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Oprah Winfrey Oprah Gail Winfrey was born on January 29th 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi, Oprah’s parents were not married her father Vernon Winfrey did not know about Oprah until he received a” dear daddy letter from her mother Vernita Lee. Oprah, name was supposed to be Oprah a biblical name from the book of Ruth, but it was transposed on her birth certificate. Oprah was raised by her grandparents Hattie Mae and Earless lee, for the first 6 years of her life. Oprah could read and write be the age of three. Hattie Mae was strict but loving, she instilled in Oprah reverence for god and the habit of daily prayer. When Oprah was 6 she went to live with her mother Vernita Lee in Milwaukee Wisconsin when Oprah was 8 she went to live with her father Vernon and his wife Zelma, Oprah thrived and did well at school under their care. She also perfumed in Sunday school programs and at recitals, impressing adults with her verbal abilities. Oprah went to spend the summer with her mother