Oprah Winfrey

Public Figures

Oprah Winfrey (born January 29, 1954) is a pioneering American media executive, talk show host, television producer, and philanthropist, renowned for The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986–2011). Born into poverty in Mississippi, she overcame a traumatic childhood to become the first African American woman billionaire and one of the world's most influential, self-made media figures.