Which prominent figures do appear in Epstein’s publicly released flight logs and address book?
Executive summary
Jeffrey Epstein’s publicly released flight logs and his so‑called “little black book” contain the names of many well‑known public figures spanning politics, business, entertainment and academia; reporting and the released documents list individuals such as Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Naomi Campbell, John Glenn, Steven Pinker and a range of other celebrities and officials [1] [2] [3]. The presence of a name in those documents indicates association or contact recorded in Epstein’s materials, but not necessarily knowledge of or participation in his crimes — a distinction emphasized in official summaries and reporting [4] [5].
1. Key names that appear in flight logs and manifests
Public reporting and datasets compiled from unsealed flight manifests and FAA/fleet data show high‑profile passengers on Epstein’s aircraft including former President Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, supermodel Naomi Campbell, astronaut John Glenn and academic Steven Pinker, among others, appearing across various flight‑log compilations [2] [1] [3]. News outlets and DOJ releases have repeatedly noted that former leaders, tech figures and cultural icons show up in those logs, with individual appearances documented on specific pages of the released files [1] [6].
2. Notable entries in Epstein’s address book and “black book”
The contact book seized from Epstein’s properties — a roughly 95–97 page compilation described in reporting — lists dozens of prominent contacts, including entertainment figures such as Naomi Campbell, Janice Dickinson and Chris Evans, musicians like Jimmy Buffett, and public figures reported by U.K. and U.S. outlets such as Sarah, Duchess of York and others [7] [8] [6]. Multiple outlets emphasize that the redacted contact book and related evidence lists name people who had some connection — social, business or otherwise — to Epstein’s circle [6] [5].
3. How major outlets categorized the lists and what they published
Large news organizations and investigative compilations treated the released materials as a who’s‑who of Epstein’s social and professional network, publishing names and contextual notes: PBS, The New York Times and Axios summarized the roster of business titans, politicians and celebrities found across the trove; Business Insider assembled flight histories linking names to specific trips [3] [5] [6] [2]. Local and national outlets highlighted individual entries from the contact book and flight logs — for example, CBS12 pointed to entries for Jimmy Buffett, Naomi Campbell, Janice Dickinson and Chris Evans [7].
4. What presence in the records does — and does not — establish
Officials and some reporting caution that appearance in flight logs or a contact book does not equate to criminal conduct: a July DOJ memo cited in reporting concluded the dossier did not amount to a definitive “client list” and that investigators did not find credible evidence that Epstein systematically blackmailed prominent individuals; that memo also affirmed the medical examiner’s suicide finding for Epstein [4]. Journalistic coverage likewise notes that many named individuals have denied wrongdoing and that the documents often record routine social or business interactions rather than criminal arrangements [5] [3].
5. Why these lists ignited public scrutiny and partisan debate
The juxtaposition of familiar names with Epstein’s documented crimes fueled intense public interest and political pressure to release records; proponents of release argued the files illuminate how Epstein operated inside elite networks, while critics warned against conflating contact with culpability — an argument visible across coverage from local stations to national papers and in official statements from the DOJ and media analyses [6] [5] [4]. The sheer volume of documents and the redactions in released files have also driven speculation, prompting both investigative follow‑ups and pushback from those named [5] [6].
6. Caveats, redactions and limits of the public record
Many published summaries rely on partially redacted documents, compilations and court releases; some datasets are reconstructed from multiple sources (court filings, FAA data, seized materials) rather than a single unambiguous master list, meaning names appear unevenly across the public record and some entries remain unexplained in available files [1] [2] [6]. Reporting to date documents that prominent figures appear in those materials, but the released records do not uniformly explain the nature or context of each listing [5] [4].