Introduction
What is an autobiography?
- An autobiography is a focused account of the writer's own life written from the writer's point of view.
- In simple words, it is the self-written account of one's life from the moment of composition.
- Autobiographies fall into the category of nonfiction.
- Although these can be abbreviated as a summary of an entire life, they usually have a focus on an individual’s accomplishment or experience that is a part of the whole life of the writer.
Purpose of autobiography: To educate, entertain or illustrate the reader about the lessons learned retrospectively.
Framework
Conceptual Framework
The figure below will define the method for crafting an autobiography:
Writing guidelines
- Autobiographies are personal documents that reflect the views and reactions of the writer. Therefore, it is written typically in the first person, and so, there is the use of the pronoun ‘I' in it.
- Writing in this way will make it easier for the writer to reflect life events and provide some perspective to the same.
- Since it is a work of non-fiction, autobiographies are expected to be accurate yet creative to maintain the interests of the reader.
- Focus on one aspect of life that may be a job family or a loss of a loved one and then dig into it. Use the content to embrace mistakes and tell the readers what the learnings are.
- Focus only on the essential details of the story. Also, make the writing clear.
- Autobiography should be written in the form of a story. A catchy lead, in the beginning, is excellent. Further characters and plot can be developed. In the end, the readers must be left thinking about the learnings of the writer.
Life Story
| Autobiography Name | Autobiography About/ Author | Autobiography Important Points |
|---|---|---|
| A Grain of Sand in the Hourglass of Time | Arjun Singh Ashok Chopra | 1. Former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh 2. Former Minister of Planning and development - Govt of Madhya Pradesh 3. Former Minister of Education - Govt of Madhya Pradesh 4. Former governor of Punjab 5. Former Minister of Human Resource development - Govt of India |
| A Life of an ordinary Indian - An exercise in self-importance | Anil K. Rajvanshi | 1. Author of the book - 1970s America - An Indian Student’s Journey 2. Author the book - Nature of Human Thought 3. Author of the book - Romance of Innovation - A human interest story of doing R&D in rural setting 4. Director of NARI in at Maharashtra |
| A Moveable Feast | Ernest Hemingway | 1. Author of the books titles – The Sun also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, For whom the Bell Tolls and others. 2. Nobel Prize winner for the book – The Old Man and the Sea in the year 1954 |
| A Shot at History | Abhinav Bindra, Rohit Brijnath | 1. Olympics Gold Medal Winner 2. Winner of Arjuna Award 3. Winner of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 4. Winner of Padma Bhushan |
| Ace Against Odds | Sania Mirza | 1. Winner of Arjuna Award 2. Winner of Padma Shri 3. Winner of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 4. Winner of Padma Bhushan 5. Awarded NRI of the year 2006 6. WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) new comer of the year – 2005 |
| Agatha Christie: An Autobiography | Agatha Christie | 1. Winner of Edgar Grand Master Award 2. Was promoted Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the year 1971 3. Author of the books – Murder on the orient express, Death on the Nile, Ordeal by Innocence, The ABC Murders, And Then There were None, Crooked house and many more |
| Akhada: The Authorized Biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat | Saurabh Duggal | 1. Senior Olympics Coach, 2. Winner of Dronacharya Award in the year 2016 3. Father of India first gold medal winner in women’s wrestling |
| All from Memory | B.V. Acharya | 1. Former advocate of Karnataka 2. Among the top 10 lawyers of the country. |
| An Autobiography | Jawaharlal Nehru | 1. First Prime Minister of India 2. Winner of Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1955 3. Author of the book ‘The Discovery of India’ and Glimpses of World History |
| An Ordinary Life: A Memoir | Nawazuddin Siddiqui | 1. Winner of National Film Awards, Zee Cine Awards, Screen Award, Stardust Awards, Filmfare Award 2. Awarded as best actor in New York Indian Film Festival |
| And then One Day: A Memoir | Naseeruddin Shah | 1. Awarded Padma Shri in 1987 2. Awarded Padma Bhushan in 2003 3. Awarded best actor, best villain and best supporting actor for multiple films |
| At the Close of Play | Ricky Ponting | 1. Former captain of Australian Cricket team 2. Has the record of playing maximum number of world cup matches 3. Has a record for playing most ICC World matches as a captain. 4. Holds a record of scoring maximum runs as a captain |
| Atmakatha | Rajendra Prasad | 1. First President of free India 2. Awarded Bharat Ratna in the year 1963 |
| Atmakatha (Malayalam) | Anna Chandy | 1. First female judge of India 2. First female judge of a High Court |
| Atmavritanta | Manilal Dwivedi | 1. He was a Gujarati poet, essayist, and novelist. |
| Autobiography of a Yogi | Paramahansa Yogananda | 1. Founder of Self-realization Fellowship and Yogoda Satsanga Society of India 2. Introducer of Kriya Yoga |
| Baburnama | Babur | 1. First Mughal Emperor of India |
| Baluta | Daya Pawar | 1. Known for his literary work in Dalit Literature 2. Awarded Padmashri in the year 1990 |
| Born a Crime | Trevor Noah | 1. He is a writer, producer comedian, actor and host on television in America. 2. Listed as ‘The 35 Most Powerful People in New York’ by The Hollywood reporter for 2017 and 2018 3. Named as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in the year 2018 |
| Chronicles | Bob Dylan | 1. He is an author, song writer in America 2. Nobel Prize winner in literature in the year 2016 |
| Controversially Yours | Shoaib Akhtar | 1. Fastest Bowler in cricket 2. Named as ‘Rawalpindi Express’ 3. Won man of the match in the year 2003 and 2004 in test cricket |
| Courage and Conviction | Gen VK Singh | 1. Former Minister of External Affairs 2. Former chief of Army – from 2010 to 2012 3. First Chief of Staff to sue Government of India regarding his date of birth and retirement 4. Awardee of Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Yudh Seva Medal |
| Daughter of Destiny: An Autobiography | Benazir Bhutto | 1. Former Prime Minister of Pakistan 2. First female prime minister of a muslim country 3. Author of the book – Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy, and the West |
| Dreams from my Father | Barack Obama | 1. First African-American to be elected as president in America (2009-2017) 2. Author of the book – The Audacity of Hope and Of Thee I Sing |
| En Sarithiram | U. V. Swaminatha Iyer | 1. Known for his contribution to Tamil Literature and for bringing into notice the lost Tamil literature 2. Famously known as Tamil Thatha |
| Ente Katha | Kamala Surayya | 1. Known under the pen name Kamala Das 2. Is an Indian English Poet 3. Had been shortlisted for Nobel Prize in the year 1984 4. Won Kendra Sahitya Academy Award – 1985 |
| How I Became a Hindu | Sita Ram Goel | 1. Known as ‘Intellectual Kashatriya’ 2. Well known writer and publisher |
| I am Malala | Malala Yousafzai | 1. Awarded Nobel Peace Prize 2. Time magazine’s shortlist for person of the year – 2012 3. Awarded International Children’s Peace Prize 4. Anne Frank Award for Moral courage 5. Mother Teresa Award for social justice |
| I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | Maya Angelou | 1. American Writer and civil rights activist 2. Known for her series of 7 autobiographies |
| I too Had a Dream | Verghese Kurien | 1. Well known as ‘Father of White Revolution’ 2. Winner of World Food Prize – 1989 3. Awarded Padma Vibhushan - 1999 4. Awarded Padma Bhushan – 1966 5. Awarded Padma Shri – 1965 6. Awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award – 1964 |
| In Other Words | Jhumpa Lahiri | 1. American Author with Indian origin 2. Best debut of the year for The New Yorker – 2000 3. Pulitzer Prize for her debut - 2000 4. Awarded National Humanities Medal – 2014 5. Winner of O’Henry Award – 1999 |
| Jakhan Choto Chilam | Satyajit Ray | 1. Indian Film maker, producer, writer, music composer 2. Awarded Bharat Ratna in the year 1992 3. Awarded Padma Bhushan in the year 1965 4. Awarded Honorary Oscar in the year 1992 5. On the list of one of the greatest film directors of all times |
| Living Shadows | Aribam Syam Sharma | 1. Award winning film director and composer 2. Won Padma Shri ini 2006 3. Awarded V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Living with the Himalayan Masters | Swami Rama | 1. Founder of Himalayan Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy 2. Author of the book – Living with the Himalayan Masters |
| Long Walk to Freedom | Nelson Mandela | 1. Former President of South Africa (1994 – 1999) 2. Activist, Politician, Philanthropist, lawyer 3. Winner of Bharat Ratna – 1990 4. Awarded Nobel Peace Prize - 1993 |
| Lucknow Boy: A Memoir | Vinod Mehta | 1. Founder editor in chief of Outlook magazine 2. Worked as a journalist and editor |
| Majya Jalmachi Chittarkatha | Shantabai Kamble | 1. Dalit writer and activist 2. Wrote the first Dalit Autobiography |
| Man’s Search for Meaning | Viktor Frankl | 1. American neurologist and psychiatrist 2. Founder of logo therapy |
| Matters of Discretion | Inder Kumar Gujral | 1. 12th Prime Minister of India (1997-1998) |
| Mein Kampf | Adolf Hitler | 1. President of Germany (1934-1945) 2. Played a major role in Holocaust |
| My Country My Life | LK Advani | 1. Former deputy Prime minister of India (2002-2004) 2. Former Home Minister (1998-2004) 3. Awarded Padma Vibhushan in the year 2015 |
| My Days | R.K. Narayan | 1. Indian author of English Literature 2. Sahitya Academy Award winner – 1958 3. Received Padma Bhushan in the year 1964 |
| My Experiments with Truth | M.K. Gandhi | 1. Leader of the movement of independence in India 2. Known as the Father of the Nation in India 3. Known of non-violent approach 4. His date of death is known as martyr’s day |
| My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla | Nikola Tesla | 1. Known for his contribution to AC electric supply of current 2. Produced first motor than worked in alternate current |
| My Times: An Autobiography | J. B. Kripalani | 1. Well-known Indian politician 2. Former President of Indian National Congress |
| No Spin: My Autobiography | Shane Warne | 1. Well-known as one of the greatest bowlers worldwide in the game of Cricket and is from Australian team 2. Holds record for being the third highest five-wicket haul taker |
| Not Just an Accountant: The Diary of the Nation’s Conscience Keeper | Vinod Rai | 1. Known for is audit work in 2G scam, commonwealth games scam and coal allocation scam 2. Awarded Padma Bhushan in the year 2016 |
| On My terms: From the Grassroots to Corridors of Power | Sharad Pawar | 1. Indian Politician and President of Nationalist Congress Party 2. Former chief minister of Maharashtra (1978-1980) 3. Former chairman of BCCI 4. Awarded Padma Vibhushan in the year 2017 |
| On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft | Stephen King | 1. Well-known American Horror author 2. Also known as the king of horror 3. Won British Fantasy award 4. Won O. Henry Award in the year 1996 5. Won International Horror Guild award in the year 1996 6. Winner of countless awards through the year for his horror novels |
| Once Upon a Life: Burnt Curry and Bloody Rags: A Memoir | Temsula Ao | 1. Poet, Ethnographer and short story writer 2. Winner of Padma Shri award in the year 2007 3. Winner of Sahitya Academy Award in the year 2013 |
| One Life Is Not Enough | K Natwar Singh | 1. Indian Politician and writer 2. Winner of Padma Bhushan Award 3. Author of the books – The Legacy of Nehru, Tales from Modern India, Stories from India, Maharaj Suraj Mal and many others |
| Open: An Autobiography | Andre Agassi | 1. Former American number one tennis player in the world from 1990s to mid-2000s 2. Was ITF world champion in the year 1999 3. Named as the sports personality of the year in 1992 by BBC |
| Outcaste: A Memoir | Narendra Jadhav | 1. Indian economist, public policy expert and professor 2. Author of multiple books on Indian economics and Dr. Ambedkar |
| Playing It My Way | Sachin Tendulakr, Boria Majumdar | 1. Well-known as the God of Cricket 2. Received Arjuna Award in 1994 3. Received Padma Shri in 1999 4. Received Padma Vibhushan Award in 2008 5. Awarded Bharat Ratna in 2013 6. Listed in the Time’s list of ‘100 most influential people in the world’ in 2010 |
| Punjabi Century 1857-1947 | Prakash Tandon | 1. Former chairperson of Hindustan Unilever Ltd 2. One of the greatest business leader of independent India |
| Straight from the Heart | Kapil Dev | 1. Former Indian Cricketer 2. Received Arjuna Award in 1979 3. Awarded Padma Shri in 1982 4. Awarded Padma Bhushan in 1991 5. Cricketer of the Century in 2002 by Wisden |
| Sunny Days | Sunil Gavaskar | 1. Former Indian Cricketer 2. Awarded Padma Bhushan in 1980 3. Received Lifetime Achievement Award in Cricket in 2012 |
| Surely, You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character) | Richard Feynman | 1. Known for contribution in Quantum Physics 2. Won Albert Einstein Award in 1954 3. Awarded Nobel prize in 1965 4. Given National Medal of Science in 1979 |
| The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian/td> | Nirad C. Chaudhuri | 1. Indian author of English Literature 2. DLitt award from Oxford University in 1990 3. Sahitya Academy Award in 1975 |
| The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin | Benjamin Franklin | 1. One of the founding Fathers of the United states 2. A well-known scientist and inventor 3. Known for working in multiple professional fields |
| The Autobiography of Malcolm X | Malcolm X | 1. American Muslim activist 2. Leader of black nationalist 3. Known for his nationalist movement for blacks and Africans |
| The Autobiography of Martin Luther King | Martin Luther King, Jr. and Clayborne Carson | 1. Known for is advancing civil rights through non-violence and non-cooperation in America 2. Winner of Nobel peace prize in 1964 3. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 |
| The Bandit Queen of India | Phoolan Devi | 1. Popularly known as Bandit Queen 2. Notorious for almost 48 crimes along with her gang |
| The Diary of a Young Girl | Anne Frank | 1. One of the well-known victim of holocaust who wrote her diary as a teenager during second world war |
| The Man Who Made the Elephant Dance | Dr Verghese Kurien | 1. Well known as ‘Father of White Revolution’ 2. Winner of World Food Prize – 1989 3. Awarded Padma Vibhushan - 1999 4. Awarded Padma Bhushan – 1966 5. Awarded Padma Shri – 1965 6. Awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award – 1964 |
| The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey | Ernesto “Che” Guevara | 1. Well-known as Marxist revolutionary, author, diplomat and military theorist 2. Honored as Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the White Lion 3. Honored as Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross |
| The Race of My Life | Milkha Singh | 1. Well-known as the flying Sikh 2. Awarded Padma Shri in 1959 3. Gold medal winner in Asian Games in 1958 4. Gold medal winner in Commonwealth games in 1958 |
| The Story of My Experiments with Truth | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi | 1. Leader of the movement of independence in India 2. Known as the Father of the Nation in India 3. Known of non-violent approach 4. His date of death is known as martyr’s day |
| The Substance and The Shadow | Dilip Kumar | 1. Well-known actor of Indian cinema 2. Awarded Padma bhushan in 1991 3. Awarded Dadsaheb Phalke Award in 1994 4. Awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2015 |
| The Test of My Life | Yuvraj Singh | 1. Indian Cricketer 2. Awarded Arjuna Award in 2012 3. Awarded Padma Shri in 2014 4. Has a record of hitting 6 sixes in one over 5. Has been man of the tournament in ICC world cup 2011 |
| Truth, Love & a Little Malice | Khushwant Singh | 1. Indian author, poet, diplomat, lawyer and politician 2. Awarded Padma Bushan in 1974 3. Awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2007 |
| Tuzk-e-Jahangiri | Jahangir | 1. Fourth Mughal emperor of India |
| Unbreakable | Mary Kom | 1. Winner of gold medal in Asian Boxing championship in 2014 2. First Indian woman boxer to win gold medal at commonwealth games 2018 3. Awarded Padma Bhushan in 2013 4. Awarded Arjuna Award in 2003 5. Awarded Padma shri in 2006 6. Awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award – 2009 |
| Unstoppable: My Life So Far | Maria Sharapova | 1. One of the world’s top tennis players 2. Won a silver medal in Olympics in 2012 in women’s singles 3. Awarded Russian Cup New comer of the year -2003 4. ESPY best Female Tennis player – 2012 |
| Waiting for a Visa | Babsaheb Ambedkar | 1. Indian economist, jurist, politician and social reformer 2. Known for his movements for discrimination against untouchables 3. First minister of Law and justice of independent India 4. Formed the constitution of India 5. Awarded Bharat Ratna in 1990 |
| Wandering in Many Worlds | V. R. Krishna Iyer | 1. Well-known as conscience keeper of justice in India and a path breaking criminal judge 2. Awarded Padma Vibhudhan in 1999 3. Given in the title of ‘Living Legend of Law’ in 1995 |
| Why I Am An Atheist | Bhagat Singh | 1. One of the famous Indian nationalist during the movement of independence 2. Well-known as Shahid Bhagar Singh |
| Wild | Cheryl Strayed | 1. American Author of award winning books |
| Wings of Fire | APJ Abdul Kalam | 1. An Indian scientist who was popularly known as the missile man of India 2. Former President of India (2002-2007) 3. Awarded Bharat Ratna in 1997 4. Awarded Hoover medal in 2009 |
Categories
An autobiography is an account of a person's life written or otherwise recorded by that person.
Below table contains the list of autobiographies of sportsmen and athletics in alphabetical order.
| Serial number | Name of the Author | Personality | Name of the Book | Published year | 1 | Abhinav Bindra | Indian Shooter | A Shotat History: My Obsessive Journey to | 2011 | 2 | Alex Ferguson | Scottish former football manager and player | Alex Fergus on: My Autobiography | 2013 | 3 | Andre Agassi | American tennis player | Open: An autobiography | 2009 | 4 | David Beckham | English former professional footballer | My World, My Side | 2000 | 5 | Kapil Dev | Former Indian Cricketer | Sraight From The Heart | 2013 | 6 | Kevin Petersen | South African-born English cricketer | KP : The autobiography | 2014 | 7 | Mary Kom | Indian Boxer | Unbreakable | 2013 | 8 | Mike Tyson | American retired professional boxer | Undisputed Truth | 2013 | 9 | Milka Singh | Indian Track And Field Sprinter | The Race Of MyLife | 2013 | 10 | Muhammad Ali | American former professional boxer | The Greatest: My Own Story | 1975 | 11 | Matthew Hayden | former Australian cricketer | Standing My Ground | 2011 | 12 | P.T Usha | Indian athlete | Golden Girl | 1987 | 13 | Ricky Ponting | Former Australian cricketer | Ponting: At the Close of Play | 2013 | 14 | Sachin Tendulkar | Former Indian Cricketer | Playing it My Way | 2014 | 15 | Saina Nehwal | Indian badminton player | Playing to win | 2013 | 16 | Usain Bolt | Jamaican sprinter | Faster Than Lightning: My Autobiography | 2013 | 17 | Yuvraj Singh | Indian Cricketer | The Test of My Life | 2013 | 18 | Sunil Gavaskar | Indian former cricketer | Sunny Days: An Autobiography | 2014 | 19 | Chris Gayle | Jamaican cricketer | Six Machine | 2016 | 20 | Sania Mirza | Indian professional tennis player | Ace against Odds | 2016 | 21 | AB de Villiers | South African cricketer | AB: The Autobiography | 2016 |
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Below table contains the list of autobiographies of Leaders in alphabetical order.
| Serial number | Name of the Author | Personality | Name of the Book | Published year | 1 | A.P.J. Abdul Kalam | Former Indian President and Scientist | Wings Of Fire | 1999 | 2 | Inder Kumar Gujral | Former Indian Prime Minister | Matters of Discretion | 2011 | 3 | Adolf Hitler | German Politician | Mein Kampf | 1925 | 4 | Albert Einstein | German Physicist | Autobiographical Notes | 1949 | 5 | Annachandy | The first female judge in India | 1973 | 6 | Arjun Singh | Indian Politician | Arjun Singh,Indian Politician | 2012 | 7 | B.V. Acharya | Indian Justice | All From Memory | 2014 | 8 | Babar | Mughal Emperor | Baburnama | th 16 Century | 9 | Barack Obama | President of US | Dreams from my father | 1996 | 10 | Benazir Bhutto, | Prime Minister of Pakistan | Daughter of Destiny | 1988 | 11 | Benito Mussolini | Italian Politician | My Autobiography: With the political and social Doctrine of Fascism | 1928 | 12 | BenjaminFranklin | USleadingauthor,printer,p olitician,statesman,and diplomat. | The Autobiography of Benjamin | 1791 | 13 | Bertr and Arthur William Russell | A British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer ,social critic and political activist. | The Autobiography of Bertr and Russell | 1951 | 14 | Bill Clinton | American Politician | My Life | 2004 | 15 | Charles Robert Darwin | English Naturalist and Geologist | The Recollections of the Development of My Mind and Character | 1887 | 16 | Dalai Lama | Chinese Buddhist Spiritual Leader | Freedom In Exile | 1991 |
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| 17 | Fali Sam Nariman | Indian Constitutional jurist and senior advocate to the Supreme Court of India | Before Memory Fades | 2012 |
| 18 | Hillary Clinton | An American politician | Living History | 2003 |
| 19 | I.K Gujral | Indian Politician and Former PM of India | Matters Of Discretion | 2011 |
| 20 | J.B Kripalani | Indian politician | My Times,an autobiography | 2004 |
| 21 | Jawaharlal Nehru | First PM of India | An Autobiography: Toward Freedom | 1936 |
| 22 | Jean Paul Sartre | A French philosopher, play wright, novelist, political activist, biographer, and literary critic | The Words | 1964 |
| 23 | K. Natwar Singh | Indian former Union Cabinet Minister and Writer | One Life Is Not Enough | 2014 |
| 24 | Khushwant singh | Indian novelist, Lawyer, Journalist and Politician | Truth, Love and a Little Malice | 2002 |
| 25 | L.K. Advani | Indian politician | My Country My Life | 2008 |
| 26 | MalalaYousafzai | A Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate. | I’m Malala | 2014 |
| 27 | Margaret Thatcher | Former P.M of U.K | Margaret Thatcher: The Autobiography | N.A |
| 28 | Mohan Das Karam Chand Gandhi | Father of the Nation | My Story Of Experiments with Truth | 1940 |
| 29 | Nelson Mandela | Former President of South Africa | Along Walk To Freedom | 1994 |
| 30 | Phoolan devi | Indian Former MP | The Bandit Queen of India | N.A |
| 31 | Rajendra Prasad | The first president of India | Athma Katha | 1946 |
| 32 | Ronald Reagan | Former President of US | An American Life | 1990 |
| 33 | Ronald Reagan | Former President of US | The Reagan Diaries | 2007 |
| 34 | Salim Ali | Indian ornithologist and naturalist. | The Fall of a Sparrow | 1985 |
| 35 | Sigmund Freud | The father of psycho analysis-Australian | An Autobiographical study | 1925 |
| 36 | Stephen Hawking | English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Researcher at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge | A Brief History Of Time | 1989 |
| 37 | Thomas Jefferson | Former Presidents of US | Autobiography 1743-1790 | 1821 |
| 38 | V.KSingh | Retired General of Indian army and Former Minister of ExternalAffairs | Courage and Conviction | 2013 |
| 39 | V.R KrishnaIyer | Former Indian Judge | Wandering in Many Worlds | N.A |
| 40 | Walter Benjamin | German Jewish philosopher and cultural critic | Unpacking My Library | 1931 |
| 41 | Winston Churchill | Former PM of UK | Memoirs of the Second World War | 1959 |
| 42 | Winston Churchill | Former PM of UK | My Early Life : 1874-1904 | 1930 |
| 43 | Arjuna Siṃha | Indian political leader | A Grain of Sand in the Hourglass of Time: An Autobiography | 2012 |
| 44 | Sharad Pawar | National politician and NCP President | Life On My Terms: From the Grassroots to the Corridors of Power: | 2016 |
| 45 | Mr. Subbarao | Indian Economist, Central Banker, and Civil | Who moved my interest rate ? | 2016 |
| 46 | Margaret Alva | Indian political leader | Courage & Commitment | 2016 |
| 47 | Anil K. Rajvanshi | Director of the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) | A Life of an ordinary Indian - An exercise in self-importance | 2016 |
| Serial number | Name of the Author | Personality | Name of the Book | Published year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aero Smith | American Rockband | Walk This Way | 1997 |
| 2 | Agatha Christie | English Crime Novelist | An Autobiography | 1977 |
| 3 | Akira Kurosawa | Japanese Filmmaker | Something like an Autobiography | 1981 |
| 4 | Anne Frank | German Writer | The Diary of an Young Girl | 1947 |
| 5 | Annie Besant | British Socialist theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator and supporter of Irish | Annie Besant: An Autobiography | 1908 |
| 6 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | An Austrian- American actor, model, producer, director, activist, businessman, investor, writer, philanthropist, former professional body builder and politician | Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story | N.A |
| 7 | Charlie Chaplin | English comic actor and film-maker | My Autobiography | 1964 |
| 8 | Leo Tolstoy | A Russian novelist | My Confession | 1884 |
| 9 | Marilyn Monroe | An American actress, model, and singer | My Story | N.A |
| 10 | Mark Twain | An American author and humorist | Mark Twain’s Autobiography, posthumous | 1907 |
| 11 | Marlon Brando | An American actor, film director, and activist. | Songs My Mother Taught Me | 1995 |
| 12 | Maxim Gorky | A Russian and Soviet writer | My Child hood | 1913 |
| 13 | Michael Jackson | An American singer,song writer, record producer, dancer, and actor | Moon Walk | 1988 |
| 14 | Oscar Wilde | An Irish author, play writer and poet. | De Profundis | 1897 |
| 15 | Kamala Das | Indian author and poet | My Story | 1973 |
| 16 | Sita Ram Goel | Indian religious and political activist, writer and publisher | How I Became a Hindu | 1982 |
| 17 | C. Chaudhuri | Indian essayist Nirad | Thy Hand, Great Anarch! | 1987 |
| 18 | Agni Sreedhar | Indian writer, film maker and journalist | My Days in the Underworld: Rise of the Bangalore Mafia | 2013 |
| 19 | Dilip Kumar | An Indian film actor | The Substance And The Shadow | 2014 |
| 20 | Shatrughan Sinha | Actor of Hindi Cinema & Indian Politics | Anything But Khamosh: The Shatrughan Sinha Biography | 2016 |
| 21 | Shashi Kapoor | Indian film actor and film producer | Shashi Kapoor – the Householder, the Star | 2016 |