Famous cryptozoologists

Michael M. Ames (1933-2006), Canadian anthropologist and co-author of Manlike Monsters on Trial: Early Records and Modern Evidence
Ferdinand Anders, Austrian historian and cryptozoology skeptic
Ada Arney, Canadian journalist and Mugwump researcher
Donald Baird, American palaeontologist and Bigfoot skeptic
Cliff Barackman, host of Finding Bigfoot
Ernst Bartels, Ahool researcher and author of The One True Batman
Henry H. Bauer (b. 1931), American chemist, professor, and Loch Ness Monster researcher
Dmitri Bayanov, Russian Bigfoot researcher
Jon-Erik Beckjord (1939-2008), American cryptozoologist and ufologist
Trevor Beer, British phantom cat researcher
Ryan Bergara (1990-Present), American cryptozoologist and internet sensation
John Bindernagel (1941-2018), Canadian wildlife biologist and Bigfoot researcher; author of North America's Great Ape: the Sasquatch
Ronald Binns, Loch Ness Monster researcher and author of The Loch Ness Mystery Solved
Tom Biscardi (b. 1948), Bigfoot researcher involved in multiple hoaxes
John Blashford-Snell (b. 1936), British explorer and Life President of the Centre for Fortean Zoology
Joshua Blu Buhs, Bigfoot skeptic and author of Bigfoot: The Life and Times of a Legend
Neville Bonney, Australian botanist and Tantanoola Tiger researcher
Janet (b. 1945) and Colin Bord (b. 1931), husband-wife paranormal writers and authors of Alien Animals: A Worldwide Investigation
Michael Bradley, Bigfoot researcher
Rudy Breuning, Bigfoot research sponsor
Nigel Brierly, British phantom cat researcher
Jean-Louis Brodu, French phantom cat researcher and co-author of Les félins-mystère: sur les traces d'un mythe moderne
Brian Brown, American digital marketer; creator of the Bigfoot Forums in 2002 and host of several Bigfoot podcasts
John W. Burns (1888-1962), Canadian teacher and Indian agent; brought the term "Sasquatch" to popular attention in 1929
Maurice Burton (1898-1992), author of The Elusive Monster: An Analysis of the Evidence from Loch Ness and Loch Ness Monster skeptic
R. G. Burton, Brigadier General in the British Army and author of several texts on unidentified dogs, wolves, and other canines
Igor Burtsev, Russian Bigfoot researcher and co-author of Bigfoot Explorers and Introduction to Hominology
Maya Bykova (d. 1995 or 1996), Russian Bigfoot researcher
Peter Byrne, Yeti researcher responsible for stealing a finger from the Pangboche Hand
Véronique Campion-Vincent, French phantom cat and urban legend researcher; author of Des fauves dans nos campagnes
Stueart Campbell, Loch Ness Monster skeptic and author of The Loch Ness Monster: The Evidence
Robert Todd Carroll (1945-2016), author of The Skeptic's Dictionary and Bigfoot skeptic
Janice Carter, Bigfoot researcher
Tim E. Cassidy, American naturalist and cryptozoologist
Bruce Champagne, marine biologist and cryptozoologist
Jimmy Chilcutt, American crime scene investigator and Bigfoot researcher
David Hatcher Childress (b. 1957), American pseudoarchaeologist and cryptozoologist
Mark Chorvinsky (1954-2005), paranormal skeptic and creator of Strange Magazine
Jerome Clark (b. 1946), American ufologist and author of over a dozen books on paranormal phenomena including Cryptozoology A to Z
John Colarusso, Canadian linguist and author of Ethnographic Information on a Wild Man of the Caucasus
Loren Coleman (b. 1947), author of several books on cryptozoology and notable cryptozoologists
John Robert Colombo (b. 1936), Canadian writer and author of Mysteries of Ontario
John Conway, Australian palaeoartist and co-author of Cryptozoologicon
William R. Corliss (1926-2011), anomalist and author of many books pertaining to unexplained phenomena in the natural world
Paul Cropper, Australian cryptozoologist and author of Out of the Shadows: Mystery Animals of Australia
Matt Crowley, Bigfoot researcher
David J. Daegling, American anthropologist who has performed research on Bigfoot video evidence
René Dahinden (1930-2001), Swiss-Canadian Bigfoot researcher
Zhugdariyn Damdin, Mongolian Almas researcher
Nikolai Damilin, Russian cryptozoologist
Ann Richardson Davis, American cryptozoologist and author of The Tale of the Altamaha "Monster"
Vine Deloria Jr. (1933-2005), Dakota activist and proponent of fossil giants
Matthew Delph, Bigfoot researcher
G. P. Dement'ev, Russians Almas researcher and co-author of Une note sur l'homme des neiges en Mongolie
Fritz Dieterlen, German mammalogist and Andean wolf researcher
Tim Dinsdale (1924-1987), Loch Ness Monster researcher
Jonathan Downes (b. 1959), British cryptozoologist and founder of the Centre for Fortean Zoology
Rick Dyer, American businessman and Bigfoot hoaxer
Wolf Henner Fahrenbach, American invertebrate zoologist and Bigfoot researcher
Tim Fasano (1956-2019), American taxi driver, blogger, and Bigfoot researcher
James "Bobo" Fay, host of Finding Bigfoot
Randy Filipovic, Canadian Bigfoot researcher
LeRoy Fish, American wildlife biologist and Bigfoot researcher
Harlan Ford (d. 1980), wildlife photographer and Honey Island Swamp monster researcher
Di Francis, British phantom cat researcher
Paul Freeman (1943-2003), Bigfoot researcher
Richard Freeman (b. 1970), British cryptozoologist and Centre for Fortean Zoology researcher
John Freitas (b. 1956), Bigfoot researcher
George M. Eberhart, American cryptozoologist and author of Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology
Richard Ellis (b. 1938), marine life artist and author of Monsters of the Sea and The Search for the Giant Squid
Charlie Estepp, American Bigfoot researcher
Andrew D. Gable, American writer and cryptozoologist
Claude Gagnon (b. 1944), philosophy professor specializing in history of science; co-author of Lake Monster Traditions: A Cross-Cultural Analysis
Gary J. Galbreath, sea serpent skeptic
Clive Gamble (b. 1951), British anthropologist; wild men skeptic and co-author of In Search of the Neanderthals
Bob Garrett, American Bigfoot researcher and conspiracy theorist
Josh Gates (b. 1977), host of paranormal and cryptozoology-focused television shows including Destination Truth
Albert Samuel Gatschet (1832-1907), Swiss-American anthropologist and lake monster researcher
D. G. Gerahty, prolific author of fictional novels based on allegedly-true encounters with the Loch Ness Monster
Ken Gerhard (b. 1967), Centre for Fortean Zoology researcher and author of several books including Big Bird!: Modern Sightings of Flying Monsters
Wes Germer, American podcaster and co-host of Sasquatch Chronicles
Rex and Heather Gilroy, Australian husband-wife cryptozoology team
Bob Gimlin (b. 1931), American horse trainer who controversially claims to have filmed a living Bigfoot in 1967
Frank Gordon, Australian herpetologist and giant monitor lizard proponent
Rupert Gould (1890-1948), Loch Ness Monster researcher
John Willison Green (1927-2016), Canadian journalist and Bigfoot researcher
J. Richard Greenwell (1942-2005), secretary of the International Society of Cryptozoology
Doug Hajicek, American filmmaker and producer of several cryptozoology documentaries including Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science
Mark A. Hall (1946-2016), American cryptozoologist and former Director of the Society for the Investigation of the Unexplained (SITU)
Marjorie H. Halpin, editor and co-author of Manlike Monsters on Trial: Early Records and Modern Evidence
Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook (1814-1906), British politician and Beruang Rambai researcher
Tony Healy (b. 1945), Australian cryptozoologist and co-author of Out of the Shadows: Mystery Animals of Australia
Michael Heaney, folklorist and Almas researcher
Craig Heinselman, American cryptozoologist
Scott Herriot, Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization investigator
Bernard Heuvelmans (1916-2001), Belgian-French cryptozoologist and author of several books on the topic including On the Track of Unknown Animals
William Hichens (d. 1944), British colonial administrator and author of African Mystery Beasts
Jim Hiers, American member of the Bigfoot Rangers research team
Alton Higgins, Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization physical evidence coordinator
Howard Hill, British ufologist and proponent of prehistoric giants
William Charles Osman Hill (1901-1975), British primatologist and cryptozoologist
Peter Hocking, Peruvian ornithologist; Peruvian tiger and anomalous jaguar researcher
Al Hodgson, curator of Willow Creek-China Flat Museum aka the "Bigfoot Museum" in Willow Creek, California
Fredrick William Holiday (1921-1979), English journalist and Loch Ness Monster researcher
Ranae Holland, host of Finding Bigfoot
Trader Horn (1861-1931), English ivory trader and explorer; proponent of the Amali
Don Hunter, British-Canadian journalist and author of Sasquatch/Bigfoot: The Search for North America's Incredible Creature
Patrick Huyghe, lake monster researcher and co-author of The Field Guide to Lake Monsters, Sea Serpents, and Other Mystery Denizens of the Deep
Ivan Ivlov, Russian pediatrician and Almas researcher
Richard S. Lambert (1894-1981), English-Canadian writer; author of Exploring the Supernatural: The Weird in Canadian Folklore
Rebecca Lang, phantom cat researcher and co-author of Australian Big Cats: An Unnatural History of Panthers
Rula Lenska (b. 1947), Polish-English actor and conservation activist; co-author of Mammoth Hunt: In Search of the Giant Elephants of Nepal
Willy Ley (1906-1969), German-American science writer and author of several texts on cryptozoology, including Exotic Zoology
Daniel Loxton (b. 1975), Canadian writer and cryptozoology skeptic; co-author of Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids
William Jevning, Bigfoot researcher and co-host of Sasquatch Chronicles
John Keel (1930-2009), American ufologist and Mothman researcher; author of The Mothman Prophecies
Kevin Kehl, American Bigfoot researcher
Melba Ketchum, Bigfoot researcher
John Kirk, lake monster researcher and President of the British Columbia Scientific Cryptoozology Club; author of In the Domain of the Lake Monsters
Marie-Jeanne Koffmann, Russian Bigfoot researcher
Aleksandr Kondratov (1937-1993), Russian scientist and proponent of living dinosaurs; author of Динозавра ищите в глубинах (English: Dinosaurs in the Depths)
C. M. Kosemen (b. 1984), Turkish artist and co-author of Cryptozoologicon
Andrei Kozlov, Almatsi researcher
Grover Krantz (1931-2002), American physical anthropologist and Bigfoot researcher
Ingo Krumbiegel, German mammalogist who scientifically described the Andean wolf (Dasycyon hagenbecki) in 1949
Roy Mackal (1925-2013), University of Chicago professor known for interest in Loch Ness Monster and Mokele mbembe
John MacKinnon, British zoologist and Batûtût researcher; author of In Search of the Red Ape
Ulrich Magin (b. 1962), German journalist and cryptozoologist
Vladimir Markotic (1920-1994), Croatian-American anthropologist and cryptozoologist
Scott Marlowe, Skunk Ape researcher and founder of the Pangea Institute
Jennifer Marshall, American private investigator and co-host of Mysteries Decoded - Bigfoot
Adrienne Mayor (b. 1946), author of Fossil Legends of the First Americans and cryptozoology skeptic
Jim McClarin, American Bigfoot researcher
Robin McCray, Bigfoot researcher and co-author of Bigfoot Explorers and Introduction to Hominology
Jeffrey Meldrum (b. 1958), Idaho State University anatomy and anthropology professor; Bigfoot researcher
Tim Mendham, executive officer of Australian Skeptics and Bigfoot skeptic
Reinhold Messner (b. 1944), Italian mountaineer; Yeti skeptic and author of My Quest for the Yeti
Michel Meurger [fr], French essayist specializing in sci-fi literature; co-authored Lake Monster Traditions and phantom cat-related Les félins-mystère.
Marc Wolfgang Miller, American explorer and cryptozoologist
Chris Moiser, British phantom cat researcher
Matthew Moneymaker, founder of the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization and host of Finding Bigfoot
Chester Moore, American Bigfoot researcher and founder of American Prime Conservation Alliance
Karen Mutton, Australian archaeologist and hominid cryptozoologist
Muaed Mysyrjan, Kabardian teacher and Almatsi researcher
David O'Reilly, phantom cat researcher and author of Savage Shadow: the Search for the Australian Cougar
Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans (1858-1943), Dutch zoologist and sea serpent researcher
Bruce L. Owens, phantom cat researcher
Darren Naish (b. 1975), British palaeontologist and cryptid skeptic; author of Hunting Monsters: Cryptozoology and the Reality Behind the Myths and Cryptozoologicon
John R. Napier (1917-1987), primatologist and Bigfoot researcher
Henry Newman, British journalist in India who popularized the phrase "Abominable Snowman" while investigating reports of large footprints in the Himalayas
Joe Nickell (b. 1944), American paranormal skeptic and co-author of Lake Monster Mysteries: Investigating the World's Most Elusive Creatures
Richard Noll, American Bigfoot researcher
Rory Nugent (b. 1952), American explorer and Mokele-mbembe researcher
Sylvain Pallix, French filmmaker and Almatsi researcher
Roger Patterson (1933-1972), Bigfoot researcher who controversially claimed to have filmed Bigfoot in 1967
Wenzcislaw Plawinskiy, Polish Almas researcher
Boris Porshnev (1905-1972), Soviet historian and cryptozoologist
Woody Pratt, American podcaster and co-host of Sasquatch Chronicles
Donald Prothero (b. 1954), American palaeontologist and cryptozoology skeptic; co-author of Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids
Robert Michael Pyle (b. 1947), American lepidopterist and Bigfoot researcher; author of Where Bigfoot Walks: Crossing the Dark Divide
Mike Quast, American Bigfoot researcher
Benjamin Radford (b. 1970), Canadian writer and cryptozoology skeptic; author of Bigfoot at 50: Evaluating the Evidence
Derek Randles, Bigfoot researcher
Dick Raynor, Loch Ness Monster researcher
Ward Reed, American contractor and Bigfoot researcher
Brian Regal, American science historian and cryptozoology skeptic; author of Searching for Sasquatch: Crackpots, Eggheads and Cryptozoology
Alexander Rempel, Russian anomalist and Bigfoot researcher
Bob Rickard, British writer and former editor of the Fortean Times
Byambyn Rinchen (1905-1977), Mongolian scholar and proponent of Almas research
Robert H. Rines (1922-2009), Loch Ness Monster researcher
Kai Roath, American documentary filmmaker and Yeti researcher
James F. Robinson, Canadian ufologist and lake monster researcher
John E. Roth, little people researcher and author of American Elves: An Encyclopedia Of Little People From The Lore Of 380 Ethnic Groups Of The Western Hemisphere
Marc Rowley, Bigfoot research sponsor
Jarret Ruminski, American writer and Bigfoot skeptic
W.M. Gerald Russell, American naturalist and cryptozoologist
Ivan T. Sanderson (1911-1973), paranormal writer and cryptozoologist
Andrew Sanford, American cryptozoologist and co-host of Mysteries Decoded - Bigfoot
Valentin B. Sapunov, Russian biologist and Bigfoot researcher
Esteban Sarmiento, primatologist and Bigfoot skeptic
Ed Schillinger, American surveyor and Bigfoot researcher
Robert "JavaBob" Schmalzbach, American Bigfoot researcher
Marcus Scibanicus, Polish cryptozoologist
Peter Scott (1909-1989), co-founder of the Loch Ness Phenomena Investigation Bureau
Daniel O. Schmitt, American anthropologist who has performed research on Bigfoot video evidence
Eduard Seler (1849-1922), German anthropologist and cryptozoology skeptic
Myra Shackley (b. 1949), British archaeologist and Bigfoot skeptic; author of Wildmen: Yeti, Sasquatch, and the Neanderthal Enigma
Don Sherman, American Bigfoot researcher
Tony "Doc" Shiels (b. 1938), British magician and cryptozoologist
Karl Shuker (b. 1959), British cryptozoologist and author
Paul Sieveking (b. 1949), British writer and former editor of the Fortean Times
Alexei Sitnikov, Russian cryptozoologist known for research into Siberian cryptids
B. Ann Slate, American paranormal investigator and cryptozoologist
Tom Slick (1916-1962), American adventurer and cryptozoologist
Malcolm Smith (b. 1949), Australian cryptozoologist and author of Bunyips and Bigfoots: In Search of Australia's Mystery Animals
Roderick Sprague (1933-2012), American anthropologist and Bigfoot researcher; author of The Scientist Looks at Sasquatch
John Stamey, Bigfoot researcher and co-author of Bigfoot Explorers and Introduction to Hominology
Todd Standing, Canadian documentarian and Bigfoot tracker
Tom Steenburg, Canadian writer and Bigfoot researcher
Kathy Moskowitz Strain, anthropologist and Bigfoot researcher
Chris Stringer (b. 1947), British anthropologist; wild men skeptic and co-author of In Search of the Neanderthals
Mary Sutherland, ufologist and giant researcher
Daris Swindler (1925-2007), American anthropologist and Bigfoot skeptic
Dallas Tanner, American cryptozoologist and author of several fiction novels on the topic
I.F. Tatzl, Russian Bigfoot researcher
Odette Tchernine (1897-1992), British author and cryptozoologst
James Terry (1844-1912), American anthropologist and Bigfoot researcher; author of Sculptured Anthropoid Ape Heads Found in or near the Valley of the John Day River
Lars Thomas, British phantom cat researcher
Bob Titmus, first Bigfoot researcher to analyze the site of the Patterson–Gimlin film
Michael Trachtengerts (1937-2017), Russian anthropologist
Édouard Louis Trouessart (1842-1927), French zoologist and early proponent of a cryptid in Lake Chad
Marcello Truzzi (1935-2003), skeptic and founder of several research groups including the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP)
Jamsrangiin Tseveen (1880-1942), Buryat scientist and Almas researcher
Denys Tucker, former chief scientist of the British Museum and Loch Ness Monster researcher
Frank Turk (1911-1996), British phantom cat researcher
Sergei Turkin, Russian Bigfoot researcher
M. A. Wetherell (1883-1939), leader of a 1933 expedition to find the Loch Ness Monster and hoaxer behind the "surgeon's photograph"
Jonathan Whitcomb, Ropen researcher and proponent of modern pterosaurs
Constance Whyte, co-founder of the Loch Ness Phenomena Investigation Bureau
Ezekiel Stone Wiggins (1839-1910), Canadian psychic and cryptozoologist
Michael Williams, phantom cat researcher and co-author of Australian Big Cats: An Unnatural History of Panthers
Paul Willis, Australian science communicator and Yowie skeptic
Nicholas Witchell (b. 1953), English journalist and Loch Ness Monster researcher
Mikhail Sergeyevich Yeltsin, Russian Bigfoot researcher
Leonid Yershov, Russian cryptozoologist
Eugene Yost, Bigfoot researcher
Greg "Squatchman" Yost, Bigfoot researcher
D. Zevegmid, Russian Almas researcher and co-author of Une note sur l'homme des neiges en Mongolie In 2024 from Race Course Para,Jalpaiguri,Ward No-10,Country-India Cryptozoologist Shibanjan Paul Roy did research about giant spider J'BaFofi without claim it's existance but if found then how to evaluate and identify with thoughtwise anatomical diagram this research published in UGC Approved Research Journal International Journal of Enhanced Research in Science, Technology & Engineering
ISSN: 2319-7463, Vol. 13 Issue 6, June-2024 Topics Name-Evaluation and Identification of J'BaFofi the Giant Spider of Congo and Mokele-Mbembe in Congo Rain Forest.He is the Scientist first research about the Congolese giant spider J'BaFofi
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