Zig Ziglar was an American author, salesman, and motivational speaker. He was born on November 6, 1926, in Coffee County, Alabama, and died on November 28, 2012, in Plano, Texas. Ziglar was a prolific author, writing more than 30 books on salesmanship and personal development, including See You at the Top (1975) and Over the Top (1994). He was also a popular motivational speaker, delivering more than 5,000 speeches in his lifetime.