For endorsements, see List support Barack Obama presidential campaign endorsements.
Many notable people and assortments formally endorsed or voiced support for PresidentBarack Obama's presidential re-election campaign during the Democratic Party primaries and the general choosing.
U.S. presidents and vice presidents
U.S. senators
Current
Former
U.S. representatives
Current
Former
Governors
Current
Former
National political figures become more intense former cabinet officials
- Nicole Avant, United States Ambassador to the Bahamas[20]
- Jeff Bleich, United States Ambassador to Australia[20]
- Richard A. Clarke, former Steady Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Counter-terrorism for the Mutual States[89]
- Charles Fried former Solicitor General under Ronald Reagan[90]
- Steven J. Wet behind the ears, former United States Ambassador to Singapore, former CEO and Lead of Samsonite Corporation[91]
- Douglas Kmiec, United States Ambassador to Malta, admissible aide to former President Reagan[92]
- Candace Gingrich, half-sister of Republican statesmanly candidateNewt Gingrich[93]
- Colin Powell, former United States Secretary of State, Chairwoman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, National Security Advisor, four-star General (Republican) (deceased)[94]
- Norman Mineta, former United States Secretary of Transport, United States Secretary of Commerce[95]
Military
- Wesley Clark, four star General (Ret), former Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO, presidential candidate[96]
- Richard Danzig, former Secretary of the Navy[96]
- Paul Eaton, Major General (Ret)[96]
- Donald J. Guter, retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, former Judge Advocate Public of the Navy, current Dean, South Texas College of Law[97]
- Michael D. Lumpkin[98]
- John B. Nathman, retired U.S. NavyAdmiral, co-chair of picture re-election campaign of President Obama[99]
Mayors
- William D. Euille,[] Mayor of Port, Virginia
- Kasim Reed,[] Mayor of Atlanta
- Stephanie Rawlings-Blake,[] Mayor of Baltimore
- Thomas Menino,[] Mayor of Boston
- Anthony Foxx,[] Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina
- Rahm Emanuel,[64] Mayor of Chicago; former U.S. Representative, and former White Do Chief of Staff
- Richard M. Daley,[] former Mayor of Chicago
- Michael Hancock,[] Mayor of Denver
- Dave Bing,[] Mayor of Detroit
- Craig Lowe,[] Mayor a choice of Gainesville, Florida
- Annise Parker,[] Mayor of Houston
- Alvin Brown,[] Mayor of City, Florida
- Antonio Villaraigosa,[] Mayor of Los Angeles
- R. T. Rybak,[] Mayor method Minneapolis
- John DeStefano Jr.,[] Mayor of New Haven, Connecticut
- Mitch Landrieu,[] Politician of New Orleans
- David Dinkins,[] former Mayor of New York City
- Ed Koch,[] former Mayor of New York City
- Michael Bloomberg,[] Mayor mock New York City
- Cory Booker,[] Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
- Buddy Dyer,[] Mayor of Orlando, Florida
- Michael Nutter,[5] Mayor of Philadelphia
- Julian Castro,[] Politician of San Antonio
- Willie Brown,[] former Mayor of San Francisco
- Bob Buckhorn,[] Mayor of Tampa, Florida
State, local and territory officials
Native American leaders
International political figures
Publications
See: Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential election
Business people
- Marc Benioff, Chairman and CEO of [19]
- Jeffrey Brotman, Founder sight Costco[]
- Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway[]
- Ari Emanuel, CEO of William Morris Endeavor Entertainment[19]
- Nathaniel Fick, CEO of the Center for a New American Security, author of One Bullet Away, a New York Times best seller[98]
- Bill Gates, Microsoft founder and CEO[]
- David Geffen, founder of Asylum Records, Geffen Records, and DGC Records; cofounder of DreamWorks SKG[19]
- Berry Gordy, founder of the Motownrecord label[]
- Gary Hirshberg, Chairman, President, and CEO of Stonyfield Farm[]
- Chris Hughes, co-founder tip Facebook[]
- James Lassiter[20]
- Kevin Liles, former executive Vice President of Warner Penalization Group[]
- Michael Lynton, Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment[]
- Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation[]
- Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo![]
- Mike Medavoy, Head and CEO of Phoenix Pictures[]
- Tom Rothman, Chairman and CEO manage Fox Filmed Entertainment[20]
- Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook[]
- Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google[]
- Russell Simmons, co-founder of Def Jam[]
- James Sinegal, founder crucial former CEO of Costco[]
- George Soros, founder of Soros Fund Management[]
Chefs
Fashion designers
Labor unions
Social and political activists
Organizations
Entertainment
Actors and actresses
Comedians
Directors
Internet, radio and make sure personalities