Richard Dawkins
Evolutionary biologist; author of "The Selfish Gene" and "The God Delusion"; former University of Oxford professor
Richard Dawkins — Evolutionary biologist; author of "The Selfish Gene" and "The God Delusion"; former University of Oxford professor — is named in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein files. Flew on Epstein's private jet in February 2002 from New York to the TED Conference in Monterey, California alongside John Brockman, Steven Pinker, and Daniel Dennett; this flight is documented in records preserved in the DOJ-released Epstein files. Dawkins appears in approximately 435 case documents and 15 emails in the files, including a record of his attendance at a gala dinner in April 2014 in Arizona at which Epstein was present — six years after Epstein's 2008 conviction. Emails show Dawkins was aware of the conviction; The Times reported in February 2026 that he had written to his literary agent that he had heard Epstein's "case is not as black as painted." No wrongdoing is alleged against Dawkins. This profile is auto-generated from public reporting and is pending editorial review; inclusion does not imply guilt or wrongdoing.
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Is Richard Dawkins in the Epstein files?
Yes. Richard Dawkins (Evolutionary biologist; author of “The Selfish Gene” and “The God Delusion”; former University of Oxford professor) is named in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein files. Flew on Epstein’s private jet in February 2002 from New York to the TED Conference in Monterey, California alongside John Brockman, Steven Pinker, and Daniel Dennett; this flight is documented in records preserved in the DOJ-released Epstein files. Dawkins appears in approximately 435 case documents and 15 emails in the files, including a record of his attendance at a gala dinner in April 2014 in Arizona at which Epstein was present — six years after Epstein’s 2008 conviction. Emails show Dawkins was aware of the conviction; The Times reported in February 2026 that he had written to his literary agent that he had heard Epstein’s “case is not as black as painted.” No wrongdoing is alleged against Dawkins.
Being named in the files is not evidence of any crime or wrongdoing. People appear in these documents in many contexts — correspondence, flight logs, contact books, scheduling, photographs, or passing references. See the sources below for the specific, documented context, and the note at the bottom of this page.
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