The Most Influential People In History

Oprah Winfrey

There’s not one single soul in America who doesn’t know who Oprah Winfrey is. She has quite the life story. Born in 1954 in Mississippi to a teenage mother, she grew up in poverty and as a young kid and teenager, she was sexually harassed and molested by male relatives. But Oprah’s life changed after her father took her in, and taught her to enjoy learning and working hard and the rest is history. Today, Oprah has her own empire, her talk show is the highest rated TV show in history.

She has been called the queen of all media, the most influential woman in the world, and the world’s greatest black philanthropist. Her transformation from a young marginalized woman to one of the most powerful women in the world is truly inspiring.