Politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. First African-American president. Former U.S. senator and Illinois state senator. Civil rights lawyer and university lecturer.

Fiction writer, science nerd; ex-Clevelander. Embarrassingly sincere. Novels: EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU; LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE; OUR MISSING HEARTS (Oct 4).