List of cryptozoologists

This is an alphabetical list of notable cryptozoologists and people associated with the field of cryptozoology, including prominent skeptics and hoaxers.

A

• Michael M. Ames (1933–2006), Canadian anthropologist and co-author of Manlike Monsters on Trial: Early Records and Modern Evidence

B

• Cliff Barackman, host of Finding Bigfoot
• Henry H. Bauer (b. 1931), American chemist, professor, and Loch Ness Monster researcher
• Jon-Erik Beckjord (1939–2008), American cryptozoologist and ufologist
• Ryan Bergara (b. 1990), American cryptozoologist and internet personality
• John Bindernagel (1941–2018), Canadian wildlife biologist and Bigfoot researcher; author of North America's Great Ape: the Sasquatch
• Tom Biscardi (b. 1948), Bigfoot researcher involved in multiple hoaxes. Well known as a hoaxer himself.
• John Blashford-Snell (b. 1936), British explorer and Life President of the Centre for Fortean Zoology
• , Bigfoot skeptic and author of Bigfoot: The Life and Times of a Legend
• Neville Bonney, Australian botanist and Tantanoola Tiger researcher
• 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
• Peter C. Byrne, Explorer, media personality, Bigfoot researcher

C

• Robert Todd Carroll (1945–2016), author of The Skeptic's Dictionary and Bigfoot skeptic
• David Hatcher Childress (b. 1957), American pseudoarchaeologist and cryptozoologist
• 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

D

• David J. Daegling, American anthropologist who has performed research on Bigfoot video evidence
• René Dahinden (1930–2001), Swiss-Canadian Bigfoot researcher
• Vine Deloria Jr. (1933–2005), Dakota activist and proponent of fossil giants
• Tim Dinsdale (1924–1987), Loch Ness Monster researcher
• Rick Dyer, American businessman and Bigfoot hoaxer

E

• Eduardo Viveiros de Castro (born 1951) is a Brazilian anthropologist
• Richard Ellis (b. 1938), marine life artist and author of Monsters of the Sea and The Search for the Giant Squid

F

• Tim Fasano (1956–2019), American taxi driver, blogger, and Bigfoot researcher
• James "Bobo" Fay, host of Finding Bigfoot
• Paul Freeman (1943–2003), Bigfoot researcher
• Richard Freeman (b. 1970), British cryptozoologist and Centre for Fortean Zoology researcher

G

• Clive Gamble (b. 1951), British anthropologist; wild men skeptic and co-author of In Search of the Neanderthals
• 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
• Ken Gerhard (b. 1967), Centre for Fortean Zoology researcher and author of several books including Big Bird!: Modern Sightings of Flying Monsters
• Bob Gimlin (b. 1931), American horse trainer who controversially claims to have filmed a living Bigfoot in 1967
• 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

H–I

• Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook (1814–1906), British politician and Beruang Rambai researcher
• Bernard Heuvelmans (1916–2001), Belgian-French cryptozoologist and author of several books on the topic including On the Track of Unknown Animals
• William Charles Osman Hill (1901–1975), British primatologist and cryptozoologist
• 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

J–K

• Barnaby Jones, Cryptozoologist, author, founder of Cryptids Anomalies and the Paranormal Society, host of Monsters on the Edge podcast
• John Keel (1930–2009), American ufologist and Mothman researcher; author of The Mothman Prophecies
• 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
• Grover Krantz (1931–2002), American physical anthropologist and Bigfoot researcher
• Laura Krantz, relative of Grover Krantz and host of Wild Thing

L

• Richard S. Lambert (1894–1981), English-Canadian writer; author of Exploring the Supernatural: The Weird in Canadian Folklore
• 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

M

• Roy Mackal (1925–2013), University of Chicago professor known for interest in Loch Ness Monster and Mokele mbembe
• Shane Madej (1986–Present), American cryptozoologist and internet personality
• Vladimir Markotic (1920–1994), Croatian-American anthropologist and cryptozoologist
• Adrienne Mayor (b. 1946), author of Fossil Legends of the First Americans and cryptozoology skeptic
• Jim McClarin, American Bigfoot researcher
• Jeffrey Meldrum (b. 1958), Idaho State University anatomy and anthropology professor; Bigfoot researcher
• Reinhold Messner (b. 1944), Italian mountaineer; Yeti skeptic and author of My Quest for the Yeti
• Marc Wolfgang Miller, American explorer and cryptozoologist
• Matthew Moneymaker, founder of the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization and host of Finding Bigfoot

N

• 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
• Joe Nickell (b. 1944), American paranormal skeptic and co-author of Lake Monster Mysteries: Investigating the World's Most Elusive Creatures
• Rory Nugent (b. 1952), American explorer and Mokele-mbembe researcher

O

• Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans (1858–1943), Dutch zoologist and sea serpent researcher

P–Q

• Roger Patterson (1933–1972), Bigfoot researcher who controversially claimed to have filmed Bigfoot in 1967
• Boris Porshnev (1905–1972), Soviet historian and cryptozoologist
• 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

R

• Benjamin Radford (b. 1970), American writer and cryptozoology skeptic; author of Bigfoot at 50: Evaluating the Evidence
• Brian Regal, American science historian and cryptozoology skeptic; author of Searching for Sasquatch: Crackpots, Eggheads and Cryptozoology
• 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

S

• Ivan T. Sanderson (1911–1973), paranormal writer and cryptozoologist
• Esteban Sarmiento, primatologist and Bigfoot skeptic
• 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
• Frank Searle (1921–2005) spent 14 years looking daily for the Loch Ness Monster
• 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
• 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
• Tom Slick (1916–1962), American adventurer and cryptozoologist
• Roderick Sprague (1933–2012), American anthropologist and Bigfoot researcher; author of The Scientist Looks at Sasquatch
• Chris Stringer (b. 1947), British anthropologist; wild men skeptic and co-author of In Search of the Neanderthals
• Daris Swindler (1925–2007), American anthropologist and Bigfoot skeptic

T

• Odette Tchernine (1897–1992), British author and cryptozoologist
• 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
• Frank Turk (1911–1996), British phantom cat researcher

W

• M. A. Wetherell (1883–1939), leader of a 1933 expedition to find the Loch Ness Monster and hoaxer behind the "surgeon's photograph"
• Ezekiel Stone Wiggins (1839–1910), Canadian psychic and cryptozoologist
• Paul Willis, Australian science communicator and Yowie skeptic
• Nicholas Witchell (b. 1953), English journalist and Loch Ness Monster researcher

Y–Z

See also

• List of cryptids

References