Ancestry of
Barack Obama
44th U.S. President
Who is Barack Obama?
Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 4, 1961 to Barack Obama, Sr. and his wife Stanley Ann Dunham. He is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, and was the President of the Harvard Law Review.
In 2008, Barack was elected as the 44th President of the United States. His ancestry is probably the most diversified of any U.S. President to date. On his father's side, he is of African descent. His father was a member of the Luo people, an ethnic group found in western Kenya, eastern Uganda, and northern Tanzania.
On his mother's side, Barack's family can be traced back through New England to royalty and eventually Alfred the Great and Charlemagne. It is through these connections that Barack is related to many famous people, including but not limited to General Robert E. Lee, President Harry S. Truman, former Vice-President Dick Cheney, actor Robert Duvall, and investor Warren Buffett.
Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Barack Obama
Mary Winthrop Gooding
Prolific Mayflower Descendant
15th cousin 5 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan
John Marshall
4th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
13th cousin 7 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan
John D. Rockefeller
Founder of the Standard Oil Company
16th cousin 4 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan
Francis Scott Key
Author of “The Star Spangled Banner”
14th cousin 6 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan
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