List of Barack Obama presidential campaign endorsements, 2008

This is a list of notable persons and groups who formally endorsed or voiced support for Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign during the Democratic Party primaries and the general election.

U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents

• Fmr. President Jimmy Carter^[1]
• Fmr. President Bill Clinton^[2]
• Fmr. Vice President Al Gore^[3][4]
• Fmr. Vice President Walter Mondale^[5]

U.S. Senators

Current

• Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee^[6]
• Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), Chairman of the Finance Committee^[7]
• Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN)^[8]
• Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE), 2008 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee and former 1988 and 2008 presidential candidate^[8]
• Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources^[9]
• Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee^[10]
• Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)^[8]
• Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV), President pro tempore of the United States Senate, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations^[11][12]
• Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA)^[8]
• Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)^[10]
• Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE)^[10]
• Sen. Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA)^[13]
• Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), former 2008 presidential candidate^[14]
• Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), Chairman of the Budget Committee^[15]
• Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT), former 2008 Presidential candidate and Chairman of the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs^[16]
• Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Chairman of the Democratic Policy Committee, and the Committee on Indian Affairs^[17]
• Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senate Majority Whip^[18]
• Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI)^[19]
• Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)^[8]
• Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee^[10]
• Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI)^[8]
• Sen. Tim Johnson, Chairman of the Ethics Committee (D-SD)^[20]
• Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA), Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions^[21][22]
• Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), 2004 Democratic Presidential Nominee, Chairman of the Small Business Committee^[23]
• Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)^[24]
• Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI)^[8]
• Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA)^[10]
• Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)^[10]
• Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Judiciary Committee^[25]
• Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI)^[8]
• Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)^[8]
• Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO)^[26]
• Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ)^[27]
• Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)^[8]
• Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)^[8]
• Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE)^[28]
• Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL)^[29]
• Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR)^[8]
• Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), Senate Majority Leader
• Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)^[30]
• Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Chairman of the Intelligence Committee^[31]
• Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO)^[10]
• Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)^[8]
• Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)^[8]
• Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)^[8]
• Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT)^[7]
• Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA)^[32]
• Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)^[30]
• Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)^[10]

Former

• Fmr. Sen. David Boren (D-OK)^[33]
• Fmr. Sen. Bill Bradley (D-NJ)^[34]
• Fmr. Sen. Jean Carnahan (D-MO)^[35]
• Fmr. Sen. Lincoln Chafee (I-RI), (R-RI while in office)^[36][37]
• Fmr. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD)^[38]
• Fmr. Sen. Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ) Phx Bus Journal.
• Fmr. Sen. John Edwards (D-NC), former 2008 presidential candidate and 2004 Democratic Vice-Presidential Nominee^[39]
• Fmr. Sen. John Glenn (D-OH), former astronaut and 1984 presidential candidate^[40]
• Fmr. Sen. Bob Graham (D-FL)^[41]
• Fmr. Sen. Gary Hart (D-CO)^[42]
• Fmr. Shadow Sen. Jesse Jackson (D-DC)^[43][44]
• Fmr. Sen. Charles Mathias (R-MD)^[45]
• Fmr. Sen. George McGovern (D-SD), 1972 Democratic Presidential Nominee^[46]
• Fmr. Sen. John Melcher (D-MT)^[47]
• Fmr. Sen. Sam Nunn (D-GA)^[33]
• Fmr. Sen. Larry Pressler (R-SD)^[48]
• Fmr. Sen. Lowell P. Weicker Jr. (I-CT), (R-CT, while in office)^[49]
• Fmr. Sen. Harris Wofford (D-PA)^[50]

U.S. Representatives

Current

• Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI)^[51]
• Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY)^[52]
• Rep. Tom Allen (D-ME)^[53]
• Rep. Jason Altmire (D-PA)^[54]
• Rep. Robert E. Andrews (D-NJ)^[55]
• Rep. Michael Arcuri (D-NY)^[52]
• Rep. Brian Baird (D-WA)^[56]
• Rep. John Barrow (D-GA)^[57]
• Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA)^[58]
• Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)^[59]
• Rep. Melissa Bean (D-IL)^[60]
• Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA)^[61]
• Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV)^[62]
• Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA)^[63]
• Rep. Marion Berry (D-AR)^[64]
• Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA)^[65]
• Rep. Timothy Bishop (D-NY)^[52]
• Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)^[66]
• Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA)^[67]
• Rep. Bob Brady (D-PA)^[68]
• Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA)^[69]
• Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL)^[70]
• Rep. G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)^[71]
• Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA)^[72][73]
• Rep. Mike Capuano (D-MA)^[74]
• Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA)^{[75][broken footnote]}
• Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-MO)^[60]
• Rep. André Carson (D-IN)^[76]
• Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL)^[77]
• Rep. Ben Chandler (D-KY)^[78]
• Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)^[52]
• Rep. William Lacy Clay, Jr. (D-MO)^[79]
• Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), Majority Whip^[80]
• Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN)^[81]
• Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)^[79]
• Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN)^[60]
• Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA)^[75]
• Rep. Jerry Costello (D-IL)^[60]
• Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT)^[82]
• Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY)^[52]
• Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX)^[83]
• Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD)^[79][84]
• Rep. Artur Davis (D-AL)^[79]
• Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL)^[79][85]
• Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA)^[86]
• Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR)^[87]
• Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO)^[88]
• Rep. Bill Delahunt (D-MA)^[89]
• Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)^[90]
• Rep. Norm Dicks (D-WA)^[91]
• Rep. John Dingell (D-MI)^[92]
• Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)^[93]
• Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-IN)^[94]
• Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA)^[95]
• Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)^[96]
• Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD)^[97]
• Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN)^[79][84][98]
• Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL)^[99]
• Rep. Brad Ellsworth (D-IN)^[100]
• Rep. Eliot L. Engel (D-NY)^[52]
• Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA)^[101]
• Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-NC)^[102]
• Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA)^[103]
• Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA)^[79][104]
• Rep. Bob Filner (D-CA)^[103]
• Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL)^[105]
• Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ)^[103]
• Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)^[52]
• Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX)^[106]
• Rep. Al Green (D-TX)^[79]
• Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ)^[107]
• Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL)^[60]
• Rep. John Hall (D-NY)^[52]
• Rep. Phil Hare (D-IL)^[60]
• Rep. Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL)^[70]
• Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD)^[108]
• Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY)^[52]
• Rep. Baron Hill (D-IN)^[109]
• Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY)^[52]
• Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX)^[83]
• Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-HI)^[110][111]
• Rep. Paul Hodes (D-NH)^[112]
• Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ)^[103]
• Rep. Darlene Hooley (D-OR)^[113]
• Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), House Majority Leader^[114]
• Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA)^[91]
• Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY)^[52]
• Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL)^[115]
• Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA)^[116]
• Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)^[117]
• Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA)^[79]
• Rep. Steve Kagen (D-WI)^[118]
• Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI)^[119]
• Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI)^[92]
• Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D-MI)^[120]
• Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI)^[121]
• Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)^[122]
• Rep. Ron Klein (D-FL)^[103]
• Rep. James Langevin (D-RI)^[123]
• Rep. John Larson (D-CT)^[124]
• Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA)^[125]
• Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)^[79]
• Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI)^[92]
• Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)^[126]
• Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL)^[127]
• Rep. David Loebsack (D-IA)^[128]
• Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)^[129]
• Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY)^[52]
• Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)^[52]
• Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT)^[130]
• Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY)^[52]
• Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN)^[131]
• Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA)^[132]
• Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-CA)^[103]
• Rep. Michael McNulty (D-NY)^[52]
• Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-NC)^[133]
• Rep. Kendrick B. Meek (D-FL)^[70]
• Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY)^[52]
• Rep. Mike Michaud (D-ME)^[134]
• Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC)^[135]
• Rep. George Miller (D-CA)^[136]
• Rep. Harry Mitchell (D-AZ)^[137]
• Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV)^[138]
• Rep. Dennis Moore (D-KS)^[139]
• Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI)^[79]
• Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA)^[140]
• Rep. Chris Murphy (D-CT)^[124]
• Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA)^[60]
• Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)^[52]
• Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA)^[141]
• Rep. Richard E. Neal (D-MA)
• Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-MN)^[66]
• Rep. David Obey (D-WI)^[142]
• Rep. John Olver (D-MA)^[143]
• Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)^[83]
• Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ)^[144]
• Rep. Donald M. Payne (D-NJ)^[87]
• Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Speaker of the House
• Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)^[145]
• Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN)^[146]
• Rep. David Price (D-NC)^[147]
• Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND)^[148]
• Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)^[149]
• Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY), House Ways and Means Committee chairman^[52]
• Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX)^[150]
• Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR)^[64]
• Rep. Steve Rothman (D-NJ)^[60]
• Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD)^[151]
• Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL)^[79]
• Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH)^[152]
• Rep. John Salazar (D-CO)^[153]
• Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA)^[154]
• Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD)^[103]
• Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)^[155]
• Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)^[156]
• Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA)^[157]
• Rep. David Scott (D-GA)^[158]
• Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA)^[159]
• Rep. José Serrano (D-NY)^[52]
• Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA)^[160]
• Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)^[161]
• Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA)^[84][162]
• Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY)^[52]
• Rep. Vic Snyder (D-AR)^[64]
• Rep. Zack Space (D-OH)^[163]
• Rep. John Spratt (D-SC)^[164]
• Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA)^[165]
• Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI)^[103]
• Rep. Betty Sutton (D-OH)^[166]
• Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS)^[167]
• Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA)^[168]
• Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY)^[52]
• Rep. Nikki Tsongas (D-MA)^[169]
• Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH)^[170]
• Rep. Mark Udall (D-CO)^[153]
• Rep. Tom Udall (D-NM)^[171]
• Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)^[172]
• Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)^[52]
• Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-IN)^[173]
• Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN)^[174]
• Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)^[70]
• Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)^[175]
• Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC)^[147]
• Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA)^[63]
• Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY)^[52]
• Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT)^[176]
• Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL)^[60]
• Rep. Charlie Wilson (D-OH)^[177]
• Rep. David Wu (D-OR)^[178]
• Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY)^[179]
• Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) (non-voting Delegate)^[180]
• Rep. Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS) (non-voting Delegate)^[181]
• Rep. Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU) (non-voting Delegate)^[182]

Former

• Fmr. Rep. John B. Anderson (I-IL), (R-IL while in office)^[183]
• Fmr. Rep. Berkley Bedell (D-IA)^[184]
• Fmr. Rep. David Bonior (D-MI)^[185]
• Fmr. Rep. Brad Carson (D-OK), Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense^[186]
• Fmr. Rep. Don Edwards (D-CA)^[187]
• Fmr. Rep. Geraldine Ferraro (D-NY), 1984 Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee^[188]
• Fmr. Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-IN), Vice Chairman of the 9/11 Commission and the Iraq Study Group^[189][190]
• Fmr. Rep. Ken Hechler (D-WV), former West Virginia Secretary of State^[191]
• Fmr. Rep. Andrew Jacobs (D-IN)^[192]
• Fmr. Rep. Jim Leach (R-IA)^[193]
• Fmr. Rep. Mel Levine (D-CA)^[156]
• Fmr. Rep. Ken Lucas (D-KY)^[194]
• Fmr. Rep. Romano L. Mazzoli (D-KY)^[195]
• Fmr. Rep. Pete McCloskey (D-CA) (R-CA while in office)^[196]
• Fmr. Rep. Abner J. Mikva (D-IL), former White House Counsel under President Clinton; Chief Judge, DC Court of Appeals^[197]
• Fmr. Rep. Major Owens (D-NY)^[198]
• Fmr. Rep. Tim Roemer (D-IN), Member of the 9/11 Commission^[199]
• Fmr. Rep. Mike Ward (D-KY)^[194]
• Fmr. Rep. Howard Wolpe (D-MI)^[197]
• Fmr. Rep. Albert Wynn (D-MD)^[200]

Governors

Current

• Gov. Aníbal Acevedo Vilá (D-PR)^[201][202]
• Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-IL)^[203]
• Gov. Chet Culver (D-IA)^[204][205]
• Gov. Jim Doyle (D-WI)^[206]
• Gov. Dave Freudenthal (D-WY)^[207]
• Gov. Christine Gregoire (D-WA)^[208]
• Gov. Brad Henry (D-OK)^[209][210]
• Gov. John de Jongh (D-VI)^[211]
• Gov. Tim Kaine (D-VA)^[212]
• Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D-OR)^[213]
• Gov. Janet Napolitano (D-AZ)^[214]
• Gov. Deval Patrick (D-MA)^[215]
• Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM)^[216]
• Gov. Bill Ritter (D-CO)^[103]
• Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS)^[217]
• Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D-MT)^[7]
• Gov. Phil Bredesen (D-TN)^[218]
• Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-MD)^[219]
• Gov. John Baldacci (D-ME)^[220]
• Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA)^[221]
• Gov. John Lynch (New Hampshire) (D-NH)^[222]
• Gov. Ted Strickland (D-OH)^[223]
• Gov. Jon Corzine (D-NJ)^[224]
• Gov. Steve Beshear (D-KY)^[225]
• Gov. Joe Manchin (D-WV)^[226]
• Gov. Mike Easley (D-NC)^[227]
• Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D-MI)^[228]

Former

• Fmr. Gov. Cecil Andrus (D-ID)^[229]
• Fmr. Gov. David Boren (D-OK)^[33]
• Fmr. Gov. Hugh L. Carey (D-NY)^[230]
• Fmr. Gov. Arne Carlson (R-MN)^[231]
• Fmr. Gov. Richard Codey (D-NJ)^[232]
• Fmr. Gov. John J. Gilligan (D-OH)^[233]
• Fmr. Gov. Bob Graham (D-FL)^[234]
• Fmr. Gov. Walter Joseph Hickel (I-AK)^[235]
• Fmr. Gov. Jim Hodges (D-SC)^[236]
• Fmr. Gov. Linwood Holton (R-VA)^[237]
• Fmr. Gov. Philip H. Hoff (D-VT)^[238]
• Fmr. Gov. Angus King (I-ME)
• Fmr. Gov. John Kitzhaber (D-OR)^[239]
• Fmr. Gov. Tony Knowles (D-AK)^[240]
• Fmr. Gov. Ray Mabus (D-MS), former United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia^[241]
• Fmr. Gov. John Malcolm Patterson (D-AL)^[242]
• Fmr. Gov. Barbara Roberts (D-OR)^[239]
• Fmr. Gov. Roy Romer (D-CO)^[243]
• Fmr. Gov. Mark Warner (D-VA)^[244]
• Fmr. Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr. (I-CT)^[49]
• Fmr. Gov. William Weld (R-MA)^[245]
• Fmr. Gov. Mark White (D-TX)^[246]
• Fmr. Gov. Douglas Wilder (D-VA)^[247]

Presidential staff and advisors

• Ken Adelman, current member of the Pentagon's Defense Policy Board; former advisor to President Ronald Reagan; former Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency; former deputy U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations^[248]
• Madeleine Albright, Former Secretary of State^[249]
• Zbigniew Brzezinski, former National Security Advisor^[250]
• Warren Christopher, former Secretary of State under Bill Clinton^[251]
• Greg Craig, former Assistant to the President and Director of Policy Planning, State Department^[197]
• William M. Daley, former Secretary of Commerce^[252]
• Kenneth Duberstein, former Chief of Staff (1988–1989) of Ronald Reagan^[253]
• Charles Fried, former Solicitor General under Ronald Reagan and former McCain Campaign Advisor^[254]
• Eric Holder, former Deputy Attorney General^[197]
• Douglas Kmiec, legal counsel to Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, and co-chairman of Romney's Committee for the Courts and the Constitution^{[255][256][257][258]}
• Lawrence Korb, former Assistant Secretary of Defense^[197]
• Anthony Lake, former National Security Advisor under Bill Clinton^[197]
• Scott McClellan, former White House Press Secretary under George W. Bush^[259]
• Angela E. Oh, former member, of the "President's Initiative on Race"^[260]
• Paul O'Neill, former Secretary of the Treasury under George W. Bush^[261]
• Federico Peña, former Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of Energy under Bill Clinton^[262]
• Colin Powell, Former Secretary of State under George W. Bush^[263][264]
• Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton^[265][266]
• Susan E. Rice, former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs^[252]
• Robert Rubin, former Secretary of the Treasury^[261]
• Bill Ruckelshaus, First Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under Richard Nixon^[267]
• David Scheffer, former Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues^[197]
• Ted Sorensen, President John F. Kennedy's top advisor and speechwriter^[268]
• Tara Sonenshine, executive vice president at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP); former Special Assistant to the President, National Security Council^[197]
• Lawrence Summers, former Secretary of the Treasury^[269]
• David Wilhelm, President Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign chairman^[270]

Military

• Clifford Alexander, Jr., former Secretary of the Army^[197]
• Susan Ahn Cuddy, first female gunner officer in the U.S. Navy and daughter of Korean Independence fighter Ahn Chang-ho^[271]
• Wesley Clark, four star General (Ret), former Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO, 2004 presidential candidate^[64]
• Richard Danzig, former Secretary of the Navy^[197]
• Scott Gration Major General (USAF-Ret), former Director of Strategy, Policy, and Assessments of the United States European Command in Germany^[272]
• Richard D. Hearney, former Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps^[197]
• John Hutson, former Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Navy^[273]
• Jeh Johnson, former General Counsel of the U.S. Air Force^[197]
• Lester Lyles, former Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force^[197]
• David McGinnis, Brigadier General (Ret), former Chief of Staff of the National Guard Association of the U.S.^[272]
• Merrill A. McPeak, four star General (Ret), former Secretary of the United States Air Force during Operation Desert Storm,^{[272][274][275]}
• John B. Nathman (Ret), former Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Vice Chief of Naval Operations^[197][272]
• F. Whitten Peters, former Secretary of the Air Force^[197]
• Colin Powell, General (Ret), former General in the United States Army, National Security Advisor (1987–1989), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989–1993) and United States Secretary of State (2001–2005)^[272]

National political figures

• Joe Andrew, former Democratic National Committee Chairman 1999–2001^[276]
• Jeffrey Bader, former U.S. Ambassador to Namibia and Fmr. Assistant Office of the United States Trade Representative for Asia^[197]
• Esther Brimmer, former member of U.S. Department of State Policy Planning^[197]
• Mark Brzezinski, former Director of European Affairs of National Security Council^[197]
• James Burns, former Chief Judge of the state Intermediate Court of Appeals^[277]
• Joseph Cirincione, Vice President for National Security and International Policy at the Center for American Progress^[197]
• Bonnie Cohen, former Under Secretary of State for Management\^[197]
• Ivo H. Daalder, former Director, European Affairs, National Security Council^[197]
• William H. Donaldson, former Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, appointed by George W. Bush^[278]
• Robert S. Gelbard, former Presidential Envoy for the Balkans; Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement; Ambassador to Indonesia; and Ambassador to Bolivia^[197]
• Scott Gration, former Director for Strategy, Policy and Planning, U.S. European Command^[197]
• Gabriel Guerra-Mondragón, former United States Ambassador to Chile^[279]
• Vicki Huddleston, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Ambassador to Mali and Madagascar, Chief of Mission to Cuba and Ethiopia^[197]
• Paul Igasaki, fmr. Vice Chair and Commissioner of the "U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission"^[260]
• Paul G. Kirk, former Democratic National Committee Chairman 1985–1988^[280]
• Arthur Levitt, former Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, appointed by Bill Clinton^[278]
• David Lipton, former Under Secretary of Treasury for International Affairs^[197]
• Frank Loy, former Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs^[197]
• Terry McAuliffe, former Democratic National Committee Chairman 2001–2005^[281]
• Donald McHenry, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations^[197]
• Norman Mineta, former U.S. Rep. (D-CA), mayor of San Jose, United States Secretary of Transportation and United States Secretary of Commerce^[187]
• Newton N. Minow, former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission^[282]
• Alfred H. Moses, former United States Ambassador to Romania^[197]
• David Ruder, former Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, appointed by Ronald Reagan^[278]
• Witney Schneidman, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs^[197]
• Dan Shapiro, former Director, National Security Council^[197]
• Mona Sutphen, former Special Assistant to the National Security Advisor^[197]
• Jim Vermillion, former Mission Director, USAID, Nicaragua^[197]
• Paul Volcker, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve^[278][283]
• Patricia Wald, former Chief Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit^[284]

Mayors

• Ahoskie, North Carolina Mayor Linda Blackburn (D-NC)^[285]
• Anderson, South Carolina Mayor Terence Roberts (D-SC)^[286]
• Asheville, North Carolina Mayor Terry Bellamy (D-NC)^[287]
• Atlanta, Georgia Mayor Shirley Franklin (D-GA)^[288]
• Angola, Indiana Mayor Dick Hickman (D-IN)^[289]
• Austin, Texas Mayor Will Wynn (D-TX)^[290]
• Baltimore, Maryland Mayor Sheila Dixon (D-MD)^[291]
• Batesville, Indiana Mayor Richard Fledderman (D-IN)^[289]
• Beckley, West Virginia Mayor Emmett Pugh (D-WV)^[292]
• Bloomington, Indiana Mayor Mark Kruzan (D-IN)^[289]
• Bluffton, Indiana Mayor Ted Ellis (D-IN)^[289]
• Boise, Idaho Mayor David H. Bieter (D-ID)^[293]
• Bolton, North Carolina Mayor Frank Wilson (D-NC)^[285]
• Boone, North Carolina Mayor Loretta Clawson (D-NC)^[287]
• Brownsville, Texas Mayor Pat Ahumada (D-TX)^[294]
• Camp Hill, Pennsylvania Mayor Lou Thieblemont (D-PA), (formerly R-PA)^[295]
• Carrboro, North Carolina Mayor Mark H. Chilton (D-NC)^[287]
• Cary, North Carolina Mayor Harold Weinbrecht (D-NC)^[287]
• Chapel Hill, North Carolina Mayor Kevin Foy (D-NC)^[287]
• Chicago, Illinois Mayor Richard M. Daley (D-IL)^[296]
• Cincinnati, Ohio Mayor Mark L. Mallory (D-OH)^[297]
• Cleveland, Ohio Mayor Frank G. Jackson (D-OH)^[298]
• Clinton, Indiana Mayor Jerry Hawkins (D-IN)^[289]
• Columbia City, Indiana Mayor Jim Fleck (D-IN)^[289]
• Columbus, Ohio Mayor Michael B. Coleman (D-OH)^[299]
• Conetoe, North Carolina Mayor Linda Ingram (D-NC)^[285]
• Creedmoor, North Carolina Mayor Darryl Moss (D-NC)^[285]
• Cumberland, Rhode Island Mayor Daniel McKee (D-RI)^[300]
• Dayton, Ohio Mayor Rhine McLin (D-OH)^[301]
• Des Moines, Iowa Mayor Frank Cownie (D-IA)^[302]
• Dover, North Carolina Mayor Malcolm Johnson (D-NC)^[285]
• Dunn, North Carolina Mayor Pro Tem N. Carnell Robinson (D-NC)^[285]
• Durham, North Carolina Mayor Bill Bell (D-NC)^[303]
• Durham, North Carolina Mayor Pro Tem Cora McFadden (D-NC)^[285]
• East Arcadia, North Carolina Mayor Perry Blanks (D-NC)^[285]
• Edinburg, Texas Mayor Joe Ochoa (D-TX)^[294]
• Edison, New Jersey Mayor Jun Choi (D-NJ)^[304]
• Enfield, North Carolina Mayor Warnie Bishop (D-NC)^[285]
• Evansville, Indiana Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel (D-IN)^[305]
• Fairbanks, Alaska Mayor Jim Whitaker (R-AK)^[306]
• Flint, Michigan Mayor Don Williamson (D-MI)^[307]
• Garrett, Indiana Mayor David Wiant (D-IN)^[289]
• Gary, Indiana Mayor Rudolph Clay (D-IN)^[289]
• Garysburg, North Carolina Mayor Roy Bell (D-NC)^[285]
• Goshen, Indiana Mayor Allan Kauffman (D-IN)^[289]
• Greendale, Indiana Mayor Doug Hedrick (D-IN)^[289]
• Greensboro, North Carolina Mayor Yvonne Johnson (D-NC)^[308]
• Greenville, North Carolina Mayor Pro Tem Mildred Council (D-NC)^[285]
• Hertford, North Carolina Mayor Pro Tem Horace Reid (D-NC)^[285]
• Honolulu, Hawaii Mayor Mufi Hannemann (D-HI)^[309]
• Jersey City, New Jersey Mayor Jerramiah Healy (D-NJ)^[304]
• Lincoln, Nebraska Mayor Chris Beutler (D-NE)^[310]
• Lancaster, Pennsylvania Mayor Rick Gray (D-PA)^[311]
• Las Cruces, New Mexico Mayor Ken Miyagishima^[312]
• Laurinburg, North Carolina Mayor Matthew Block (D-NC)^[285]
• Lewiston Woodville, North Carolina Mayor Carl Lee Sr. (D-NC)^[285]
• Long Beach, California Mayor Bob Foster (D-CA)^[313]
• Madisonville, Kentucky Mayor Will Cox (D-KY)^[194]
• Mansfield, Ohio Mayor Donald Culliver (D-OH)^[314]
• Michigan City, Indiana Mayor Chuck Oberlie (D-IN)^[289]
• Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mayor Tom Barrett (D-WI)^[315]
• Minneapolis, Minnesota Mayor RT Rybak (D-MN)^[316]
• Missoula, Montana Mayor John Engen (D-MT)^[317]
• Monroe, North Carolina Mayor Pro Tem Phil Bazemore (D-NC)^[285]
• Navassa, North Carolina Mayor Eulis Willis (D-NC)^[285]
• Navassa, North Carolina Mayor Pro Tem Jerry Merrick (D-NC)^[285]
• New Haven, Connecticut Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. (D-CT)^[318][319]
• New Orleans, Louisiana Mayor Ray Nagin (D-LA)^[320]
• Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker (D-NJ)^[321]
• Northwest, North Carolina Mayor James Knox (D-NC)^[285]
• North Vernon, Indiana Mayor Harold Campbell (D-IN)^[289]
• Omaha, Nebraska Mayor Mike Fahey (D-NE)^[322]
• Pittsboro, North Carolina Mayor Randolph Voller (D-NC)^[285]
• Raleigh, North Carolina Mayor Charles Meeker (D-NC)^[287]
• Reading, Pennsylvania Former Mayor Tom McMahon (D-PA)^[323]
• Roper, North Carolina Mayor Estelle Sanders (D-NC)^[285]
• San Antonio, Texas Mayor Phil Hardberger (D-TX)^[294]
• Sandyfield, North Carolina Mayor Perry Dixon (D-NC)^[285]
• San Francisco, California Mayor Gavin Newsom (D-CA)^[324]
• Scotland Neck, North Carolina Mayor James Mill Sr. (D-NC)^[285]
• Seaboard, North Carolina Mayor Melvin Broadnax (D-NC)^[285]
• Seattle, Washington Mayor Greg Nickels (D-WA)^[325]
• Sedalia, North Carolina Mayor Howard Morgan (D-NC)^[285]
• South Bend, Indiana Mayor Steve Luecke (D-IN)^[326]
• Southfield, Michigan Mayor Brenda L. Lawrence (D-MI)^[327]
• Speed, North Carolina Mayor Wilbert Harrison (D-NC)^[285]
• Spring Lake, North Carolina Mayor Ethel Clark (D-NC)^[285]
• Snow Hill, North Carolina Mayor Donald Davis (D-NC)^[285]
• Sullivan, Indiana Mayor Scott Biddle (D-IN)^[289]
• Tampa, Florida Mayor Pam Iorio (D-FL)^[328]
• Wagram, North Carolina Mayor Betty Gholston (D-NC)^[285]
• Weldon, North Carolina Mayor George Draper Jr. (D-NC)^[285]
• West Hollywood, California Mayor John Duran (D-CA)^[156]
• Windsor, North Carolina Mayor Robert Spivey (D-NC)^[285]
• Winston-Salem, North Carolina Mayor Pro Tem Vivian Burke (D-NC)^[285]
• York, Pennsylvania Mayor John S. Brenner (D-PA)^[311]
• Youngstown, Ohio Mayor Jay Williams (D-OH)^[329]

State, local and territory officials

Publications

Newspapers

• Akron Beacon Journal – Akron, Ohio^[330]
• Anchorage Daily News – Anchorage, Alaska^[331]
• Arlington Heights Daily Herald – Arlington Heights, Illinois^[330]
• The Asheville Citizen-Times – Asheville, North Carolina^[332]
• Asbury Park Press – Asbury Park, New Jersey^[330]
• Aspen Daily News – Aspen, Colorado^[333]
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Atlanta, Georgia^[330]
• Austin American-Statesman – Austin, Texas^[330]
• Bangor News – Bangor, Maine^[330]
• The Blade – Toledo, Ohio^[332]
• The Boston Globe – Boston, Massachusetts^[334]
• Brunswick Times Record – Brunswick, Maine^[330]
• Buffalo News – Buffalo, New York^[330]
• Cabinet Press – Milford, New Hampshire^[330]
• Canton Repository – Canton, Ohio^[330]
• Charleston Gazette – Charleston, West Virginia^[330]
• Charlotte Observer Charlotte, North Carolina^[330]
• Chattanooga Times – Chattanooga, Tennessee^[330]
• Chicago Sun-Times – Chicago, Illinois^[335]
• The Chicago Tribune – Chicago, Illinois^[336]
• The Plain Dealer – Cleveland, Ohio^[330]
• Columbia Daily Tribune – Columbia, Missouri^[330]
• The Columbian – Vancouver, Washington^[330]
• Commercial Appeal – Memphis, Tennessee^[330]
• Concord Monitor – Concord, New Hampshire^[330]
• The Contra Costa Times – Walnut Creek, California^[332]
• Cortez Journal – Cortez, Colorado^[330]
• The Daily Breeze – Torrance, California^[330]
• Dayton Daily News – Dayton, Ohio^[332]
• Daytona Beach News Journal – Daytona Beach, Florida^[330]
• The Denver Post – Denver, Colorado^[330]
• Des Moines Register – Des Moines, Iowa^[337]
• Detroit Free Press – Detroit, Michigan^[330]
• Durham Herald Sun – Durham, North Carolina^[330]
• The Durango Herald – Durango, Colorado^[330]
• The Eagle – College Station, Texas^[338]
• East Oregonian – Pendleton, Oregon^[330]
• El Diario/La Prensa – New York City^[330]
• Express-Times – Easton, Pennsylvania^[330]
• Falls Church News Press – Falls Church, Virginia^[330]
• Fort Wayne Journal Gazette – Fort Wayne, Indiana^[330]
• Fort Worth Star-Telegram – Fort Worth, Texas^[339]
• Fremont Argus – Fremont, California^[330]
• The Fresno Bee – Fresno, California^[332]
• Gainesville Sun – Gainesville, Florida^[340]
• Greenville Daily Reflector – Greenville, North Carolina^[330]
• The Gunnison County Times – Gunnison, Colorado^[330]
• The Hawk Eye – Burlington, Iowa^[330]
• Hayward Daily Review – Hayward, California^[330]
• Honolulu Star-Bulletin – Honolulu, Hawaii^[330]
• The Houston Chronicle – Houston, Texas.^[341]
• Idaho Statesman – Boise, Idaho^[330]
• The Joplin Globe – Joplin, Missouri^[342]
• Kansas City Star – Kansas City, Missouri^[330]
• La Opinión – Los Angeles, California^[330]
• Las Cruces Sun-News – Las Cruces, New Mexico^[330]
• Las Vegas Sun – Las Vegas, Nevada^[330]
• Lexington Herald-Leader – Lexington, Kentucky^[330]
• Long Beach Press Telegram – Long Beach, California^[330]
• Los Angeles Daily News – Los Angeles, California^[330]
• Los Angeles Times – Los Angeles, California^[343]
• Lufkin Daily News – Lufkin, Texas^[330]
• Mail Tribune – Medford, Oregon^[330]
• Marin Independent Journal – Marin County, California^[330]
• Mason City Globe-Gazettte – Mason City, Iowa^[330]
• Miami Herald – Miami, Florida^[330]
• Michigan Chronicle – Detroit, Michigan^[330]
• The Monterey County Herald – Monterey, California^[332]
• Muskegon Chronicle – Muskegon, Michigan^[330]
• Naples Daily News – Naples, Florida^[330]
• Nashua Telegraph – Nashua, New Hampshire^[330]
• The New Bedford Standard-Times – Massachusetts^[332]
• New York Daily News – New York City^[344]
• New York Times – New York City^[345]
• News and Observer – Raleigh, North Carolina^[330]
• Oakland Tribune – Oakland, California^[330]
• The Olympian – Olympia, Washington^[330]
• The Oregonian – Portland, Oregon^[330]
• Orlando Sentinel – Orlando, Florida^[330]
• Ouray Plaindealer – Ouray, Colorado^[330]
• Palladium-Item – Richmond, Indiana^[330]
• Palm Beach Post – Palm Beach, Florida^[330]
• Pasadena Star News – Pasadena, California^[330]
• Philadelphia Inquirer – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania^[330]
• The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania^[332]
• The Quad City Times the Quad Cities, Iowa and Illinois^[346]
• The Record – Stockton, California^[347]
• Register-Guard – Eugene, Oregon^[330]
• The Reno Gazette-Journal Reno, Nevada^[330]
• Rockford Register Star – Rockford, Illinois^[330]
• The Sacramento Bee – Sacramento, California^[332]
• The Salt Lake Tribune – Salt Lake City, Utah^[348]
• San Bernardino County Sun – San Bernardino, California^[332]
• San Francisco Chronicle – San Francisco, California^[330]
• San Gabriel Valley Tribune – San Gabriel, California^[330]
• San Joaquin Herald – San Joaquin County, California^[330]
• San Jose Mercury News – San Jose, California^[330]
• San Mateo County Times – San Mateo County, California^[330]
• Santa Cruz Sentinel – Santa Cruz, California^[330]
• Santa Fe New Mexican – Santa Fe, New Mexico^[330]
• Santa Monica Mirror – Santa Monica, California^[349]
• Sarasota Herald Tribune – Sarasota, Florida^[330]
• Seattle Post-Intelligencer – Seattle, Washington^[330]
• The Seattle Times – Seattle, Washington^[350]
• Springfield News Sun – Springfield, Ohio^[330]
• St. Cloud Times – St. Cloud, Minnesota^[330]
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch – St. Louis, Missouri^[332]
• St. Petersburg Times – St. Petersburg, Florida^[332]
• Standard-Times – Portland, Maine^[330]
• The Star-News – Wilmington, North Carolina^[330]
• Statesman Journal – Salem, Oregon^[330]
• Stockton Record – Stockton, California^[330]
• Storm Lake Times – Storm Lake, Iowa^[330]
• The Tennessean – Nashville, Tennessee^[332]
• Times-Reporter – Dover, Ohio^[330]
• Toledo Blade – Toledo, Ohio^[330]
• The Tri-City Herald – Kennewick, Washington^[330]
• Tri-Valley Herald – Pleasanton, California^[330]
• Tuscaloosa News – Tuscaloosa, Alabama^[330]
• Walla Walla Union-Bulletin – Walla Walla, Washington^[330]
• Walnut Creek Journal – Walnut Creek, California^[330]
• The Washington Post – Washington, D.C.^[351]
• The Wisconsin State Journal – Wisconsin^[332]
• Yakima Herald-Republic – Yakima, Washington^[330]

Magazines

• Condé Nast Portfolio^[352]
• Esquire^[353]
• The New Yorker – New York City, New York^[354]
• VIBE^[355]

Academics

Economists

• Jared Bernstein, Economic Policy Institute labor economist^[356]
• J. Bradford DeLong, Professor at the University of California, Berkeley; macroeconomist^[357][358]
• Ray Fair, Professor at Yale School of Management; macroeconomist^[359]
• Jason Furman^[360]
• Paul Krugman, professor and author, 2008 Nobel laureate
• Daniel McFadden, 2000 Nobel laureate^[361]
• Laurence H. Meyer, Federal Reserve Governor 1996–2002^[362]
• Edmund Phelps, 2006 Nobel laureate^[363]
• Amartya Sen, 1998 Nobel laureate^[364]
• Robert Solow, 1987 Nobel laureate^[365]
• Joseph E. Stiglitz, 2001 Nobel laureate^[363]

Scientists

• Peter Agre, Nobel Prize-winning scientist (Chemistry 2003)^[366][366]
• Sharon Long, former dean of Stanford University's School of Humanities & Science^[366]
• Gilbert Omenn, Professor of internal medicine, human genetics and public health at the University of Michigan^[366]
• Peter Norvig (Director of Research, Google)^[367]
• Harold Varmus, Nobel Prize-winning scientist (Medicine 1989)^[366]
• Alexei Abrikosov (Nobel Laureate Physics 2003)^[366]
• Roger Guillemin (Nobel Laureate Medicine 1977)^[366]
• John L. Hall (Nobel Laureate Physics 2005)^[366]
• Sidney Altman(Nobel Laureate Chemistry 1989)^[366]
• Leland H. Hartwell (Nobel Laureate Medicine 2001)^[366]
• Philip W. Anderson (Nobel Laureate Physics 1977)^[366]
• Dudley Herschbach (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 1986)^[366]
• Richard Axel (Nobel Laureate Medicine 2004)^[366]
• Roald Hoffmann (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 1981)^[366]
• David Baltimore (Nobel Laureate Medicine 1975)^[366]
• H. Robert Horvitz (Nobel Laureate Medicine 2002)^[366]
• Baruj Benacerraf (Nobel Laureate Medicine 1980)^[366]
• Louis Ignarro (Nobel Laureate Medicine 1998)^[366]
• Paul Berg (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 1980)^[366]
• Eric R. Kandel (Nobel Laureate Medicine 2000)^[366]
• J. Michael Bishop (Nobel Laureate Medicine 1989)^[366]
• Walter Kohn (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 1998)^[366]
• Nicolaas Bloembergen (Nobel Laureate Physics 1981)^[366]
• Roger Kornberg (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 2006)^[366]
• Michael S. Brown (Nobel Laureate Medicine 1985)^[366]
• Leon M. Lederman (Nobel Laureate Physics 1988)^[366]
• Linda B. Buck (Nobel Laureate Medicine 2004)^[366]
• Craig C. Mello (Nobel Laureate Medicine 2006)^[366]
• Mario R. Capecchi (Nobel Laureate Medicine 2007)^[366]
• Oliver Smithies (Nobel Laureate Medicine 2007)^[366]
• Marshall Nirenberg (Nobel Laureate Medicine 1968)^[368]
• Stanley Cohen (Nobel Laureate Medicine 1986)^[366]
• Douglas D. Osheroff (Nobel Laureate Physics 1996)^[366]
• Leon Cooper (Nobel Laureate Physics 1972)^[366]
• Stanley B. Prusiner (Nobel Laureate Medicine 1997)^[366]
• James W. Cronin (Nobel Laureate Physics 1980)^[366]
• Norman F. Ramsey (Nobel Laureate Physics 1989)^[366]
• Robert F. Curl (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 1996)^[366]
• Robert Coleman Richardson (Nobel Laureate Physics 1996)^[366]
• Johann Deisenhofer (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 1988)^[366]
• Burton Richter (Nobel Laureate Physics 1976)^[366]
• John B. Fenn (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 2002)^[366]
• Sherwood Rowland (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 1995)^[366]
• Edmond H. Fischer (Nobel Laureate Medicine 1992)^[366]
• Oliver Smithies (Nobel Laureate Medicine 2007)^[366]
• Val Fitch (Nobel Laureate Physics 1980)^[366]
• Richard Schrock (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 2005)^[366]
• Jerome I. Friedman (Nobel Laureate Physics 1990)^[366]
• Joseph H. Taylor Jr. (Nobel Laureate Physics 1993)^[366]
• Riccardo Giacconi (Nobel Laureate Physics 2002)^[366]
• E. Donnall Thomas (Nobel Laureate Medicine 1990)^[366]
• Walter Gilbert (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 1980)^[366]
• Charles H. Townes (Nobel Laureate Physics 1964)^[366]
• Alfred G. Gilman (Nobel Laureate Medicine 1994)^[366]
• Daniel C. Tsui (Nobel Laureate Physics 1998)^[366]
• Donald A. Glaser (Nobel Laureate Physics 1960)^[366]
• Sheldon Glashow (Nobel Laureate Physics 1979)^[366]
• James D. Watson(Nobel Laureate Medicine1962)^[366]
• Joseph Goldstein(Nobel Laureate Medicine 1985)^[366]
• Eric Wieschaus(Nobel Laureate Medicine 1995)^[366]
• Paul Greengard(Nobel Laureate Medicine 2000)^[366]
• Frank Wilczek(Nobel Laureate Physics 2004)^[366]
• David Gross(Nobel Laureate Physics 2004)^[366]
• Robert W. Wilson(Nobel Laureate Physics 1978)^[366]
• Robert H. Grubbs (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 2005)^[366]
• Martin Chalfie (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 2008)^[369]

• Sally Ride, physicist, former NASA astronaut, first American woman in space^[370]

Other academics

• Stephen B. Burbank, Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania^[362]
• Ellen P. Chapnick, Dean for Social Justice Initiatives at Columbia Law School^[371]
• Ronald Dworkin, Professor of Law and Political Philosophy at New York University^[362]
• Michael Eric Dyson, Professor at Georgetown University^[372]
• John Hope Franklin, Past president of the American Historical Association, Professor Emeritus of History at Duke University, chairman of President Bill Clinton's Initiative on Race in 1999, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995.^[373]
• Francis Fukuyama, Professor of International Political Economy at Johns Hopkins University^[374]
• Alice Kessler-Harris, R. Gordon Hoxie Professor of American History at Columbia University^[371]
• William R. Harvey, President, Hampton University^[375]
• Scott Kurashige, associate professor of American Culture, History, and Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies at the University of Michigan^[376]
• Lawrence Lessig, Professor at Stanford Law School^[377]
• Grande Lum, Lecturer on negotiation at University of California, Berkeley Law School^[378]
• Manning Marable, Professor of Public Affairs, History and African-American Studies at Columbia University^[379]
• Michael McFaul, Professor of Political Science at Stanford University^[197]
• Michael Nacht, Dean of Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley^[197]
• Martha Nussbaum, Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago^[362]
• Michael Oppenheimer, Albert G. Milbank Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School and Department of Geosciences, Princeton University^[197]
• Frances Fox Piven, Professor of political science and sociology at The Graduate Center at the City University of New York^[371]
• Samantha Power, Professor at Harvard University and Pulitzer Prize-winner^[197]
• Anita Ramasastry, Professor of law at the University of Washington School of Law^[260]
• Riordan Roett, Professor of Western Hemisphere Studies and the Latin American Studies Program of Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University^[197]
• Barnett Rubin, Director of Studies and Senior Fellow of Center on International Cooperation at the New York University^[197]
• Simon Schama, Professor of history and art history at Columbia University^[380]
• Laurence Tribe, Professor of constitutional law at Harvard Law School^[381]
• Edward Tufte, Professor Emeritus of Statistics at Yale University^[362]
• David Victor, Professor at Stanford Law School^[197]
• Celeste Wallender, Professor at Georgetown University^[197]
• Barbara Weinstein, President of the American Historical Association (2007)^[371]
• Joseph B. White, President, University of Illinois^[382]
• Cornel West, Professor of Religion at Princeton University^[383]

Business people

• Marc Andreessen, software engineer, Silicon Valley entrepreneur and co-founder of Netscape^[384]
• Michael Arrington, founder and co-editor of blog TechCrunch^[385]
• Warren Buffett, investor and richest man in the world^[386][387]
• Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, co-founders of Ben & Jerry's^[388][389]
• Mohamed A. El-Erian, CEO and co-CIO of PIMCO^[390]
• Ari Emanuel, talent agent^[391]
• David Geffen, media executive, producer and philanthropist^[392]
• Gary Hirshberg, Chairman, President, and CEO of Stonyfield Farm^[393][394]
• Chris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook^[395][396]
• Jessica Jackley Flannery, co-founder of Kiva^[397]
• Sheila Johnson, co-founder of Black Entertainment Television^[398]
• Jeffrey Katzenberg, film producer and CEO of DreamWorks Animation^[399]
• Billy King, former general manager and team president of NBA team Philadelphia 76ers^[400]
• Ned Lamont, founder of Lamont Digital Systems and former Senate candidate^[401]
• Brink Lindsey, Vice President of Research for the Cato Institute and editor of Cato Unbound^[402]
• William Louis-Dreyfus, billionaire New York financier^[279]
• Rose McKinney-James, businesswoman and consultant^[403]
• Ken Mok, President of 10 × 10 Entertainment^[260]
• Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of Rupert Murdoch and Chairman and CEO of Shine Limited^[404]
• Craig Newmark, founder of website Craigslist^[405]
• Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo^[406]
• Pierre Omidyar, founder/chairman of the eBay auction site^[407]
• Dan Rooney, owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL^[408]
• Hilary Rosen, on-air political and business analyst^[409]
• Eric Schmidt, Google Chairman and CEO^[410]
• Alan Solomont, Massachusetts philanthropist and fund-raiser^[411]
• George Soros, businessman and philanthropist^[412]
• Leigh Steinberg, sports agent^[413]
• John W. Thompson, CEO of Symantec^[414]
• Billy Vassiliadis, CEO of R&R Partners^[403][415]
• David Ransdell Voelker, owner and manager of Voelker Investments in New Orleans^[416]

Fashion designers

• American Apparel, T-shirt manufacturer^[417][418]
• Tory Burch^[419]
• Maria Cornejo, New York City-based Chilean designer^[419]
• Costello Tagliapietra, Brooklyn-based dressmakers^[419]
• Marc Jacobs^[419]
• Juicy Couture^[419]
• Derek Lam^[419]
• Nanette Lepore^[419]
• Isaac Mizrahi^[419]
• Charles Nolan^[419]
• Zac Posen^[419]
• Proenza Schouler^[419]
• Rag & Bone New York City-based British designers^[419]
• Tracy Reese^[419]
• Narciso Rodriguez^[419]
• Rachel Roy^[419]
• Diane von Fürstenberg^[419]
• Alexander Wang^[419]

Labor unions

• American Federation of Government Employees^[420]
• American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations^[421]
• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (national,^[422][423] Illinois,^[424] Oregon,^[425] and Pennsylvania^[426])
• American Federation of Teachers^[427]
• American Nurses Association^[428]
• American Postal Workers Union^[429]
• American Small Business League^[430]
• Association of Flight Attendants^[431]
• Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers^[432]
• Change to Win Federation^[433]
• Culinary Workers Union Local 226^[434]
• Illinois Education Association^[435]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers^[436]
• International Association of Fire Fighters^[437]
• International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers^[438]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers^[439]
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters^[440]
• International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers^[441]
• International Union of Painters and Allied Trades^[442]
• National Air Traffic Controllers Association^[443]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[444]
• National Education Association^[445]
• New York City Corrections Officers' Union^[446]
• Service Employees International Union (national,^[447] California,^[448] Illinois,^[449] Indiana,^[449] Kansas,^[449] Missouri,^[449] Nevada,^[450] Washington,^[451] Wisconsin^[452])
• Transport Workers Union^[453]
• UNITE HERE^[454]
• United American Nurses^[455]
• United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing, Pipefitting and Sprinkler Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada^[456]
• United Auto Workers Union (national,^[457] Region 4^[458])
• United Food and Commercial Workers (national,^[459] southeast, northeast and central Pennsylvania, northeast Maryland and southern New York^[460])
• United Healthcare Workers West^[461]
• United Mine Workers^[462]
• United Steelworkers^[463]
• Utility Workers Union of America^[464]

Labor leaders & union officials

• Larry Cohen, President of Communications Workers of America^[465]
• Maria Elena Durazo, Executive secretary–treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor^[466]
• Michael Thurmond, Georgia State Labor Commissioner^[103]
• Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers and the United Federation of Teachers^[467]

Social and political activists

• Joan Baez, singer, peace and human rights activist^[468]
• Rev. Claude Black, Jr., civil and human rights activist^[469]
• Cecil Bothwell, author, independent journalist, and "green builder"^[470]
• Eve Ensler
• Shepard Fairey, street artist and activist^[471][472]
• Louis Farrakhan, National Representative for the Nation of Islam^[473]
• Jane Fonda, actress and political activist^[474]
• Kim Gandy, feminist activist and the President of the National Organization for Women^[475]
• Tom Hayden, anti-war activist, former California State Senator^[476]
• Jesse Jackson, former Democratic presidential candidate and former shadow Senator from the District of Columbia^[477]
• Joseph Lowery, minister and leader in the American civil rights movement^[478]
• Kate Michelman, pro-choice activist, former head of NARAL^[479]
• John Prendergast, human rights activist and former adviser to the White House and the State Department^[480]
• Michael Ratner, human rights lawyer, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights^[481]
• Rusty Schweickart, space advocate, co-founder of Association of Space Explorers, and Apollo 9 astronaut^[482]
• Eleanor Smeal, feminist activist and the President and founder of the Feminist Majority Foundation^[475]
• Eric Stern, gay rights activist.^[392]
• Naomi Wolf, co-founder, American Freedom Campaign^[483]
• Linus Torvalds, founder of Linux and open-source activist^[484]

Organizations

Environmental organizations, humane organizations, and wildlife groups

• Environment America (national,^[485] New Hampshire,^[486] New Jersey,^[487] New Mexico,^[488] Pennsylvania,^[489] Texas^[490])
• League of Conservation Voters^[491]
• Sierra Club^[492]

Other organizations

• American Coalition of Fathers and Children^[493]
• American Hunters and Shooters Association^[494]
• Cook County Democratic Party^[495]
• Democratic Party of Illinois^[495]
• EMILY's List^[496]
• Human Rights Campaign^[497]
• MoveOn.org^[498]
• Mexican American Political Association^[499]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America^[500]
• National Association of Police Organizations^[501]
• Pirate Party of the United States^[502]

Native American tribes

• Crow Nation^[503]
• Fort Peck Indian Reservation^[503]
• Navajo Nation^[503]

Entertainers and artists

Actors and actresses

• Ben Affleck^[504][505]
• Shohreh Aghdashloo^[506]
• Jessica Alba^[507]
• Jennifer Aniston^[508]
• David Arquette^[509]
• Ed Asner
• Penn Badgley^[510]
• Alec Baldwin^[511]
• Eric Balfour^[512]
• Antonio Banderas^[513]
• Elizabeth Banks^[514]
• Drew Barrymore^[515]
• Jennifer Beals^[516]
• Noah Bean^[517]
• Kristen Bell^[518]
• Maria Bello^[480]
• Annette Bening^[519]
• Halle Berry^[520][521]
• Jessica Biel^[522]
• Jack Black^[523]
• Matthew Broderick^[524]
• Adam Brody^[525]
• Josh Brolin^[514][526]
• Pierce Brosnan^[399]
• Ellen Burstyn^[362]
• Sophia Bush^[527]
• Nick Cannon^[528]
• Justin Chambers^[529]
• Don Cheadle^[530]
• Kristin Chenoweth^[531]
• John Cleese^[532]
• George Clooney^[533]
• James Corden^[534]
• Bill Cosby^[535]
• Kevin Costner^[536]
• Courteney Cox-Arquette^[509]
• Daniel Craig^[537]
• Cindy Crawford^[538]
• Chris Crocker^[539]
• James Cromwell^[540]
• Alan Cumming^[541]
• Jamie Lee Curtis^[399]
• Tim Daly^[542]
• Matt Damon^[543][544]
• Ted Danson^[545]
• Larry David^[546]
• Rosario Dawson^[547]
• Laura Dern^[548]
• Robert De Niro^[549]
• Zooey Deschanel^[550]
• Danny DeVito^[551]
• Cameron Diaz^[509]
• Taye Diggs^[522]
• Fran Drescher^[552]
• Kirsten Dunst^[553][554]
• Megalyn Echikunwoke^[555]
• Aaron Eckhart^[509]
• Idris Elba^[556]
• Tracee Ellis Ross^[557]
• Isla Fisher^[558]
• Kate Flannery^[559]
• Jodie Foster^[399]
• Jamie Foxx^[560]
• Brendan Fraser^[561]
• Morgan Freeman^[562]
• Anna Friel^[530]
• Jennifer Garner^[563]
• Danny Glover^[564]
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt^[565]
• Topher Grace^[519]
• Bryan Greenberg^[562]
• Andre Gregory^[362]
• Adrian Grenier^[566]
• Andy Griffith^[567]
• Melanie Griffith^[568]
• Jasmine Guy^[557]
• Luis Guzmán^[569]
• Maggie Gyllenhaal
• Mark Hamill^[570]
• Josh Hamilton^[571]
• Tom Hanks^[572]
• Hill Harper^[573]
• Valerie Harper^[574]
• Ed Harris
• Anne Hathaway^[547]
• Dennis Haysbert^[506]
• Dulé Hill^[575]
• Gary Holt^[576]
• Dennis Hopper^[577]
• Kelly Hu^[578]
• Jennifer Hudson^[579]
• Kate Hudson^[580]
• Josh Hutcherson^[581]
• Samuel L. Jackson^[512][582]
• Scarlett Johansson^[583]
• Angelina Jolie^[584]
• Rashida Jones^[519]
• Ashley Judd^[585][586]
• Daniel Dae Kim^[187]
• Regina King^[587]
• Christopher Knight^[588]
• Michael Kostroff^[589]
• Ashton Kutcher^[590]
• Ken Leung^[591]
• Lucy Liu^[506]
• Blake Lively^[510]
• Nia Long^[592]
• Eva Longoria^[593][594]
• George Lopez^[595]
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus^[596]
• Josh Lucas^[519]
• Tobey Maguire^[548]
• James Marsters^[597]
• Rue McClanahan^[598]
• Anne Meara^[551]
• Alyssa Milano^[599]
• Demi Moore^[600]
• Julianne Moore^[601]
• Benjamin McKenzie^[595]
• Enrique Murciano^[512]
• Eddie Murphy^[602]
• Mike Ness^[603]
• Thandie Newton^[514]
• Cynthia Nixon^[604]
• Amaury Nolasco^[605]
• Edward Norton^[543]
• Ed O'Neill^[606]
• Al Pacino
• Gwyneth Paltrow^[607]
• Hayden Panettiere^[608][609]
• Sarah Jessica Parker^[610]
• Bill Paxton^[611]
• Mario Van Peebles^[552]
• Amanda Peet^[612]
• Kal Penn^[555][613]
• Sean Penn^[614]
• Harold Perrineau, Jr.^[512]
• Ryan Phillippe^[615]
• Chris Pine^[616]
• Jada Pinkett Smith^[617]
• Brad Pitt^[618]
• Jeremy Piven^[619]
• Sidney Poitier^[620]
• Ellen Pompeo^[621][622]
• Natalie Portman^[623]
• Jaime Pressly^[509]
• Dennis Quaid^[538]
• Queen Latifah^[624]
• Zachary Quinto^[575]
• Carl Reiner^[574]
• Ryan Reynolds^[522]
• Nicole Richie^[625]
• Chris Rock^[626]
• Adam Rodriguez^[627]
• Brandon Routh^[628]
• Paul Rudd^[629]
• Susan Sarandon^[371]
• Richard Schiff^[630]
• Johnathon Schaech^[512]
• Martin Sheen^[631]
• Brooke Shields ^[632]
• Alicia Silverstone^[633]
• Will Smith^[617][634]
• Phil Spector^[635]
• Lexington Steele^[636]
• Mary Steenburgen^[637]
• Ben Stiller^[508]
• Jerry Stiller^[574]
• Meryl Streep^[638]
• Rider Strong^[639]
• Donald Sutherland^[640]
• Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa^[187]
• Charlize Theron^[641]
• Marisa Tomei^[509]
• Kathleen Turner^[642]
• Wilmer Valderrama^[547]
• Amber Valletta^[627]
• Kate Walsh^[643]
• Denzel Washington^[644]
• Isaiah Washington^[552]
• Wil Wheaton^[645]
• Bradley Whitford^[646]
• James Whitmore^[613]
• Forest Whitaker^[647][648]
• Olivia Wilde^[555][649]
• Henry Winkler^[650]
• Alfre Woodard^[557]
• Daniel Wu^[651]
• Renée Zellweger^[652]

Comedians

• Aziz Ansari^[653]
• Russell Brand^[654]
• Margaret Cho^[655]
• Will Ferrell^[399]
• Larry Gelbart^[551]
• Kathy Griffin^[506]
• Chelsea Handler^[656]
• John Leguizamo^[595]
• Richard Lewis^[657]
• Bill Maher^[658]
• Tracy Morgan^[659]
• Lorne Michaels^[660]
• Eugene Mirman^[653]
• Sarah Silverman^[399]
• Hal Sparks^[661]
• Stella (Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, David Wain)^[629]
• Wanda Sykes^[662]
• Lizz Winstead, co-creator of The Daily Show^[571]
• Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show^[571]

Directors

• J. J. Abrams^[663]
• Lexi Alexander^[664]
• Woody Allen^[513]
• David Benioff^[612]
• Ken Burns^[665][666]
• Eric Byler^[667]
• Jesse Dylan^[668]
• William Friedkin^[362]
• Todd Haynes^[362]
• Ron Howard^[399]
• Callie Khouri^[669]
• Spike Lee^[670]
• George Lucas^[547][671]
• David Lynch^[672]
• James Mangold^[362]
• Garry Marshall^[574]
• Michael Moore^[673][674]
• Rob Reiner^[538]
• John Sayles^[362]
• M. Night Shyamalan^[675]
• Steven Spielberg^[399]
• Oliver Stone^[514]
• Quentin Tarantino^[519]
• Boaz Yakin^[551]

Models

• Adrianne Curry^[588]
• Heidi Klum^[676]

Musicians

• 50 Cent^[677]
• Arcade Fire^[678]
• Burt Bacharach^[679]
• Jon Bauman^[680]
• Beastie Boys^[681]
• Billie Joe Armstrong^[682]
• Big Kenny^[683]
• Andrew Bird^[684]
• Biz Markie^[506]
• The Black Keys^[681]
• Black Thought of The Roots^[685]
• The Breeders^[681]
• Carrie Brownstein, guitarist for Sleater-Kinney^[686]
• Melanie Brown^[506]
• Jimmy Buffett^[687]
• Win Butler^[688]
• Nick Cannon^[627]
• Mariah Carey^[689]
• Chris Carrabba^[690]
• Clap Your Hands Say Yeah^[550]
• Kelly Clarkson^[691]
• Cold War Kids^[550]
• Natalie Cole^[692]
• Common^[693]
• Sean Combs^[694]
• Harry Connick, Jr.^[538]
• David Crosby^[682]
• Sheryl Crow^[695][696]
• The Decemberists^[697]
• Tom DeLonge^[698]
• Devo^[681]
• Dianogah^[684]
• Celine Dion^[699]
• DJ Z-Trip^[700]
• Bob Dylan^[701]
• Eminem^[702]
• Melissa Etheridge^[703]
• Fergie^[547]
• The Fiery Furnaces^[571]
• Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers^[704]
• John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants^[705]
• David Foster^[538]
• Jay Jay French, guitarist for Twisted Sister^[706]
• Ben Harper^[548]
• Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie^[707]
• Goo Goo Dolls^[613]
• Kim Gordon^[708]
• Macy Gray^[709]
• Merle Haggard^[710]
• Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead (Deadheads for Obama)^[711]
• Herbie Hancock^[627]
• Faith Hill^[712]
• Jennifer Hudson^[579]
• Jim James of My Morning Jacket^[713]
• Jay Red Eagle^[714]
• Jay-Z^[670]
• Stephan Jenkins^[715]
• Jin^[716]
• Billy Joel^[717]
• Alicia Keys^[694]
• Carole King^[718]
• Beyoncé Knowles^[670]
• Glenn Kotche of Wilco^[719]
• Ed Kowalczyk^[627]
• Leo Kremer^[715]
• Kris Kristofferson^[720]
• Amel Larrieux^[721]
• Cyndi Lauper^[722]
• Annie Lennox^[723]
• Les Savy Fav^[571]
• Jenny Lewis^[550]
• John Legend^[724]
• Adam Levine of Maroon 5^[725]
• Ludacris^[726]
• Joel Madden of Good Charlotte^[625]
• Chris Martin of Coldplay^[727]
• Dave Matthews^[715]
• Master P^[716]
• Michael McDonald^[547]
• Tim McGraw^[728]
• John Mellencamp^[682]
• Mos Def^[729]
• Nada Surf^[550]
• Nas^[730]
• Graham Nash^[681]
• The National^[681]
• Joanna Newsom^[362]
• Ne-Yo^[613]
• No Age^[731]
• OK Go^[732]
• Conor Oberst^[733]
• Don Omar^[734]
• Pearl Jam^[735]
• Q-Tip^[736]
• Questlove of The Roots^[685]
• R.E.M.^[737]
• Johnathan Rice^[550]
• Rhymefest^[738]
• Nile Rodgers^[362]
• Pat Sansone of Wilco^[719]
• Tom Scholz, guitarist of Boston^[739]
• Patti Scialfa^[740]
• Seal^[538]
• Shakira^[741]
• Shudder to Think^[732]
• Silversun Pickups^[550]
• Russell Simmons^[742]
• Ashlee Simpson^[509]
• Patti Smith^[743]
• Jill Sobule^[715]
• Regina Spektor^[744]
• Bruce Springsteen^[745][746]
• Mavis Staples^[747]
• Michael Stipe^[748]
• Barbra Streisand^[399][749]
• Taboo^[595]
• James Taylor^[750]
• Tenacious D (Jack Black and Kyle Gass)^[523]
• TV on the Radio^[751]
• Jeff Tweedy of Wilco^[733]
• Andres Useche^[752]
• Usher^[753]
• Vampire Weekend^[681]
• Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie^[682]
• Tegan and Sara^[754]
• Joan Wasser^[732]
• Rufus Wainwright^[519]
• Roger Waters^[755]
• Pete Wentz^[756][757]
• will.i.am^[627]
• Pharrell Williams^[419]
• Stevie Wonder^[758]

Television and radio personalities

• Perez Hilton^[759]
• Star Jones^[547]
• Kim Kardashian^[760]
• Yul Kwon^[761]
• Lisa Ling^[762]
• Michael Smerconish^[763]
• Howard Stern^[764]
• Emme Tomingbang^[187]
• Oprah Winfrey^[765]

Writers

• Paul Auster^[766]
• Judy Blume, popular children's and young adult writer, author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret., Superfudge, and others.^[767]
• Christopher Buckley, conservative writer and satirist, son of William F. Buckley^[768]
• Michael Chabon^[769]
• Daniel Clowes^[362]
• Dave Eggers^[769]
• Barbara Ehrenreich^[770]
• Jonathan Safran Foer^[362]
• Daniel Handler, better known under the pen name Lemony Snicket^[769]
• Jeffrey Hart, conservative columnist, former long-time editor at National Review^[771]
• Bob Herbert, columnist for The New York Times^[772]
• Christopher Hitchens, journalist, critic and author^[773]
• John Hodgman, actor and author of The Areas of My Expertise^[774]
• Khaled Hosseini, Novelist and physician^[506]
• Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston^[775]
• Margo Jefferson, Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times writer^[371]
• Miranda July, author of No One Belongs Here More Than You and director of Me And You And Everyone We Know^[776]
• Garrison Keillor, Grammy Award-winning author and radio personality^[777]
• Stephen King^[778]
• John McWhorter, author of "Losing the Race"^[779]
• Maxine Hong Kingston^[775]
• David Mixner, writer and civil rights activist^[392]
• Toni Morrison, Nobel Prize winner and Pulitzer Prize recipient^[780][781]
• Camille Paglia, author^[782]
• Ann Patchett^[783]
• Katha Pollitt^[371][784]
• Richard Powers, American novelist, National Book Award winner^[785]
• Philip Roth^[786]
• Andrew Sullivan, political commentator^[787]
• Studs Terkel^[788]
• Andrew Tobias^[789]
• Ayelet Waldman^[769]
• Alice Walker^[790][791]
• Chris Ware^[362]
• Joss Whedon^[792]
• Jason Whitlock, sportswriter for the Kansas City Star^[793]
• Roger Wilkins, civil rights leader and journalist^[794]
• Tobias Wolff^[769]
• Sherman Yellen, playwright^[795]
• Fareed Zakaria^[796]

Foreign writers

• Mark Millar, comic book writer, known for his works Wanted and The Ultimates.^[797]
• J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series^[798][799]
• Eva Schloss, author and Holocaust survivor, stepsister of Anne Frank^[800]

Athletes and sports

NBA basketball players

• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar^[801]
• Greg Anthony^[802]
• Charles Barkley^[803]
• Shane Battier^[400]
• Charlie Bell^[804]
• Chauncey Billups^[805][806]
• Baron Davis^[400]
• Chris Duhon^[804]
• Joe Dumars^[804]
• Evan Eschmeyer^[400]
• Steve Francis^[807]
• Grant Hill^[808]
• LeBron James^[809]
• Magic Johnson^[399]
• Michael Jordan^[602]
• Shawn Marion^[810]
• Joakim Noah^[811]
• Greg Oden^[812]
• Chris Paul^[813]
• Terry Porter^[804]
• Bill Walton^[804]
• Luke Walton^[804]

NFL football

• Jerome Bettis^[814]
• Jack Brewer^[815]
• Donnie Edwards, linebacker^[804]
• Trent Edwards, quarterback^[804]
• Craig Robinson, head coach, Obama's brother-in-law^[816][817]
• Emmitt Smith^[818]
• Lovie Smith, NFL coach^[819]
• Rod Smith^[820]
• Roy Williams,^[808] wide receiver
• Pat White,^[821]

Major League Baseball (MLB)

• Carl Crawford^[822]
• Cliff Floyd^[822]
• Jonny Gomes^[822]
• Darryl Hamilton^[804]
• Edwin Jackson^[822]
• Derrek Lee^[823]
• Fernando Perez^[822]
• David Price^[822]
• Jimmy Rollins^[824]
• B.J. Upton^[822]

Wrestlers and boxers

• Elijah Burke^[825]
• Jim Cornette^[826]
• Mick Foley^[827]
• Hulk Hogan^[828]
• Sugar Ray Leonard^[538]
• Kevin Nash^[829]
• Booker T^[827]
• CM Punk^[830]

Others

• Pete Carroll, coach of the USC Trojans football team^[831]
• Ben Eager, NHL hockey player^[414]
• Junior Johnson, NASCAR Legend^[832]
• Shawn Johnson, gymnast and Olympic gold medalist^[833]
• Billie Jean King^[834]
• Billy Mills, Olympic gold medalist (10,000 meters)^[835]
• Diana Taurasi, WNBA basketball player^[414]

Notable family members of political figures

• Jack Carter, Nevada politician, son of Jimmy Carter^[836]
• Kitty Dukakis, wife of 1988 Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis,^[837]
• Julie Nixon Eisenhower, daughter of Richard Nixon and wife of grandson of Dwight D. Eisenhower^[838]
• Susan Eisenhower, granddaughter of former president Dwight D. Eisenhower^[839]
• Caroline Kennedy, daughter of John F. Kennedy^[840]
• Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy^[841]
• Joseph Kennedy III, son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy II and grandson of Robert F. Kennedy^[842][843]
• Max Kennedy, son of Robert F. Kennedy^[844][845]
• Rory Kennedy, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, documentary filmmaker^[846]
• Stephanie Miller, host of The Stephanie Miller Show and the daughter of former Republican Vice-Presidential candidate William E. Miller^[847]
• Christine Pelosi, a member of DNC (superdelegate) and the daughter of the current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)^[103]
• Dorothy Peterson, wife of Former New Hampshire Governor and Republican Walter Peterson.^[848]
• Ron Reagan, son of Ronald Reagan^[849]
• Theodore Roosevelt V, great-great-grandson of Theodore Roosevelt^[850]
• Maria Shriver, journalist, niece of John F. Kennedy, First Lady of California and wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger^[851][852]

Other notable individuals

• Maryline Blackburn, 1984 Miss Alaska pageant winner^[853]
• Cliff Bleszinski, video game designer, creator of Gears of War^[854]
• Andy Bloch, poker player and former member of the MIT Blackjack Team^[855][856]
• Doyle Brunson, poker player^[857]
• Kirbyjon Caldwell, President George W. Bush's spiritual advisor^[858]
• James Carville, Clinton campaign strategist^[362]
• Jenny Durkan, chair of John Edwards' 2004 and 2008 presidential campaigns in Washington state^[859]
• Roger Ebert, Pulitzer Prize–winning film critic^[860]
• Myrlie Evers-Williams, Former chairperson of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, widow of murdered civil rights leader Medgar Evers^[861]
• Don King, boxing promoter^[862]
• Harry Knowles, founder of Ain't It Cool News^[863]
• Tom Lehrer, political satirist^[864]
• Ed Turlington, John Edwards' advisor^[865]

Foreign political figures

• Wouter Bos, Minister of Finance and deputy prime minister of The Netherlands^[866]
• Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the leader of the Labour Party.^[867]
• Kurt Beck, Minister President of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz), and former chairman of Germany's Social Democratic Party^[868]
• Bertrand Delanoë, mayor of Paris, France and member of the French committee for Obama^[869][870]
• Patrick Devedjian, leader of the French political party Union for a Popular Movement^[869]
• Laurent Fabius, former Prime Minister of France^[871]
• George Galloway, British Respect Party MP for Bethnal Green and Bow^[872]
• Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines^[873]
• Daniel Hannan, British Conservative party MEP for South East England^[874]
• François Hollande, former head of France's Socialist Party and current president of France.^[875]
• Michael Ignatieff, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada^[876]
• Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, former British Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Henley^[877]
• Andrés Manuel López Obrador, former Mexican presidential candidate and social leader.^[878]
• Trevor Manuel, Minister of Finance of South Africa.^[879]
• Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua^[880]
• Axel Poniatowski, president of the foreign affairs commission at the National Assembly^[870] of France.
• Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister of Sweden^[881]
• Ségolène Royal, former French Socialist presidential candidate^[869][882]
• Tulip Siddiq, British Labour Party politician.^[883]
• Walter Veltroni, leader of the Italian opposition Democratic Party and former mayor of Rome^[884]

See also

• Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008
• Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012
• List of Barack Obama presidential campaign endorsements, 2012
• Republican and conservative support for Barack Obama in 2008
• List of John McCain presidential campaign endorsements, 2008
• List of Hillary Clinton presidential campaign endorsements
• Congressional endorsements for the 2008 United States presidential election
• Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential primaries, 2008
• List of Democratic Party (United States) superdelegates, 2008

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17. Dorgan to Endorse Obama
18. Durbin Taps Obama For President
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20. Johnson backs Obama
21. Ted Kennedy to Endorse Obama
22. Sen. Edward Kennedy to endorse Obama, officials say
23. Kerry to endorse Obama
24. Minn. Sen. Klobuchar endorses Obama for president
25. Leahy Endorses Obama, Likens Him To Bobby Kennedy
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32. Webb Thrashes Sarah Palin
33. Obama Picks Up Support from Nunn and Boren
34. Bill Bradley To Endorse Obama – Politics on The Huffington Post
35. Jean Carnahan endorses Obama
36. Former Rhode Island senator endorses Obama
37. Breaking: Lincoln Chafee endorses Barack Obama
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47. Another Superdelegate for Obama
48. Republican former senator backs Obama United Press International, October 26, 2008
49. – obamaendorsement-0404apr04,0,177149.story Former Connecticut governor Weicker endorses Obama Stephanie Reitz, Newsday, April 5, 2008
50. Barack Obama has picked up the torch
51. Obama will break through gridlock
52. Rangel Leads N.Y. Delegation in Endorsing Obama
53. Rep. Tom Allen (D-ME) Endorses Obama; Delegate Countdown – 153 To Go
54. Doyle, Altmire backing Obama
55. Andrews: Clinton campaign tried to exploit racial divisions
56. Congressman Brian Baird Endorses Obama
57. Barrow will back Obama
58. Congressman Baca Endorses Obama
59. Feminists for McCain?
60. Endorsements '08
61. CONGRESSMAN XAVIER BECERRA ENDORSES BARACK OBAMA
62. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley Endorses Barack Obama for President
63. Chairmen Henry Waxman and Howard Berman Endorse Barack Obama; Delegate Countdown – 130.5 To Go
64. Arkansas Democrats Back Obama After Clinton Suspends Campaign
65. Barack 2, Hillary 0; Bishop backs Obama
66. Blumenauer endorses Obama
67. Boucher jumps into Obama's camp with endorsement
68. Pennsylvania Superdelegate Brady for Obama
69. Superdelegate Braley endorses Obama, Thomas Beaumont, The Des Moines Register, April 30, 2008
70. Four Florida Members Of Congress Who Backed Hillary Come Out For Obama
71. Butterfield now endorses Obama
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73. Capps endorses Obama, Michael Collins Ventura County Star, April 30, 2008
74. Capuano endorses Obama for president
75. Reps. Jim Costa (CA-20) and Dennis Cardoza (CA-18) Endorse Obama; Delegate Countdown −59 To Go
76. Congressman André Carson Endorses Barack Obama for President
77. Rep. Castor Says She'll Support Obama
78. Kentucky Congressman Ben Chandler Endorses Barack Obama for President
79. Another Member of the CBC Pledges Support for the Obama Campaign
80. AP Newsbreak: SC Congressman Clyburn endorsing Obama Archived June 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
81. Jewish Rep. Cohen Battles Antisemitism and Racism In Re-Election
82. Courtney Endorses Obama The Hartford Courant, May 21, 2008
83. Texans among Congressional Hispanics pledging to support Barack Obama
84. Obama Seeks Congressional Support for Presidential Race – Politico.com
85. Why I’m Supporting Barack Obama (Rep. Danny Davis)
86. Another California superdelegate for Obama
87. Obama narrows Clinton lead in superdelegates, CNN, May 9, 2008
88. Rep. DeGette Switches Support to Obama
89. Delahunt says Obama will restore US image abroad
90. DeLauro To Endorse Obama On Saturday
91. Former Clinton backers swing behind Obama
92. Debbie Stabenow makes final Michigan superdelegate switch from Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama
93. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) Endorses Obama for President
94. More superdelegates go Obama's way Foon Rhee, Boston Globe, May 13, 2008
95. More Pa. superdelegates line up behind Obama
96. Release on Rep. Chet Edwards’ Obama Endorsement
97. Donna Edwards Endorses Obama Too
98. Ellison Endorses Obama, lauds 'unifying spirit' Minneapolis Star Tribune, February 20, 2007.
99. Rahm Emanuel Endorses Obama
100. Clinton Superdelegate Reveals He Voted for Obama
101. Anna Eshoo endorses Obama for president
102. Etheridge to back Obama
103. 26.5 Superdelegates Endorse Barack Obama
104. U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah endorses Barack Obama for president
105. Obama backer wins House seat in Republican stronghold – Yahoo! News
106. Gonzalez endorses Obama
107. Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva Endorses Barack
108. Herseth Sandlin to endorse Obama
109. Obama picks up superdelegate Hill, Sylvia A. Smith, Fort Wayne Journal Gazettte, April 30, 2008
110. Hirono endorses Obama
111. Congresswoman Mazie Hirono endorses Barack Obama for President: Update
112. Hodes tells why he believes Obama can make a difference
113. Superdelegates back Obama
114. Hoyer officially for Obama
115. Jesse Jackson Jr. backs Obama in ad
116. Jefferson endorses Obama for president
117. Riding Super Tuesday Momentum, Obama Builds Strong Grassroots Organization in Texas
118. U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen endorses Barack Obama for presidential nomination
119. Patrick Kennedy to join father in endorsing Obama for president
120. Todd Spangler and Chris Christoff, Kilpatrick, 4 other Mich. superdelegates pick Obama Detroit Free Press, June 3, 2008
121. U.S. Rep. Kind: Pledges super delegate vote to Senator Barack Obama
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124. Congressmen Larson, Murphy to endorse Barack Obama
125. Rep. Rick Larsen endorses Barack Obama for president
126. Lewis says he's supporting Obama February 27, 2008
127. Congressman Lipinski backs Obama for president March 26, 2008
128. Congressman Dave Loebsack Endorses Obama
129. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) endorses Barack Obama January 14, 2008
130. Utah superdelegates behind Obama
131. Rep. Betty McCollum endorses Barack Obama
132. Rep. Jim McDermott Endorses Obama; Delegate Countdown – 132.5 To Go
133. McIntyre backs Obama
134. Michaud last Maine superdelegate to endorse
135. Congressman Brad Miller (D-NC) endorses Barack Obama; Delegate Countdown – 168 To Go
136. George Miller endorses Obama
137. Obama overtakes lead in superdelegates for first time, Stephen Ohlemacher, AP, May 10, 2008
138. Congressman Alan B. Mollohan Endorses Barack Obama; Delegate Countdown – 43 To Go
139. Moore to endorse Obama for president Kansas City Star, June 3, 2008
140. As Crunchtime Arrives, All-Out Appeal in Region – washingtonpost.com
141. House Latinas Irked by Obama’s Neglect
142. Congressman Obey endorses Obama
143. Congressman John Olver (D-MA) endorses Obama; Delegate Countdown – 39 To Go
144. Pascrell holds out hope for Clinton vice presidency
145. Perlmutter endorses Obama
146. Rep. Peterson backs Obama
147. North Carolina Congressmen Mel Watt and David Price endorse Obama
148. Pomeroy endorses Obama
149. Rahall endorses Barack Obama Huntington, WV – The Herald-Dispatch
150. Texas Demos laud Clinton's call to back Obama in fall
151. Ruppersberger backs Obama
152. Ryan Endorses Obama
153. Remaining Colo. supers endorse Obama
154. Obama in northern NV, as poll shows him behind
155. Ladies' Choice
156. 6 L.A. Leaders Decide To Back Barack
157. MSNBC: U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz Endorses Senator Obama
158. Black Lawmakers Rethink Clinton Support
159. U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott endorses Obama for president
160. Congressman Joe Sestak's (PA-07) Endorsement of Senator Barack Obama for President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
161. Shea-Porter endorses Obama as 'our future'
162. Obama lands a key backer in Adam Smith
163. Space endorses Obama
164. Spratt to cast superdelegate vote for Obama
165. Pete Stark endorses Obama Josh Richman, Oakland Tribune, May 16, 2008
166. Betty Sutton Endorses Obama
167. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) Endorses Obama
168. Thompson endorses Obama
169. Tsongas throws support to Obama
170. Following Clinton, Tubbs Jones backs Obama
171. Tom Udall to cast superdelegate vote for Obama
172. Maryland Superdelegate Van Hollen Backs Obama
173. Indiana Rep. Pete Visclosky endorses Obama Chicago Tribune, May 14, 2008
174. U.S. Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN) endorses Barack Obama for President
175. Rep. Waters switches to Obama CNN Political Ticker, June 3, 2008
176. Leahy, Welch endorse Barack Obama Vermont Public Radio. January 18, 2008
177. Congressman Wilson backs Obama
178. Congressman David Wu Endorses Barack Obama for President
179. Yarmuth to endorse Obama
180. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Endorses Barack Obama
181. Walter Alarkon (2008-02-06). "Overlooked Asian voters boost Clinton". The Hill. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
182. Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo Endorses Barack Obama; Delegate Countdown – 107 To Go
183. John B. Anderson endorses Obama Chicago Tribune, January 7, 2008
184. Obama Picks Up More Endorsements
185. Edwards' Campaign Manager to Endorse Obama
186. Congressman Carson's Open Letter To Indian Country
187. More Major Endorsements and the Asian American Supporter Toolkit
188. "Geraldine Ferraro on the 2008 Election . NOW on PBS". Pbs.org. 2008-10-31. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
189. Barack Obama gets former Rep. Lee Hamilton's endorsement
190. Obama Wins Backing of 9/11 Commission Co-Chairman Lee Hamilton
191. Former West Virginia Secretary of State and U. S. Congressman Ken Hechler Endorses Senator Barack Obama for President
192. Andy Jacobs endorses Obama
193. Radio Iowa: Jim Leach endorses Obama
194. Yarmuth Announces Obama Kentucky Leadership Page One, May 7, 2008
195. Former Rep. Romano Mazzoli for Obama
196. McCloskeys back Obama – Inside Politics – with Lisa Vorderbrueggen
197. Over 70 Foreign Policy Experts Announce Endorsement of Barack Obama for President
198. Obama's Major Endorsement
199. Fmr. U.S. Congressman and 9/11 Commissioner Tim Roemer endorses Obama
200. Wynn endorses Obama
201. Puerto Rico Governor to endorse Obama Politico, February 13, 2008
202. Puerto Rico's governor backs Obama CNN, February 13, 2008
203. Gov. Blagojevich Releases Statement on Obama NBC, February 10, 2007
204. Culver endorses Obama
205. Iowa Governor Chet Culver endorses Barack Obama for President February 7, 2008
206. Wisconsin governor endorses Obama for president Chicago Sun-Times, January 5, 2008
207. Gov. Freudenthal endorses Barack Obama Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, April 2, 2008
208. Gregoire endorses Obama for president Seattle Times, February 8, 2008
209. In Oklahoma: Henry backs Obama Michael McNutt, NewsOK.com, April 23, 2008
210. Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry Endorses Obama
211. Governor deJongh endorses Barack Obama for President Governor de Jongh, January 3, 2008
212. Obama Wins Virginia Governor's Support Associated Press, February 17, 2007
213. Cole, Michelle (2008-06-06). "Kulongoski, Hooley endorse Obama". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
214. Napolitano will endorse Obama Arizona Republic, January 11, 2008
215. Patrick will endorse Obama, not Clinton
216. Richardson Endorses Obama
217. Obama Wins Backing of Kansas Governor Archived February 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
219. "O'Malley backing Obama – Baltimore Sun". Articles.baltimoresun.com. 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
220. "Baldacci Endorses Obama – WABI TV5". Wabi.tv. 2008-06-07. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
221. "Obama Philadelphia fund-raiser features Clinton backers Nutter, Rendell". Chicago Sun-Times.
223. Northeast Ohio. "Gov. Ted Strickland and others endorse Barack Obama | cleveland.com". Blog.cleveland.com. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
224. "Corzine supports Barack Obama | 7online.com". Abclocal.go.com. 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
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227. "Easley introduces Obama | newsobserver.com projects". Projects.newsobserver.com. 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
228. AP File Photo. "Jennifer Granholm, five other Michigan superdelegates switch support to Barack Obama". MLive.com. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
229. Obama gets endorsement from Andrus in Democratic race
230. Carey Likes Clinton, Too, but Backs Obama March 2, 2008
231. Carlson, ex-GOP Minn. governor, backs Obama October 23, 2008
232. Codey to endorse Obama | Politicker NJ
233. Politics Extra: Gilligan endorses Obama
234. Former Florida Senator and Governor Bob Graham Endorses Sen. Obama
235. Daily Kos: Dem State Legislators from Reddest States are for Obama
236. Ex-SC Gov. Hodges Endorses Obama
237. Craig, Tim (2008-09-13). "Linwood Holton to Campaign for Obama". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
238. Former Vt. Governor Hoff endorses Obama
239. Two Former Oregon Governors Endorse Obama
240. Obama wins former Alaska governor's endorsement
241. Dueling electability conference calls
242. Governor John Patterson: A Man of the Times
243. Former DNC Chair Romer backs Obama Mike Dorning, The Swamp from the Tribune's Washington Bureau, May 13, 2008
244. Schor, Elana (2008-08-13). "Obama chooses Mark Warner to deliver keynote speech at convention". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
245. Weld backs Obama Foon Rhee, The Boston Globe, October 24, 2008
246. Former Gov. Mark White endorses Obama
247. Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail
248. Packer, George (October 20, 2008). "First Colin Powell, Now...". The New Yorker (online only).
249. 200 former U.S. diplomats endorse Obama
250. Brzezinski Embraces Obama Over Clinton for President Bloomberg.com, August 24, 2007
251. "Barack Obama | Stephen Fox's Blog: 200 Ex-Diplomats Endorse Obama for Foreign Policy Overhaul Necessity, including 2 Former Secretaries of State". My.barackobama.com. 2008-10-02. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
252. Obama luring ex-Bill Clinton aides
253. Former Reagan adviser endorses Obama
254. Obamacans: Prominent Republicans Line Up Behind Obama
255. Obama Picks Up Support from Romney Backer Robert Barnes, Washington Post, March 24, 2008
256. Endorsing Obama Doug Kmiec, Slate, March 23, 2008
257. Guest Editorial: Doug Kmiec, 'A Prayer From Barack Obama' Douglas W. Kmiec, Catholic Online, March 4, 2008
258. Professor Doug Kmiec Endorses Barack Obama Professor Doug Kmiec, Catholic Online, March 24, 2008
259. "Former Bush aide voting for Obama". CNN. 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
260. Obama Announces Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders National Leadership Council
261. Weiner, Rachel (2008-07-28). "Obama Huddling With Economic Advisers: Two Bush Officials Join Team". Huffington Post.
262. Former Clinton Official Backs Obama
263. "Powell endorses Obama for president"Republican ex-secretary of state calls Democrat 'transformational figure'". MSNBC. 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
264. "Meet the Press' transcript for October 19, 2008". MSNBC. 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
265. Obama for President Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog, April 18, 2008
266. Another former Clinton administration official goes for Obama Foon Rhee, The Boston Globe, April 18, 2008
267. Republican Ruckelshaus backs Obama
268. "Barack Obama: the new JFK" The Guardian, July 25, 2007.
269. "Potential Obama Treasury Secretary: Income Inequality A Crisis". Huffington Post. 2008-10-16.
270. Former Clinton Campaign Chair Backs Obama
271. Transforming the Political Map – Hawai'i Style
272. Sweet: In Chicago, Obama flags military backers Lynn Sweet, Chicago Sun-Times, March 12, 2008
273. Dean John Hutson Endorses Obama
274. General Joins Obama in Iowa
275. For general, Obama's character befits a commander in chief
276. On My Switch From Clinton to Obama, Joseph J. Andrew, Huffington Post, May 1, 2008
277. Good News From Hawai‘i: 3 More Superdelegates
278. Three former U.S. SEC chairmen endorse Obama Reuters, May 14, 2008
279. Party Fears Racial Divide, Jonathan Weisman and Matthew Mosk, Washington Post, April 26, 2008
280. Former DNC Chair Paul G. Kirk, Jr. Endorses Obama, May 2, 2008
281. Sargent, Greg (2008-09-16). "TPM Election Central Talking Points Memo Terry McAuliffe To Campaign Extensively For Obama In Virginia". Talking Points Memo. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
282. Raising Obama: Politics & Power: vanityfair.com
283. Paul Volcker, Former Fed Chairman, Endorses Obama
284. Judge Patricia M. Wald: 'Why this older woman is for Obama'
285. 43 North Carolina Mayors Endorse Senator Obama
286. WIS News 10 – Columbia, South Carolina, Several prominent South Carolinians publicly supporting Obama
287. More N.C. mayors for Obama
288. Shirley Franklin says she’s ‘150 percent’ for Barack Obama
289. Ind. mayors support Obama, Clinton
290. Austin mayor endorses Obama
291. Dixon endorses Barack Obama
292. Mountain State's an uphill climb for Obama USA Today, May 9, 2008
293. Boise Mayor Dave Bieter Endorsement...
294. Former Brownsville mayors endorse Obama
295. Camp Hill mayor switches parties The Patriot-News, March 20, 2008
296. Daley Endorses Obama For President Chicago Tribune, February 10, 2007
297. Mallory's statement on Obama February 25, 2008
298. Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson Endorses Barack Obama for President
299. Obama Endorsed by Columbus Mayor AP, October 26, 2007
300. Cumberland Mayor Daniel McKee Endorses Barack Obama
301. McLin announces support for Obama Dayton Daily News, March 5, 2008
302. That big Iowa endorsement...
303. AP Newsbreak: Durham mayor Bill Bell backs Obama for presidency
304. Obama supporters rally in New Jersey
305. Mayor announces his support for Obama's bid
306. Mayor Whitaker endorses Obama
307. Flint Mayor Don Williamson endorses Barack Obama for president USA Today, October 22, 2008
308. Greensboro mayor endorses Obama
309. Honolulu Mayor Hannemann Endorses Obama!
310. Omaha mayor endorses Obama
311. Obama Make Surprise Visit to Diner in Reading
312. Las Cruces support for Obama is in full swing – News
313. Foster, Lowenthal endorse Obama
314. Mansfield mayor endorses Obama for president Manfield News Journal, February 25, 2008
315. Wis. Obama Supporters Excited Over Win
316. McCollum Endorses Obama
317. Montana: A June Battleground?
318. ConnecticutBLOG
319. NHRegister.com
320. More superdelegates go Obama's way Foon Rhee, The Boston Globe, May 13, 2008
321. Booker, Healy endorse Obama
322. Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey endorses Barack Obama for President
323. Celebrity Endorsements A Growing Trend in Presidential Race
324. Unconventional '08
325. Seattle Mayor Nickels endorses Obama for president
326. Crowd savors Obama's return
327. Michigan Superdelegate for Obama; Delegate Countdown – 43.5 To Go
328. Iorio endorses at Obama event St. Petersburg Times, May 21, 2008
329. Obama campaign lays the foundation in Ohio
330. "Newspapers that have endorsed Obama". DemConWatch. 2008-10-19. Archived from the original on October 16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
331. "Obama for president: Opinion". Anchorage Daily News. 2008-10-25. Archived from the original on October 27, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
332. "Obama Scores 15 Newspaper Endorsements On Sunday, McCain Zero". The Huffington Post. 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
333. Aspen Daily News Archived October 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
334. "Boston.com – Boston Globe Editorials – One week of Editorials – Globe". The Boston Globe. 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
335. "We endorse Barack Obama for president". Chicago Sun-Times. 2008-10-19. Archived from the original on October 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
336. "CHICAGO TRIBUNE ENDORSEMENT Chicago Tribune endorses Barack Obama for president – chicagotribune.com". The Chicago Tribune. 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
337. Register editorial board endorses Obama for President, editorial board, Des Moines Register, October 25, 2012
338. "Barack Obama is the better choice for president". www.theeagle.com. 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
339. "Recommendation: President of the United States". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 2008-10-25.
340. "Newspapers that have endorsed Obama". DemConWatch. 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
341. "Chronicle Endorses Obama for President". The Houston Chronicle. 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
342. "In our view: Fresh direction". The Joplin Globe. 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
343. "Barack Obama for President". Los Angeles Times. 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
344. "Daily News endorses Obama for President: He has the promise to renew America at home and abroad". Daily News. New York. 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
345. "Barack Obama for President". The New York Times. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
346. "Times endorsements". Lee Enterprises. 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
347. "recordnet.com Choice is clear Obama for president". The Record. 2008-09-28. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
348. "A simple choice: The nation needs Barack Obama in the White House". MediaNews Group. 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
349. "Santa Monica Mirror Endorsements". Santa Monica Mirror. April 2–8, 2008. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
350. "Editorials & Opinion Barack Obama for president Seattle Times Newspaper". The Seattle Times. 2008-09-21. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
351. "Barack Obama for President". The Washington Post. 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
352. "portfolio.com".
353. "David Granger Why After 75 Years, Esquire Endorsed a Presidential Candidate". The Huffington Post. 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
354. "The Choice Comment". The New Yorker. 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
355. "The Endorsement". VIBE Media Group. 2008-10-08. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
356. "Obama Names Rubin Ally Furman to Economic Policy Post (Update3)". Bloomberg. 2008-06-09.
357. "Economists for Obama Brad DeLong Endorses Obama". 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
358. I Just Voted for Barack Obama
359. "Economists for Obama ... and a few more". 2008-04-26. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
360. "Obama Names Rubin Ally Furman to Economic Policy Post (Update3) – bloomberg.com U.S.". Bloomberg L.P. 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
361. "Real Time Economics Nobel Laureate McFadden on Obama's Fiscal Policy". Wall Street Journal. 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
362. "Obama for America". Nndb.com. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
363. "Two Nobel Prize Economists Recommend Obama – Daily Kos State of the Nation". Daily Kos. 2008-04-25. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
364. "'Cool' Obama win will warm up things in recession-hit US: Sen".
365. "Real Time Economics Nobel Laureate Solow to Obama Skip Middle Class Tax Cut". Wall Street Journal. 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
366. Keim, Brandon (2008-09-17). "Obama Campaign Reveals Science Advisors". Wired.
367. "Presidential Election 2008 FAQ". Norvig.com. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
368. www.dailytarheel.com Archived December 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
369. "Analysis & Opinion". Reuters. 2010-09-23.
370. "Sally Ride endorses Obama". 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2010.
371. Feminist Leaders Oppose Hillary, Endorse Obama
372. Michael Eric Dyson for Barack Obama: A visionary candidate for a new America
373. "John Hope Franklin backs Obama", The News & Observer, 16 April 2008. Available online. Archived.
374. "Former neocon supports Obama". Salon.com. 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
375. Black Democrats make case for Obama, Clinton
376. "What's the Matter with Paul Krugman?", The Huffington Post, February 14, 2008
377. 4barack
378. Candidate: Barack Obama
379. "Barack Obama's Problem – And Ours" (syndicated column "Along The Color Line" – January 2008)
380. – Obama-certain-doom.html
381. Law expert: Obama will preserve Constitution
382. Students should really be concerned with professors' textbooks, not checkbooks
383. Obama, Race, and the Right Side of History
384. "An hour and a half with Barack Obama". 2008-03-03. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
385. Our Tech President Endorsements: Barack Obama and John McCain
386. Thomas, Will (2008-05-19). "Warren Buffett Backs Obama For President". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
387. "US billionaire Buffett backs Obama for president". AFP. 2008-05-19. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
388. Former Edwards Supporter Ben Cohen Endorses Barack Obama
389. Ben and Jerry Endorse Barack Obama for President; New radio ad featuring Senator Leahy goes on the air in VT
390. "CEOs Rate Obama's Performance". BusinessWeek. August 3, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
391. Rahm Emanuel to Back Hillary Over Obama
392. Gay Clinton Backers Defect to Obama, Eroding Her Base
393. Hirshberg endorses Obama
394. Gary and Meg Hirshberg Join Barack Obama’s Movement for Change
395. How a young tech entrepreneur translated Barack Obama into the idiom of Facebook
396. Facebook Co-founder Pulls For Obama
397. Oster, Doug (2008-11-09). "Her goal: end poverty, one loan at a time". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
398. Obama gets endorsement from BET co-founder
399. Hunt, Terence (2008-09-17). "Celebs Help Raise $9 M For Obama Leo, Spielberg, Will Ferrell, Jodie Foster And Others". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
400. "Ballers For Obama". AOL. 2007-07-22. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
401. YouTube – Ned Lamont for Obama: On the phone
402. Baxter, Sarah (2008-06-15). "Dismayed Republicans emerge as Barack Obama supporters – Times Online". London: Times Online. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
403. Obama campaign names Nevada supporters ahead of Las Vegas visit
404. Rupert Murdoch's Daughter Holds Obama Fundraiser
405. Vote for Barack: here's your real change right here
406. http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/01lNcCf2oh7fv/610x.jpg
407. "Barack Obama – Vox". Vox. 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
408. Dan Rooney endorses Sen. Barack Obama Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, April 14, 2008, open letter from Rooney
409. Rosen, Hilary (2008-06-04). "I Am Not a Bargaining Chip, I Am a Democrat". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
410. Langley, Monica; Vascellaro, Jessica E. (2008-10-20). "Google CEO Backs Obama". The Wall Street Journal.
411. Solomont prodded Kennedy on Obama
412. George Soros Backs Obama (But Hedges His Bets) DealBook – New York Times
413. Heitner, Darren. "Athletes (Obama) vs. Owners (McCain)". Sportsagentblog.com. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
414. Wertheim, L. Jon (2008-09-08). "As the 2008 political season heads to its climax – please – 09.08.08 – SI Vault". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
415. "Barack Obama-Nevada Organization". Gwu.edu. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
416. Obama endorsement rally to be held in Baton Rouge
417. Legalize L.A.
418. American Apparel Endorses McCain, Obama, and V-Neck Tees
419. Runway to Change
420. Union, 3 Superdelegates Endorse Obama Debbi Wilgoren Washington Post, May 9, 2008
421. "AFL-CIO to endorse Obama within weeks". 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
422. AFSCME, a Former Critic, Endorses Obama
423. "AFSCME Endorses Senator Barack Obama for President". AFSCME official site. 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
424. AFSCME Council 31 endorses Barack Obama for President
425. Breaking: Oregon AFSCME breaks ranks, endorses Obama
426. Obama, Clinton woo unions in Pa.
427. Illinois Senator Welcomes Endorsement, Addresses AFT Convention
428. The American Nurses Association Endorses Senator Barack Obama
429. American Postal Workers Union endorses Obama
430. The American Small Business League Endorses Barack Obama
431. Association Of Flight Attendants Endorses Barack Obama For President
432. BLET endorses Obama
433. Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail New York Times
434. Obama gains key labor backing in Nevada
435. Illinois Education Association Recommends Obama
436. International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Endorses Barack Obama
437. IAFF Endorses Senator Obama
438. Machinists Endorse Obama for President
440. Teamsters Set to Back Obama – The Caucus – Politics – New York Times Blog
441. IFPTE Endorses Senator Barack Obama for President
442. International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Endorses Obama for President
443. AMERICA’S AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORT SEN. BARACK OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT
444. Letter Carriers Union Endorses Obama, Approves Motion by ‘Honorary Member’ Hillary Clinton
445. Educators Vote to Endorse Obama
446. NYC Corrections Officers Endorsing Barack Obama
447. SEIU Endorses Obama
448. Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail
449. SEIU State Endorsements Begin
450. Obama gets union endorsements in key caucus state
451. Washington SEIU Backs Obama
452. WISCONSIN SEIU ENDORSES OBAMA
453. Union That Endorsed Edwards Will Back Obama
454. Obama takes big risk on driver's license issue
455. UAN Leaders Cite Obama’s Commitment to Working Families, Health Care Solutions
456. United Association (UA) Becomes First International Union to Endorse Barack Obama for President
457. Barack Obama gets US auto industry backing
458. Iowa Union Endorsement For Obama
459. Large Union Backs Obama; Another Is Likely to Do Same
460. UFCW Local 1776 Endorses Obama
461. Edwards' Union Supporters Going to Obama?
462. United Mine Workers of America Endorses Barack Obama for President
463. Steelworkers endorse Obama for president
464. UWUA Endorses Senator Barack Obama for President
465. CWA President and Superdelegate Larry Cohen Pledges Support for Obama; Delegate Countdown −129.5 To Go
466. Obama gets major labor endorsement
467. "Obama Honored" New York Teacher August 7, 2008
468. "Leader on a new journey", letter to the editor, San Francisco Chronicle, February 3, 2008
469. "Rev. Black Endorses Sen . Barack Obama", San Antonio Express News August 4, 2007
471. Shepard Fairey: Obey Obama
472. Obama's On-the-Wall Endorsement
473. Another Failed 'Farrakhan Test'
474. Jane Fonda endorses Barack Obama; there goes his crossover vote
475. Romano, Lois (2008-09-16). "Faced with Palin, Women's Groups to Turn to Obama". Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
476. "An Endorsement of the Movement Barack Obama Leads", The Huffington Post, January 27, 2008
477. ABC News: Obama, Clinton Battle for African-American Endorsements
478. Race a Central Issue for Clinton, Obama in Georgia
479. Kate Michelman: Why I'm Endorsing Barack Obama
480. Célèbre, Cause (2008-04-22). "When not filming, Maria Bello is rallying for Obama". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
481. "Attorneys for Guantánamo captives back Obama's bid", Miami Herald, January 29, 2008
483. Naomi Wolf: Why Barack Obama Got My Vote
484. Linus' blog: Black and white
485. Environment America endorses Barack Obama for president
486. Environment New Hampshire Endorses Barack Obama for President
487. Environment New Jersey Endorses Barack Obama for President
488. Environment New Mexico Endorses Barack Obama for President
489. PennEnvironment Endorses Barack Obama for President
490. Environment Texas Endorses Barack Obama for President
491. BARACK OBAMA – POSITION SUMMARY
492. Sierra Club Endorses Obama for President, Joins United Steelworkers in Call for Clean Energy Future
493. ACFC
494. Ray Schoenke (2008-04-16). "AHSA Endorses Obama". Retrieved 2008-04-18.
495. Cook County Democratic Party Endorses Obama
496. EMILY's List backs Obama
497. "Human Rights Campaign endorses Obama". Washington Blade. 2008-06-06. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
498. Ari Mebler (2008-02-01). "MOVEON ENDORSES OBAMA...". The Nation. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
499. "Si Se Puede With Obama"
500. AP: NARAL Pro-Choice backs Obama
502. In 2008, the Pirate Party endorsed its first candidate,...
503. Obama Endorsed by Crow Nation and Fort Peck Tribes
504. Affleck: I'm backing Obama
505. Ben Affleck, Political Expert, Supports Obama
506. "John McCain ad irritates many in Hollywood". Los Angeles Times. 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
507. Pop Tarts: Jessica Alba Likes Obama; Paris Confused by Primaries
508. Obama, '08 candidates head to California
509. "Video: Cameron Diaz, Sean 'Diddy' Combs and more pledge support to Obama". The Los Angeles Times. 2009-01-19. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
510. Gossip Girl And MoveOn Cut Ad For Obama
511. Baldwin, Alec (2008-10-13). "Bush Three Is Wrong -- Is Clinton Three Any Better?". Huffington Post.
512. Celebs Split Enthusiasm Among Hillary, Obama
513. "afp Nothing funny about Obama losing, funnyman Woody Allen says". AFP. 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
514. "W stars back Obama for president". Metro.co.uk. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
515. "Drew Barrymore Obama Made Me Cry". The Huffington Post. 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
516. http://natthedem.com/blog/?p=495
517. Actress Rose Byrne Loves a Man in Pink
518. Hollywood Starlets Challenge Rolla Students to Make their Voices Heard
519. Johnson, Ted (2008-07-25). "Hollywood Floods Dem's red carpet". Variety. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
520. Star Tracks – Wednesday, April 25, 2007 – POLITICAL PARTY – Halle Berry : People.com
521. "Halle Berry, Ted Kennedy: 'Move On' for Obama". Chicago Tribune. 29 February 2008.
522. Jessica Biel and Other Stars to Back Obama at Hollywood Concert
523. "Jack Black Fears Tenacious D Will Curse Barack Obama's Presidential Bid". Gigwise.com. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
525. Adam Brody for Wisconsin Early Vote
526. http://www.getthebigpicture.net/blog/2008/10/4/josh-brolin-had-doubts-about-w.html
527. TV Actress Sophia Bush to Appear for Obama Rally
528. Kal Penn & Nick Cannon at College Campuses for Obama Tomorrow 2/21
529. "Obama nation, with horses". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
530. "Obama cashes in on support from a host of Hollywood stars ... and British actress Anna Friel". Daily Mail. London. 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
531. She Sings! She Acts! She Prays!
532. Monty Python comic John Cleese backs Barack Obama
533. O'Keefe, Ed. Clooney Loves Obama, ABC News, December 22, 2006. Retrieved on January 8, 2007
534. 8 Out of 10 Cats, September 4, 2008, Channel 4
535. http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur41326.cfm
537. Thomson, Katherine (2008-10-17). "Daniel James Bond Craig Speaks Out For Obama". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
538. "Obama corners the market in Hollywood". USA Today. 2008-06-23. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
540. James Cromwell supports Barack Obama
541. Alan Cumming for Obama
542. "Marc Cooper Actor Tim Daly Enlists in Obama's Battle for Nevada". The Huffington Post. 2008-11-02. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
543. Obama Launches 2008 White House Bid
544. De Niro, Damon: Spies, patriotism and politics
545. Danson raises glass to Obama
546. Curbing New Hampshire: Larry David Stumps for Obama
547. Pearson, Ryan (2008-08-29). "Stars React To Obama Speech (Oprah I Cried My Eyelashes Off!)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
548. "Barack Obama Holds Star Studded Hollywood Parties – Barack Obama People.com". People. 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
549. Tough-guy De Niro a softy for Obama, Boston Globe, February 4, 2008.
550. Gibbard, Deschanel, Jenny Lewis Team for DNC Show
552. Jamie Foxx, Fran Drescher turn out for Obama party – MSN TV News
553. Kirsten Dunst wearing a button to support Barack Obama for the presidential election
554. "Bastardly Breaking News!! Kirsten Dunst Is Voting For Obama!". 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
555. "The All-Actor All-Iowa All-Star Voter Education Tour". YouTube. 2007-12-26. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
556. Idris Elba Barack Obama
557. Actresses Tour South Carolina to Discuss Barack's Message of Change
558. "Hollywood's Team Obama – Photo Gallery – E! Online (Isla Fisher)". E!. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
559. Kate Flannery's Office Blog
560. Jamie Foxx: King of the castle
561. Brendan Fraser prefers Obama
562. Name Actors Get Presidential
563. Ben Affleck And Jennifer Garner Throw Barack Obama Fundraiser
564. Hayden, Tom; Bill Fletcher, Jr., Danny Glover and Barbara Ehrenreich (2008-03-24). "Progressives for Obama". The Nation. Retrieved 2008-03-27. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
565. Hitrecord.org (his official website) Comment on "Yes We Can" video.
566. http://www.fanpop.com/spots/adrian-grenier/articles/2170/title/adrian-grenier-uk-why-supports-obama-evolution-vincent-chase
567. Ron Howard's Call For Obama With Andy Griffith And Henry Winkler
568. Melanie Griffith confirms she voted for Obama and no to prop8
569. England for Obama » Blog Archive » Hollywood stars and musicians unite in new will.i.am viral video
570. Mark Hamill at Point Park University (video)
571. Andrew Bird, Les Savy Fav, Furnaces Do Obama Benefit
572. Tom Hanks Comes to Washington for HBO Series ‘John Adams’, Rachel Cothran, The Washingtonian, March 6, 2008
573. Hill Harper Supports Obama
574. Obama Old-Time Celebs Launch Ads For Obama
575. CelebWatch: Political Quinto, Country Takei, Stickyfingers Ryder, B’Day Shatner, and More | TrekMovie.com
576. Bowar, Chad. "Gary Holt Interview: A Chat With The Exodus Guitarist". About.com. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
577. Thomson, Katherine (2008-10-14). "Bush-Supporter Dennis Hopper Switches His Vote: "I Pray" Obama Wins". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
578. Kelly Hu is Voting for Obama
579. http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b2096_jennifer_hudson_call_me_barack.html
580. Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Hudson raise cash for Obama
581. Rock The Vote
582. Samuel L. Jackson says Obama is best choice
583. The New Obama Girl: Scarlett Johansson
584. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt deny offering Barack Obama support
585. Ashley Judd in town tonight to campaign for Obama
586. Angelina Jolie hates Obama and says he is a socialist
587. Regina King Diary – Day 2
588. "Hollywood's Team Obama – Photo Gallery – E! Online (Christopher Knight & Adrianne Curry)". E!. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
589. Obama goes gloves off, head-on
590. http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/trail-times/2008/Sep/30/ashton-kutcher-demi-moore-latest-celebs-for-obama/
591. Ken Leung (Rush Hour, X-Men 3) for Barack Obama
592. YouTube – Yes We Can Video: Nia Long on Barack Obama
593. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOgHGfqx3kY
594. Shapiro, Rachel. "Eva Longoria Targeting Latino and Female Communities With New Obama Campaign Role". The Hollywood Reporter.
595. Will.I.Am Readying Second Barack Obama Video – Possibly With Beyonce's Help
596. Louis-Dreyfus, Julia (2008-05-02). "Julia Louis-Dreyfus A Point of Clarification". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
597. Torchwood Magazine #6
598. Rue McClanahan with Obama Pride in NY
599. Alyssa Milano captivates audience at Life101
601. Harper's Bazaar: Portrait of a Lady
602. Candidates hope celebrities bring out the crowds, cash
604. "We're going to be the edge."
605. YouTube – Yes We Can – Barack Obama Music Video
606. "McClatchy Election 2008 blog". Washington Bureau. 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
607. Paltrow Supports Obama in Election
608. "Hayden Panettiere Supports Barack Obama". 2008-01-29. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
609. "Hayden Panettiere Goes Through LAX Security! Supports Obama!". 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
610. Thomson, Katherine (2008-10-37). "Sarah Jessica Parker Works Phones For Barack Obama". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2008-11-01. Check date values in: |date= (help)
611. Obama's Gay Gold Mine
612. Amanda Peet and David Benioff buy a Barack Obama Shirt for their daughter
614. Penn, Sean (2008-10-17). "Country First (or, How The Media Loves A Lipsticked Rumsfeld)". Huffington Post.
615. Ryan Phillippe Wears a Barack Obama Shirt
616. http://www.collider.com/entertainment/interviews/article.asp/aid/9642/tcid/1
617. Barack Obama wins backing from Will Smith, NEWS.com.au
618. Report: Obama Spurns Brad Pitt's Offer To Help Campaign – Entertainment on The Huffington Post
619. Students help Obama gain donations
620. Barack Obama : : Change We Can Believe In | Major Man's Random Thoughts: List of notable Blacks who endorse Sen. Obama
621. "Ellen Pompeo Campaign Contributions and Donations". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
622. https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/meeting/gshzk3
623. Thomson, Katherine (2008-11-04). "Natalie Portman Works Phones For Obama". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
624. Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson star in Obama spot
625. "Usmagazine.com Nicole Richie Supporting Obama". Us Weekly. 2008-04-28. Archived from the original on 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
626. Rock Solid Support for Obama, but Will Black Vote Follow? Acc. 2008-01-01.
627. New Celeb-Filled Music Video for Obama
628. Superman Swoops In To Defend Obama
629. Shudder To Think, Paul Rudd, David Wain, Michael Showalter & Michael Ian Black Perform For Barack Obama & Super Tuesday: The Video Set
630. McCain’s Vote in 2000 Is Revived in a Ruckus
631. "Martin Sheen tells Graham Norton who he backs as President". Unreality TV. 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
633. Watson, Kathryn (27 October 2008). "Alicia Silverstone visits Gainesville to promote Obama". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
634. After Oprah, Will Smith for Obama? Acc. 2008-01-01.
635. Now, Phil Spector endorses Obama at his murder trial hearing
636. The Daily Orange
637. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccFywQJyqLw
638. "Meryl Streep backs Barack Obama on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross". BBC. 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
639. YouTube – It Could Happen To You – Funniest Ad, Obama in 30 Seconds
640. He's our last great hope!
641. Rise 'n' Shine: Charlize Theron Drunk and Voting for Obama
642. Kathleen Turner to stump for Obama in S.C.
643. Actress, governor stump for Obama
644. ABC News: Oprah: I'm Not Against Hillary
645. not that my endorsement means much of anything, but . . .
646. Bradley Whitford for Wisconsin Voting
647. Video: Forest Whitaker Campaigns for Obama in Iowa City
648. 'Forest Whitaker stumps for Obama'
649. "Bastardly Breaking News!! Olivia Wilde Supports Barack Obama!". 2008-02-18. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
650. Happy Days! The Fonz Endorses Obama
651. http://www.alivenotdead.com/daniel/Bill%2BClinton%2Bsupports%2BObama-profile-279147.html
652. Renee Zellweger Shunned Celebrity For Obama's Inauguration
653. Barack Obama Get the Laughs and Votes Out for Obama with...
654. "exclusive MTV VMAs Host Russell Brand Takes the Defamer Pop Culture Test". Defamer. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
656. E! Network: Chelsea Lately July 10, 2012. Handler, upon being asked whether she thought Obama would be reelected: "I hope that he does. I really do hope that he does. I don't know. I'm not good a predicting stuff like that. I think that four years is not enough time for anybody to make a huge impact on any country. I think you need a long period of time."
657. And Larry David Thinks He's Frightened?
658. Down to the Wire
659. Tracy Morgan defends Barack Obama: 'Black is the new President, Bitch!'
660. SNL's Campaign Trail: Fauxbama, Huckabee, And Tina Fey Endorsing Clinton
661. Hal Sparks barackobama.com blog
662. Linkins, Jason (2008-09-24). "Wanda Sykes Tears Into GOP, Palin (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
663. In L.A., the stars line up for Obama – Los Angeles Times
664. Image of Lexi wearing pro-Obama t-shirt
665. Once neutral, filmmaker Ken Burns picks Obama. Acc. 2008-01-01.
666. I'm breaking my rule and endorsing Obama for president
667. AsianWeek: APA Stars for Obama
668. ABC News: Stars Rock Out in Obama Music Video
669. YouTube – Yes We Can Video: Callie Khouri on Change
670. James Bone (2008-02-05). "Harlem torn between old friend and new guy they call B-Rock". London: Times Online. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
671. Force is with Obama – George Lucas
673. My Vote's for Obama (if I could vote) ...by Michael Moore
674. Michael Moore Endorses Obama, Calls Clinton Tactics "Disgusting"
675. EXCL: The M. Night Shyamalan Interview You Want to Read RopeofSilicon.com Entertainment News
676. Sheridan, Emily; McConnell, Donna (2008-11-05). "Overjoyed Oprah leads the celebrations after Obama sweeps to victory Mail Online". The Daily Mail. London. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
677. 50 Cent Now Backs Obama Over Clinton
678. Pitchfork: Arcade Fire to Rock Ohio for Obama
679. Dee, Johnny (2008-10-18). "The King of Easy". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
681. Beastie Boys, Vampire Weekend Do Obama Shows
682. Artists Lend Voices to Obama Campaign
683. "Open Invitation to Big Kenny Alphin". 2007-10-28. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
684. Andrew Bird and Dianogah to Play Obama Benefit
685. The Roots for Obama
687. Jimmy Buffett to Headline 'Last Chance for Change' A Rally for Barack Obama in Tampa Nov. 2nd
688. Win Butler Supports Obama – AbsolutePunk.net
689. Mariah Talks Babies, Britney, Barack
691. http://www.popeater.com/music/article/kelly-clarkson-gets-what-she-wants/327691
692. YouTube – Yes We Can Video: Natalie Cole on Barack Obama
693. Obama Hope Vote Campaign With Common
694. "Stars Show Support for Obama at BET Awards Hollyscoop". Hollyscoop. 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
695. Supporting Obama
696. Sheryl Crow: Baby Wyatt Is the Real 'Rock Star'
697. With Primaries in Two States, Obama Looks to End Race
698. Tom Delonge – 1.10.08 – Interview – AbsolutePunk.net
699. Celine sings Obama's praises
700. DJ Z-Trip – Obama Mix
701. Bob Dylan Says Barack Obama Is 'Changin' America
702. Eminem pledges support for Barack Obama
703. Melissa Etheridge 'Comes Out' for OBAMA!
705. John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants Helps Buskers Leave Early
706. Twisted Sister guitarist says ‘I Want Barack’
707. Death Cab finds life on the road to their liking
708. Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon Joins Obama Youth
709. Lynn Sweet: Sweet blog: Check out live blogging of Obama Macy Gray ...
711. Dead to hold concert for Obama. Acc. 2008-02-01.
712. Obama has Faith (and Tim)
713. My Morning Jacket's Jim James to Play Obama Benefit
714. Prominent Native Americans for Barack
715. Sweet extra: Obama musical line-ups in Chicago, L.A. Macy Gray headlines in Chicago; Goo Goo Dolls in L.A.
716. Master P Endorses Barack Obama
717. Springsteen, Joel to perform NY Obama fundraiser
718. Carole King Gives Canvassing Advice to Pennsylvanians
719. Jeff Tweedy & Friends with Barack Obama
720. News : Headlines : Kris Kristofferson Endorses Obama : Great American Country
721. 52nd and locust: amel was here (and 20,000 others)
722. Lauper, Cyndi (August 24, 2008). Hope. The Huffington Post. Retrieved on August 30, 2008.
723. Annie Lennox Reacts to Obama's Victory
724. Robert DeNiro Hits the Campaign Trail for Obama
726. Ludacris and Tommy Lee talk politics
727. "Coldplay Promotes Barack Obama on 'Saturday Night Live' | Hollywood Today". Retrieved 2008-12-08.
729. Mos Def Likes Obama, the 'Best-Looking Guy for the Job'
730. Nas Runs To The Aid Of Obama
731. No Age Tangle With CBS Over Obama T-Shirt
732. Barack Obama "Get up and Vote" show @ Bowery Ballroom
733. Bright Eyes man supports US presidential hopeful | News | NME.COM
734. Don Omar Supports Barack Obama
735. Pearl Jam Tape Song For Barack Obama – Starpulse Entertainment News Blog
736. Will.I.Am Gathers Common, Nick Cannon, Scarlett Johansson For Barack Obama Video
737. REM back Barack Obama at New York show
738. SOHH Survey: Hillary To Win PA, Rapper Endorsements Mean Little
739. Rock The Vote, Unless You're Republican
740. "Billy Joel And Bruce Springsteen Rock Obama Fundraiser, McCain Grovels To Dave". The Huffington Post. 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
741. "Shakira Lauds Obama's 'True American Message' – Shakira People.com". People Magazine. 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
742. Russell Simmons endorses Obama for president
743. Morrison, Patt (2008-10-19). "The Patti Smith-Barack Obama Experience". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
744. Eretz Yisrael
745. Dear Friends and Fans Brucespringsteen.net
746. Springsteen endorses Obama for president USA Today
747. Barton, Laura (2008-04-15). "The long march". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
748. indiepixie – Exclusive Interview: Michael Stipe talks about new album Accelerate
749. Streisand Endorsement
750. James Taylor schedules concerts for Obama
751. The New Scientists: TV On The Radio Interviewed
752. Andres Useche – Si Se Puede (Yes We Can)
753. Ushering in Obama In Atlanta | The Trail | washingtonpost.com
754. Tegan and Sara Get Political At Terminal 5
755. PINK FLOYD – BRITISH WATERS BLASTS CLINTON, BACKS OBAMA
756. a boy's life: ch-ch-ch-changes
757. Pete Wentz to Host Obama Fund-Raiser
758. Oprah, Stevie Wonder, Maria Shriver pitch Obama
759. "Usmagazine.com Photos – Barack Obama's Biggest Fans (Perez Hilton)". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
760. To some extent, presidential race is contest of 'cool'
761. APA Stars for Obama
762. Lisa Ling in Austin
763. The Daily Telegraph, Republican intellectuals turn on John McCain
764. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIo03g6LOrI
765. BBC NEWS | Americas | Oprah campaigns for Obama in Iowa
767. Why I Support Obama by Judy Blume
768. Buckley, Christopher (October 10, 2008). "Sorry, Dad, I'm Voting for Obama". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
769. SF Bay Area Writers Rally Around Obama
770. "Unstoppable Obama" February 14, 2008
771. "A Tory For Obama"
772. The Obama Phenomenon Bob Herbert, The New York Times, January 5, 2008
773. Hitchens, Christopher (October 13, 2008). "Vote Obama". Slate. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
774. I CERTAINLY WAS ASTONISHED, HUMBLED, AND THRILLED BY OBAMA'S SPEECH ON RACE
775. "Why Should I Vote for You?"
776. Miranda July
777. Garrison Keillor endorsement podcast
778. Stephen King backing Barack Obama
779. The Black Snob: John McWhorter Loves Barack Obama, The Rest of You Black People, Not-So-Much
780. Toni Morrison Endorses Obama, The New York Times, January 28, 2008
781. Author Toni Morrison endorses Obama
782. Paglia, Camille (April 20, 2008). "Why women shouldn't vote for Hillary Clinton". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
783. 5 questions with Ann Patchett
784. Why I'm Supporting Barack Obama
785. "Suuri amerikkalainen romaani musiikin voimasta". Gummerus. 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
786. Spiegel Online: Bush Is Too Horrendous to Be Forgotten
787. Why Andrew Sullivan Endorses Barack Obama
788. Studs for Obama
790. Watch Alice Walker's endorsement and share it with your friends
791. Obama is the change that America has tried to hide Alice Walker, The Guardian, April 1, 2008
792. http://whedonesque.com/comments/17968
793. I Owe My Interest in American Politics to Sarah Palin
794. Legendary Journalist Roger Wilkins Visits South Carolina for Barack
795. Huffington Post: My Heart Belongs to Hillary But I'm Voting for Obama
797. http://io9.com/5053777/mark-millar-on-sarah-palin-terrifying
798. Cruz, Juan (2008-02-08). "Ser invisible... eso sería lo más". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2008-02-08.
799. "JK Rowling wants to see a Democrat in the White House". The Earth Times. 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
800. Anne Frank's step sister endorses Obama
801. BASKETBALL LEGEND THROWS SUPPORT BEHIND OBAMA
802. Michael Baisden Show- Greg Anthony publicly endorses Barack Obama
803. Barkley supporting Obama's White House bid
804. Athletes and Obama: An Update The Washington Post, June 19, 2008.
805. Edwards, Brett (2008-06-17). "Keith Olbermann Has No Idea Who Chauncey Billups Is". FanHouse. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
806. "Billups Makes Surprise Appearance for Obama". WXYZ-TV. 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
807. "Rockets' Steve Francis makes pro-Obama fashion statement before Celtics game". Projo Sports Blog. 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
808. "Athletes and the Primaries". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
809. "Lebron donates cash to Obama InsideHoops.com's Basketball Blog". Inside Hoops. 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
810. http://www.miamiherald.com/457/story/567183.html
811. "Joakim Noah: "Je soutiens Barack Obama"" (in French). Lejdd.fr. 2008-02-17. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
812. Oden's foray into politics a good sign The Oregonian, February 27, 2008.
813. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX7a5zy0-Kc
814. Obama picks up endorsement from "the Bus" Bloomberg News US, March 2008.
815. Former NFL Player Organizes Support for Barack
816. Oregon State coach gives Obama a hand
817. Brown coach a popular Obama surrogate
818. 'This is our moment,' Obama tells packed arena in Dallas
819. Lovie endorses Obama; will he finally open up? David Haugh, Chicago Tribune, April 4, 2008
820. "AOL Video", January 2008.
821. , quarterback Charleston Daily Mail, May 2008.
822. TampaBay support Obama
823. MiamiHerald.com Political Contribution Search
824. "Bugs & Cranks » Jimmy Rollins Gets Political, Prefers Obama". Retrieved 2008-12-08.
825. "Barack Says!"
826. SICK--OR JUST STUPID???
828. Obama Is Latest To Receive Dated Pop-Cultural Endorsement
829. Kevin Nash supports Obama-Youtube
831. "USC's Pete Carroll votes 'yes' . . . on voting"
832. Joining the Obama pit crew: Junior Johnson
833. Shore, Rebecca (2008-09-08). "Olympic heroes medal in marketing – 09.08.08 – SI Vault". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
834. Billie Jean King supports Obama
835. AUDIO: Billy Mills on Barack Obama
836. Uncommitted’s small victory, and a Carter son moves for Obama
837. Obama not capitalizing on grass roots, Dukakis says – The Boston Globe
838. A Nixon for Obama, Michael Luo, The New York Times, April 21, 2008
839. Why I'm Backing Obama
840. Caroline Kennedy endorses Obama, says he can inspire like her dad
841. Under Microscope, Obama Still Has Many Admirers
842. Kennedy warms up Valley crowd for expected Obama appearance
843. YouTube – Joe Kennedy on Obama
844. YouTube – Ye We Can Video: Max Kennedy on Robert F. Kennedy and Obama
845. Kennedy Family Supports Obama In Houston
846. Rory Kennedy endorses Barack Obama
847. "– Transcripts – CNN LARRY KING LIVE". CNN. 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
848. Wife of former NH gov. backs Obama
849. "Ron Reagan Making It Official I Endorse Barack Obama". The Huffington Post. 2008-10-31. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
850. "Support from Environmental Leaders". my.barackobama.com. Organizing for America. February 10, 2008. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
851. Maria Shriver Backs Obama
852. Breaking: California First Lady Maria Shriver Endorses Barack Obama
853. Silverman, Stephen M. (2008-09-17). "Former Miss Alaska I Beat Sarah Palin in a Beauty Pageant – Sarah Palin People.com". People Magazine. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
854. http://kotaku.com/5075624/cliff-bleszinski-makes-presidential-endorsement-vaguely
855. Poker players deal Obama a full house
856. F.E.C. IMAGE 28930628841
857. baltimoresun.com – O, by the Way: Poker legend backs Obama
858. Bush's spiritual adviser backing Obama
859. Edwards' No. 1 supporter turns to Obama
860. "Chicago - Chicago : News : Politics : Things To Do : Sports". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on September 18, 2008.
861. Widow of Civil Rights Leader Medgar Evers, Endorses Barack Obama
862. King is hopeful for an Obama victory
863. Super Fat Tuesday – Get out and vote!!!
864. "Chatalogical Humor", February 12, 2008
865. Former Edwards National General Chairman and 49 Other Edwards Supporters Throw Support to Barack Obama
866. Balkenende annoyed at Bos' support for Obama
867. Winnett, Robert (2008-09-09). "Gordon Brown backs Barack Obama for US president". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
868. German SPD leader breaks with customs, backs Obama
869. Cowell, Alan (2008-06-05). "Foreign Reaction to Obama's Claim Is Favorable". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
870. "Excitement in France over Obama victory". International Herald Tribune. 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
871. "Fabius enthousiaste sur Obama". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 2008-06-22.
872. YouTube – George Galloway Barack Obama
873. "Gonsalves endorses Obama".
874. "Daniel Hannan says he was wrong to support Obama". The Daily Telegraph. London. 2010-06-14.
876. Hope in America, Hope in Canada
877. "Tory Johnson backs Obama campaign". Financial Times. 2008-08-02. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
878. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC7BJM4FHDI
879. Manuel: We all want Obama to win
880. Nicaraguan leader calls Obama's campaign 'revolutionary'
881. "Reinfeldt gets behind Obama". Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå/The Local. 2008-02-05. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
882. "Royal aurait voté pour Obama". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 2008-06-22.
883. Karim, Mohammed Abdul; Karim, Shahadoth (October 2010). British Bangladeshi Who's Who (PDF). British Bangla Media Group. p. 112. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
884. "Echoes of Obama in Veltroni Campaign". Reuters. 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2008-06-22.

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