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Oprah Winfrey

Talk show host

Muckety metrics:

Connections: Oprah Winfrey has direct or once-removed relationships with 1,115 people, organizations or other entities in our database of the most influential people in America. Under a scoring system that gives more weight to direct links, this score is higher than 99% of all entries.

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Muckety connection score: 99

Influence: Winfrey has a Muckety influence index of 98 out of 100. This is a measure of power and reach compared with others in the U.S. leadership elite.

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Muckety influence score: 98

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Oprah Winfrey

Gender: Female

Wealth class: Billionaire

Areas of interest:

entertainment

business

media

politics & government

Personal social network: Much of Winfrey's Muckety comes from nonprofit connections.

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Muckety news stories featuring Oprah Winfrey

Oprah truly built her own network

The show is over, but the conglomerate that is Oprah Winfrey lives on.

May 26, 2011

Discovery increases investment in Oprah's network

The relationship between Oprah Winfrey and Discovery Communications got a bit cozier last week, as Discovery committed to another $89 million for Oprah's new network.

August 16, 2010

Peter Adamson to manage Oprah's money

As she is about to launch her own television channel, Oprah Winfrey has hired an experienced money manager to look after her billions in private wealth.

May 20, 2010

Chicago's black business leaders play major role in Obama's rise

To a degree unlike any other city in America, Chicago is identified with its black elite. Locals joke that you can find more black millionaires per square foot at the Chicago Urban League's annual dinner than you can anywhere in the world.

May 28, 2008

Streep, Kudrow and other big names on campus

America's fixation on celebrity has worked its way into academia.

December 12, 2007

Oprah Winfrey personal relations:

Peter Adamson - money manager

Maya Angelou - friend

Stedman Graham - boyfriend

Dianne Atkinson Hudson - special adviser

Gayle King - friend

Annette Simmons - friend & neighbor (Montecito, CA)

Harold C. Simmons - friend & neighbor (Montecito, CA)

Rufus Williams - friend

Other current Oprah Winfrey relationships:

Harpo Entertainment Group - chair

National Museum of African American History and Culture - council member

O, The Oprah Magazine - founder

Oprah: A Biography - subject

Oprah Winfrey Foundation - founder

Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls - founder

Oprah Winfrey Network - chair

Oprah Winfrey Show - host

Precious - executive producer

The Color Purple - producer

The Princess and the Frog - voice actor

Oprah Winfrey past relationships:

2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign - supporter

Muckety List of Most Networked in Chicago, 2008 - in top 100

Oxygen Media Inc. - co-founder

Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago) - parishioner

White House visits (2009) - visitor

Five degrees of Kevin:

We can connect Oprah Winfrey with Kevin Bacon in five steps:
Oprah Winfrey → National Museum of African American History and Culture →
  Kenneth I. Chenault → American Express Company →
    Just Ask the Locals →

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Extended reach:

Among the most influential people in Oprah Winfrey's web of second-degree relationships:

Linda Johnson Rice

Ann M. Fudge

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Entertainment connections, once removed:

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