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This project recognizes the best parts of Geni and its top contributors. For your family group, you can find some of these at Awards. To suggest a profile for any category, or to suggest a new category, or to request to be listed anonymously, please contact Randy Schoenberg. If a separate project where you can find more detailed information for a particular category exists, the link is provided in the title.

Most Complete Tree

Only Trees with at least 10 generations completed (all ancestors known, starting with parents as generation 1), and only those with number of different ancestors above 1000. For the rest of complete trees, please refer to specific project.

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  1. Carl, Herzog von Württemberg (11 generations complete)
  2. Franz Josef I, Emperor of Austria (10 generations complete)
  3. Franz Karl Joseph von Österreich, Erzherzog (10 generations complete)

Highest number of different ancestors

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  1. Matthew Gregory Cox 1198 (748)
  2. Wilhelm Ludwig von Kirchberg Sayn-Hachenburg Wittgenstein Farnroda 1187 (212)
  3. Agnes Princess Of Hesse-Kassel 1066 (139)
  4. Eleonore Maria J.L. Leiningen-Westerburg-Rixingen-Oberbronn 1013 (260)
  5. Willem-Alexander van Oranje Nassau 1006 (782)

Most Managers

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  1. Charlemagne (790)
  2. William the Conqueror, King of England (776)
  3. Henry II, King of England (744)
  4. Louis I 'The Pious', Emperor, son of Charlemagne & Hildegard (708)
  5. Edward I Longshanks, King of England (703)
  6. Matilda of Flanders, Queen Consort of England (697)
  7. John Lackland, King of England (695)
  8. Geoffrey V Plantagenêt, Count of Anjou / Geoffroy V le Bel, comte d'Anjou (659)
  9. Hildegard of Vinzgouw, wife of Charlemagne (655)
  10. Richard I, 'The Fearless', Duke of Normandy (642)
  11. Charles "Martel", Prince of the Franks (638)
  12. Pépin III "le Bref", King of the Franks (633)
  13. Gangu-Hrólfr 'Rollo' Ragnvaldsson de Normandie (608)
  14. Pepin II d'Héristal, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia (600)

Most Popular Profile

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Most Common SURNAME

  1. Smith (108,366)
  2. Brown (55,054)
  3. Hansen (53,913)
  4. Andersson (51,357)
  5. Jensen (49,111)
  6. Miller (48,043)
  7. Johnson (48,358)
  8. Pedersen (47,703)
  9. Jones (46,537)
  10. Olsen (45,419)

Most Project Profiles

  1. Jewish Families of Krakow (Poland) (13,061)
  2. Victims of the Nazi Holocaust (6,358)
  3. The Sulaimani Jamat (5,139)
  4. Badrbagh (5,132)
  5. Auschwitz Concentration Camp (4,882)
  6. Finnish Priests (4,337)
  7. RMS Titanic (2,213)
  8. New Amsterdam Immigrants (2,125)
  9. American Revolutionary War (2,097)
  10. Daughters of the American Revolution (2,030)
  11. Order of the Golden Fleece (1,939)
  12. Yamanashi Affairs Directory 1918 (JAPAN) (1,916)
  13. Hudood-e-Kiram (1,889)

Most Project Collaborators

  1. Portaal voor Nederlandstaligen (2,306)
  2. Estonian activists in Geni (2,198)
  3. International Dutch Portal (988)
  4. The Sulaimani Jamat (903)
  5. Badrbagh (901)
  6. Irish Portal (436)
  7. Collaboration Pool (430)
  8. Croatian Portal (426)
  9. Italian Portal (378)
  10. Jewish Genealogy Portal (252)

Most Project Followers

  1. Isolated Trees (6,258)
  2. Great Migration Passengers of the Mayflower (5,143)
  3. Abandoned Users / Hüljatud kasutajad (2,801)
  4. Portaal voor Nederlandstaligen (2,381)
  5. Estonian activists in GENI (2,302)
  6. Brunner family (1,714)
  7. Norwegian Monarchs (1,632)
  8. Croatian Portal (1,394)
  9. Hollywood Walk of Fame (1,316)
  10. Geni translators (1,289)
  11. Alden/Mullins Family (1,182)
  12. The Sulaimani Jamat (930)
  13. Badrbagh (925)

Most Followed Profiles (not included in Top 10 Decathlon)

  1. Henn Sarv (1,328)
  2. Randy Schoenberg (651)
  3. Lauri Kreen (643)
  4. Mahir Palejwala (572)
  5. Anonymous3 (483)
  6. Charlemagne (478)
  7. William the Conqueror (418)
  8. Harald Fairhair, King of Norway (407)
  9. Robert Renê Lockwood (407)
  10. Pablo Benítez Barreto (395)
  11. Queen Elizabeth II (347)

Most Projects Collaborating (not included in Decathlon)

  1. Anonymous (695)
  2. Erica Isabel Howton, (c) (466)
  3. Lauri Kreen, Ͼ (395)
  4. Anonymous (352)
  5. Malka Mysels (349)
  6. Kenneth Kwame Welsh (327)
  7. Doug Robinson (322)
  8. George J. Homs (320)
  9. Victar (262)
  10. Hatte Anne Blejer (253)

Most Projects Following (not included in Decathlon)

  1. Barry Norman Lipsius (5,515)
  2. Veronica May Lasek (4,657)
  3. Nilce Fonseca (1,537)
  4. James BUIE (1,242)
  5. Anonymous (949)
  6. Kenneth Kwame Welsh (876)
  7. Frank Haavel (854)
  8. Arleen (794)
  9. Erica Isabel Howton, (c) (732)
  10. Lise Opdal Knudsen (630)

Most Revisions (not included in Top 10 Decathlon

  1. Daniel Dupree Walton (349,858)
  2. Brendan Molloy (346,126)
  3. Catherine (Erin) Serafina Liora Pinder (342,191)
  4. Erica Howton (301,752)
  5. Ben Angel (243,858)
  6. George Homs (233,709)
  7. Ann Ramsey (194,863)
  8. Anonymous3 (185,733)

Most profiles curated (not included in Top 10 Decathlon)

  1. Ben M. Angel (20 000+)
  2. Erin Spiceland (14 141)
  3. Erica Isabel Howton, (c) (13 262)
  4. Ofir Friedman (11 846)
  5. Jason Wills (10,909)
  6. Anonymous (3 284)
  7. Jenna, Volunteer Curator (2 610)
  8. Anne M Berge (2,539)
  9. Henn Sarv (2,499)
  10. June Barnes (2,360)
  11. Myrna Huthmacher, (C) (1,985)

User Top 10 Decathlon Items

Most Profiles Added

  1. RvK (112,985)
  2. Scott Hibbard (110,952)
  3. Jan Roeland Willem Lutke Schipholt (106,719)
  4. Anonymous3 (104,356)
  5. Lasse Söderström (101,252)
  6. Randy Schoenberg (98,729)
  7. George Homs (95,892)
  8. Sandra Hayes (85,838)
  9. Tobias Rachor (74,846)
  10. Henryk Michał Drewniak (68,543)
  11. Włodzimierz Piotr Macewicz (59,823)
  12. Tim Johnson (57,381)

Most Profiles Managed

  1. Erin Spiceland (347,480)
  2. Anonymous1 (327,506)
  3. Anonymous4 (192,491)
  4. Anonymous3 (172,912)
  5. Jason Herbert (168,583)
  6. Fred Bergman (167,278)
  7. MRA (126,278)
  8. RvK (113,589)
  9. Jan Roeland Willem Lutke Schipholt (107,593)
  10. Shelley Chrystal Mactyre (101,219)
  11. Scott David Hibbard (99,730)
  12. Randy Schoenberg (98,086)
  13. Richard Arthur Neary (94,931)
  14. Lasse Söderström (93,992)

Most Profiles Invited

  1. Anilkumar Nair (1,601)
  2. Mahir Palejwala (1,350)
  3. Henn Sarv (1,306)
  4. Pablo Benítez Barreto (1,221)
  5. Arve Nordlie (1,139)
  6. Adam Brown (1,004)
  7. Jeannette Rachel Nemon (912)
  8. Randy Schoenberg (819)
  9. Rehan Allahwala (764)
  10. Ross Lawrence Weiner (740)
  11. Ma Vistacion Quisumbing (735)
  12. Jan Kittler (664)
  13. Gilda Almada Dias (661)

Users with Most Followers

  1. Henn Sarv (1,348)
  2. Randy Schoenberg (714)
  3. Lauri Kreen (668)
  4. Mahir Palejwala (572)
  5. Robert Renê Lockwood (510)
  6. Martin Eriksen (442)
  7. Pablo Benítez Barreto (400)
  8. Fred Bergman (378)
  9. Adam Robert Brown (369)
  10. Anonymous (328)
  11. Erin Spiceland (288)
  12. Jaanus Luuse (273)

Following Most Profiles

  1. Leif Holmström (140,041)
  2. Ray van Kay (123,048)
  3. Fred Bergman (119,566)
  4. Randy Schoenberg (117,889)
  5. Jan Roeland Willem Lutke Schipholt (104,260)
  6. George Homs (98,984)
  7. Anonymous (83,855)
  8. Rick Simon (49,946)
  9. Henn Sarv (49,044)
  10. Adam Robert Brown (44,490)
  11. Anonymus (43,346)
  12. Lúcia Pilla (39,571)
  13. Erin Spiceland (37,485)

Most Family Group Members

  1. Henn Sarv (1,445)
  2. Rick Simon(1,271)
  3. Randy Schoenberg (1,220)
  4. Jaanus Luuse (1031)
  5. Mahir Palejwala (886)
  6. Fred Bergman (712)
  7. Adam Robert Brown (607)
  8. June Barnes (346)
  9. Kevin Lawrence Hanit (334)
  10. Oddbjørn Olsen (329)
  11. Kris Stewart (320)
  12. Hatte Blejer (289)

Most Family Tree profiles

  1. Henn Sarv (6,538)
  2. Hilde Andersen (6,185)
  3. Anonymous 1 (5,855)
  4. Jules Fausto Mendonca de Sá (5,646)
  5. Lauri Kreen (5,422)
  6. Oddbjørn Olsen (5,199)
  7. Lea Herbst (5,000)
  8. Leslie Ballou (5,000)
  9. Alissa Smith (4,591)
  10. Bård Asphjell (4,456)
  11. June Barnes (4,451)
  12. Mahir Palejwala (4,428)

Most Collaborators

  1. Henn Sarv (4,785)
  2. Scott L Johnson (3,988)
  3. Lauri Kreen (3,193)
  4. Jaanus Luuse (2,847)
  5. Daniel Dupree Walton (2,644)
  6. Anonymous3 (2,211)
  7. Erin Spiceland (1,732)
  8. Mark Melmed (1695)
  9. Fred Bergman (1,535]
  10. Gene (1,516)
  11. Randy Schoenberg (1,425)
  12. Cecilie Nygård (1,338)

Most Photos Uploaded

  1. Patricia Ann Alvarez (18,945)
  2. Janie King (15,122)
  3. Simon Francis Lasrado (13,722)
  4. Samantha Lee VanHook (13,566)
  5. Randy Schoenberg (12,483)
  6. Adam Robert Brown (12,254)
  7. Leszek Mila (12,103)
  8. Ivy Jo Olah (11,836)
  9. Diane Krawczyk (11,481)
  10. Lilian Wheeler Huhn (9,834)
  11. Jette Husum Rosborg (9,705)
  12. Patti Kay Gourley (9,017)

Most Documents Added

  1. Philip William Richards (19,968)
  2. Fay Baldwin (11,003)
  3. Siv-Camilla Mosfjeld (5,701)
  4. Linda Thompson (5,367)
  5. Ken Nilsen (5,110)
  6. Jessica German (5,020)
  7. Erica Howton (4,790)
  8. Marsha Johansen (4,776)
  9. John Pugsley (4,740)
  10. Jette Husum Rosborg (3,558)
  11. John Artun (3,513)

Most Videos Added

  1. Humberto Rocha Loureiro, Sr. (658)
  2. Krishnan Ganapathy (393)
  3. Samantha Lee VanHook (259)
  4. Jerome Lionel Blafer (242)
  5. John Gravely (159)
  6. Villiambakkam Chakravarthy (146)
  7. Gregorio Magsaysay (138)
  8. Mary Lee Smith (109)
  9. Josey Samson (108)
  10. Oren Vitonsky (101)

Top 10 Decathlon