List of things named after Barack Obama

This is a list of things named after Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States. This list includes proposed name changes.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Biota

Barack Obama has been commemorated in the scientific names of at least 14 species, the most of any U.S. president.[1][2]

Animals

Fungi

Individual animals
  • Barack Obama, a horse which competed in endurance games[8]

Schools

California
  • Barack Obama Charter School – Compton, California – Qued Charter Elementary School renamed after Barack Obama in January 2009[9]
  • Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy – Los Angeles – Built in mid 2010[10]
  • Barack Obama Academy – Oakland, California – Alternative Learning Community renamed after Barack Obama in March 2009[11]

Connecticut
  • Barack H. Obama Magnet University School – New Haven, Connecticut – Connecticut school to be named after former President Obama[12]

Georgia
  • Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology – Atlanta, Georgia – Opened in January 2017
  • Barack and Michelle Obama Academy – Atlanta, Georgia – Renamed in November 2016

Illinois

Maryland

Michigan
  • Barack Obama Leadership Academy – Detroit, Michigan – Timbuktu Academy, which has been open since 1997, will become Barack Obama Leadership Academy[17]

Minnesota

Mississippi
  • Barack Obama International Baccalaureate Elementary School – Jackson, Mississippi – Renamed as of October 2017, from Jefferson Davis, the Confederacy's only president[19]

Missouri

New Jersey

New York
  • Barack Obama Elementary School – Hempstead, New York – Ludlum Elementary School renamed to Barack Obama Elementary School[25]

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Texas

Virginia

Wisconsin
  • Barack Obama School for Career and Technical Education – Milwaukee, Wisconsin – PK-12[30][31]

Streets

Spain

Tanzania

California

Florida
  • Barack Obama Avenue – Opa-locka, Florida – City commission approved the renaming of Perviz Avenue effective Presidents' Day, February 2009.[40][41]
  • Barack Obama Boulevard – West Park, Florida – City commission approved the renaming of SW 40th Ave, Effective July 2009.[42]
  • President Barack Obama Parkway – Orlando, Florida – approximately ​1 1⁄2 miles in length; includes sidewalks and bike lanes.[43]
  • Barack Obama Boulevard – Pahokee, Florida[44]
  • President Barack Obama Highway within the limits of Riviera Beach, Florida[45]
  • Barack Obama Boulevard – Quincy, Florida[46]

Illinois

Indiana
  • Barack Obama Way – New Albany, Indiana – 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."[49]

Missouri

Mississippi

Ohio

Topographical features

Antigua and Barbuda
  • Mount Obama in Antigua and Barbuda – renamed from Boggy Peak on Obama's birthday, August 4, 2009.[53]

Other facilities
  • The Barack Obama Plaza - including a petrol station, food court and visitor centre that provides information on Obama's connections, at Moneygall in County Offaly, between Dublin and Limerick. Moneygall was birthplace of Obama's great-great-great-grandfather.[54]

Holidays

Proposed renamings
  • Pembroke Park Road – Hollywood, Florida – portion of (or all of) road proposed to be renamed Barack Obama Boulevard[55]
  • St. Petersburg Main Library – St. Petersburg, Florida – City council approved the renaming of the library to be renamed the President Barack Obama Main Community Library after undergoing a renovation project. Completion date is TBD.[56]

See also

References
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  2. Foley, Katherine Ellen (December 30, 2016). "Scientists love president Obama so much they've named nine different animals after him". Quartz.
  3. Makhan, Dewanand (2015). "Desmopachria barackobamai sp. nov., a new species of waterbeetle from French Guiana (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)". Calodema (361): 1–2. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.23166.38728.
  4. Genaro, Julio A. (2016). "Especies nuevas y nuevos registros de abejas para las Antillas (Hymenoptera: Anthophila; Colletidae, Halictidae". Novitates Caribaea. 10 (10): 38–51. doi:10.33800/nc.v0i10.28.
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  6. Peters, Cynthia (December 11, 2017). "Marine Biologist Discovers Three New Species of Sea Slugs". PolyCentric. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
  7. Thomsen, Jacqueline (September 26, 2017). "Scientists name new species of spiders after Sanders, Obamas". TheHill.
  8. Davis, Dillon (September 15, 2018). "Horse named Barack Obama competing in FEI World Equestrian Games euthanized in Tryon". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  9. Song, Jason (January 16, 2009). "Compton school is named for Barack Obama, a first in California". Los Angeles Times' "L.A. Now" local news blog. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
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  29. Mattingly, Justin (June 18, 2018). "Richmond's J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School — honoring a Confederate — will be renamed for Barack Obama". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
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  39. "Milpitas votes to create Barack Obama Boulevard despite landfill worries". The Mercury News. September 17, 2019.
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