Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Obama was the first Af ...
(born 1961), the 44th
President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal gove ...
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Origins
*Obama is a common
Fang
A fang is a long, pointed tooth. In mammals, a fang is a modified maxillary tooth, used for biting and tearing flesh. In snakes, it is a specialized tooth that is associated with a venom gland (see snake venom). Spiders also have external fa ...
surname in western Central Africa.
*Obama is a common
Luo Luo may refer to:
Luo peoples and languages
*Luo peoples, an ethno-linguistic group of eastern and central Africa
**Luo people of Kenya and Tanzania or Joluo, an ethnic group in western Kenya, eastern Uganda, and northern Tanzania.
*** Luoland, th ...
surname. The Luo word ''Obam'' means "to lean or bend".
*Obama (小浜 or 小濱) is a
Japanese surname
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literally meaning "little beach"
Notable people with this surname
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Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Obama was the first Af ...
, 44th
president of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal gove ...
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Family of Barack Obama
The family of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, is a prominent American family active in law, education, activism and politics. Obama's immediate family circle was the First Family of the United States, first family of the ...
, an extended family of American and Kenyan heritage, including:
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Michelle Obama
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (born January 17, 1964) is an American attorney and author who served as first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. She was the first African-American woman to serve in this position. She is married t ...
(born 1964), wife of Barack Obama, and Vice President for Community and External Affairs for the University of Chicago Hospitals
*** Barack Obama Sr. (1936–1982), Kenyan economist and father to Barack Obama
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Sarah Onyango Obama
Sarah Onyango Obama (1922 – March 29, 2021) was a Kenyan educator and philanthropist. She was the third wife of Hussein Onyango Obama, the paternal grandfather of U.S. president Barack Obama and helped raise his father, Barack Obama Sr. She ...
(1922–2021), also known as Sarah Ogwei, Kenyan educator and philanthropist, the third wife of Barack Obama's paternal grandfather
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Auma Obama
Rita Auma Obama (born 1960), is a Kenyan-British community activist, sociologist, journalist, author, and half-sister of the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama. Obama serves as the executive chairwoman of Sauti Kuu Foundation ( ...
(born 1960), paternal half-sister of Barack Obama
*** Malik Obama (born 1958), paternal half-brother of Barack Obama
**Pets:
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Bo (dog)
Bo (October 9, 2008 – May 8, 2021) was a pet dog of the Obama family, the first family of the United States from 2009 until 2017. President Barack Obama and his family were given the male Portuguese Water Dog as a gift after months of specula ...
(2008–2021), a pet dog of the Obama family
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Sunny (dog)
Sunny (born June 11, 2012) is a pet dog of the Obama family, the 44th presidential family of the United States. Sunny is a female Portuguese Water Dog who was a First Dog of the United States along with Bo. Sunny was introduced via First Lady ...
(born 2012), a pet dog of the Obama family
* Florent Obama (born 1991), a Cameroonian footballer
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Francisco Pascual Obama Asue
Francisco Pascual Eyegue Obama Asue is an Equatoguinean politician who has been Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea since 23 June 2016. Prior to holding this position, he was the Minister of Health and Social Welfare and also the Minister of Tr ...
, Equatoguinean prime minister since 2016
* Jōkō Obama (小浜浄鉱, 1886–1948), a Japanese bureaucrat and politician
* Natsuki Obama (小濱なつき, born 1984), a Japanese fashion model and actor
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Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea
Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea (born ''c''. 1961) is a politician from Equatorial Guinea and a member of PDGE. He was Prime Minister from 2006 to 2008.Youssef Obama (born 1994), an Egyptian footballer