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Barack Obama

44th President of the United States (2009–2017)
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Summary

Barack Obama was born in Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children[1]. He has worked as a politician[2], lawyer[3], political writer[4], statesperson[5], and jurist[6]. He has Wikipedia articles in 255 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Honolulu[8]
  • Father: Barack Obama Sr.[9]
  • Mother: Stanley Ann Dunham[10]
  • Spouse: Michelle Obama[11]
  • Child: Sasha Obama[12], Malia Obama[13]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[14]
  • Native language: English[15]
  • Ethnic group: African Americans[16]
  • Occupation: podcaster[17], academic[18], memoirist[19]
  • Field of work: civil rights[20], constitutional law[21]
  • Employer: Gamaliel Foundation[22], University of Chicago[23]
  • Educated at: Centaurus High School[24], Nelson High School[25], King College Prep High School[26]
  • Award received: Nobel Peace Prize[27], Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording[28], Presidential Medal of Distinction[29], Time Person of the Year[30], NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction[31], NAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award[32], German Media Award[33], King Abdulaziz Medal[34], Order of Sikatuna[35], National Medal of Science[36], honorary doctorate from the University of Notre Dame[37], honorary doctor of the Northwestern University[38], honorary doctor of the University of Johannesburg[39], Order of the Rajamitrabhorn[40]
  • Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences[41], American Philosophical Society[42], 109th United States Congress[43], 110th United States Congress[44], Congressional Black Caucus[45]
  • Religion or worldview: Protestantism[46], congregationalist polity[47], United Church of Christ[48]
  • Sex or gender: male[49]
  • Family: family of Barack Obama[50]
  • Member of political party: Democratic Party[51]
  • Commons category: Barack Obama[52]
  • Said to be the same as: Q25674943[53]
  • Archives at: Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library[54]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[55]

  • Country: US[56]

  • Began / founded: 1961-08-04[57]

  • Community tags: non-musician, politician, potus[58]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0de4d19f-05c8-4562-a3c0-7abdc144f1d5[59]

Why It Matters

Barack Obama is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

FAQs

Where was Barack Obama born?

Barack Obama's place of birth was Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children[1].

Who were Barack Obama's parents?

Barack Obama's father was Barack Obama Sr.[9]. Barack Obama's mother was Stanley Ann Dunham[10].

Who was Barack Obama married to?

Barack Obama's spouses include Michelle Obama[11].

What did Barack Obama do for work?

Barack Obama worked as a politician[2], lawyer[3], political writer[4], statesperson[5], and jurist[6].

Where did Barack Obama go to school?

Barack Obama was educated at Centaurus High School[24], Nelson High School[25], and King College Prep High School[26].

What awards did Barack Obama receive?

Honors received include Nobel Peace Prize[27], Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording[28], Presidential Medal of Distinction[29], and Time Person of the Year[30].

Related Entities

Michelle Obama

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Barack Obama birth certificate. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Barack Obama birth certificate. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Barack Obama birth certificate. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Barack Obama birth certificate. wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Barack Obama birth certificate. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . gala.fr. gala.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . gala.fr. gala.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [50] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . gala.fr. gala.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . gala.fr. gala.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [51] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . gala.fr. gala.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [4] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [5] ↑ . gala.fr. gala.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [17] ↑ . gala.fr. gala.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [18] ↑ . gala.fr. gala.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [19] ↑ . gala.fr. gala.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [23] ↑ . gala.fr. gala.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [27] ↑ . nobelprize.org. Retrieved . nobelprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [28] ↑ . learnoutloud.com. Retrieved . learnoutloud.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [29] ↑ . mfa.gov.il. mfa.gov.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [30] ↑ . gala.fr. gala.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [32] ↑ . naacpimageawards.net. naacpimageawards.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [33] ↑ . deutscher-medienpreis.de. Retrieved . deutscher-medienpreis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [35] ↑ . officialgazette.gov.ph. officialgazette.gov.ph. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [36] ↑ . gala.fr. gala.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [16] ↑ . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [41] ↑ . gala.fr. gala.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [42] ↑ . gala.fr. gala.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [43] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  51. [44] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  52. [45] ↑ . gala.fr. gala.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  53. [54] ↑ . pid.emory.edu. pid.emory.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [55] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [58] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [59] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bookbrainz author id → e6e2fa0d-2135-4627-851c-1329d4b5138c
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  2. 5d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nlb authority id (belarus) → SEK-1425267, SEK-1005048
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  3. 7d ago · Чаховіч Уладзіслаў · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nlb authority id (belarus) → SEK-1425267, SEK-1005048
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  4. 21d ago · Stuartyeates · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → disney:Barack_Obama, villains:Barack_Obama, apple:Barack_Obama +1
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  5. 23d ago · Vladislav Khebnikov · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 26d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person id → barack-obama
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  7. 28d ago · Mr.FarFar · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Viaf cluster id → 52010985
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  8. 5w ago · Nicereddy · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visual novel database id → c96809
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  9. 5w ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spoken text audio → En-Barack Obama 1of3-article.ogg
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  10. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 142357
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  11. 6w ago · LadyData · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    All the tropes article id → Barack_Obama
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  12. 6w ago · Treisijs · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Biography, WikiProject Politicians, WikiProject Scientists and academics +16
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  13. 7w ago · AlphaVictorDelta0107 · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  14. 8w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  15. 8w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Academic major: political science"
  16. 8w ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → 44th President of the United States (2009–2017)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Subject named as: Barack Obama, update metadata from fandom API ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/f2e06249ff32|details]])"
  17. 8w ago · AlphaVictorDelta0107 · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → 44th President of the United States (2009–2017)
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  18. 9w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  19. 9w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → disney:Barack_Obama, villains:Barack_Obama, apple:Barack_Obama +1
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  20. 9w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  21. 10w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14716 → Barack Obama
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  22. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Characters/Barack_Obama
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  23. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svpressa.ru person id → barak-obama
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Svpressa.ru person id: barak-obama, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299255274|Барак Обама (#299255274)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8177|svpressa.ru p"
  24. 11w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cinefanro person id → 33673-barack-obama
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  25. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  26. 12w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → 44th President of the United States (2009–2017)
    Jewish virtual library id → barack-obama
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish virtual library id: barack-obama, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/96700994|Barack Obama (#96700994)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3767|Jewish Vi"
  27. 13w ago · Bargioni · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pug authority id → 206939
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  28. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  29. 14w ago · YANN92340 · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Elle.fr person id → Barack-Obama
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  30. 16w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Crunchbase person id → barack-obama
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