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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 2,213,441 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Norman Vincent Peale is the 4,424th most popular writer (down from 4,310th in 2019), the 5,901st most popular biography from United States (up from 5,969th in 2019) and the 477th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Enthusiasm makes the difference
Christianity, Religious aspects of Success, Enthusiasm
1967
The Power of Positive Thinking
Applied Psychology, Aspectos religiosos, Christianity
In this phenomenal bestseller, “written with the sole objective of helping the reader achieve a happy, satisfying, and worthwhile life,” Dr. Peale demonstrates the power of faith in action. With the practical techniques outlined in this book, you can energize your life—and give yourself the initiative needed to carry out your ambitions and hopes. You’ll learn how to: · Believe in yourself and in everything you do · Build new power and determination · Develop the power to reach your goals · Break the worry habit and achieve a relaxed life · Improve your personal and professional relationships · Assume control over your circumstances · Be kind to yourself
1952
You can if you think you can
Christianity, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Success
1974
The art of real happiness
Christianity, Happiness, Pastoral psychology
1950
The power of positive living
Christianity, Peace of mind, Religious aspects
1990
The positive principle today
Religious aspects of Success, Success, Christianity
1976

Page views of Norman Vincent Peales by language

Over the past year Norman Vincent Peale has had the most page views in the with 271,185 views, followed by Spanish (13,030), and French (7,435). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Italian (34.68%), Indonesian (28.97%), and Greek (28.92%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Norman Vincent Peale ranks 4,424 out of 7,302. Before him are Gerbrand Bredero, Eggert Ólafsson, Stanislas Julien, Anatoly Kuznetsov, Adrienne Clarkson, and Félix María de Samaniego. After him are Besiki, Friedebert Tuglas, Brian Herbert, Atiq Rahimi, Alicia Giménez Bartlett, and Rizaeddin bin Fakhreddin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Norman Vincent Peale ranks 188. Before him are Jascha Horenstein, Eben Dönges, Vasily Lebedev-Kumach, Zeki Rıza Sporel, Karolina Kózka, and Nazik al-Abid. After him are Félix Sesúmaga, Renée Adorée, Agnes Ayres, Mikhail Artamonov, Dorothy Gish, and Alfred Schmidt. Among people deceased in 1993, Norman Vincent Peale ranks 180. Before him are Uğur Mumcu, Mohammad Natsir, Đuro Kurepa, Janet Margolin, Andrée Brunet, and Szymon Goldberg. After him are Heinz Kubsch, Dumitru Stăniloae, Ranasinghe Premadasa, Chris Hani, Alexander Mackendrick, and Rudolf Wetzer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Norman Vincent Peale ranks 5,901 out of 20,380. Before him are Rachel Jackson (1767), Samuel Alito (1950), Efraim Zuroff (1948), Ed Helms (1974), George Kennan (1845), and Herschel Savage (1952). After him are Lizabeth Scott (1922), Donald Fagen (1948), Michael Andretti (1962), Chloë Sevigny (1974), Stephen Gyllenhaal (1949), and Gram Parsons (1946).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Norman Vincent Peale ranks 477. Before him are Arthur Golden (1956), Charles Brockden Brown (1771), Norman Lear (1922), David Baldacci (1960), Anna Katharine Green (1846), and Greg Bear (1951). After him are Brian Herbert (1947), Helen Thomas (1920), Julia Quinn (1970), Tracy Chevalier (1962), Reginald Rose (1920), and Delia Owens (1949).

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