Barack Obama
born 1961
18 documented presences
14 places
Quo Fuit places 18 dated presences for Barack Obama across 14 places, from 1961 to 2023. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
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.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Barack Obama was documented, and when
2 February 1961exact date
Wailuku, Hawaiiattested
“The couple married in Wailuku, Hawaii, on February 2, 1961, six months before Obama was born.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
August 1961month
Seattleattested
“In late August 1961, a few weeks after he was born, Barack and his mother moved to the University of Washington in Seattle, where they lived for a year.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
4 August 1961exact date
Honoluluattested
“Barack Hussein Obama II was born on August 4, 1961, at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children in Honolulu, Hawaii.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
4 August 1961exact date
Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Childrenattested
“Barack Hussein Obama II was born on August 4, 1961, at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children in Honolulu, Hawaii.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
1971year
Honoluluattested
“In 1971, Obama returned to Honolulu to live with his maternal grandparents, Madelyn and Stanley Dunham.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
1972 to 1975period
Hawaiiattested
“Obama lived with his mother and half-sister, Maya Soetoro, in Hawaii for three years from 1972 to 1975 while his mother was a graduate student in anthropology at the University of Hawaii.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
1975year
Hawaiiattested
“Obama chose to stay in Hawaii when his mother and half-sister returned to Indonesia in 1975, so his mother could begin anthropology field work.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
1975year
Indonesiaattested
“Obama chose to stay in Hawaii when his mother and half-sister returned to Indonesia in 1975, so his mother could begin anthropology field work.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
1979year
Los Angelesattested
“After graduating from high school in 1979, Obama moved to Los Angeles to attend Occidental College on a full scholarship.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
1980year
Kenyaattested
“In high school, Obama continued to use the nickname "Barry" which he kept until making a visit to Kenya in 1980.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
1981year
Pakistanattested
“In mid-1981, Obama traveled to Indonesia to visit his mother and half-sister Maya and visited the families of college friends in Pakistan for three weeks.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
1981year
Indonesiaattested
“In mid-1981, Obama traveled to Indonesia to visit his mother and half-sister Maya and visited the families of college friends in Pakistan for three weeks.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
1988year
Northwestern University School of Lawattested
“Despite being offered a full scholarship to Northwestern University School of Law, Obama enrolled at Harvard Law School in the fall of 1988, living in nearby Somerville, Massachusetts.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
1991year
University of Chicago Law Schoolattested
“In 1991, Obama accepted a two-year position as Visiting Law and Government Fellow at the University of Chicago Law School to work on his first book.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
1992 to 2004period
2005year
30 October 2009exact date
March 2023month
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Places Barack Obama is documented in
Hawaii2 presences · 1972 to 1975Honolulu2 presences · 1961 to 1971Indonesia2 presences · 1975 to 1981
University of Chicago Law School2 presences · 1991 to 1992
Australia1 presence · 2023Kenya1 presence · 1980Los Angeles1 presence · 1979Pakistan1 presence · 1981Seattle1 presence · 1961United States1 presence · 2009Hyde Park, Chicago1 presence · 2005
Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children1 presence · 1961
Other places tied to Barack Obama in the record
In each of these, a source puts Barack Obama and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Barack Obama was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1934 to 1982period
Nyang'oma Kogelomentioned
“Obama's father, Barack Hussein Obama (1934–1982), was a married Luo Kenyan from Nyang'oma Kogelo.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
1942 to 1995period
Wichita, Kansasmentioned
“His mother, Stanley Ann Dunham (1942–1995), was born in Wichita, Kansas, and was of English, Welsh, German, Swiss, and Irish descent.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
June 1962month
Hawaiimentioned
“During that time, Barack's father completed his undergraduate degree in economics in Hawaii, graduating in June 1962.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
1964year
Kenyamentioned
“returned to Kenya in 1964, where he married for a third time and worked for the Kenyan government as the senior economic analyst in the Ministry of Finance.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
1966year
Indonesiamentioned
“After two one-year extensions of his J-1 visa, Lolo returned to Indonesia in 1966.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
1971year
Hawaiimentioned
“He visited his son in Hawaii only once, at Christmas 1971, before he was killed in an automobile accident in 1982, when Obama was 21 years old.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
1980year
Hawaiimentioned
“His mother spent most of the next two decades in Indonesia, divorcing Lolo Soetoro in 1980 and earning a PhD degree in 1992, before dying in 1995 in Hawaii following unsuccessful treatment for ovarian and uterine cancer.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
1980year
Indonesiamentioned
“His mother spent most of the next two decades in Indonesia, divorcing Lolo Soetoro in 1980 and earning a PhD degree in 1992, before dying in 1995 in Hawaii following unsuccessful treatment for ovarian and uterine cancer.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
1981year
Columbia Universitymentioned
“Later in 1981, he transferred to Columbia University in New York City as a junior, where he majored in political science with a specialty in international relations and in English literature and lived off-campus on West 109th Street.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
1981year
New York Citymentioned
“Later in 1981, he transferred to Columbia University in New York City as a junior, where he majored in political science with a specialty in international relations and in English literature and lived off-campus on West 109th Street.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
1981year
New Yorkmentioned
“Later in 1981, he transferred to Columbia University in New York City as a junior, where he majored in political science with a specialty in international relations and in English literature and lived off-campus on West 109th Street.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
February 1981month
South Africamentioned
“In February 1981, Obama made his first public speech, calling for Occidental to participate in the disinvestment from South Africa in response to that nation's policy of apartheid.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
1985 to 2011period
Space Shuttle Challenger disastermentioned
“In 2011, Obama invited the 1985 Chicago Bears to the White House; the team had not visited the White House after their Super Bowl win in 1986 due to the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
1985 to 2011period
White Housementioned
“In 2011, Obama invited the 1985 Chicago Bears to the White House; the team had not visited the White House after their Super Bowl win in 1986 due to the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.”
source: Wikipedia: Barack Obama
1988year
1989 to 1990period
1996year
1996year
1996year
1996year
1996year
1996year
1998 to 2002period
2000year
Documented at the same place, the same year
Barack Obama Sr.Honolulu · 1961Abdullah Yusuf AzzamPakistan · 1981Mike MyersNorthwestern University School of Law · 1988James M. BuchananUniversity of Chicago Law School · 1992Lee Myung-bakUnited States · 2009Tommy HilfigerUnited States · 2009Paul RyanUnited States · 2009Mariah CareyUnited States · 2009Meryl StreepLos Angeles · 1979John WayneLos Angeles · 1979Gary MooreLos Angeles · 1979Joni MitchellLos Angeles · 1979
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How to read this page
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Sources
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