Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Barack Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
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Harry Potter author in 2019 for her "commitment to social change" through her work with her children's charity, Lumos.Previous recipients of the prestigious accolade include Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and archbishop Desmond Tutu.At the time, Rowling said the award was "one of the highest honors I've ever been given."Get your unlimited Newsweek trial >RFKHR's president, Kerry Kennedy, 60, is the daughter of the late Robert F.
Kennedy the former United States Attorney General and brother of the late JFK.Rowling's views on gender have made headlines several times this year, with her stance largely considered transphobic.
