The talkshow host was born Orpah Gail Winfrey after the Biblical character in the Book of Ruth. In an interview with the Academy of Achievement, Oprah claimed her family and friends’ inability to pronounce “Orpah” caused them to put the “p” before the “r” in every place else other than the birth certificate.

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