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Napoleon Hill

1883 - 1970

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Oliver Napoleon Hill (October 26, 1883 – November 8, 1970) was an American self-help author. He is best known for his book Think and Grow Rich (1937), which is among the best-selling self-help books of all time. Hill's works insisted that fervid expectations are essential to improving one's life. Most of his books are promoted as expounding principles to achieve "success". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Napoleon Hill is the 573rd most popular writer (up from 598th in 2019), the 733rd most popular biography from United States (down from 608th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular American Writer.

Napoleon Hill is most famous for his book, Think and Grow Rich. The book is a self-help book that teaches people how to become wealthy by applying the principles of success.

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Among writers, Napoleon Hill ranks 573 out of 7,302. Before him are Sidney Sheldon, Frederick Forsyth, Arthur Koestler, Alfred Jarry, Klaus Ebner, and Gaius Julius Hyginus. After him are Alexander Herzen, Maya Angelou, Ivan Krylov, Imadaddin Nasimi, Washington Irving, and Dimitrie Cantemir.

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Among people born in 1883, Napoleon Hill ranks 27. Before him are Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria, Edgard Varèse, Lon Chaney, Theo van Doesburg, Semyon Budyonny, and Maurice Utrillo. After him are Mohammed Nadir Shah, Wang Jingwei, Andrey Vyshinsky, Celâl Bayar, Johannes Blaskowitz, and Angela Hitler. Among people deceased in 1970, Napoleon Hill ranks 27. Before him are C. V. Raman, Semyon Timoshenko, Rudolf Carnap, Heinrich Brüning, Alfred Newman, and Jochen Rindt. After him are Eric Berne, Artem Mikoyan, Vladimir Propp, Leslie Groves, Hugh Dowding, and Bruce McLaren.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Napoleon Hill ranks 733 out of 20,380. Before him are Donna Summer (1948), Frederick Chapman Robbins (1916), Sidney Sheldon (1917), Eddie Murphy (1961), Reese Witherspoon (1976), and Hugh David Politzer (1949). After him are Maya Angelou (1928), Doris Day (1922), Roger D. Kornberg (1947), Washington Irving (1783), Lou Reed (1942), and Jerome Bruner (1915).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Napoleon Hill ranks 62. Before him are William S. Burroughs (1914), Tennessee Williams (1911), Richard Bach (1936), Robert A. Heinlein (1907), Tom Clancy (1947), and Sidney Sheldon (1917). After him are Maya Angelou (1928), Washington Irving (1783), Bell hooks (1952), Ellen G. White (1827), Theodore Dreiser (1871), and Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875).

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