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Oprah Winfrey birth name disclosure

Entities: Oprah Winfrey · Keke Palmer

Overview

On July 25 2026 Oprah Winfrey appeared on Keke Palmer’s podcast *Baby, This Is Keke Palmer* and confirmed that her birth certificate lists **Orpah Gail Winfrey**, a biblical name she discovered was misspelled in her twenties, leading to the long‑used “Oprah.” She reiterated the detail two days later, explaining the error stuck for five decades.

During the same interview she critiqued the gospel‑style theme song “Run On,” recorded for season 13 of *The Oprah Winfrey Show* in 1998‑99, describing it as “one of the mistakes of my career” because she could not sing despite lessons and a church choir could not salvage the track. She also recalled Whitney Houston’s playful rendition of the tune on an earlier episode.

Coverage on July 27 highlighted the broader conversation, noting Winfrey’s remarks on her media empire, ownership of Harpo Productions, and continued work in podcasting.

Timeline

  1. 1 day ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Oprah Winfrey Reveals Her Birth Name Was Orpah on Keke Palmer Podcast

    Oprah Winfrey told Keke Palmer on her podcast that her birth certificate reads Orpah, a biblical name later changed to Oprah after mispronunciations.

  2. 4 days ago

    [CULTURE] 15 sources
    Oprah Winfrey reveals real name Orpah and calls 1998 theme song a career mistake

    Oprah Winfrey told Keke Palmer she was born Orpah and that her 1998 gospel theme “Run On” was a career mistake.

  3. 6 days ago

    [CULTURE] 25 sources
    Oprah Winfrey reveals birth name “Orpah” on Keke Palmer podcast

    Oprah Winfrey disclosed that her birth name is Orpah, not Oprah, during a podcast with Keke Palmer, also sharing stories about a past singing stint and a toxic relationship lesson.

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