Top 30 Genealogy Influencers in 2026

1. Walter English

Bio Founder of Nonprofit #BristerEnglishProject
Helping Descendants of American chattel Slavery with our genealogy
Resources below ⬇️
Poet & Author *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @formerlovepoet Instagram Followers 98.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact Request 447 Genealogy Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Jen Shaffer

Bio I’m Jen & I research client family histories and mysteries. All services $200/hr with only a 2 hour minimum. See my website for PDF research guides. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @theformidablegenealogist Instagram Followers 38.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

3. Viviane Pompeu

Bio Reconstruindo histórias e possibilitando sonhos
Assessoria documental para cidadania 🇮🇹🇵🇹
Mentora e palestrante sobre imigração e genealogia 👇 *****@pompeuecontrucci.com.br Instagram Handle @pesquisaegenealogia Instagram Followers 25.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

4. Dr. Adina Newman

Bio Pro Genealogist & Educator 🧞‍♀️
DNA Sleuth 🧬
Reuniting Holocaust Survivors ✡️
Bravo and Reality TV Connoisseur 📺
#bravogenealogy #realitygenealogy *****@myfamilygenie.com Instagram Handle @myfamilygenie Instagram Followers 21.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female myfamilygenie.com/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

5. Crista Cowan

Bio Helping you uncover the stories hiding in your family tree.
🍃Corporate Genealogist @ancestry
🎙️ Host: @storiesthatliveinus
🌳 Owner: @familychartmaster *****@familychartmasters.com Instagram Handle @cristacowan Instagram Followers 11.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

6. Miyamoto Jensen

Bio 🌺 Indigenizing the genealogy industry
🌊 Connect to your mana ancestors
🎙️Host of @relatablefhpod & @talamolemoepodcast *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @thepolynesiangenealogist Instagram Followers 7.4K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

7. Lisa Fahlstedt

Bio Släktforskning är min passion. 💫
Här nedan 👇 kommer du finna allt från släktforskningstips, boktips till väl valda delar från min egen forskning. 😊 Instagram Handle @skogskulla_genealogyresearcher Instagram Followers 4.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

8. Diahan Southard

Bio Your DNA Guide provides resources for anyone who has had a DNA test for ethnicity or genealogy purposes.
⬇️Get the Free Guide: Find Your Birth Family *****@yourdnaguide.com Instagram Handle @diahansouthard Instagram Followers 4.1K Type Nano Gender Female yourdnaguide.com/ydgblog + Follow Get Email Contact

9. Camilla

Bio Знайди своїх
Вчу українців досліджувати свій рід
Як почати пошук предків 👇 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @genealog.i.ja Instagram Followers 4.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +10% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

10. Root Hunter

Bio Stories of the lives of my ancestors
🌳 📚 ✍️ 👴🏻👵🏼 ❤️ 🧬
4th generation Idahoan 🔆🏔️ *****@live.com Instagram Handle @roothuntergenealogy Instagram Followers 2.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

11. Mica L. Anders

Bio Reconnecting ancestors. Reviving stories.
Helping families understand who came before them.
Keeper of your family's story. *****@andersgenealogicalservices.com Instagram Handle @andersgenealogicalservices Instagram Followers 1.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

12. Irisneri Alicea

Bio Expert, Speaker & Author, helping Latinos discover their Family History. Join my email list or book time with me, click below *****@descubretuhistoria.com Instagram Handle @descubretuhistoria Instagram Followers 1.8K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

13. Elizabeth Swanay O'Neal

Bio ⭐️ Board-Certified Genealogist
🔍 Researcher
✏️ Writer
🗣 Speaker
🐕‍🦺 Dog Lover
🎙️ Podcast co-host
Helping you make the past a part of your present *****@thefamilyheart.com Instagram Handle @elizabeth_oneal Instagram Followers 1.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female thefamilyheart.com + Follow Get Email Contact

14. Cheri Hudson Passey

Bio Genealogist, Speaker, Instructor, Writer
Helping You Climb Your Family Tree
Follow me:
https://www.youtube.com/user/CheriPass
Posts & Services: *****@carolinagirlgenealogy.com Instagram Handle @carolinagirlgenealogy Instagram Followers 1.7K Type Nano Gender Female carolinagirlgenealogy.com + Follow Get Email Contact

15. Gena Philibert-Ortega

Bio ✍️Author & Lecturer
📚Researcher
👩‍🏫 Cemeteries, Cookbooks, Women’s History, Social History
#foodhistoryisfamilyhistory *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @genaportega Instagram Followers 1.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

16. Andrea Bentschneider

Bio Uncover family history & locate heirs in Germany
Expert genealogy & probate research
Trusted worldwide
👇 Start your search *****@beyond-history.com Instagram Handle @beyond_history Instagram Followers 1.3K Type Nano Gender Female beyond-history.com/en/englis.. + Follow Get Email Contact

17. Cheri Daniels

Bio Genealogy Librarian, author, speaker, cat lady, teaaholic, &Bibliophile! Welcome to the bourbon scented, crinkled pages of my somewhat southern life. *****@genealogyliteracy.com Instagram Handle @genealogyliteracy Instagram Followers 1.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

18. Michelle Bates

Bio Podcaster @the_criminal_genealogist, Genealogist/Probate Heir Researcher @mygenealogyrootsmichelle #genealogy #family #heirs #probate #criminal *****@mygenealogyroots.com Instagram Handle @genealogy_michelle Instagram Followers 1.1K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

19. Nicka Sewell-Smith

Bio Telling stories starring your ancestors since ‘99
Sr. Story Producer @ancestry
Citizen @thecherokeenation
AKA 💕💚
Conduit, Connector. Opinions = mine *****@whoisnickasmith.com Instagram Handle @neeksmith Instagram Followers 4.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

20. Amy Johnson Crow

Bio 🌳 Modern genealogy made easy
☀️ Find your ancestors without the overwhelm
🎙 Host of Generations Cafe podcast
⬇️ Latest episode and more here: *****@amyjohnsoncrow.com Instagram Handle @amyjohnsoncrow Instagram Followers 3.7K Type Nano amyjohnsoncrow.com + Follow Get Email Contact

21. Lisa

Bio Helping you uncover the records + realities of your ancestors
📝 5-day email challenge Immigrant Ancestor Method ⬇️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @roamyourroots Instagram Followers 3.2K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

22. Emily Pulham

Bio 📸 Turn your family stories & photos into beautiful books!
✍️ Wrote my 🇩🇰 grandma’s life history.
📖 Genealogy Book Templates & Guides👇🏻 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @organized.with.emily Instagram Followers 2.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

23. Robin R. Foster

Bio Author, genealogy presenter, owner of Genealogy Just Ask LLC, Visit: www.genealogyjustask.com https://genealogyjustask.creator-spring.com/ *****@genealogyjustask.com Instagram Handle @genealogyjustask Instagram Followers 1.8K Type Nano Gender Female genealogyjustask.com/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

24. Melanie McComb

Bio Professional genealogist. This is a personal account. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @shamrockgenealogist Instagram Followers 1.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

25. Julie Cahill Tarr

Bio 🌳 Providing genealogists with methods, resources, and tools to become effective and efficient researchers. Check out my offerings 👇 *****@julietarr.com Instagram Handle @genealogyinaction Instagram Followers 1.4K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

26. Christy

Bio Genealogist • Genetic Genealogist •Historian • Educator • Jack of All Trades
Finding ancestors since 2001 🔍 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @themoderngenealogist Instagram Followers 1.2K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

27. Jose Luis Espada-Feyo

Bio Genealogista - Investigador em História da Família 🔎 ⏳📜🌳
Co-founder do Projecto "Arte & Genealogia" com @laurabonito.arte Instagram Handle @o_feyo_genealogista Instagram Followers 1.2K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

28. Bridget M. Sunderlin

Bio Certified Genealogist®️, CG®️, specializing in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland research. *****@berootedgenealogy.com Instagram Handle @be_rooted_genealogy Instagram Followers 1.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact