# People finders? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 22, 2005, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-finders/300617 "2005-04-22T16:00:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-finders/300617/1 "2005-04-22T16:00:24Z")
A while back, someone posted a link with a “people finder” page. I can’t seem to find it now, but when I went to it last, I found some very interesting things with regards to my back addresses and those of my parents. I was recently discussing it with my father, and I’m trying to hunt down that link again, can anyone help??? I found lots of them via google, but was unable to find any real information on them, nor could I find the site that was linked here. I think it was in the past 6 months or so. I also think it was in a “find an old girlfriend” thread or something similar. Thanks, -Butler ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-finders/300617/2 "2005-04-22T16:35:10Z")
[http://www.zabasearch.com/](http://www.zabasearch.com/) I didn’t see this in a thread here, but it sounds like what you’re talking about. Yes? ---
**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-finders/300617/3 "2005-04-22T18:01:22Z")
Close, that one just doesn’t let you drill in far enough for free… It has the same format for the search. God I wish I had bookmarked that. ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-finders/300617/4 "2005-04-22T21:00:03Z")
This probably isn’t it, but I use this site: [http://www.whitepages.com/](http://www.whitepages.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Good\_Egg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/96bed5/32.png) [@Good\_Egg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Good_Egg)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-finders/300617/5 "2005-04-23T01:27:50Z")
Wow! Zaba is great. I found 2 people I had been wondering about for years! ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-finders/300617/6 "2005-04-23T01:50:25Z")
Whoa, Zaba is… wow. Wish I’d known about this a long time ago - a friend, who I _finally_ successfully tracked down through other means, would have been located within seconds if I had known about Zaba. It has my mother’s address information from 20 years ago through today. Scary. People whose number I _know_ to be unlisted - and always were - are showing up with their phone numbers. I’m not sure whether to be awed or creeped. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-finders/300617/7 "2005-04-23T02:01:56Z")
Out of curiosity, I looked up some celebrities with somewhat unique names - and it looks like I’m getting accurate hits - with phone numbers. Now that’s wild. ---
**Author:** ![Caffeine.addict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Caffeine.addict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caffeine.addict)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-finders/300617/8 "2005-04-23T03:14:45Z")
Zaba Search is interesting. I found my parents and they haven’t lived here for years. I looked for some friends whom I’ve lost touch with and there they were. Creepy.