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Autobiographers

460 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Aart StaartjesPerson · Film memorabiliaAart Staartjes was a Dutch actor, television director, presenter and autobiographer (1938–2020). He was born at Nieuwendam and died at Groningen.
Adam OehlenschlägerAuthor · BooksAdam Oehlenschläger was a poet, playwright, writer, autobiographer, librettist and university teacher (1779–1850). He was born at Copenhagen.
Adolf Bernhard MarxPerson · Music memorabiliaAdolf Bernhard Marx (1795–1866) was a composer, musicologist and autobiographer.
Adrienne ClarksonPerson · Film memorabiliaAdrienne Clarkson (born 1939) is a Canadian journalist, novelist and autobiographer.
Afanasy FetPerson · Music memorabiliaAfanasy Fet (1820–1892) was a Russian Empire poet, translator and autobiographer.
Agnetha FältskogPerson · Music memorabiliaAgnetha Fältskog (born 1950) is a Swedish schlager singer, autobiographer and composer.
Al AlvarezAuthor · BooksAl Alvarez (1929–2019) was a British poet, autobiographer and literary critic.
Al-GhazaliAuthor · BooksAl-Ghazali (1058–1111) was a Seljuk Empire philosopher, mutakallim and autobiographer.
Alan PatonAuthor · BooksAlan Paton was a South African writer, autobiographer, screenwriter, politician and teacher (1903–1988). He was born at Pietermaritzburg and died at Durban.
Alan SillitoeAuthor · BooksAlan Sillitoe (1928–2010) was a British writer, screenwriter and poet.
Alec GuinnessPerson · Film memorabiliaAlec Guinness (1914–2000) was a United Kingdom film actor, autobiographer and character actor.
Aleister CrowleyArtist · PaintingsAleister Crowley (1875–1947) was a British playwright, novelist and occultist.
Alex FergusonAuthor · BooksAlex Ferguson (born 1941) is a British association football player, association football coach and autobiographer.
Alice Babette ToklasAuthor · BooksAlice Babette Toklas (1877–1967) was an American writer, autobiographer and memoirist.
Alison ArngrimPerson · Film memorabiliaAlison Arngrim (born 1962) is an American actress, autobiographer and stand-up comedian.
Allen GinsbergAuthor · BooksAllen Ginsberg (1926–1997) was a United States playwright, poet and writer.
Alphonse DaudetAuthor · BooksAlphonse Daudet (1840–1897) was a French writer, playwright and poet.
Alphonse de LamartineAuthor · BooksAlphonse de Lamartine (1790–1869) was a French politician, poet and diplomat.
Althea GibsonPerson · Film memorabiliaAlthea Gibson (1927–2003) was an American athlete, author, and public official who achieved international distinction as a pioneer in amateur tennis and professional golf. Born in South Carolina and raised in New York, s
Amy KlobucharAuthor · BooksAmy Klobuchar (born 1960) was a United States politician, lawyer and autobiographer.
Andrei BelyIllustrator · IllustrationAndrei Bely (1880–1934) was a Russian Empire poet, writer and autobiographer.
Angela BowiePerson · Music memorabiliaAngela Bowie was an American and Cypriot actress, model, autobiographer, musician and singer (born 1949). She was born at Agios Dometios.
Angelika SchrobsdorffPerson · Film memorabiliaAngelika Schrobsdorff (1927–2016) was a German writer, autobiographer and actress.
Anita LoosPerson · Film memorabiliaAnita Loos was an American writer, screenwriter, novelist, autobiographer, actress and memoirist (1889–1981). She was born at Mount Shasta and died at New York City.
Anja SiljaPerson · Music memorabiliaAnja Silja (born 1940) was a Germany opera singer, autobiographer and musician.
Anna Amalia of Prussia, Abbess of QuedlinburgPerson · Music memorabiliaAnna Amalia of Prussia, Abbess of Quedlinburg was a composer, autobiographer, patron of the arts and abbess (1723–1787). She was born at Berlin.
Anna KendrickPerson · Music memorabiliaAnna Kendrick (born 1985) was a United States film actor, singer and stage actor.
Anna LeonowensAuthor · BooksAnna Leonowens was a teacher, autobiographer, writer, traveler, pedagogue and memoirist (1831–1915). She was born at Ahilyanagar and died at Montreal.
Annette FunicelloPerson · Film memorabiliaAnnette Funicello was an American actress, singer, autobiographer and musician (1942–2013). She was born at Utica and died at Bakersfield.
Anthony BurgessAuthor · BooksAnthony Burgess (1917–1993) was a British writer, journalist and translator.
Apostolos DoxiadisArtist · Comics and comic artApostolos Doxiadis (born 1953) was a Greece mathematician, autobiographer and playwright.
Arnold BennettAuthor · BooksArnold Bennett was a British screenwriter, novelist, autobiographer, diarist, writer and journalist (1867–1931). He was born at Hanley and died at City of Westminster.
Arthur KoestlerAuthor · BooksArthur Koestler (1905–1983) was a British writer, philosopher and novelist.
August von KotzebueAuthor · BooksAugust von Kotzebue (1761–1819) was a Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach writer, playwright and poet.
August Wilhelm IfflandAuthor · BooksAugust Wilhelm Iffland was a playwright, writer, actor, autobiographer and theatre manager (1759–1814). He was born at Hanover and died at Berlin.
Augusta, Lady GregoryAuthor · BooksAugusta, Lady Gregory (1852–1932) was an Irish linguist, poet and playwright.
Augustine of HippoAuthor · BooksAugustine of Hippo (354–430) was a Ancient Rome philosopher, theologian and autobiographer.
B. F. SkinnerAuthor · BooksB. F. Skinner was an American psychologist, philosopher, inventor, ethologist, autobiographer and university teacher (1904–1990). He was born at Susquehanna Depot and died at Cambridge.
B. J. ThomasPerson · Music memorabiliaB. J. Thomas was an American singer, autobiographer, actor, songwriter, musician and writer (1942–2021). He was born at Hugo and died at Arlington.
Ba JinAuthor · BooksBa Jin (1904–2005) was a People's Republic of China writer, translator and Esperantist.
BaburAuthor · BooksBabur (1483–1530) was a poet, autobiographer and monarch.
Baldur von SchirachPerson · Film memorabiliaBaldur von Schirach (1907–1974) was a German politician, screenwriter and autobiographer.
Balraj SahniPerson · Film memorabiliaBalraj Sahni was an Indian actor, autobiographer, screenwriter, writer and film director (1913–1973). He was born at Rawalpindi and died at Mumbai.
Barbara HammerPerson · Film memorabiliaBarbara Hammer (1939–2019) was an American film director, producer, autobiographer, video artist, screenwriter, and editor recognised as a pioneer of experimental lesbian cinema. Working primarily in 16 mm film and video
Barbara PymAuthor · BooksBarbara Pym was a British writer, novelist and autobiographer (1913–1980). She was born at Oswestry and died at Finstock.
Benjamin ZephaniahAuthor · BooksBenjamin Zephaniah (1958–2023) was a British actor, poet and writer.
Benvenuto CelliniArtist · SculptureBenvenuto Cellini (1500–1571) was a France sculptor, writer and medalist.
Bernhard CrusellPerson · Music memorabiliaBernhard Crusell (1775–1838) was a Swedish composer, clarinetist and autobiographer.
Bernhard Severin IngemannAuthor · BooksBernhard Severin Ingemann was a writer, poet, autobiographer and hymnwriter (1789–1862). He was born at Torkilstrup and died at Sorø.
Bethany HamiltonAuthor · BooksBethany Hamilton was an American surfer, autobiographer, writer and athlete (born 1990). She was born at Līhuʻe.
Bette DavisPerson · Film memorabiliaBette Davis (1908–1989) was a United States autobiographer, character actor and stage actor.
Betty FordAuthor · BooksBetty Ford (1918–2011) was an American dancer, writer and autobiographer.
Betty MahmoodyAuthor · BooksBetty Mahmoody was an American writer and autobiographer (born 1945). She was born at Alma.
Beverly SillsPerson · Film memorabiliaBeverly Sills was an American actress, autobiographer, musician, businessperson and singer (1929–2007). She was born at New York City.
Bill ClintonAuthor · BooksBill Clinton (born 1946) was a United States politician, lawyer and diplomat.
Bill OddieIllustrator · IllustrationBill Oddie (1941–2026) was a United Kingdom comedian, actor and ornithologist.
Bo BergmanAuthor · BooksBo Bergman (1869–1967) was a Swedish writer, poet and autobiographer.
Bob DylanArtist · PaintingsBob Dylan (born 1941) was a United States songwriter, film actor and poet.
Brigitte BardotPerson · Film memorabiliaBrigitte Bardot (1934–2025) was a France singer, autobiographer and film actor.
Bruno WalterPerson · Music memorabiliaBruno Walter was a German and French conductor, pianist, composer, autobiographer, music director and chapelmaster (1876–1962). He was born at Berlin and died at Beverly Hills.
BryherAuthor · BooksBryher (1894–1983) was a British poet, writer and novelist.
C. S. LewisAuthor · BooksC. S. Lewis (1898–1963) was a United Kingdom writer, poet and university teacher.
Carolina Maria de JesusAuthor · BooksCarolina Maria de Jesus (1914–1977) was a Brazilian writer, autobiographer and poet.
Cary GrantAuthor · BooksCary Grant (1904–1986) was an American actor, writer and autobiographer.
Cecil BeatonPhotographer · PhotographyCecil Beaton (1904–1980) was a United Kingdom photographer, autobiographer and war photographer.
Chaim GradeAuthor · BooksChaim Grade was a Russian and American poet, writer, rabbi and autobiographer (1910–1982). He was born at Vilnius and died at New York City.
Charles LindberghAuthor · BooksCharles Lindbergh was an American air force officer, inventor, aviation writer, autobiographer, diarist and fighter pilot (1902–1974). He was born at Detroit and died at Kīpahulu.
Charles Robert LeslieArtist · PaintingsCharles Robert Leslie was an American painter, autobiographer, biographer, writer and art historian (1794–1859). He was born at London.
Charlotte DelboAuthor · BooksCharlotte Delbo was a French poet, autobiographer, resistance fighter, playwright, writer and opinion journalist (1913–1985). She was born at Vigneux-sur-Seine and died at 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Charlotte KerrPerson · Film memorabiliaCharlotte Kerr (1927–2011) was a German actress, journalist and autobiographer.
Charlotte von KalbAuthor · BooksCharlotte von Kalb (1761–1843) was a writer and autobiographer.
Charlotte von MahlsdorfPerson · Music memorabiliaCharlotte von Mahlsdorf (1928–2002) was a Germany writer, autobiographer and activist.
Charlton HestonAuthor · BooksCharlton Heston was an American actor, film director and autobiographer (1923–2008). He was born at Evanston and died at Beverly Hills.
Chelsea HandlerPerson · Film memorabiliaChelsea Handler was an American actress, comedian, biographer and writer (born 1975). She was born at Livingston.
Chen JiruArtist · PaintingsChen Jiru was a painter, writer, calligrapher, poet and autobiographer (1558–1639). He was born at Songjiang.
Chief Dan GeorgeAuthor · BooksChief Dan George was a Canadian actor, traditional leader or chief, poet and autobiographer (1899–1981). He was born at Vancouver.
Chŏng InjiAuthor · BooksChŏng Inji (1396–1478) was a Joseon autobiographer, poet and civil servant.
Chŏng KuAuthor · BooksChŏng Ku was a poet, philosopher, autobiographer, writer and politician (1543–1620). He was born at Joseon.
Chrissie HyndePerson · Music memorabiliaChrissie Hynde (born 1951) is an American guitarist, singer and restaurateur.
Christiane F.Person · Film memorabiliaChristiane F. (born 1962) was a Germany film actor, singer and writer.
Christoph von SchmidAuthor · BooksChristoph von Schmid (1768–1854) was a Kingdom of Bavaria writer, poet and teacher.
Christy BrownArtist · PaintingsChristy Brown (1932–1981) was an Irish writer, painter and poet.
Christy CanyonPerson · Film memorabiliaChristy Canyon (born 1966) is an American autobiographer, actress and radio personality.
Claire BloomPerson · Music memorabiliaClaire Bloom (born 1931) was a United Kingdom actor, autobiographer and stage actor.
Clara MorganePerson · Music memorabiliaClara Morgane (born 1981) was a France pornographic actor, television presenter and singer-songwriter.
Cleo LainePerson · Music memorabiliaCleo Laine (1927–2025) was a British actress, singer and autobiographer.
Cliff RichardPerson · Music memorabiliaCliff Richard (born 1940) was a United Kingdom film actor, singer and actor.
Constant von WurzbachAuthor · BooksConstant von Wurzbach (1818–1893) was a Austria–Hungary lexicographer, writer and biographer.
Cordelia EdvardsonAuthor · BooksCordelia Edvardson (1929–2012) was a Weimar Republic writer, journalist and autobiographer.
Corrie ten BoomArtist · WatchesCorrie ten Boom (1892–1983) was a Kingdom of the Netherlands writer, autobiographer and resistance fighter.
Corry BrokkenPerson · Film memorabiliaCorry Brokken (1932–2016) was a Kingdom of the Netherlands actor, singer and television presenter.
Count BasiePerson · Music memorabiliaCount Basie was an American pianist, bandleader, conductor, composer, autobiographer and actor (1904–1984). He was born at Red Bank and died at Hollywood.
Cybill ShepherdPerson · Film memorabiliaCybill Shepherd was an American actress, beauty pageant contestant, autobiographer and model (born 1950). She was born at Memphis.
Daevid AllenPerson · Music memorabiliaDaevid Allen was an Australian guitarist, singer, composer, autobiographer, writer and poet (1938–2015). He was born at Melbourne and died at Byron Bay.
Dan TurèllAuthor · BooksDan Turèll was a poet, autobiographer, writer and journalist (1946–1993). He was born at Frederiksberg and died at Copenhagen.
Daniel Paul SchreberAuthor · BooksDaniel Paul Schreber was a judge, writer, autobiographer, jurist, opinion journalist and huissier de justice (1842–1911). He was born at Leipzig.
Darius MilhaudPerson · Music memorabiliaDarius Milhaud (1892–1974) was a French conductor, autobiographer and musicologist.
David BrownPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Brown (1916–2010) was an American film producer, journalist and writer.
David HemmingsPerson · Music memorabiliaDavid Hemmings was a British actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, singer-songwriter and opera singer (1941–2003). He was born at Guildford and died at Bucharest.
David HicksAuthor · BooksDavid Hicks was an Australian writer and autobiographer (born 1975). He was born at Adelaide.
David JasonPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Jason (born 1940) is a British actor, autobiographer and comedian.
David NivenPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Niven (1910–1983) was a British actor, military personnel and autobiographer.
David RockefellerAuthor · BooksDavid Rockefeller (1915–2017) was a United States art collector, banker and autobiographer.
David Starr JordanAuthor · BooksDavid Starr Jordan was an American botanist, peace activist, zoologist, autobiographer, ichthyologist and eugenicist (1851–1931). He was born at Gainesville and died at Stanford.
Dee BrownAuthor · BooksDee Brown was an American librarian, historian, novelist, autobiographer and writer (1908–2002). He was born at Roy and died at Little Rock.
Diana DorsPerson · Film memorabiliaDiana Dors was a British actress and autobiographer (1931–1984). She was born at Swindon and died at Windsor.
Diane di PrimaAuthor · BooksDiane di Prima was an American poet, translator, writer and autobiographer (1934–2020). She was born at Brooklyn and died at San Francisco.
Dieter BaumannAuthor · BooksDieter Baumann (born 1965) is a German writer, athletics competitor and long-distance runner.
Dirk BogardePerson · Film memorabiliaDirk Bogarde was a British actor, novelist, autobiographer, translator and screenwriter (1921–1999). He was born at West Hampstead and died at Chelsea.
Dolly PartonPerson · Film memorabiliaDolly Parton (born 1946) is an American guitarist, country singer and actress.
Dominique RolinAuthor · BooksDominique Rolin was a Belgian and French writer, novelist, autobiographer and women's rights activist (1913–2012). She was born at Ixelles and died at 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Don McCullinPhotographer · PhotographyDon McCullin (born 1935) was a United Kingdom autobiographer, war photographer and journalist.
Donald SindenPerson · Film memorabiliaDonald Sinden (1923–2014) was a British autobiographer and actor.
Donna WilliamsArtist · SculptureDonna Williams was an Australian writer, singer-songwriter, screenwriter, singer, autobiographer and sculptor (1963–2017). She was born at Melbourne and died at Ringwood East.
Doris LessingAuthor · BooksDoris Lessing (1919–2013) was a United Kingdom writer, poet and novelist.
Drew BarrymorePerson · Film memorabiliaDrew Barrymore (born 1975) is an American actress, film director and film producer.
Duff McKaganPerson · Music memorabiliaDuff McKagan (born 1964) is an American musician, autobiographer and journalist.
Duke EllingtonPerson · Music memorabiliaDuke Ellington was an American pianist, composer, autobiographer, jazz musician, conductor and bandleader (1899–1974). He was born at Washington, D.C. and died at New York City.
Ed van ThijnAuthor · BooksEd van Thijn was a Dutch politician, writer, university teacher and autobiographer (1934–2021). He was born at Amsterdam.
Edith BruckAuthor · BooksEdith Bruck (born 1932) is a Hungarian poet, film director and screenwriter.

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