The Greatest Autobiography Books of All Time

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
17013 For My Legionaries Corneliu Zelea Codreanu 1936 Romanian Romanian
17130 The Fringes Of Power John Colville 1985 British English
17130 My Father's Fortune Michael Frayn 2010 British English
17130 A Romantic Education Patricia Hampl 1981 American English
17130 I Was A Stranger Sir John Winthrop Hackett 1977 Irish Unknown
17130 A Boy At The Hogarth Press Richard Kennedy 1972 American English
17130 The Art Of The Personal Essay Phillip Lopate 1994 American English
17130 Confessions Of A Philosopher Bryan Magee 1997 British English
17130 A Book Of One's Own Thomas Mallon 1984 American English
17130 Goodbye, Darkness William Manchester 1979 American English
17130 Are You Somebody? Nuala O'Faolain 1996 Irish English
17130 Tender At The Bone Ruth Reichl 1998 American English
17130 Lost In Place Mark Salzman 1995 American English
17130 Alice James Jean Strouse 1980 American English
17130 Dearest Friend Lynne Withey 1981 American English
17130 The Line Becomes A River Francisco Cantú 2018 American English
17130 Confessions Of A Muckraker Jack Anderson 1979 American English
17130 For The Earth’s Sake David Brower 1991 American English
17130 The Long Haul Myles Horton 1990 American English
17130 Lame Deer Richard Erodes, John Fire Lame Deer 1972 Unknown English
17130 My Silent War Kim Philby 1968 British English
17130 A Month And A Day Ken Saro-Wiwa 1995 Nigerian English
17130 For Bread Alone Mohamed Choukri 1973 Moroccan Arabic
17130 My Life On The Road Gloria Steinem 2015 American English
17130 Wings Of Fire APJ Abdul Kalam 1999 Indian English
17130 Dog Flowers Danielle Geller 2021 American English
17130 A Heart That Works Rob Delaney 2022 British English
17130 Finding Freedom Erin French 2021 American English
17130 Let's Pretend This Never Happened Jenny Lawson 2012 American English
17130 Greenlights Matthew McConaughey 2020 American English
17130 V13 Emmanuel Carrère 2024 French French
17130 Can't Hurt Me David Goggins 2018 American English
17130 The Truth Neil Strauss 2015 American English
17130 The Sun Does Shine Anthony Ray Hinton 2018 American English
17130 Armed And Dangerous Ronnie Kasrils 1993 South African English
17130 Elvis And Me Priscilla Beaulieu Presley 1985 American English
17130 On Balance Leila Seth 2003 Indian English
17130 My Own Country Abraham Verghese 1994 American English
17130 'Tis Frank McCourt 1999 American English
16946 An Autobiography RG Collingwood 1939 British English
17130 I Have Life Marianne Thamm 1998 Unknown English
17130 My Father, My Monster McIntosh Polela 2011 Unknown English
17130 Endings & Beginnings Redi Tlhabi 2012 South African English
17130 Between Two Kingdoms Suleika Jaouad 2021 Unknown English
17130 The Diving Bell And The Butterfly Jean-Dominique Bauby 1997 French French
17130 Love Is A Mix Tape Rob Sheffield 2007 American English
17130 We Both Laughed In Pleasure Lou Sullivan 2019 American English
17130 Girl, Interrupted Susanna Kaysen 1993 American English
17130 The Woman In Me Britney Spears 2023 American English
17130 An Unquiet Mind Kay Redfield Jamison 1995 American English
17130 All The Worst Humans Phil Elwood 2024 Unknown English
17130 Connie Connie Chung 2024 Unknown English
17130 I Just Keep Talking Nell Irvin Painter 2024 Unknown English
17130 No One Gets To Fall Apart Sarah LaBrie 2024 Unknown English
17130 Coming Home Brittney Griner, Michelle Burford 2024 Unknown English
17130 My Adventures As An Illustrator Norman Rockwell 1995 American English
17130 Never Leave The Dogs Behind Brianna Madia 2024 Unknown English
17130 How Not To Be A Politician Rory Stewart 2024 British English
17130 Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight Alexandra Fuller 2001 British English
17130 Traveling Mercies Anne Lamott 1999 American English
17130 Crimes Of The Cross Anne Manne 2024 Unknown English
17130 Faith Hope And Carnage Nick Cave, Sean O'Hagan 2022 Unknown English
17130 I'm Mostly Here To Enjoy Myself Glynnis MacNicol 2024 Unknown English
17130 Teacher Man Frank McCourt 2005 American English
17130 The Last Lecture Randy Pausch 2008 American English
17130 Always Looking Up Michael J. Fox 2009 American English
17130 The Lost Boy Dave Pelzer 1997 American English
17130 Its So Easy And Other Lies Duff McKagan 2011 American English
17130 M Train Patti Smith 2015 American English
17130 Everything I Know About Love Dolly Alderton 2018 British English
17130 The Basketball Diaries Jim Carroll 1978 American English
17130 Going Solo Roald Dahl 1986 British English
17130 Room To Dream David Lynch 2018 American English
17130 Gender Queer Maia Kobabe 2019 American English
17130 Reasons To Stay Alive Matt Haig 2015 British English
17130 The Last Black Unicorn Tiffany Haddish 2017 American English
17130 The Motorcycle Diaries Che Guevara 1993 Argentinian Spanish
17130 Hits, Flops, And Other Illusions Ed Zwick 2024 Unknown English
17130 This Boy Alan Johnson 2013 British English
17130 The Bedwetter Sarah Silverman 2010 American English
17130 Running In The Family Michael Ondaatje 1982 Canadian English
17130 Angela Davis Angela Davis 1974 American English
17130 Sounds Like Titanic Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman 2019 American English
17130 The Watcher On The Cast Iron Balcony Hal Porter 1963 Australian English
17130 A Woman's Story Annie Ernaux 1988 French French
17130 A Few Selected Exits Gwyn Thomas 1968 Welsh English
17130 Easily Slip Into Another World Henry Threadgill, Brent Hayes Edwards 2023 Unknown English
17130 Sink Joseph Earl Thomas 2023 Unknown English
17130 Up Home Ruth J. Simmons 2023 Unknown English
17130 My Life IllumiNative 2024 Unknown English
17130 Bitterroot Susan Devan Harness 2018 Unknown English
17130 Crazy Brave Joy Harjo 2012 American English
17130 Horse Barbie Geena Rocero 2023 Unknown English
17130 Joyful Recollections Of Trauma Paul Scheer 2024 Unknown English
17096 Malcolm X Malcolm X 1965 American English
17130 Sports World Robert Lipsyte 1975 American English
17130 A Girl Named Zippy Haven Kimmel 2001 American English
17130 American Sniper Chris Kyle 2012 American English
17130 We Were Dreamers Marjorie Liu 2022 Unknown English
17130 I Am, I Am, I Am Maggie O'Farrell 2017 British English
17130 The Bang Bang Club Greg Marinovich 2000 South African English
17130 I Can't Accept Not Trying Michael Jordan 1994 American English
17130 Svolení Vanessa Springora 2020 French French
17130 The Beautiful Struggle Ta-Nehisi Coates 2008 American English
16917 Fate Is The Hunter Ernest K. Gann 1961 American English
16965 Dievų Miškas Balys Sruoga 1957 Lithuanian Lithuanian
17130 The Moon's A Balloon David Niven 1971 British English
17130 Addicted Tony Adams 1998 British English
17130 It's Not About The Bike Lance Armstrong 1999 American English
17130 Spies In The Family Eva Dillon 2017 Unknown English
17130 Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus Nabeel Qureshi 2014 American English
17130 Owner Of A Lonely Heart Beth Nguyen 2023 Unknown English
17130 George Frieda Hughes 2023 British English
16862 My Autobiography Charles Chaplin 1964 British English
17130 Toy Fights Don Paterson 2023 British English
17130 The Diary Of Alice James Alice James 1982 American English
17130 Memoirs Pablo Neruda 1974 Chilean Spanish
17130 Ways Of Escape Graham Greene 1971 British English
17130 The Price Of Peace Zachary D. Carter 2020 American English
17130 Never Finished David Goggins 2022 American English