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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Norman Vincent Peale has received more than 2,237,756 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Norman Vincent Peale is the 4,323rd most popular writer (down from 4,073rd in 2019), the 5,981st most popular biography from United States (down from 5,665th in 2019) and the 485th most popular American Writer.

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  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Norman Vincent Peale ranks 4,323 out of 5,755. Before him are Robin Sharma, Louis Henri Boussenard, Elizabeth Strout, María Teresa León, Aleksey Remizov, and Roger Vitrac. After him are Johannes Linnankoski, Stefano Benni, Martin Kukučín, Karim Findi, Nikolay Zabolotsky, and Amelia Edwards.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Norman Vincent Peale ranks 178. Before him are Erik Abrahamsson, Roald Larsen, Hal B. Wallis, Georgy Langemak, Ben Shahn, and Allen Woodring. After him are Lily Pons, Rosa Chacel, William Astbury, Blind Willie McTell, Zhu Ziqing, and Preston Sturges. Among people deceased in 1993, Norman Vincent Peale ranks 170. Before him are Mario Genta, Eugen Suchoň, Chris Hani, Cesar Chavez, J. R. D. Tata, and John Frost. After him are Mohammad Natsir, Héctor De Bourgoing, Axel von dem Bussche, Hans Werner Richter, Rudolf Wetzer, and Alfred Manessier.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Norman Vincent Peale ranks 5,981 out of 18,182. Before him are Dylan O'Brien (1991), Julia Gardiner Tyler (1820), George Kennan (1845), Jim Keltner (1942), Mark Milley (1958), and Rick Aviles (1952). After him are Michael R. Clifford (1952), Alice Drummond (1928), Beals Wright (1879), Zero Mostel (1915), Dorothea Klumpke (1861), and Martha Jefferson (1748).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Norman Vincent Peale ranks 485. Before him are Elizabeth Gilbert (1969), John Norman (1931), Sidney Howard (1891), James Blish (1921), Greg Bear (1951), and Elizabeth Strout (1956). After him are R. J. Palacio (1963), Chaim Potok (1929), Jonathan Carroll (1949), Carrie Nation (1846), Edmund Wilson (1895), and Chris Van Allsburg (1949).

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