Full Name: Barack Hussein Obama II; Profession: American politician, attorney, author, and 44th President of the United States (served from 2009 to 2017); previously a civil rights lawyer and constitutional law professor at the University of Chicago as well as an Illinois state senator and U.S. senator for Illinois. Nationality: American; Born: 4 August 1961; Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States (born at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children in Honolulu); Generation: Generation Jones, a cohort between Baby Boomers and Generation X, with many commentators describing Obama as a leading member of Generation Jones and as the vanguard of Generation X in politics; Chinese Zodiac: Metal Ox (1961 Ox year, specifically the Metal/Gold Ox); Zodiac Sign: Leo (Sun in Leo with Aquarius rising and Gemini Moon); Age in 2026: 65 (turning 65 on 4 August 2026, calculated from his birth in 1961). Marital Status: Married to Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama since 3 October 1992, one of the most high-profile and enduring political marriages of the contemporary era; Children: Two daughters, Malia Ann Obama (born 4 July 1998) and Natasha “Sasha” Obama (born 10 June 2001), who grew up in the public eye as members of the first African American First Family of the United States; Description: Barack Obama is an American leader whose mixed‑heritage background—Kenyan father Barack Obama Sr. and Kansas‑born mother Stanley Ann Dunham—and upbringing in Hawaii and Indonesia profoundly shaped his worldview, leading him to community organizing on Chicago’s South Side, a legal career focused on civil rights and voting rights, and a rapid rise through Illinois and national politics that culminated in his historic election in 2008 as the first African‑American president, during which he navigated the global financial crisis with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, expanded health coverage through the Affordable Care Act, strengthened financial regulation via the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, ordered the operation that resulted in the killing of al‑Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, advanced nuclear diplomacy with the Iran Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, promoted climate cooperation through the Paris Agreement, and consistently emphasized multilateral alliances and pragmatic engagement; after leaving office he has remained a globally influential figure, writing bestselling memoirs such as “A Promised Land,” partnering with Michelle Obama to found the Obama Foundation and develop the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, producing films and series through their company Higher Ground Productions, mentoring emerging leaders worldwide, and continuing to speak on democracy, racial justice, disinformation, civic participation, and climate change, making him one of the most recognizable and studied contemporary figures in politics, media, and history; Cause of Death: None (alive as of 2026, actively engaged in public life and family life with Michelle, Malia, and Sasha).