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Norman Vincent Peale

1898 - 1993

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Norman Vincent Peale (May 31, 1898 – December 24, 1993) was an American Protestant clergyman, and an author best known for popularizing the concept of positive thinking, especially through his best-selling book The Power of Positive Thinking (1952). He served as the pastor of Marble Collegiate Church, New York, from 1932, leading this Reformed Church in America congregation for more than a half century until his retirement in 1984. Alongside his pulpit ministry, he had an extensive career of writing and editing, and radio and television presentations. Despite arguing at times against involvement of clergy in politics, he nevertheless had some controversial affiliations with politically active organizations in the late 1930s, and engaged with national political candidates and their campaigns, having influence on some, including a personal friendship with President Richard Nixon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Norman Vincent Peale is the 3,701st most popular writer (up from 4,424th in 2019), the 5,348th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,900th in 2019) and the 419th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Norman Vincent Peale ranks 3,701 out of 7,302. Before him are Ida Vitale, Srečko Kosovel, Jeton Kelmendi, Eva Illouz, François de La Mothe Le Vayer, and Procopius of Gaza. After him are Felix Timmermans, Ian Rankin, Francis Scott Key, Jesús Moncada, Ferdinand Freiligrath, and Orhan Veli Kanık.

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Among people born in 1898, Norman Vincent Peale ranks 159. Before him are Warren Sturgis McCulloch, Anthony McAuliffe, Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Boughera El Ouafi, Lev Knipper, and Jimmy Douglas. After him are Mikhail Koshkin, Alfons Gorbach, William Astbury, Erich Bey, Alfred Sauvy, and Eugen Wüster. Among people deceased in 1993, Norman Vincent Peale ranks 145. Before him are Mick Ronson, Bertus Aafjes, Thurgood Marshall, Edward Bernard Raczyński, David Koresh, and Giuseppe Occhialini. After him are Elvira Popescu, Erich Leinsdorf, Elmar Klos, Edith Farkas, John Frost, and Camargo Guarnieri.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Norman Vincent Peale ranks 5,348 out of 20,380. Before him are Hot Rod Hundley (1934), John Tukey (1915), Oliver Kirk (1884), Jon Krakauer (1954), Kaʻahumanu (1768), and Ward Bond (1903). After him are Freddie Hubbard (1938), Francis Scott Key (1779), Sumner Paine (1868), Angry Grandpa (1950), Ed Lee (1952), and Art Carney (1918).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Norman Vincent Peale ranks 419. Before him are Rose Wilder Lane (1886), Octavia E. Butler (1947), Steve Berry (1955), Charles Fort (1874), Janet Asimov (1926), and Shere Hite (1942). After him are Francis Scott Key (1779), Kim Stanley Robinson (1952), Reginald Rose (1920), Peter Gould (1950), Helen Churchill Candee (1858), and Robert W. Chambers (1865).

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