Questions on Autobiographies and their authors can be expected in the Gk section of MBA exams like IIFT, XAT, CMAT, etc. Along with the recent releases, students are also expected to know the books and authors of famous autobiographies written over time. So, here we have a list of famous autobiographies that will be useful for your MBA exam GK preparations.
A detailed list of all autobiographies of Famous personalities:
Recent Autobiographies (2021 – 2022)
Name of the Author
Name of the book
Published Year
Kathryn Warner
Philippa of Hainault- Mother of the English Nation
2022
Paul Cantor
Most Dope
2022
Ginger Zee
Natural Disaster
2022
Ann Marks
Vivian Maier Developed
2021
Note: We will keep updating this list for the entire year (2020).
Autobiographies of Presidents & Prime Ministers
Name of the author
Name of the Book
Published year
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Wings Of Fire
1999
Barack Obama, President of US
Dreams from my father
1996
Inder Kumar Gujral, Former Indian Prime Minister
Matters of Discretion
2011
Benazir Bhutto, Prime Minister of Pakistan
Daughter of Destiny
1988
I.K Gujral, Indian Politician and Former PM of India
Matters Of Discretion
2011
Jawaharlal Nehru, First PM of India
An Autobiography: Toward Freedom
1936
Margaret Thatcher, Former P.M of the U.K
Margaret Thatcher: The Autobiography
N.A
Thomas Jefferson, Former President of the US
Autobiography 1743-1790
1821
Rajendra Prasad, the first president of India
Athma Katha
1946
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
India Wins Freedom
1978
Dr. Manmohan Singh
Changing India
2019
Ronald Reagan, Former President of the US
An American Life
1990
Nelson Mandela, Former President of South Africa
Along Walk To Freedom
1994
Winston Churchill, Former PM of the UK
Memoirs of the Second World War
1959
Autobiographies of Famous Politicians:
Name of the author
Name of the Book
Published year
Bill Clinton, American Politician
My Life
2004
Benito Mussolini, Italian Politician
My Autobiography: With the political and social Doctrine of Fascism
1928
Hillary Clinton, an American politician
Living History
2003
Arjun Singh, an Indian Politician
A Grain of Sand in the Hourglass of
2012
J.B Kripalani, Indian politician
My Times, an autobiography
2004
Arjuna Siṃha - Indian political leader
A Grain of Sand in the Hourglass of Time: An Autobiography
2012
Sharad Pawar, National politician, and NCP President
Life On My Terms: From the Grassroots to the Corridors of Power:
2016
L.K. Advani
My Country My Life
2008
Autobiographies of Historical Figures:
Name of the author
Name of the Book
Published year
Adolf Hitler, a German Politician
Mein Kampf
1925
Babar, Mughal Emperor
Baburnama
16th Century
Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin
1791
Bertr and Arthur William Russell,(British philosopher)
The Autobiography of Bertr and Russell
1951
Charles Robert Darwin, English Naturalist and Geologist
The Recollections of the Development of My Mind and Character
1887
Dalai Lama, Chinese Buddhist Spiritual Leader
Freedom In Exile
1991
Albert Einstein, German Physicist
Autobiographical Notes
1949
Stephen Hawking, Theoretical physicist
A Brief History Of Time
1989
K. Natwar Singh, Indian former Union Cabinet Minister and Writer
One Life Is Not Enough
2014
Khushwant singh,Indian novelist, Lawyer, Journalist and Politician
Truth, Love and a Little Malice
2002
Mohan Das Karam Chand Gandhi, Father of the Nation
My Story Of Experiments with Truth
1940s
Autobiographies of Judges:
Name of the author
Name of the Book
Published year
Mr. Subbarao - Indian Economist, Central Banker, and Civil
Who moved my interest rate ?
2016
Margaret Alva – Indian political leader
Courage & Commitment
2016
B.V. Acharya, Indian Justice
All From Memory
2014
Annachandy (the first female judge in India)
Athma Katha
1973
Fali Sam Nariman, Advocate to the Supreme Court of India
Before Memory Fades
2012
V.K.Krishna Iyer
Wandering in Many Worlds
2009
Autobiographies of Activists
Name of the Author
Name of the book
Published Year
Malala Yousafzai
I’m Malala
2014
Sita Ram Goel
How I became a Hindu
1982
Bhagat Singh, Freedom Fighter
Why am I an Atheist
1930
Autobiographies of Sportsmen and Athletes
Name of the Author
Name of the book
Published Year
Abhinav Bindra, Indian Shooter
A Shotat History: My Obsessive Journey to
2011
Novak Djokovic
Serve to win
2013
Kapil Dev, Former Indian Cricketer
Sraight From The Heart
2013
David Beckham, English former professional footballer
My World, My Side
2000
Mary Kom, Indian Boxer
Unbreakable
2013
Muhammad Ali, American former professional boxer
The Greatest: My Own Story
1975
P.T Usha, Indian athlete
Golden Girl
1987
Usain Bolt, Jamaican sprinter.
Faster Than Lightning: My Autobiography
2013
Anil Kumble
Wide Angle
2011
Shoaib Akhtar
Controversially Yours
2011
Rafael Nadar
Rafa : My story
2011
Vishwanathan Anand
Mind Master
2019
Saurav Ganguly
One Century is Not enough
2018
Yuvraj Singh, Indian Cricketer
The Test of My Life
2013
Sunil Gavaskar - Indian former cricketer
Sunny Days: An Autobiography
2014
Chris Gayle - Jamaican cricketer
Six Machine
2016
Sania Mirza - Indian professional tennis player
Ace against Odds
2016
Andre Agassi, American tennis player
Open: An autobiography
2009
Mike Tyson, American retired professional boxer
Undisputed Truth
2013
Milka Singh,Indian Track And Field Sprinter
The Race Of MyLife
2013
Matthew Hayden, former Australian cricketer
Standing My Ground
2011
Ricky Ponting,former Australian cricketer
Ponting: At the Close of Play
2013
Sachin Tendulkar, Former Indian Cricketer
Playing it My Way
2014
Saina Nehwal,Indian badminton player
Playing to win
2013
AB de Villiers - South African cricketer
AB: The Autobiography
2016
Autobiographies of Writers:
Name of the Author
Name of the book
Published Year
Anne Frank, German Writer
The Diary of a Young Girl
1947
Kamala Das - Indian author and poet
My Story
1973
Leo Tolstoy, a Russian novelist
My Confession
1884
Oscar Wilde , an Irish author, play writer and poet.
De Profundis
1897
Maxim Gorky, a Russian and Soviet writer
My Child hood
1913
Agatha Christie, English Crime Novelist
An Autobiography
1977
Khushwant Singh
Truth, Love and a Little Malice
2002
Autobiographies of Film Makers:
Name of the Author
Name of the book
Published Year
Charlie Chaplin, English comic actor and film-maker
My Autobiography
1964
Marilyn Monroe, an American actress, model, and singer
My Story
N.A
Michael Jackson – an American singer,song writer, record producer, dancer, and actor
Moon Walk
1988
Shatrughan Sinha -Actor of Hindi Cinema & Indian Politics
Anything But Khamosh: The Shatrughan Sinha Biography
2016
Shashi Kapoor - Indian film actor and film Producer
Shashi Kapoor – the Householder, the Star
2016
Akira Kurosawa, Japanese Filmmaker
Something like an Autobiography
1981
Annie Besant
Annie Besant: An Autobiography
1908
Mark Twain, an American author and Humorist
Mark Twain’s Autobiography, posthumous
1907
Dilip Kumar, an Indian film actor
The Substance And The Shadow
2014
We hope you found this article on the list of famous autobiographies useful. The current list will be updated by us routinely so do keep checking out the blog for current updates that could come in this year's exam. Happy Learning! Also read: List of National parks in India
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