Oprah

Facts about Oprah Winfrey

By Melaniekaplan1717
  • Fact Number 1

    Fact Number 1

    Winfrey was named "Orpah" after the biblical character in the Book of Ruth on her birth certificate, but people mispronounced it regularly and "Oprah" stuck
  • Fact number two

    Fact number two

    Oprah had a son when she was 14 years old who died as an infant.
  • Fact number three

    Fact number three

    Oprah Winfrey's family was so poor growing up that, as a child, Winfrey was teased at school for wearing dresses made of potato sacks.
  • Fact number four

    Fact number four

    Oprah Winfrey has interviewed countless celebrities, including Michael Jackson, whose interview became the 4th most watched event in American television history, as well as the most watched interview of all-time, with 36 million viewers.
  • Fact number six

    Fact number six

    Oprah became the first African American billionaire and is currently the richest African American woman alive.
  • Fact Number 5

    Fact Number 5

    18.In 2013, Winfrey was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (the nation's highest civilian honor) by President Barack Obama