anyone actually removing personal info from google successfully?

Yes, but it's two separate jobs and most people only do the first. Google's results about you tool (in your Google account settings) handles phone numbers, home address, email, and it does work, ours came down in about a week. But that only hides the result, the page is still live. For the page itself you have to go to the site owner or the data broker directly, most of the big brokers have an opt-out form buried in their footer. Do both or it comes back the next time another broker scrapes it.