What additional names and entries appear in the full released Epstein calendar file beyond Ehud Barak?
Executive summary
The newly released Epstein calendar and the larger document trove show appointments and references beyond Ehud Barak that include a wide cross‑section of public figures — tech billionaires, business magnates, academics, cultural figures, politicians and royalty — though many pages are heavily redacted and context is uneven across releases [1] [2]. Reporting so far highlights names such as Richard Branson, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Noam Chomsky, Leon Botstein, Woody Allen, Emmanuel Macron and members of European royalty among entries or linked scheduling documents [1] [3] [4] [5].
1. What the calendar shows at a glance — a cast list of power and fame
The calendar files are presented as scheduling material that records meetings, emails about meetings and recordings; journalists reporting on the release emphasize that the documents name well‑known business and tech figures including Richard Branson and Bill Gates and show email exchanges involving Elon Musk about travel logistics that Epstein appeared to be arranging [1]. Wired and other outlets note specific scheduling exchanges with Peter Thiel — including text like “What are you up to on Friday? Should we try for lunch?” — indicating repeated meeting arrangements between Thiel and Epstein in 2014–2017 [3]. Fortune’s coverage of the dump places entries under country groupings and also lists former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert among names appearing in the material [2].
2. Tech and finance names repeatedly visible in scheduling material
Beyond Barak, the files show Epstein communicating about or scheduling meetings with leading Silicon Valley figures: Peter Thiel appears in emails arranging lunches and funds transfers, while Elon Musk appears in correspondence about travel, which Musk has since disputed in terms of island visits [3] [1]. Reporting stresses that much of the Thiel‑Epstein material concerns mundane scheduling and investment dealings — for example, Epstein’s investments in funds connected to Thiel’s firms — but the calendar entries document repeated contact rather than direct criminal allegations tied to those meetings [3].
3. Cultural and academic figures named in the calendar entries
The private calendar and related scheduling documents also list prominent cultural and academic names: Noam Chomsky is recorded for a 2015 meeting, Leon Botstein appears among scheduled appointments, and Woody Allen is named in the uncovered calendar items reported by Jewish and mainstream outlets [4] [6]. Those entries underline how Epstein’s circle spanned critics and luminaries as well as financiers; reporting notes the meetings occurred years after Epstein’s 2008 guilty plea, which has shaped public scrutiny [4].
4. Politicians, royals and statesmen appear in the files alongside claims and redactions
Coverage highlights political figures beyond Barak: French President Emmanuel Macron is referenced in emails about governance advice, and the files include mentions of other European royals such as Norway’s Crown Princess Mette‑Marit and mentions tied to Sweden and Denmark; one foreign minister (Miroslav Lajcak) resigned after his name surfaced in related documents [5]. The calendar material has also been framed in some reporting within country categories (Brazil, France, Italy, Israel) and includes both scheduling entries and broader email threads that reference presidents and prime ministers [2] [5].
5. Limits, redactions, and competing narratives in the released calendar
The public picture is incomplete: many pages are heavily redacted and the files mix calendar entries, emails and audio transcripts, so appearance on a calendar does not by itself establish conduct; outlets repeatedly caution that some entries document ordinary scheduling or business pitches rather than wrongdoing [2] [1]. Different outlets pursue different emphases — some press the intelligence and Israel connections, others catalogue celebrities and tech names — and several claims in supplementary memos (for example, alleged links to intelligence services) are presented as allegations in FBI or other memos rather than proven facts in the released calendar [7] [8]. Reporting therefore confirms that numerous additional names appear beyond Ehud Barak — including Branson, Gates, Musk, Thiel, Chomsky, Botstein, Woody Allen, Emmanuel Macron, European royals and other Israeli figures — while also stressing the redactions and mixed context that limit definitive interpretation from calendar entries alone [1] [3] [4] [5] [2].