connecting founders and investors.
  • Digital Footprint Check: Search the internet, including social media accounts, employment history, dating profiles, gaming profiles, dark web credential breaches, indexed search engine occurrences, and more.
  • FaceCheck.ID: Search the internet by face.
  • facesearch: Handy proxy to search Google face-only image search results.
  • Family Search: Popular genealogy site. Free, but registration required. Funded by The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
  • Federal Bureau of Prisons - Inmate Locator (US): Search federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to the present.
  • Fold3 (US Military Records): Search military records. Search filters are limited with free access. Premium access requires a subscription.
  • Genealogy Bank: Premium data, free trial with a credit card.
  • Genealogy Links: Genealogy directory with over 50K links.
  • Homemetry: Reverse address search and allows searching for properties for sale/rent.
  • Instant Checkmate: Instant Checkmate is a background check service that provides access to public records, criminal records, contact information, and more. It offers both free basic information and premium data.
  • Intelius: Intelius is a people search service that provides access to public records, background checks, and contact information. It offers both free basic information and premium data for a more detailed search.
  • JailBase: JailBase is an information site that allows you to search for arrested persons you might know and even get notified if someone you know gets arrested.
  • Judyrecords: Free. A nationwide search of 400 million+ United States court cases.
  • Kompass: Business directory and search.
  • LinkedIn: LinkedIn is a professional networking platform where individuals create profiles to showcase their work experience, skills, and education. It can be a valuable resource for finding information about professionals and connecting with them.
  • Mugshots: Mugshots provide access to a database of mugshots and arrest records. It allows searching for individuals who have been arrested and provides information related to their cases.
  • OpenSanctions: Information on sanctions and public office holders.
  • PeekYou: PeekYou is a people search engine that allows you to find individuals using their online presence, including social media profiles, websites, blogs, and more.
  • Pipl: Pipl is a comprehensive people search engine that scours the web for information about individuals, including social media profiles, contact details, professional information, and more.
  • PublicRecordsNow: PublicRecordsNow is a public records search engine that allows you to find information about individuals, including addresses, phone numbers, and background checks.
  • Reunion: People search. Limited free info, premium data upsell.
  • SearchBug: People search. Limited free info, premium data upsell.
  • Snitch.name: Snitch.name is a people search engine that aggregates information from various online sources, including social media profiles, public records, and more.
  • Spoke: Spoke is a business-oriented people search engine that focuses on finding information about professionals and businesses. It provides contact details, professional backgrounds, and company information.
  • Spokeo: People search. Limited free info, premium data upsell.
  • The National Archives (UK): Search UK national archives.
  • TruthFinder: TruthFinder is a background check service that provides comprehensive information about individuals, including criminal records, contact details, social media profiles, and more. It offers both free basic information and premium data.
  • UniCourt: Limited free searches, premium data upsell. A nationwide search of 100 million+ United States court cases.
  • White Pages (US): People search. Limited free info, premium data upsell.
  • ZabaSearch: ZabaSearch is a people search engine that provides basic information about individuals, including addresses, phone numbers, and possible relatives.