There are various websites that will let you find email addresses just by typing in first and last names. These are known as email search engines. They work in a similar way to regular search engines, but are designed specially for email addresses. Trying to find someone’s email address can be tricky. Many of the addresses they contain are taken from people who have registered with them. A lot of people don’t want their email addresses to be found in case they are subjected to spam. When carrying out a search for an email address, you’ll have more success if you can provide as many sources as possible. These include first names, last names, state, and domain name. The results are simple - usually just email addresses. Sometimes they may give you a rough location or a city of residence.
You can also use people finders such as the one located here at People Search and Lookup Directory. These usually give more details than the email address locator, including addresses and telephone numbers. For US residents, they can even provide a map of how to get to their address. They encourage to send e-cards or presents when you successfully find someone.
All of the major search engines provide a people finder. AltaVista’s is strictly US-only. Lycos has a “who where” people finder which allows you to search for US phone numbers and addresses. Excite`s people finder is of little use in searching for non-US residents or people who aren’t registered with Excite. They have information on a huge number of people. Your own data may be there without you even knowing!
If all fails, you can type names into a People
Search and Lookup Directory to see what results you get.