Birth Place & Facts About Oprah Winfrey

 

Oprah Winfrey is a multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show. She is also a book critic, an Academy-Award nominated actress and a magazine publisher. But where was Oprah Winfrey born? This article will answer just that question and also look at eleven interesting facts about Oprah Winfrey.

Where was Oprah Winfrey Born
Oprah Winfrey was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi to unmarried parents. She was originally named Orpah after the Biblical character in the Book of Ruth. There are some conflicting stories about how her name eventually became Oprah. Winfrey claims that no one in her family could pronounce Orpah so she just became Oprah. Some people also believe that the midwife accidentally misspelled her name on the birth certificate. So now you know the answer to the question where was Oprah Winfrey born. Now let’s look at seven great facts about Orpah Winfrey.

Eleven Facts about Oprah Winfrey
Fact 1: Winfrey was the voice of Judge Bumbleden in Bee Movie.

Fact 2: Winfrey publishes two magazines: O, The Oprah Magazine and O at Home.

Fact 3: Oprah.com averages more than 70 million page views a month (quite a few more than this blog is getting!)

Fact 4: Oprah once dated prominent movie critic Roger Ebert.

Fact 5: Winfrey was the first black woman billionaire in history.

Fact 6: Oprah has been called one of the world’s most powerful and influential women.

Fact 7: Oprah Winfrey’s audience is over 75% female.

Fact 8: Winfrey has endorsed presidential candidate Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election.

Fact 9: Winfrey’s current net worth is believed to be more than $US2.5 billion.

Fact 10: Winfrey started her career in television on the very low rated morning talk show AM Chicago. The ratings for the show took off just a few months after Oprah joined the show. It was then renamed The Oprah Winfrey Show in late 1986.

Fact 11: Winfrey co-founded the women’s cable television network Oxygen.