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If you guessed Oprah Winfrey, you are correct. Also celebrating birthdays today include actress Heather Graham, Tom Selleck, and Olympic gold medal diver Greg Louganis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Turning 55 today, this birthday celebrity has been deemed one of the most influential woman in the world and is one of the only black billionaires alive. 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