Norman Vincent Peale

Born: 31 May 1898 Bowersville, Ohio

Died: 24 December 1993 Pawling, New York

Biography: Norman Vincent Peale was an American minister and author known for his work in popularizing the concept of positive thinking, especially through his best-selling book The Power of Positive Thinking. He served as the pastor of Marble Collegiate Church, New York, from 1932 until his death, leading a Reformed Church in America congregation. Peale was a personal friend of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, and two other presidents, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, have praised his teachings. Some of his ideas and techniques were controversial, and he received frequent criticism both from church figures and from the psychiatric profession.