Woven

A directory of human influence

See something wrong, want to add an influence, or contribute a citation?

Email contribute(at)woven.directory. (Direct contributing coming soon.)

Who influenced Maya Angelou?

  • William Shakespeare

    English playwright and poet (1564–1616)

    Influenced 33

    Influenced by 6

  • Edgar Allan Poe

    American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)

    Influenced 21

    Influenced by 0

  • Charles Dickens

    English novelist and social critic (1812–1870)

    Influenced 19

    Influenced by 0

  • Zora Neale Hurston

    African American folklorist, novelist, short story writer, and Civic Rights advocate (1891-1960)

    Influenced 2

    Influenced by 3

  • James Weldon Johnson

    American writer and activist

    Influenced 1

    Influenced by 0

Who was influenced by Maya Angelou?

  • Oprah Winfrey

    American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)

    Influenced 3

    Influenced by 2

  • Yah Yah Scholfield

    Horror and surrealist fiction author

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 3