List of honors and awards received by Barack Obama

Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States, has received numerous honors in recognition of his career in politics. These include:

National honors
Country Date Decoration Post-nominal letters
 United States of America5 January 2017Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service [1]
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Foreign honors
Country Date Decoration Post-nominal letters
 Saudi Arabia3 June 2009Order of King Abdulaziz (Collar) [2]
 Israel21 March 2013President's Medal [3]
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Scholastic
Honorary degrees
Location Date School Degree Gave Commencement Address
 Illinois4 June 2005Knox CollegeDoctor of Laws (LL.D)[4][5]Yes [6]
 Massachusetts2 June 2006University of Massachusetts BostonDoctor of Laws (LL.D)[7]Yes [8]
 Illinois16 June 2006Northwestern UniversityDoctor of Laws (LL.D)[9]Yes [10]
 Louisiana13 August 2006Xavier University of LouisianaDoctor of Laws (LL.D)[11]Yes [12]
 District of Columbia12 May 2007Howard UniversityDoctor of Laws (LL.D)[13]
 New Hampshire19 May 2007Southern New Hampshire UniversityDoctor of Laws (LL.D)[14]Yes [15]
 Connecticut25 May 2008Wesleyan UniversityDoctor of Laws (LL.D)[16][17]Yes [18]
 Indiana17 May 2009University of Notre DameDoctor of Laws (LL.D)[19][20]Yes [21]
 Michigan1 May 2010University of MichiganDoctor of Laws (LL.D)[22]Yes [23]
 Virginia9 May 2010Hampton UniversityDoctor of Laws (LL.D)[24]Yes [25]
 Ohio5 May 2013Ohio State UniversityDoctor of Laws (LL.D)[26]Yes [27]
 Georgia (U.S. state)19 May 2013Morehouse CollegeDoctor of Laws (LL.D)[28]Yes [29]
 District of Columbia7 May 2016Howard UniversityDoctor of Science (D.Sc)[13][30]Yes [31]
 New Jersey15 May 2016Rutgers UniversityDoctor of Laws (LL.D)[32][33]Yes [34]
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Awards
Location Date Institution Award
 Maryland2005NAACPChairman's Award
 California2006National Academy of Recording Arts and ScienceGrammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album (Dreams from My Father)
 Maryland2007NAACPAward for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction
 California2008National Academy of Recording Arts and ScienceGrammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album (The Audacity of Hope)
 District of Columbia2008Congressional Black CaucusHarold Washington Award [35]
 District of Columbia2008Congressional Black Caucus Foundation IncorporatedPhoenix Award [36]
 New York2008TIME magazineTime Person of the Year
 Norway10 December 2009Norwegian Nobel CommitteeNobel Peace Prize
 District of Columbia7 April 2011OMB Watch/National Security Archive/Project On Government Oversight/Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press/OpenTheGovernment.orgTransparency Award [37][38]
 New York2012TIME magazineTime Person of the Year
 United Kingdom2013New Musical ExpressNME Award for Hero of the Year
 California7 May 2014The Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education at the University of Southern California"Ambassador of Humanity" Award [39]
 Massachusetts7 May 2017John F. Kennedy Library FoundationJohn F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award [40][41]
 New Hampshire2 November 2017For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology"Make It Loud" award
  • For His contributions as President supporting FIRST and STEM Education
  • [42]
 District of Columbia13 December 2018Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human RightsRobert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award [43]
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.



  • 2008: His concession speech after the New Hampshire primary was set to music by independent artists as the music video "Yes We Can", which was viewed 10 million times on YouTube in its first month[44] and received a Daytime Emmy Award.[45]
  • 9 February 2020: Best Documentary Feature Academy Award for American Factory, made by the Obamas' production company, Higher Ground.[46] Barack Obama was not personally among the winners of the award.

Freedom of the City
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Namesakes
Main article: List of things named after Barack Obama

There are 13 community schools named after him, including: Barack & Michelle Obama Elementary School, St Paul, Minnesota; Barack Obama Charter Elementary School, Compton, California; Barack Obama Elementary School, Hempstead, New York; Barack Obama Elementary School, Richmond, Virginia; President Barack Obama School - Public School 34, Jersey City, New Jersey. Barack Obama School of International Studies (Public 6-12 IB), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

References
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  2. http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/2009/06/03/obamas-ties-with-saudi-arabia-solid-gold/
  3. Cashman, Greer (21 March 2013). "Peres bestows on Obama the Medal of Distinction". Jerusalem Post.
  4. "Commencement 2005 - Knox College News". departments.knox.edu.
  5. "Knox College Honorary Degrees - Our History - Knox College".
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlqEle3tFGA
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  8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWQG8aE8o7s
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  10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MhMRYQ9Ez8
  11. "Sen. Obama addresses Xavier graduates". ’’USA Today’’.
  12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Uc3Xdry4SM
  13. https://www.howard.edu/secretary/convocations/recipients-year.htm
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  17. "Obama encourages public service in commencement address".
  18. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX5WEgqw6pM
  19. Dame, ENR/PAZ // University Communications: Web // University of Notre. "President Obama to deliver Notre Dame's Commencement address // News // Notre Dame News // University of Notre Dame".
  20. http://commencement.nd.edu/assets/230272/honorary_degrees_archive_by_alpha.pdf
  21. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9SjUgrvrcg
  22. https://president.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/03/Honorary-Degrees-1836-Present.pdf
  23. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcNXFz_QCVU
  24. "Obama Tells HU Grads to be Role Models and Mentors : Hampton University News".
  25. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwg636CQnrc
  26. "Honorary Degree - University Awards & Recognition - the Ohio State University".
  27. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TBuoPo0YOw
  28. "President Obama Delivers Morehouse College Commencement Address - YouTube". www.youtube.com.
  29. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e50Tt9qJRQk
  30. "Commencement 2016 Recap | Howard University". www2.howard.edu. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  31. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K4MctEmkmI
  32. "Past Rutgers University Honorary Degree Recipients | Page 9 | Office of the Secretary of the University".
  33. "Commencement 2016 | Rutgers University". Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  34. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkCABjFT32A
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  36. "Senator Barack Obama Receives Phoenix Award at ALC ’08 Gala Dinner", Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (September 29, 2008), via Archive.org
  37. "President Receives Transparency Award from Open-Government Coalition". 7 April 2011.
  38. Phillip, Abby (30 March 2011). "Shh! Obama gets anti-secrecy award". Politico.
  39. Grossberg, Josh."USC Shoah Foundation and Steven Spielberg Honor President Barack Obama with Ambassador for Humanity Award", USC Shoah Foundation (May 7, 2014).
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  42. "FIRST Honors President Barack Obama, Commits to Closing STEM Equity Gap". FIRST. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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  45. Wapple .latimes.com/soundboard/2008/06/emmys-give-knuc.html. "Emmys give knuckle bump to will.i.am; more videos on the way".
  46. "Obamas' Production Company Wins First Oscar With 'American Factory'". FIRST. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  47. "Acting US Ambassador accepts scroll for Freedom of the City on behalf of the Obamas". Politicsweb. 9 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013.
  48. Cronje, Jan (27 May 2013). "Award for Obamas 'not a game'". IOL News. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013.
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