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|name=Oprah Winfrey
|image=Oprah closeup.jpg
|image-width=150px
|yob=1954
|dob=29 January
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|age={{age|1954|1|29}}
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|birthplace-raw=Kosciusko, Mississippi
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'''Oprah Winfrey''' is a successful talk show host, and is one of the richest [[African-American]]s of all time, and is considered one of the most influential.
Winfrey is a liberal [[Democrat]], and has donated money to the [[Democratic Party]], but received some praise in 2000 for allowing both presidential candidates, [[George W. Bush]] and [[Al Gore]], to appear on her show in a fairly balanced manner, despite her personal views.<ref>[http://www.american-partisan.com/cols/rollins/092100.htm]</ref> Winfrey was a strong supporter of [[Barack Obama]] during the [[2008 Presidential Election|2008 Presidential campaign]]<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071208/ap_po/oprah_obama Oprah's star power to shine for Obama]</ref> and said she would like to have [[Sarah Palin]] on her talk show but only after the election.<ref>[http://drudgereport.com/flash3os.htm Drudge Report]</ref>
[[File:Sarah Palin 2.jpg|thumb|left|Sarah Palin.]]
==Origin of Name==
Oprah's name was actually supposed to be that of the biblical figure [[Orpah]]. However, it was misspelled on her birth certificate. <ref>[http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/win0int-1]</ref> It might also be an example of [[metathesis]], since the consonant cluster 'pr' is considered easier to pronounce than 'rp.'
==Notes==
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[[Category:Talk Show Hosts]]
[[Category:Women]]