Maya Angelou was a celebrated American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies and several poetry books. Her memoir 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' brought her international acclaim.
This is based on winning 7 head-to-head matchups with other famous people, but also losing 22 head-to-head matchups.
Most recently Maya Angelou lost a matchup to Ringo Starr (#435) voted by someone from Canada.