Napoleon Hill

Napoleon Hill was an American self-help author best known for his 1937 bestseller Think and Grow Rich, which promotes principles of success through positive thinking and belief.[1][2] Born into poverty in rural Virginia, he claimed to have been inspired by Andrew Carnegie to study success secrets from over 500 influential figures, leading to works like The Law of Success in 1928.[2][4] His teachings on the power of the mind have profoundly influenced the personal development genre.[1][5]

Wise County, Virginia, USA Oct 26, 1883 Wikipedia
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