List of things named after Barack Obama#Animals

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

Organisms

=Biota=

Barack Obama has been commemorated in the scientific names of at least 14 species, the most of any U.S. president.{{cite journal|last1=Boddy|first1=Jessica|title=These nine different creatures have been named after Barack Obama|journal=Science|date=December 29, 2016|doi=10.1126/science.aal0558}}{{cite web|last1=Foley|first1=Katherine Ellen|title=Scientists love president Obama so much they've named nine different animals after him|url=https://qz.com/875399/all-the-animals-named-after-us-president-barack-obama/|website=Quartz|date=December 30, 2016}}

==Animals==

Aptostichus barackobamai, a species of water trapdoor spiders
Baracktrema obamai, a blood fluke found in Malaysian turtles
Desmopachria barackobamai, a diving beetle from French Guiana{{cite journal|last=Makhan|first= Dewanand|title=Desmopachria barackobamai sp. nov., a new species of waterbeetle from French Guiana (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)|year=2015| journal=Calodema|number=361|pages=1–2|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312612400|doi=10.13140/RG.2.2.23166.38728}}
Etheostoma obama, a darter species
Lasioglossum obamai, a Cuban bee{{cite journal|first= Julio A.|last= Genaro|title=Especies nuevas y nuevos registros de abejas para las Antillas (Hymenoptera: Anthophila; Colletidae, Halictidae|journal=Novitates Caribaea|year=2016|volume=10|issue= 10|pages=38–51|url=https://www.academia.edu/30146649|doi= 10.33800/nc.v0i10.28|doi-access=free}}
Nystalus obamai (western striolated puffbird), a bird from the Amazon
Obamadon gracilis, an extinct lizard
Paragordius obamai, a parasitic worm from phylum Nematomorpha{{cite web |url=http://news.unm.edu/2012/04/unm-researchers-find-when-mates-are-hard-to-find-males-are-first-to-go/ |title=UNM Researchers Find When Mates Are Hard to Find, Males Are First to Go |last=Carr |first=Steve |date=April 18, 2012 |publisher=University of New Mexico |access-date=May 13, 2013}}
Placida barackobamai, a sea slug{{cite web |last1=Peters |first1=Cynthia |title=Marine Biologist Discovers Three New Species of Sea Slugs |url=http://polycentric.cpp.edu/2017/12/marine-biologist-discovers-three-new-species-of-sea-slugs/ |website=PolyCentric |publisher=California State Polytechnic University, Pomona |date=December 11, 2017}}
Spintharus barackobamai, a Cuban spider{{cite news|last1=Thomsen|first1=Jacqueline|title=Scientists name new species of spiders after Sanders, Obamas|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/352590-scientists-name-new-spiders-species-after-sanders-obamas/|work=TheHill|date=September 26, 2017}}
Teleogramma obamaorum, a cichlid, honoring Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama
Tosanoides obama, a fish discovered in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
Obamus coronatus, an Ediacaran organism

However, the genus name Obama (flatworm){{cite journal | last1=Carbayo | first1=Fernando | last2=Álvarez-Presas | first2=Marta | last3=Olivares | first3=Cláudia T. | last4=Marques | first4=Fernando P. L. | last5=Froehlich | first5=Eudóxia M. | last6=Riutort | first6=Marta | title=Molecular phylogeny of Geoplaninae (Platyhelminthes) challenges current classification: proposal of taxonomic actions | journal=Zoologica Scripta | publisher=Wiley | volume=42 | issue=5 | date=2013-05-20 | issn=0300-3256 | doi=10.1111/zsc.12019 | pages=508–528| s2cid=85286215 }} and in particular the invasive species Obama nungara{{cite journal | last1=Carbayo | first1=Fernando | last2=Álvarez-Presas | first2=Marta | last3=Jones | first3=Hugh D. | last4=Riutort | first4=Marta | title=The true identity of Obama (Platyhelminthes: Geoplanidae) flatworm spreading across Europe | journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society | publisher=Oxford University Press (OUP) | volume=177 | issue=1 | date=2016-04-17 | issn=0024-4082 | doi=10.1111/zoj.12358 | pages=5–28| s2cid=88391925 | doi-access=free }} were not named after Barack Obama. The name "Obama" in this case is a coincidence and is derived from the Tupi language (which is spoken in the same area where the flatworm was discovered) where it comes from the words "oba" ("leaf") and "ma" ("animal"), which is a reference to the body shape of species in this genus.

==Fungi==

Caloplaca obamae, a lichen species

=Individual animals=

Barack Obama, a horse which competed in endurance games{{cite news|url=https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2018/09/15/horse-named-barack-obama-competing-fei-world-equestrian-games-euthanized-friday/1316470002/|title=Horse named Barack Obama competing in FEI World Equestrian Games euthanized in Tryon|last=Davis|first=Dillon|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|date=September 15, 2018|access-date=September 27, 2018}}

Schools

=California=

Barack Obama Academy – Oakland, California – Alternative Learning Community renamed after Barack Obama in March 2009{{cite news|url=http://www.ktvu.com/news/19024811/detail.html|title=Oakland School Renamed Barack Obama Academy|date=March 26, 2009|publisher=KTVU|access-date=March 26, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330212636/http://www.ktvu.com/news/19024811/detail.html|archive-date=March 30, 2009|url-status=dead}}
Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy – Los Angeles – Built in mid 2010{{cite web|url=http://bogpa-lausd-ca.schoolloop.com/ |title=Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy |publisher=Bogpa-lausd-ca.schoolloop.com |date=May 7, 2011 |access-date=August 19, 2011}}
Barack Obama Charter School – Compton, California – Qued Charter Elementary School renamed after Barack Obama in January 2009{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/01/barack-obama-ch.html|title=Compton school is named for Barack Obama, a first in California|last=Song|first=Jason|date=January 16, 2009|publisher=Los Angeles Times' "L.A. Now" local news blog|access-date=January 19, 2009}}

= Connecticut =

Barack H. Obama Magnet University School – New Haven, Connecticut – Connecticut school named after former President Obama{{Cite web |title=Barack H. Obama Magnet University School in New Haven, Connecticut - U.S. News Education |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/connecticut/barack-h-obama-magnet-university-school-250903 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250107181224/https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/connecticut/barack-h-obama-magnet-university-school-250903 |archive-date=January 7, 2025 |access-date=Jan 7, 2024 |website=U.S. News}}

= 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=

Barack Obama School of Leadership and STEM – Chicago Heights, Illinois

=Maryland=

Barack Obama Elementary School – Prince George's County, near Upper Marlboro[https://www.pgcps.org/barackobama/ Home]. Barack Obama Elementary School. Retrieved on August 28, 2018. "Barack Obama Elementary 12700 Brooke Lane Upper Marlboro, MD 20772" - Note it has an Upper Marlboro address, but is not in Upper Marlboro itself. – Prince George's County Public Schools – Named after Barack Obama in June 2009 while under construction{{cite web |url=http://www.gazette.net/stories/06262009/prinnew100601_32526.shtml |title=School board approves Barack Obama Elementary name |date=June 26, 2009 |publisher=The Gazette |access-date=July 27, 2010 |archive-date=June 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629193847/http://www.gazette.net/stories/06262009/prinnew100601_32526.shtml |url-status=dead }}{{cite news| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/24/AR2009062401692.html| title = Prince George's County Board of Education May Name Upper Marlboro School After Obama| newspaper = The Washington Post}} In the 2010 U.S. Census, it was in the Westphalia census-designated place,"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2483290_westphalia/DC10BLK_P2483290_000.pdf 2010 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Westphalia CDP, MD]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 27, 2018. Pages: [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2483290_westphalia/DC10BLK_P2483290_001.pdf 1], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2483290_westphalia/DC10BLK_P2483290_002.pdf 2], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2483290_westphalia/DC10BLK_P2483290_003.pdf 3], and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2483290_westphalia/DC10BLK_P2483290_004.pdf 4]. but was moved to the Brown Station CDP in the 2020 U.S. Census.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st24_md/place/p2410737_brown_station/DC20BLK_P2410737.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Brown Station CDP, MD|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-02-05}} - Compare to the school's address.

=Michigan=

Barack Obama Leadership Academy – Detroit, Michigan – Timbuktu Academy, which has been open since 1997, will become Barack Obama Leadership Academy{{cite web|url=https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2019/08/15/struggling-detroit-school-changes-name-to-honor-barack-obama/|date= August 15, 2019 |publisher= CBS Detroit|title=Detroit School Changes Name To Honor Barack Obama}}

=Minnesota=

Barack and Michelle Obama Service Learning Elementary – Saint Paul, Minnesota{{cite news|title=St. Paul elementary school to get Obama name|url=http://www.startribune.com/st-paul-elementary-school-to-get-obama-name/45454682/|access-date=June 4, 2015|publisher=Star Tribune|date=May 19, 2009}}

=Mississippi=

Barack Obama International Baccalaureate Elementary School – Jackson, Mississippi – Renamed as of October 2017, from Jefferson Davis, the Confederacy's only president{{cite web| url=http://abc7.com/2551135/| title=School named after Confederacy's only president renamed for Barack Obama| date=October 19, 2017| access-date= October 19, 2017| publisher= ABC Inc., KABC-TV Los Angeles, California}}

=Missouri=

Barack Obama Elementary School – Pine Lawn, Missouri – dedicated as Barack Obama Elementary School in August 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.normandy.k12.mo.us/Default.asp?L=0&LMID=&PN=Schools2&DivisionID=&DepartmentID=&SubDepartmentID=&SubP=School&SchoolID=4477 |title=Welcome to the Normandy School District Website. |publisher=Normandy.k12.mo.us |access-date=August 19, 2011 |archive-date=March 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330195904/http://www.normandy.k12.mo.us/Default.asp?L=0&LMID=&PN=Schools2&DivisionID=&DepartmentID=&SubDepartmentID=&SubP=School&SchoolID=4477 |url-status=dead }}

=New Jersey=

Barack Obama Elementary School – Asbury Park, New Jersey – Asbury Park Public Schools – Formerly Bangs Avenue Elementary School{{cite web|url=http://asburyparksdboes.ss19.sharpschool.com/|title=Home|publisher=Barack Obama Elementary School|access-date=January 28, 2020}}
Barack Obama Academy – Plainfield, New Jersey – Plainfield Academy for Academic & Civic Development renamed to Barack Obama Academy{{cite web|author=Epa/Matthew Cavanaugh |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/02/plainfield_high_school_named_a.html |title=Plainfield high school named after President Obama | New Jersey Real-Time News |date=February 19, 2009 |publisher=NJ.com |access-date=February 20, 2010}}
Barack Obama Green Charter High School – Plainfield, New Jersey – Charter high school opened in September 2010{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2010/04/new_charter_school_coming_to_p.html|title=New Barack Obama Green Charter High School is coming to Plainfield | Star-Ledger|date=April 11, 2010|publisher=NJ.com|author=Walsh, Jeremy|access-date=August 23, 2010}}
Barack Obama Elementary School – Jersey City, New Jersey – Jersey City Public Schools{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/2016/10/jersey_city_board_of_education_24.html|title= Jersey City Board of Education OKs naming School 34 after Obama|date=October 22, 2016|work=NJ.com}}

=New York=

Barack Obama Elementary School – Hempstead, New York – Ludlum Elementary School renamed to Barack Obama Elementary School{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,456348,00.html |title=New York Elementary School Renamed After Barack Obama – Local News | News Articles | National News |publisher=Fox News |date=November 21, 2008 |access-date=February 20, 2010}}

=Ohio=

Barack Obama Elementary School – Maple Heights, Ohio – 4–5{{citation|title=Barack Obama Elementary School Now Open in Maple Heights|date=January 17, 2012|url=http://www.cleveland.com/maple-heights/index.ssf/2012/01/barak_obama_elementary_school.html|access-date=October 17, 2016|website=cleveland.com}}

=Pennsylvania=

Obama High School – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh IB World 6–12 renamed to Pittsburgh Obama High School{{cite web |url=http://www.local10.com/news/18039672/detail.html |title=South Florida Street Expected To Be Renamed For Obama – Miami News Story – WPLG Miami |publisher=Local10.com |date=November 22, 2008 |access-date=August 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926235131/http://www.local10.com/news/18039672/detail.html |archive-date=September 26, 2011 |url-status=dead }}

=Texas=

Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy – Dallas, Texas – all male, grades 6–10{{cite news|url=http://www.dallassouthnews.org/2011/08/24/barack-obama-male-leadership-academy-disd-all-male-school-opens-with-high-expectations/|title=Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy: DISD All-Male School Opens With High Expectations|last=Williams|first=Shawn P.|date=August 24, 2011|work=Dallas South News|access-date=September 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323193446/http://www.dallassouthnews.org/2011/08/24/barack-obama-male-leadership-academy-disd-all-male-school-opens-with-high-expectations/|archive-date=March 23, 2012|url-status=dead}}

=Virginia=

Barack Obama Elementary School – Richmond – Renamed in 2018, formerly named after J. E. B. Stuart.{{cite news|url=http://richmond.com/news/local/education/richmond-s-j-e-b-stuart-elementary-school-honoring-a/article_aceff88e-9404-5b31-8434-bb5b960421e2.html|title=Richmond's J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School — honoring a Confederate — will be renamed for Barack Obama|last=Mattingly|first=Justin|date=June 18, 2018|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|access-date=June 19, 2018}} This may be the first school renamed from a Confederate general to President Obama.{{Cite web |date=2018-06-19 |title=School honoring Confederate general renamed Barack Obama Elementary |url=https://www.wtvr.com/2018/06/18/school-honoring-confederate-general-renamed-barack-obama-elementary |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=CBS 6 News Richmond WTVR |language=en}} Although a plurality of students indicated in a survey that they would prefer the term "Northside Elementary," the Richmond School Board decided to go with the Barack Obama Elementary School, which received the second-highest number of votes.{{Cite document |last=Richmond City School Board |date=June 18, 2018 |title="Richmond City School Board Meeting (Monday, June 18, 2018)" |type=Meeting Minutes |publisher=Richmond City School Board |at=To access, click the "Meetings" tab on top of https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/richmond/Board.nsf/Public}}

=Wisconsin=

Barack Obama School for Career and Technical Education – Milwaukee, Wisconsin – PK-12{{cite news|url=http://www.jsonline.com/newswatch/119296449.html|title='Barack Obama School' name change splits Milwaukee board|work=jsonline.com|access-date=October 17, 2016}}{{cite web|title=Barack Obama School of Career and Technical Education|url=http://www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/school/obama/|website=Milwaukee Public Schools|access-date=February 5, 2017|archive-date=February 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218084716/http://www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/school/obama/|url-status=dead}}

Streets

=Spain=

Avinguda Barack Obama – In 2008, a street in the town of Nàquera in Valencia, Spain, was named in honor of Barack Obama for being "an icon of multiculturalism".{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/3533664/Spanish-street-to-be-named-after-Barack-Obama.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201192704/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/3533664/Spanish-street-to-be-named-after-Barack-Obama.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 1, 2009|title=Spanish street to be named after *Barack Obama|last=Govan|first=Fiona|date=November 28, 2008|work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK|access-date=January 19, 2009}}{{cite news |title=La localidad de Náquera dedica una calle a Barack Obama y elimina el nombre de 'José Antonio' |url=http://www.europapress.es/comunitat-valenciana/noticia-valencia-localidad-naquera-dedica-calle-barack-obama-elimina-nombre-jose-antonio-20081227115609.html|newspaper=Europa Press |date=December 27, 2008 |access-date=February 27, 2018}} The street was formerly named after José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the fascist party Falange and son of Spanish dictator Miguel Primo de Rivera.

=Tanzania=

Barack Obama Drive – A road in the Tanzanian city Dar es Salaam was renamed in honor of Obama's visit to the country in July 2013.{{cite news |title=Obama to Join With Political Foe Bush as Africa Trip Winds Down |first1=Margaret |last1=Talev |first2=Julianna |last2=Goldman |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-02/obama-to-join-with-political-foe-bush-as-africa-trip-winds-down.html |publisher=Bloomberg |date=July 1, 2013 |access-date=July 2, 2013}} The road, located by the Indian Ocean, leads to the Tanzanian State House.{{cite news |title=Obama courts African businesses, is greeted by massive crowds in Tanzania on final leg of trip |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/obama-and-bush-both-heading-to-tanzanias-capital-city-but-the-question-is-whether-they-meet/2013/07/01/d88fb242-e21d-11e2-8657-fdff0c195a79_story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701232633/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/obama-and-bush-both-heading-to-tanzanias-capital-city-but-the-question-is-whether-they-meet/2013/07/01/d88fb242-e21d-11e2-8657-fdff0c195a79_story.html|archive-date=July 1, 2013|newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 1, 2013 |access-date=July 2, 2013 |url-status=dead}} It was previously known as Ocean Road.

=United States=

==California==

Obama Way – Seaside, California – renamed from Broadway Avenue effective September 15, 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.kcba.com/Global/story.asp?S=13158681&clienttype=printable |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905145932/http://www.kcba.com/Global/story.asp?S=13158681&clienttype=printable |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 5, 2012 |title=Seaside to Unveil "Obama Way" }}
Obama Boulevard – Los Angeles, California – renamed from Rodeo Road officially on May 5, 2019.
President Barack H. Obama Highway – Glendale, California, Pasadena, California, and Los Angeles, California – renaming of a section of California State Route 134 (part of the "Ventura Freeway", officially signed on December 20, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://ktla.com/2018/12/20/signage-up-for-section-of-134-highway-renamed-after-president-barack-obama/

|title= Signage Up for Section of 134 Highway Renamed After President Barack Obama|date= December 20, 2018}}

Barack Obama Boulevard – San Jose, California – Rename portions of Bird Avenue, South Montgomery Street, South Autumn Street and North Autumn Street to Barack Obama Boulevard, approved January 5, 2021,{{cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/01/05/san-jose-will-rename-this-street-as-barack-obama-boulevard/|title=San Jose will rename this street as Barack Obama Boulevard|date=January 6, 2021 }} and signposted August 21, 2021{{cite news|title=Barack Obama Boulevard dedicated in San Jose|first=Sal|last=Pizarro|work=The Mercury News|location=San Jose, California|date=August 21, 2021|accessdate=August 22, 2021|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/08/21/barack-obama-boulevard-dedicated-in-san-jose/}}

==Florida==

Barack Obama Avenue – Opa-locka, Florida – City commission approved the renaming of Perviz Avenue effective Presidents' Day, February 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.local10.com/news/18039672/detail.html |title=South Florida Street Expected To Be Renamed For Obama – Miami News Story – WPLG Miami |publisher=Local10.com |date=November 22, 2008 |access-date=February 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926235131/http://www.local10.com/news/18039672/detail.html |archive-date=September 26, 2011 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-01-04-namingroads_N.htm|title=Obama to join literary characters in Florida|last=Carey|first=Clay|date=January 4, 2009|work=USA Today|access-date=January 11, 2009}}
Barack Obama Boulevard – West Park, Florida – City commission approved the renaming of SW 40th Ave, Effective July 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/community/news/west_park/sfl-obama-boulevard-061109,0,578587.story |title=Topic Galleries – South Florida |publisher=Sun-sentinel.com |access-date=February 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614064406/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/community/news/west_park/sfl-obama-boulevard-061109%2C0%2C578587.story |archive-date=June 14, 2009 }}
President Barack Obama Parkway – Orlando, Florida – approximately {{frac|1|1|2}} miles in length; includes sidewalks and bike lanes.{{cn|date=August 2022}}
Barack Obama Boulevard – Pahokee, Florida{{Cite web |url=http://florida.newszap.com/belleglade/120223-113/pahokee-renames-streets-in-honor-of-president-and-local-nfl-star?printerfriendly=true |title=Pahokee renames streets in honor of president and |access-date=December 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223040321/http://florida.newszap.com/belleglade/120223-113/pahokee-renames-streets-in-honor-of-president-and-local-nfl-star?printerfriendly=true |archive-date=December 23, 2015 |url-status=dead }}
President Barack Obama Highway within the limits of Riviera Beach, Florida{{cite web|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-palm-obama-highway-20151217-story.html|title=Old Dixie Highway renamed in honor of Obama in Riviera Beach|first=Skyler|last=Swisher|website=sun-sentinel.com|date=December 17, 2015 |access-date=October 18, 2017}}
Barack Obama Boulevard – Quincy, Florida{{cite web|url=https://www.wtxl.com/news/quincy-street-renamed-after-barack-obama/article_0f0fd420-a15c-11e8-a663-536f4a1aa089.html|title=Quincy street renamed after Barack Obama|date=August 16, 2018|publisher=WTXL-TV}}

==Georgia==

Barack Obama Boulevard – Valdosta, Georgia --On July 22, 2021, the Valdosta city council approved the renaming of Forrest Street, previously named for Nathan Bedford Forrest, to Barack Obama Boulevard.{{cite news |last= Ethridge|first= Bryce|date= 22 July 2021|title= Forrest Street renamed Barack Obama Boulevard|url= https://www.valdostadailytimes.com/news/update-forrest-street-renamed-barack-obama-boulevard/article_b4d94d54-eb42-11eb-939d-7b42342fcb35.html |work= The Valdosta Daily Times|location= Valdosta, Georgia|access-date=28 July 2021}}

==Illinois==

South Barack Obama Avenue – East St. Louis, Illinois – City council approved the renaming of a half mile section of 4th street to Barack Obama Avenue in August 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.cesl.us/admin/minutes/080912_Minutes.pdf |title=East St. Louis city council minutes |publisher=City of East St. Louis, IL |access-date=March 30, 2014 |archive-date=August 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809213756/http://www.cesl.us/admin/minutes/080912_Minutes.pdf |url-status=dead }}
Barack Obama Presidential Expressway – In July 2017, the Illinois General Assembly voted to name a section of Interstate 55 the Barack Obama Presidential Expressway.{{Cite news|url=http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-highway-be-named-after-barack-obama#stream/0|title=Illinois Highway To Be Named After Barack Obama|last=Mackey|first=Brian|access-date=February 16, 2018|language=en}}

==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."{{Cite news|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/indiana/2017/01/18/new-albany-names-street-after-obama/96715684/|title=New Albany names street after Obama|work=The Courier-Journal|access-date=April 5, 2017|language=en}}

==Missouri==

President Barack Obama Boulevard – St. Louis, Missouri – Part of Delmar Boulevard given honorary renaming to Obama Boulevard, even though the postal address will retain Delmar Boulevard.{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-01-25-renaming_N.htm|title=Renamed schools, streets mark early tributes to Obama - USATODAY.com|website=usatoday30.usatoday.com|access-date=October 18, 2017}}

==Mississippi==

Barack Obama Avenue – Ruleville, Mississippi[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Barack+Obama+Ave,+Ruleville,+MS+38771/@33.7292771,-90.5538167,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x862a5443ca53c445:0x8ce694a3e2454d2c!8m2!3d33.7292771!4d-90.551628|Google Google Street View]

==Ohio==

President Barack Obama Avenue – Cincinnati, Ohio – Cincinnati City Council approved a project to rename Reading Road from Downtown Cincinnati to Reading, pending private donations;{{Cite news|last=DiTirro|first=Tessa|date=2020-09-30|title=Renaming Reading Road: Council approves "President Barack Obama Avenue"|url=https://local12.com/news/local/renaming-reading-road-council-approves-president-barack-obama-avenue|access-date=2020-10-01|work=WKRC}}{{cite news|title=Portion of Cincinnati's Reading Road to Be Renamed President Barack Obama Avenue|first=Maija|last=Zummo|work=Cincinnati CityBeat|publisher=Euclid Media Group|date=October 2, 2020|accessdate=August 22, 2021|url=https://www.citybeat.com/news/blog/21145011/stretch-of-reading-road-to-be-renamed-president-barack-obama}} all 30,000 signs were installed by September 2021{{cite web|title=White House Dinners and Street Names: The Story of Price's Career in Politics|first= Justin|last=Bjorseth|work=Concordia University Cougars|publisher=Concordia University Chicago|location=River Forest, Illinois|date=June 18, 2021|accessdate=August 22, 2021|url=https://www.cucougars.com/news/2021/6/18/mens-soccer-white-house-dinners-and-street-names-the-story-of-prices-career-in-politics.aspx}}

Topographical features

Mount Obama in Antigua and Barbuda – renamed from Boggy Peak on Obama's birthday, August 4, 2009.{{cite news|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hsY4UIwbd8NllHORBvhjCRpttEnQD99S8NSG1 |title=Antigua's highest peak renamed 'Mount Obama' |last=Kentish |first=Anika |access-date=August 5, 2009 |date=August 15, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813114950/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hsY4UIwbd8NllHORBvhjCRpttEnQD99S8NSG1 |archive-date=August 13, 2009 }} The name was changed back to Boggy Peak in 2016.{{Cite web |date=May 29, 2019 |title=Boggy Peak Could Become A Protected Area |url=https://antiguanewsroom.com/boggy-peak-could-become-a-protected-area/ |access-date=August 16, 2023 |website=Antigua News Room}}
Obama Kissing Rock in Chicago, Illinois{{Cite web |title=Obama Kissing Rock Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=187907 |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}}

Other facilities

The Barack Obama Plaza – a motorway service area in Moneygall in County Offaly, between Dublin and Limerick. It has a visitor centre that provides information on Obama's connections to Moneygall, the birthplace of his great-great-great-grandfather.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37353977|title=Unexpected things named after Obama|work=BBC News |date=October 18, 2017|access-date=October 18, 2017}}
President Barack Obama Main Library – St. Petersburg, Florida renamed its main library in 2018.{{cite news|last1=Ann Moore|first1=Waveney|title=St. Petersburg library to be named for former President Obama|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/St-Petersburg-library-to-be-named-for-former-President-Obama_167729819|access-date=November 21, 2018|date=April 27, 2018|work=Tampa Bay Times}}{{Cite web|last=Glasser|first=Eric|date=February 26, 2021|title=St. Petersburg renames its main library in honor of former President Barack Obama|url=https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/st-petersburg-library-president-barack-obama/67-1ef6c0a6-6b37-4bcb-ad71-a7f2939b2fcd|access-date=2021-07-27|website=WTSP|language=en-US}}
Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex - a sports complex in Los Angeles on Obama Boulevard
Barack Obama Presidential Center – a planned museum and library in Chicago

Holidays

Barack Obama Day – state holiday celebrated in Illinois

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Proposed renamings

Pembroke Park Road – Hollywood, Florida – portion of (or all of) road proposed to be renamed Barack Obama Boulevard{{cite news|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-a2obstreet2908dec29,0,7442602.story|title=Down the road: Obama Boulevard in Florida?|last=Rodriguez|first=Ihosvani|date=December 29, 2009|work=Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)|access-date=January 11, 2009}}
Midway International Airport – Chicago, Illinois – In 2015, then-Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel proposed renaming the airport after Obama in 2015.[https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-rahm-emanuel-raises-idea-of-renaming-ohare-midway-airports-20150325-story.html Obama International Airport? Emanuel floats idea of renaming O'Hare, Midway]
I-57 – Illinois – U.S. Congressman Bobby Rush introduced the Barack Obama Highway Act in 2019 to rename the entire portion of I-57 in Illinois as Barack Obama Highway.{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/45/text?format=txt|title=H.R.45 – Barack Obama Highway Act|work=United States Congress|date=January 3, 2019|access-date=July 4, 2021}}
Barack Obama Boulevard – Milpitas, California – Milpitas City Council approved the renaming of a section of Dixon Landing Road to Barack Obama Boulevard but later shelved the plan{{cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/09/17/barack-obama-boulevard-in-milpitas-city-considers-renaming-dixon-landing-road-to-honor-president|title=Milpitas votes to create Barack Obama Boulevard despite landfill worries|date=September 17, 2019|work=The Mercury News}}

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