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Biographers are authors who write an account of another person's life, while autobiographers are authors who write their own biography. An author is any person(s) or entity(s) that originates and assumes responsibility for an expression or communication. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


Some notable authors of biographies

Alfred Ainger (February 9, 1837 - February 8, 1904) was an English biographer and critic. ... Charles Lamb (1775-1834) Charles Lamb (10 February 1775 –- 27 December 1834) was an English essayist, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the childrens book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced along with his sister, Mary Lamb (1764–1847). ... Ellis Edward Amburn (born August 2, 1933 in Jack County, Texas) is an American book editor and biographer. ... James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleckand 1st Baronet (October 29, 1740 - May 19, 1795) was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... For other persons named Samuel Johnson, see Samuel Johnson (disambiguation). ... Vincent Brome (pronounced broom) (14 July 1910 – 21 October 2004) was an all-round English writer, who gradually established himself as a man of letters. ... Mostel in Sirocco (1951) Zero Mostel (February 28, 1915 – September 8, 1977) was a Brooklyn-born stage and film actor best known for his portrayal of comic characters such as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof , Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Max... Alan Jay Pakula (April 7, 1928 - November 19, 1998) was an American film producer, writer and director noted for his contributions to the conspiracy thriller genre. ... Moss Hart (October 24, 1904 – December 20, 1961) was an American playwright and director of plays and musical theater. ... Sir Samuel Egerton Brydges (November 30, 1762 - September 8, 1837) was an English bibliographer and genealogist. ... Andrea Cagan is an American writer and biographer. ... Nirad C. Chaudhuri (Bangla: নীরদ চন্দ্র চৌধুরী Nirod Chôndro Choudhuri) (23 November 1897 – 1 August 1999) was a Bengali Indian writer and a commentator on culture. ... Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive Another Robert Clive was formerly British ambassador to Japan. ... Max Müller Friedrich Max Müller (December 6, 1823 – October 28, 1900), more commonly known as Max Müller, was a German Orientalist, one of the founders of Indian studies, who virtually created the discipline of comparative religion. ... Thomas DiLorenzo Thomas J. DiLorenzo (born 1954) is an American economics professor at Loyola College in Maryland. ... For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation). ... Damon DiMarco is a New York City biographical and narrative author and actor born in Princeton, New Jersey on 16 October 1971. ... Roy Franklin Simmons (born November 8, 1956) is an African-American athlete who played for the National Football League. ... Richard Ellmann (March 15, 1918 - 1987) was a prominent literary critic and biographer of Irish writers such as James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, and William Butler Yeats. ... James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (Irish Séamus Seoighe; 2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish expatriate writer, widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. ... Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) was an Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and author of short stories. ... William Butler Yeats, 1933 photograph, author unknown. ... Wayne Federman (June 22, 1959 -) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. ... Peter Press Maravich (June 22, 1947 – January 5, 1988) was a Serb-American basketball player known for his dazzling ballhandling, incredible shooting abilities, and creative passing. ... William Fitzstephen (died 1190) was a servant of Thomas a Becket, witnessed his murder, and wrote his biography, which contains an interesting account of London in the 12th century. ... Saint Thomas à Becket (or Thomas Becket) (ca. ... Amanda Foreman (born 1968 in London, England, UK) is an award-winning British/American biographer. ... Lady Antonia Fraser, née Pakenham, (born August 27, 1932) is a British author of history and novels, best known for writing biographies. ... Mary I (popularly known as Mary, Queen of Scots: French: ); (December 8, 1542 – February 8, 1587) was Queen of Scots (the monarch of the Kingdom of Scotland) from December 14, 1542, to July 24, 1567. ... Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) was an English military and political leader best known for his involvement in making England, Scotland and Ireland into a republican Commonwealth and for the brutal war exercised in his conquest of Ireland. ... Russell Freedman (born 1929 in San Francisco) is a biographer and author of nearly 50 books for young people. ... For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation). ... Douglas Southall Freeman (May 16, 1886 – June 13, 1953) was an American journalist and historian. ... // This article is about the Confederate general. ... George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)[1] led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and in 1789 was elected the first President of the United States of America. ... Leonie Frieda Leonie Frieda (born 1956) is a Swedish-born former model, translator, and writer, working and living in the United Kingdom. ... Catherine de Medici (April 13, 1519 – January 5, 1589) was born in Florence, Italy, as Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de Medici, the daughter of Lorenzo II de Medici, Duke of Urbino, and Madeleine de la Tour dAuvergne, countess of Boulogne. ... Jean Overton Fuller is a British author best known for her book Madeleine, the story of Noor-un-nisa Inayat Khan, GC, MBE, CdG, an Indian heroine of World War II. Fuller graduated with honors [1] from the University of London. ... The Special Operations Executive (SOE), sometimes referred to as the Baker Street Irregulars after Sherlock Holmess fictional group of spies, was a World War II organization initiated by Winston Churchill and Hugh Dalton in July 1940 as a mechanism for conducting warfare by means other than direct military engagement. ... Sir Martin John Gilbert, CBE (born October 25, 1936 in London) is a British historian and the author of over seventy books, including works on the Holocaust and Jewish history. ... Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can) (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. ... Peter Guralnick is a music critic and historian of American popular music. ... There are several notable persons named Charles Higham Charles Higham, British archaeologist Charles Higham (1931-), Australian poet Charles Higham, author and biographer Category: ... Michael Holroyd (born August 27, 1935) is a biographer, born in London and educated at Eton College. ... Thomas Jefferson Hogg (1792 - 1862) was a British biographer. ... -1... Author Kitty Kelley Kitty Kelley (born April 4, 1942) is an American investigative journalist and author of several best-selling biographies of celebrities and politicians--which have led to her international--and controversial--reputation as the first lady of the unauthorized biography genre. ... Edward Klein is a bestselling nonfiction author who has written about the Kennedys and Hillary Clinton. ... The Truth About Hillary The Truth About Hillary: What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How Far Shell Go to Become President is a political biography about New York junior Senator Hillary Clinton (D) by bestselling author and former The New York Times Magazine editor Edward Klein. ... Sir Sidney Lee (December 5, 1859 - March 3, 1926) was an English biographer and critic. ... The Dictionary of National Biography (or DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ... Barbara Levick (born 1932) is one of Britains foremost ancient historians. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Roger Lewis (born 26 February 1960) is the biographer of Anthony Burgess. ... Anthony Burgess (February 25, 1917 – November 22, 1993) was a British novelist, critic and composer. ... The biographer Brenda Maddox is a Harvard graduate who has lived for many years in the UK. Her biographies of Elizabeth Taylor, D.H. Lawrence, Nora Joyce, W.B. Yeats and Rosalind Franklin have been widely acclaimed. ... Norman Mailer, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1948 Norman Kingsley Mailer (born January 31, 1923) is an American novelist, journalist, playwright, screenwriter and film director. ... This Article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can) (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. ... General of the Army Douglas MacArthur KCB (January 26, 1880 – April 5, 1964), was an American general and Field Marshal of the Philippines Army. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also referred to as John F. Kennedy, Kennedy, John Kennedy, Jack Kennedy, or JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of the United States. ... David McCullough David Gaub McCullough (mÉ™-kÅ­lÉ™) (born July 7, 1933) is an American historian and bestselling author. ... For the victim of Mt. ... John Adams, Jr. ... Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. ... Merle Miller noted author and biographer of US presidents Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson. ... Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the thirty-third President of the United States (1945–1953); as Vice President, he succeeded to the office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. ... “LBJ” redirects here. ... The presidential seal is a well-known symbol of the presidency. ... Simon Sebag Montefiore (1965- ) is a British academic of jewish origin specializing in Russian History. ... Potemkin can refer to: Piotr Ivanovich Potemkin Prince Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin Potemkin village Russian battleship Potemkin Battleship Potemkin mutiny The film by Sergei Eisenstein, The Battleship Potemkin Potemkin, A character in the Guilty Gear series of fighting games. ... Iosif (usually anglicized as Joseph) Vissarionovich Stalin (Russian: Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин), original name Ioseb Jughashvili (Georgian: იოსებ ჯუღაშვი&#4314... Ted Morgan is a French-American writer, biographer, journalist, and historian. ... Alanna Nash (born 1950) is an American journalist and biographer. ... Cornelius Nepos (c. ... Wikisource has original works written by or about: James Parton James Parton (February 9, 1822 – October 17, 1891) American biographer, was born in Canterbury, England He was taken to the United States when he was five years old, studied in New York City and White Plains, New York, and was... Horace Greeley (February 3, 1811 – November 29, 1872) was an American editor of a leading newspaper, a founder of the Republican party, reformer and politician. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... For other uses, see Andrew Jackson (disambiguation). ... Benjamin Franklin (January 17 [O.S. January 6] 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the most well known Founding Fathers of the United States. ... Thomas Jefferson (13 April 1743 N.S.–4 July 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–09), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion of the ideals of Republicanism in the United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Edward Hesketh Gibbons Pearson ( February 20, 1887 - April 9, 1964) was an English actor, theatre director and writer. ... Mestrius Plutarchus (Greek: Πλούταρχος; 46 - 127), better known in English as Plutarch, was a Greek historian, biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist. ... Hilda Francis Margaret Prescott (1896 - 1972) H F M Prescott, FRSL, author, academic and historian, was born Feb 22, 1896, the daughter of Rev James Mulleneux Prescott and Margaret Prescott (nee Warburton). ... Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 6 July 1553 (de facto) or 19 July 1553 (de jure) until her death on 17 November 1558. ... Andrew Jordt Robinson (born February 14, 1942) is an American film, stage, and television actor. ...   (Bengali: সত্যজিত্ রায় Shottojit Rae) (May 2, 1921–April 23, 1992) was an Indian filmmaker who is widely regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. ... (Bengali: , IPA: ) (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941), also known by the sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali poet, Brahmo Samaj philosopher, visual artist, playwright, novelist, and composer whose works reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... Henry Stephens Salt (September 20, 1851 - April 19, 1939) was an influential English writer and campaigner for social reform in the fields of prisons, schools, economic institutions and the treatment of animals – he was a noted anti-vivisectionist and pacifist. ... -1... John Richard Jefferies John Richard Jefferies (November 6, 1848 - August 14, 1887 ) was an English nature writer, essayist and journalist. ... Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862; born David Henry Thoreau[1]) was an American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, development critic, and philosopher who is best known for Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay, Civil Disobedience, an argument for individual resistance... Carl Sandburg in 1955 Carl August Sandburg (January 6, 1878 – July 22, 1967) was an American poet, historian, novelist, balladeer, and folklorist. ... For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation). ... Irwin Allen Ginsberg (IPA: ) (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet. ... Lee Server is an American writer. ... Dr. Kirit Shelat Dr. Kirit Shelat, IAS Dr. Kirit Nanubhai Shelat did his Ph. ... Roy S. Simmonds (September 10, 1925 – November 10, 2000) was an English literary scholar and critic best known for his biographies on John Steinbeck, William March and Edward OBrien. ... John Ernst Steinbeck (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the best-known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century. ... William March (born William Edward Campbell September 18, 1893 in Mobile, Alabama) was an American World War I soldier, short-story writer and novelist cited as being the unrecognized genius of our time. His innovative writing style is characterized by a deep compassion and understanding of suffering. ... Edward Joseph Harrington OBrien (1890 - 1941) was a U.S. author, poet, editor and anthologist. ... Jean Edward Smith is an accomplished educator and biographer having authored such works as Grant, John Marshall: Definer of a Nation, and Presently he is the John Marshall Professor of Political Science at Marshall University. ... Ulysses S. Grant[2] (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American general and the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877). ... John Marshall (September 24, 1755 – July 6, 1835) was an American statesman and jurist who shaped American constitutional law and made the Supreme Court a center of power. ... Lucius Dubignon Clay (April 23, 1897 - April 16, 1978) was an American general. ... Sir Leslie Stephen (November 28, 1832 – February 22, 1904) was an English author and critic, the father of two famous daughters, Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell. ... The Dictionary of National Biography (or DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history. ... For other persons named Samuel Johnson, see Samuel Johnson (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift (November 30, 1667 – October 19, 1745) was an Irish cleric, satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for Whigs then for Tories), and poet, famous for works like Gullivers Travels, A Modest Proposal, A Journal to Stella, The Drapiers Letters, The Battle of the Books, and... Mary Ann Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880), better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist. ... “Hobbes” redirects here. ... Irving Stone (July 14, 1903 – August 26, 1989) was an American writer known for his biographical novels of famous historical personalities. ... Giles Lytton Strachey (March 1, 1880–January 21, 1932) was a British writer and critic. ... Marshall Terrill (born December 17, 1963 in Texarkana, Texas) is an American author and journalist. ... Steve McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an Academy Award-nominated American movie actor, nicknamed The King of Cool.[1] He was one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1960s and 1970s due to a popular anti-hero persona. ... There are several men named David Thompson: David Thompson (explorer, early American settler) (c1592-1628), first European settler of New Hampshire David Thompson (explorer) (1770-1857), Canadian explorer David Thompson (politician) (1836-1886), former member of the Canadian House of Commons David Thompson (basketball) (b. ... Peter Press Maravich (June 22, 1947 – January 5, 1988) was a Serb-American basketball player known for his dazzling ballhandling, incredible shooting abilities, and creative passing. ... Laura Ingalls Wilder (February 7, 1867 – February 10, 1957) was an American author. ... John Muir appears on the California quarter John Muir (April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914) was one of the first modern preservationists. ... Nick Tosches (born 1949) is an American writer, music journalist, novelist, biographer and poet. ... Alison Weir (born 1951) is a popular British writer of history books for the general public, mostly in the form of biographies about British kings and queens. ... Theodore White on a book cover Theodore Harold White (May 6, 1915 – May 9, 1986) was an American political journalist, historian, and novelist, best known for his acclaimed accounts of the 1960, 1964, 1968, and 1972 presidential elections. ... Andrew Norman Wilson (born 1950) is an English writer, known for his biographies, novels and works of popular and cultural history. ... Molly Worthen (born 1981) is an American writer and journalist. ... Charles Hill is the Diplomat-in-Residence at Yale University. ... YALE (Yet Another Learning Environment) is an environment for machine learning experiments and data mining. ...

Some notable autobiographers

Winner Nirad C. Chaudhuri (Bangla: নীরদ চন্দ্র চৌধুরী Nirod Chôndro Choudhuri) (23 November 1897 – 1 August 1999) was a Bengali Indian writer and a commentator on culture. ... The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian is an autobiographical work of one of the most controversial writers of India -- Nirad C. Chaudhuri, the last imperialist. ... Henry Cockburn (1779 - 1854), was a Scottish judge and biographer. ... Benjamin Franklin (January 17 [O.S. January 6] 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the most well known Founding Fathers of the United States. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: , Hindi: , IAST: mohandās karamcand gāndhī, IPA: ) (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948), was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. ... The Story of My Experiments with Truth (or My Experiments with Truth) – the autobiography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (or Mahatma Gandhi) covers his life from early childhood through to 1920, and is a popular and influential book. ... Lido Anthony Lee Iacocca (born October 15, 1924) is an American industrialist most commonly known for his revival of the Chrysler brand in the 1980s when he was the CEO. Among the most widely recognized businessmen in the world, he was a passionate advocate of U.S. business exports during... Frank McCourt (born August 19, 1930, New York City) is an Irish-American teacher and author. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ...


See also

If you add any authors to this list, please also consider adding them to the A-Z list of authors. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The following are lists of authors and writers: By name A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T &#8211...


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