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Madelyn Dunham

Maternal grandmother of Barack Obama (1922-2008)

  • Fame49.5
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia7.6K
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Lived 1922–2008, aged 86United States
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  • Era
    1922–2008
    Aged 86
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Updated 2026-08-20

Madelyn Lee Payne Dunham was an American banker and the maternal grandmother of Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States. She and her husband Stanley Armour Dunham raised Obama from age ten in their Honolulu apartment. She died on November 2, 2008, two days before her grandson was elected president.

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