Personal details
- Birth Date: 1961-08-04
- Height: 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Birth Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- Children: (2 children) Sasha Obama
- Parents: Ann Dunham
- Professions: Producer, Actor, Music Department
Barack Obama grew up bouncing between worlds. Born in Honolulu to a white mom from Kansas and a black dad from Kenya, he had this mashup of cultures from the start. When his dad took off for Harvard and eventually headed back to Kenya, young Barack stuck around with his mom—until she remarried and hauled him off to Jakarta. Indonesia was a trip: gorgeous, yeah, but also slammed him with the harsh reality of poverty. By the time he was ten, he was back in Hawaii, living with his grandparents in a cramped apartment. His grandpa hustled furniture and tried insurance, mostly unsuccessfully, while his grandma held it down at a bank. Even so, Barack landed a spot at Punahou, Hawaii’s elite prep school. His dad wrote him every now and then; only visited once. After high school, Obama went off to Columbia in New York where, honestly, race stuff hit him hard. He then packed up for Chicago, working as a community organizer in neighborhoods hit hard by job losses. Three years there, trying to make a difference, then on to Harvard Law. He made history as the first Black editor of the Harvard Law Review. Instead of chasing some big-money clerkship, he jumped back to Chicago, fighting for civil rights and teaching at the University of Chicago. He married Michelle Robinson—yeah, that Michelle—became a dad, and dove into politics, repping a district that covered both Hyde Park and some of Chicago’s toughest corners. By 2004, he was a U.S. Senator, and just four years later, he ran for President—and won. First Black president, two terms, and left office in 2017. Wild ride.
referencennHis wife basically told him to knock it off with the cigarettes before he even thought about running for the Democratic nomination, so he did. Honestly, quitting smoking right before a campaign? That's no small feat, especially with all the stress and late-night strategy sessions. You can almost imagine him sneaking glances at other people’s cigarettes, fighting the urge, while juggling the craziness of campaign events, interviews, and handshakes. His wife probably had to remind him more than once—because, let’s be real, quitting is brutal. The timing’s wild, too. Instead of giving in to the pressure, he decided to follow her advice, probably hoping kicking the habit would look good to voters. You know how people are about politicians and their vices. Either way, her suggestion turned out to be a huge deal, shaping his public image and maybe even giving him a bit more stamina for all those endless campaign stops. Not your average love story, but hey, it's politics.
referencennForget all that chatter about blue states and red states—honestly, it's just noise. We're not living in two different countries split down the middle. Whether you pray in a big city church or you’re grilling on a small town porch, it’s all the same flag flying overhead. Folks in so-called blue states? Yeah, they believe in God, and they’re just as likely to coach Little League or roll their eyes at government snooping. Over in the so-called red states? Turns out, having gay friends isn’t some rare unicorn thing, and people are just as tired of outsiders poking around. When the chips are down, you’ll find patriots on both sides—some for the war, some dead set against it, but all of 'em bleeding red, white, and blue. That’s the whole deal—we’re pledging to the same stripes, stubbornly unified, whether we agree or not.
August 4, 1961
6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Yes, Sasha Obama
Ann Dunham and Surekha
63 years old