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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, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...
, the 44th president of the United States. This list includes proposed name changes.


Biota

Barack Obama has been commemorated in the
scientific names In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
of at least 14 species, the most of any U.S. president.


Animals

*'' Aptostichus barackobamai'', a species of wafer trapdoor spiders *'' Baracktrema obamai'', a
blood fluke ''Schistosoma'' is a genus of trematodes, commonly known as blood flukes. They are parasitic flatworms responsible for a highly significant group of infections in humans termed '' schistosomiasis'', which is considered by the World Health Orga ...
found in Malaysian turtles *'' Desmopachria barackobamai'', a diving beetle from French Guiana *'' Etheostoma obama'', a
darter The darters, anhingas, or snakebirds are mainly tropical waterbirds in the family Anhingidae, which contains a single genus, ''Anhinga''. There are four living species, three of which are very common and widespread while the fourth is rarer and ...
species * '' Lasioglossum obamai'', a Cuban bee * '' Nystalus obamai'' (Western striolated puffbird), a bird from the Amazon *'' Obamadon gracilis'', an extinct lizard *''
Paragordius obamai ''Paragordius'' is a genus of worms belonging to the family Chordodidae. It was independently described by both Lorenzo Camerano in 1897 and Thomas Harrison Montgomery Jr. in 1898, though both authors gave the genus the same name. The genus ha ...
'', a parasitic worm from phylum
Nematomorpha Nematomorpha (sometimes called Gordiacea, and commonly known as horsehair worms, hairsnakes, or Gordian worms) are a phylum of parasitoid animals superficially similar to nematode worms in morphology, hence the name. Most species range in size fr ...
* ''
Placida barackobamai ''Placida'' is a genus of very small or minute sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Limapontiidae.Spintharus barackobamai ''Spintharus barackobamai'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Ca ...
'', a Cuban spider * ''
Teleogramma obamaorum ''Teleogramma obamaorum'' is a species of African cichlid native to the Congo River. Unlike other species of '' Teleogramma'', sexes lack color differences in the caudal (tail) fin. Individuals reach up to SL, and prey mainly on snails. ''Te ...
'', a
cichlid Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted this ...
, honoring Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama * ''
Tosanoides obama ''Tosanoides obama'', Obama's basslet, is a coral reef fish species from the subfamily Anthiinae part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. It was discovered in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Hawaii. ''Tosanoide ...
'', a fish discovered in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument * '' Obamus coronatus'', an
Ediacaran The Ediacaran Period ( ) is a geological period that spans 96 million years from the end of the Cryogenian Period 635 million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Cambrian Period 538.8 Mya. It marks the end of the Proterozoic Eon, and th ...
organism * However, the genus name ''
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, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...
'' (flatworm) and particularly the invasive species ''
Obama nungara ''Obama nungara'' is a species of land planarian in the family Geoplanidae. It is native to South America, but has been introduced in Europe. Description ''Obama nungara'' is a medium-sized land planarian with a lanceolate body, being up to ...
'' were not named after Barack Obama. The name "Obama" in this case is a coincidence and is derived from the
Tupi language Old Tupi, Ancient Tupi or Classical Tupi (also spelled as Tupí) is an extinct Tupian language which was spoken by the aboriginal Tupi people of Brazil, mostly those who inhabited coastal regions in South and Southeast Brazil. It belongs to the ...
(which is spoken in the same area where the flatworm was discovered) where it comes from the words "oba" ("leaf") and "ma" ("animal"), which is a reference to the body shape of species in this genus.


Fungi

*'' Caloplaca obamae'', a
lichen A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.Oakland, California Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third ...
– Alternative Learning Community renamed after Barack Obama in March 2009 *Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy – Los Angeles – Built in mid 2010 *Barack Obama Charter School –
Compton, California Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, situated south of downtown Los Angeles. Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county and, on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city in Los Angeles County to incorporat ...
– Qued Charter Elementary School renamed after Barack Obama in January 2009


Connecticut

*Barack H. Obama Magnet University School –
New Haven, Connecticut New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134,02 ...
– Connecticut school to be named after former President Obama


Georgia

* Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology – Atlanta, Georgia – Opened in January 2017 * Barack and Michelle Obama Academy –
Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
, Georgia – Renamed in November 2016


Illinois

*Barack Obama School of Leadership and STEM –
Chicago Heights, Illinois Chicago Heights is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 27,480 at the 2020 census. In earlier years, Chicago Heights was nicknamed "The Crossroads of the Nation". Currently, it is nicknamed "The Heights". Geogra ...


Maryland

*Barack Obama Elementary School –
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Prince George's County Public Schools Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS) is a large public school district administered by the government of Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, and is overseen by the Maryland State Department of Education. The school system is ...
- Named after Barack Obama in June 2009 while under construction


Michigan

*Barack Obama Leadership Academy –
Detroit, Michigan Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at ...
– Timbuktu Academy, which has been open since 1997, will become Barack Obama Leadership Academy


Minnesota

*Barack and Michelle Obama Service Learning Elementary –
Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul (abbreviated St. Paul) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County, Minnesota, Ramsey County. Situated on high bluffs overlooking a bend in the Mississip ...


Mississippi

*Barack Obama International Baccalaureate Elementary School –
Jackson, Mississippi Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the Capital city, capital of and the List of municipalities in Mississippi, most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County, Mississippi, ...
– Renamed as of October 2017, from Jefferson Davis, the Confederacy's only president


Missouri

*
Barack Obama Elementary School This is a list of things named after Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. This list includes proposed name changes. Biota Barack Obama has been commemorated in the scientific names of at least 14 species, the most of any U.S. ...
Pine Lawn, Missouri – dedicated as Barack Obama Elementary School in August 2011.


New Jersey

*Barack Obama Elementary School –
Asbury Park, New Jersey Asbury Park () is a beachfront city located on the Jersey Shore in Monmouth County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 15,188
Asbury Park Public Schools Asbury Park Public Schools is a comprehensive community state school, public school district headquartered in Asbury Park, New Jersey, Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States, serving children in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade. The distri ...
– Formerly Bangs Avenue Elementary School *Barack Obama Academy –
Plainfield, New Jersey Plainfield is a city in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, known by its nickname as "The Queen City."
– Plainfield Academy for Academic & Civic Development renamed to Barack Obama Academy *Barack Obama Green Charter High School –
Plainfield, New Jersey Plainfield is a city in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, known by its nickname as "The Queen City."
– Charter high school opened in September 2010 *Barack Obama Elementary School –
Jersey City, New Jersey Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.Jersey City Public Schools The Jersey City Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district located in Jersey City, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant ...


New York

*Barack Obama Elementary School –
Hempstead, New York The Town of Hempstead (also known historically as South Hempstead) is the largest of the three Administrative divisions of New York#Town, towns in Nassau County, New York, Nassau County (alongside North Hempstead, New York, North Hempstead and Oys ...
– Ludlum Elementary School renamed to Barack Obama Elementary School


Ohio

*Barack Obama Elementary School – Maple Heights, Ohio – 4-5


Pennsylvania

* Obama High School
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
, Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh IB World 6–12 renamed to Pittsburgh Obama High School


Texas

*
Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A. Maceo Smith (BOMLA) is a magnet secondary school for boys located in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas. It is a part of the Dallas Independent School District.Williams, Shawn P.DISD’s Barack Obama Mal ...
Dallas Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
, Texas – all male, grades 6–10


Virginia

*
Barack Obama Elementary School This is a list of things named after Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. This list includes proposed name changes. Biota Barack Obama has been commemorated in the scientific names of at least 14 species, the most of any U.S. ...
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Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...
– Renamed in 2018, formerly named after J. E. B. Stuart


Wisconsin

*Barack Obama School for Career and Technical Education –
Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is ...
, Wisconsin – PK-12


Streets


Spain

*Avinguda Barack Obama – In 2008, a street in the town of Nàquera in
Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is ...
,
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, was named in honor of Barack Obama for being "an icon of multiculturalism". The street was formerly named after
José Antonio Primo de Rivera José Antonio Primo de Rivera y Sáenz de Heredia, 1st Duke of Primo de Rivera, 3rd Marquess of Estella (24 April 1903 – 20 November 1936), often referred to simply as José Antonio, was a Spanish politician who founded the falangist Falang ...
, founder of the fascist party
Falange The Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista (FET y de las JONS; ), frequently shortened to just "FET", was the sole legal party of the Francoist regime in Spain. It was created by General Francisco F ...
and son of Spanish dictator
Miguel Primo de Rivera Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja, 2nd Marquess of Estella (8 January 1870 – 16 March 1930), was a dictator, aristocrat, and military officer who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 1923 to 1930 during Spain's Restoration era. He deepl ...
.


Tanzania

*Barack Obama Drive – A road in the
Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
n city
Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam (; from ar, دَار السَّلَام, Dâr es-Selâm, lit=Abode of Peace) or commonly known as Dar, is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over s ...
was renamed in honor of Obama's visit to the country in July 2013. The road, located by the
Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by th ...
, leads to the Tanzanian State House. It was previously known as Ocean Road.


United States


California

*Obama Way –
Seaside, California Seaside, formerly East Monterey, is a city in Monterey County, California, United States, with a population of 32,366 as of the 2020 census. It is located east-northeast of Monterey, at an elevation of , and is the home of California State Uni ...
– renamed from Broadway Avenue effective September 15, 2010. *
Obama Boulevard President Barack Obama Boulevard, or commonly Obama Boulevard, is a major thoroughfare in the Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw area of the city of Los Angeles. It stretches from Baldwin Hills (past Baldwin Village and Crenshaw) to Leimert Park. Histor ...
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
– renamed from Rodeo Road officially on May 5, 2019. *President Barack H. Obama Highway –
Glendale, California Glendale is a city in the San Fernando Valley and Verdugo Mountains regions of Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, California, United States. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 U.S. Census the population was 196,543, up from ...
,
Pasadena, California Pasadena ( ) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial district. I ...
, and
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
- renaming of a section of California State Route 134 (part of the "
Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California, United States, running from the Santa Barbara/Ventura county line to Pasadena in Los Angeles County. It is the principal east-west route (designated north-south) through Ventura County a ...
", officially signed on December 20, 2018. *Barack Obama Boulevard -
San Jose, California San Jose, officially San José (; ; ), is a major city in the U.S. state of California that is the cultural, financial, and political center of Silicon Valley and largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2020 popul ...
– Rename portions of Bird Avenue, South Montgomery Street, South Autumn Street and North Autumn Street to Barack Obama Boulevard, approved January 5, 2021, and signposted August 21, 2021


Florida

*Barack Obama Avenue –
Opa-locka, Florida Opa-locka is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,463, up from 15,219 in 2010. The city was developed by Glenn Curtiss. Developed based on a ''One Thousand and One Nights'' theme, Op ...
– City commission approved the renaming of Perviz Avenue effective
Presidents' Day Presidents' Day, also called Washington's Birthday at the federal governmental level, is a holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February to honor all persons who served as presidents of the United States and, since 1879 ...
, February 2009. *Barack Obama Boulevard –
West Park, Florida West Park, officially the City of West Park, is a municipality in Broward County, Florida, United States. It was created on March 1, 2005. It is located in the southeastern part of the county and consists of the neighborhoods of Carver Ranches, ...
– City commission approved the renaming of SW 40th Ave, Effective July 2009. *President Barack Obama Parkway –
Orlando, Florida Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Greater Orlando, Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, acco ...
– approximately miles in length; includes sidewalks and bike lanes. *Barack Obama Boulevard –
Pahokee, Florida Pahokee is a city located on the shore of Lake Okeechobee in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,649 in the 2010 census. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, 57% of the residents of Pahokee were African American and 33% ...
*President Barack Obama Highway within the limits of
Riviera Beach, Florida Riviera Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States, which was incorporated September 29, 1922. Due to the location of its eastern boundary, it is also the easternmost municipality in the Miami metropolitan area, which was home ...
*Barack Obama Boulevard –
Quincy, Florida Quincy is a city in and the county seat of Gadsden County, Florida, United States. The population was 7,972 at the 2010 census, up from 6,982 at the 2000 census. Quincy is part of the Tallahassee metropolitan area. History Established in 1828 ...


Georgia

*Barack Obama Boulevard –
Valdosta, Georgia Valdosta is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, Lowndes County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. As of 2019, Valdosta had an estimated population of 56,457. Valdosta is the principal city of the Valdosta Metr ...
--On July 22, 2021, the Valdosta city council approved the renaming of Forrest Street, previously named for
Nathan Bedford Forrest Nathan Bedford Forrest (July 13, 1821October 29, 1877) was a prominent Confederate Army general during the American Civil War and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan from 1867 to 1869. Before the war, Forrest amassed substantial wealt ...
, to Barack Obama Boulevard.


Illinois

*South Barack Obama Avenue –
East St. Louis, Illinois East St. Louis is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois. It is directly across the Mississippi River from Downtown St. Louis, Missouri and the Gateway Arch National Park. East St. Louis is in the Metro-East region of Southern Illinois. Once a b ...
– City council approved the renaming of a half mile section of 4th street to Barack Obama Avenue in August 2012. *Barack Obama Presidential Expressway – In July 2017, the
Illinois General Assembly The Illinois General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. It has two chambers, the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate. The General Assembly was created by the first state constitution adopted in 181 ...
voted to name a section of
Interstate 55 Interstate 55 (I-55) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates that end in a five, it is a major cross-country, north–south route, connecting the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes. The h ...
the Barack Obama Presidential Expressway.


Indiana

*Barack Obama Way –
New Albany, Indiana New Albany is a city in Floyd County, Indiana, United States, situated along the Ohio River, opposite Louisville, Kentucky. The population was 37,841 as of the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Floyd County. It is bounded by I-265 t ...
– a section of Reas Lane was renamed in the last week of Obama's presidency to honor the fact that "Obama's stimulus plan has helped the city create new jobs and facilitate economic development."


Missouri

*President Barack Obama Boulevard –
St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...
– Part of
Delmar Boulevard Delmar Boulevard is a major east-west street in St. Louis, Missouri. Route description Delmar Boulevard starts at North 14th Street in Downtown St. Louis, as a westward extension of Convention Plaza. It passes through the neighborhoods of Down ...
given honorary renaming to Obama Boulevard, even though the postal address will retain Delmar Boulevard.


Mississippi

*Barack Obama Avenue – Ruleville, Mississippi


Ohio

* President Barack Obama Avenue –
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
Cincinnati City Council The Cincinnati City Council is the lawmaking body of Cincinnati, Ohio. The nine-member city council is elected at-large in a single election in which each voter chooses nine candidates from the field. The nine top vote-getters win seats on the cou ...
approved a project to rename Reading Road from Downtown Cincinnati to
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, pending private donations; all 30,000 signs are expected to be installed by September 2021


Topographical features


Antigua and Barbuda

* Mount Obama in Antigua and Barbuda – renamed from ''Boggy Peak'' on Obama's birthday, August 4, 2009.


Other facilities

*The
Barack Obama Plaza Barack Obama Plaza is a motorway service area on the R445 road (Ireland), R445 road at Junction 23, just off the M7 motorway (Ireland), M7 motorway in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is beside the village of Moneygall, which is just across the cou ...
- including a petrol station, food court and visitor centre that provides information on Obama's connections, at
Moneygall Moneygall () is a small village on the border of counties Offaly and Tipperary, in Ireland. It is situated on the R445 road between Dublin and Limerick. There were 313 people living in the village as of the 2016 census. Moneygall has a Catholic ...
in
County Offaly County Offaly (; ga, Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in hono ...
, between Dublin and Limerick. Moneygall was birthplace of Obama's great-great-great-grandfather. * President Barack Obama Main Library –
St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 258,308, making it the fifth-most populous city in Florida and the second-largest city in the Tampa Bay Area, after Tampa. It is the ...
renamed its main library in 2018.


Holidays

*
Obama Day Obama Day was a holiday celebrated in Kenya in November 2008 in honor of Barack Obama's victory in the 2008 United States presidential election. Shortly after the U.S. election result was announced, Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki Emilio Sta ...
, Kenyan holiday honoring Obama's 2008 election victory *
Barack Obama Day Barack Obama Day refers to two days of recognition in the United States in honor of Barack Obama, who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. Obama was a member of the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004 and represen ...
, state holiday celebrated in
Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...


Proposed renamings

* Pembroke Park Road –
Hollywood, Florida Hollywood is a city in southern Broward County, Florida, United States, located between Fort Lauderdale and Miami. As of July 1, 2019, Hollywood had a population of 154,817. Founded in 1925, the city grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s, and is now ...
– portion of (or all of) road proposed to be renamed ''Barack Obama Boulevard'' *
Midway International Airport Chicago Midway International Airport , typically referred to as Midway Airport, Chicago Midway, or simply Midway, is a major commercial airport on the Southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, located approximately 12 miles (19 km) from the Lo ...
Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...
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Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
– In 2015, then-
Chicago Mayor The mayor of Chicago is the chief executive of city government in Chicago, Illinois, the third-largest city in the United States. The mayor is responsible for the administration and management of various city departments, submits proposals and ...
Rahm Emanuel Rahm Israel Emanuel (; born November 29, 1959) is an American politician and diplomat who is the current United States Ambassador to Japan. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served two terms as the 55th Mayor of Chicago from 2011 ...
proposed renaming the airport after Obama in 2015. *
I-57 Interstate 57 (I-57) is a north–south Interstate Highway in Missouri and Illinois that parallels the old Illinois Central Railroad for much of its route. It runs from Sikeston, Missouri, at I-55 to Chicago, Illinois, at I-94. I-57 ess ...
-
Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
- U.S. Congressman
Bobby Rush Bobby Lee Rush (born November 23, 1946) is an American politician, activist and pastor who served as the U.S. representative for for three decades. A civil rights activist during the 1960s, Rush co-founded the Illinois chapter of the Black Pan ...
introduced the Barack Obama Highway Act in 2019 to rename the entire portion of I-57 in Illinois as ''Barack Obama Highway''. * Barack Obama Boulevard –
Milpitas, California Milpitas (Spanish for "little milpas") is a city in Santa Clara County, California, in Silicon Valley. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 80,273. The city's origins lie in Rancho Milpitas, granted to Californio ranchero José Mar ...
– Milpitas City Council approved the renaming of a section of Dixon Landing Road to Barack Obama Boulevard but later shelved the plan


See also

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List of topics related to Barack Obama Presidency *Timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama (2009) *Timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama (2010) *Timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama (2011) *Timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama (2012) *Timeline of the presidency of B ...
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List of educational institutions named after presidents of the United States This is a list of educational institutions named after U.S. presidents. Institutions are listed under their respective president's name; presidents are listed alphabetically. Adams * Schools are named for John Adams and John Quincy Adams, see ...
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Presidential memorials in the United States The presidential memorials in the United States honor the various presidents of the United States and seek to perpetuate their legacies. Living and physical elements A presidential memorial may have a physical element which consists of a monum ...


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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, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...