100 Notable Names in the Epstein Files
Compiled from DOJ releases under the Epstein Files Transparency Act (Dec 2025 – Jan 2026). Click any name to view their profile and related documents.
Important Disclaimer: Being mentioned in these files does not indicate wrongdoing. Names appear in a wide range of contexts including photos, contact books, third-party emails, unverified FBI tips, flight logs, and social correspondence. None of the individuals listed have been charged with crimes connected to the Epstein investigation (aside from Ghislaine Maxwell).
Politicians
Donald Trump
Current U.S. President. Thousands of references; FBI compiled unverified tip-line allegations. Denies wrongdoing.
Bill Clinton
Former U.S. President. Photos in Epstein's home, flight logs, Epstein invoked Fifth Amendment about him in 2016 deposition.
Al Gore
Former U.S. Vice President. Listed in flight logs for trips on Epstein's aircraft.
Bill Richardson
Former Governor of New Mexico and Secretary of Energy (deceased). Named by accusers; denied allegations.
George Mitchell
Former U.S. Senator and peace envoy. Scholarship renamed after abuse allegations emerged; he denied them.
Alexander Acosta
Former U.S. Attorney who approved Epstein's lenient 2008 plea deal; later Trump's Labor Secretary.
Stacey Plaskett
U.S. Virgin Islands Delegate. Was texting Epstein during a 2019 House hearing; censure effort failed.
Peter Mandelson
Former UK Ambassador to U.S. Resigned from Labour Party. Banking records suggest $75K in Epstein transfers.
Keir Starmer
UK Prime Minister (mentioned in context of calling for Prince Andrew to cooperate with investigators).
Ehud Barak
Former Israeli Prime Minister. Appears frequently; stayed in regular contact for years; denies wrongdoing.
Narendra Modi
Indian Prime Minister. Name surfaced in files; sparked opposition protests in India demanding his resignation.
Tony Blair
Former UK Prime Minister. Listed in Epstein's address book ('black book').
John Kerry
Former U.S. Secretary of State. Listed in Epstein's printed phone directories.
Andrew Cuomo
Former New York Governor. Listed in Epstein's 'black book' contact directories.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Environmental lawyer and presidential candidate. Referenced in released documents.
Royalty
Prince Andrew
Formerly Prince Andrew. Hundreds of mentions; photos over unidentified woman; emails about Buckingham Palace dinners. Stripped of titles.
Sarah Ferguson
Duchess of York. Epstein paid her debts; she continued emailing him for advice months after publicly cutting ties.
Mette-Marit
Crown Princess of Norway. Files led to increased scrutiny of her connections to Epstein.
Tech Billionaires
Elon Musk
Tesla/SpaceX CEO. Email exchanges about island visits in 2012-2014; scheduling notes for island trip. Says he declined invitations.
Bill Gates
Microsoft co-founder. Epstein sent himself unverified allegations about Gates. Gates spokesperson calls claims 'absurd and completely false.'
Jeff Bezos
Amazon founder. Mentioned in email placing him at a Maxwell after-party in 2009.
Sergey Brin
Google co-founder. Made plans to meet Epstein/Maxwell at NYC townhouse; offered to bring Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
Eric Schmidt
Former Google CEO. Referenced in Brin's emails offering to bring him to dinner at Epstein's home.
Reid Hoffman
LinkedIn co-founder. Mentioned in fundraising activities and social meetings; apologized for interacting with Epstein.
Peter Thiel
PayPal co-founder. Documents show Epstein maintained connections with him.
Mark Zuckerberg
Meta/Facebook CEO. Previously known to have attended events where Epstein was present.
Larry Page
Google co-founder. Previously known social connection to Epstein.
Business & Finance
Howard Lutnick
U.S. Commerce Secretary. Emails show family visited Epstein's island in 2012, contradicting prior statements of cutting ties.
Leslie Wexner
L Brands founder. Epstein's primary financial patron; files detail transfer of vast assets and power of attorney.
Leon Black
Apollo Global founder. Referenced in financial and meeting logs; admitted paying Epstein millions for tax advice.
Steve Tisch
NY Giants co-owner, film producer. Mentioned 400+ times; Epstein offered to connect him with women.
Casey Wasserman
LA 2028 Olympics chairman. Exchanged flirty emails with Maxwell. Says he never had a relationship with Epstein.
Jes Staley
Former Barclays CEO. Named as executor of Epstein estate; deep financial ties documented.
Mortimer Zuckerman
Media executive and real estate investor. Former Harvard/Yale professor. Named in files.
Tom Barrack
Investor and Trump ally. Longtime friend of Epstein referenced in documents.
Glenn Dubin
Hedge fund manager. Features frequently in financial and social logs; denies knowledge of wrongdoing.
Ronald Perelman
Billionaire investor. Previously known social connection documented in files.
Tom Pritzker
Hyatt Hotels Executive Chairman. Named in legal documents; denies inappropriate conduct.
Rupert Murdoch
Media mogul. Listed in Epstein's printed phone directories ('black books').
David Koch
Industrialist (deceased). Listed in Epstein's 'black book' contact directories.
Lewis Ranieri
Pioneer of mortgage-backed securities. Previously known Epstein social contact.
Richard Branson
Virgin Group founder. Email exchanges; photo on tropical island with Epstein. Company says dealings were 'limited.'
Steve Bannon
Former Trump strategist. Hundreds of friendly texts; discussed politics, travel, documentary to salvage Epstein's image.
Michael Bloomberg
Former NYC Mayor, media mogul. Listed in Epstein's printed phone directories.
Eva Andersson-Dubin
Former Miss Sweden, physician. Once dated Epstein; continued social correspondence as part of his close circle.
Jean-Luc Brunel
French modeling agent (deceased). Named extensively as key associate who procured women for Epstein.
Entertainment
Kevin Spacey
Actor. Photographed with Maxwell, Clinton, and others in Epstein's collection.
Chris Tucker
Comedian/actor. Photographed on airport runway with Maxwell.
Woody Allen
Director. Photos socializing with Epstein; messages asking about personal matters.
Mick Jagger
Rolling Stones frontman. Photographed alongside Clinton in documents.
Michael Jackson
Singer (deceased). Photographed with Epstein and separately with Clinton and Diana Ross.
Diana Ross
Singer. Appears in photos with Clinton and Michael Jackson from Epstein's collection.
Jay-Z
Rapper/mogul. Named in unverified FBI hotline tip from 2019; not from Epstein's own logs. Denies involvement.
Harvey Weinstein
Disgraced film producer. Named in the same unverified FBI intake report as Jay-Z.
Pusha T
Rapper. Named in unverified FBI hotline tip; no corroborating evidence found.
Brett Ratner
Film director. Photos show him with Epstein, Brunel, and young women on a couch.
Phil Collins
Musician. He and then-wife Orianne appeared in Epstein's 'Contact Book.'
Minnie Driver
Actress. Listed in Epstein's 'Contact Book' documents.
Naomi Campbell
Supermodel. Previously known social connection; frequented events with Epstein.
David Copperfield
Magician. Attended gatherings hosted by Epstein; appears in flight logs and dinner schedules.
Walter Cronkite
Journalist (deceased). Photos show him alongside Epstein in a home.
Lady Gaga
Singer. Name appears 2013-2016 in Chopra's emails suggesting philanthropic invites; no evidence of contact with Epstein.
Timothee Chalamet
Actor. Mentioned in passing in a 2018 publicist email about Woody Allen/MeToo; no direct Epstein connection.
Alec Baldwin
Actor. Listed in Epstein's printed phone directories ('black book').
Katie Couric
Journalist. Previously known to have attended events where Epstein was present.
Mira Nair
Filmmaker (mother of NYC Mayor Mamdani). Mentioned in 2009 email about attending a Maxwell after-party; no wrongdoing implied.
Carole Radziwill
Reality TV star (Real Housewives). Mentioned multiple times; received FedEx package from Maxwell; says she didn't know about crimes.
Whitney Sudler-Smith
Southern Charm producer. Mentioned in 2014 email about someone relaying a dinner meeting to Epstein.
Caroline Stanbury
Reality TV star. Named on a 'wish list' of actresses sent to Ghislaine Maxwell.
Media
Peggy Siegal
Hollywood publicist. Described as a key connector between Epstein and celebrities; her emails reference many names.
David Brooks
NYT columnist. Pictured at a dinner alongside Sergey Brin in Epstein's photo collection.
Dr. Mehmet Oz
TV doctor, now CMS Administrator. 2004 transaction report shows Epstein paid for his travel; exchanged emails in 2016.
George Stephanopoulos
ABC News anchor. Previously known to have attended events where Epstein was present.
Merrie Spaeth
Former Reagan media adviser. Coached Epstein on crisis communications and drafted apology letters.
Academics & Scientists
Noam Chomsky
MIT linguist. 50+ document mentions; wrote letter calling Epstein a 'highly valued friend'; photographed on his plane.
Larry Summers
Former Treasury Secretary/Harvard president. Intimate personal chats with Epstein; called interactions 'a major error of judgment.'
Stephen Hawking
Physicist (deceased). Referenced regarding a sponsored conference organized by Epstein.
Marvin Minsky
AI pioneer (deceased). Named in depositions; allegations of misconduct on visits to Epstein properties.
Lawrence Krauss
Theoretical physicist. Mentioned in relation to scientific events organized and funded by Epstein.
Stephen Kosslyn
Harvard psychologist/neuroscientist. Named in file documents.
Joi Ito
Former MIT Media Lab director. Named in documents; resigned from MIT in 2019 over Epstein ties.
Boris Nikolic
Former Gates science advisor. Named in draft emails where Epstein allegedly used his name as proxy.
Legal
Alan Dershowitz
Harvard Law professor emeritus. Photographed with Epstein; long-known connections; denied accusations.
Kenneth Starr
Former independent counsel (deceased). Previously known to have been part of Epstein's legal team.
Alex Spiro
Attorney. Described as a 'stone cold killer' in files; represents Jay-Z and formerly represented Weinstein.
Kathryn Ruemmler
Former Obama White House Counsel. Said she 'adores' Epstein in 2015 email; met with him dozens of times.
Diplomats
Miroslav Lajcak
Former UN General Assembly president. Resigned as Slovakia's national security adviser after files revealed communications.
Joanna Rubinstein
Former chair of Sweden for UNHCR. Resigned after files showed she visited Epstein's island in 2012.
Kevin Rudd
Former Australian PM. Name surfaced in files amid international fallout.
Mohammed bin Salman
Saudi Crown Prince. Listed in Epstein's printed phone directory ('black book').
Authors & Wellness
Epstein's Inner Circle
Ghislaine Maxwell
Epstein's convicted accomplice. Currently serving 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking.
Larry Visoski
Epstein's longtime personal pilot. Named extensively in flight log documentation.
Nadia Marcinkova
Close friend and purported recruiter for Epstein. Named in investigative documents.
Sarah Kellen
Former Epstein assistant and scheduler. Named as key associate in trafficking operation.
Lesley Groff
Epstein's executive assistant. Coordinated scheduling for visits by prominent figures.
Peter Listerman
Russian model scout described in files as a subject/witness and 'matchmaker.'
Karyna Shuliak
Epstein's final partner. A practicing dentist named in personal documents.
Mark Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein's brother and business associate. Referenced throughout estate documents.
Sources
DOJ Epstein Files releases (Dec 19, 2025 & Jan 30, 2026), House Oversight Committee releases, Associated Press, CBS News, PBS, NPR, CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera, Wikipedia, and others. Journalists are still reviewing 3.5+ million pages; additional names and context may emerge.