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Autobiographer Biographies
Every archived life recorded as autobiographer, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Contemporary era
Richard Branson
b. July 18, 1950
British business magnate
Modern era
Ayub Khan
May 14, 1907 – April 19, 1974
President of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969
Modern era
Abdul Sattar Edhi
February 28, 1928 – July 8, 2016
Pakistani philanthropist, social activist, ascetic and humanitarian
Modern era
Feroz Khan Noon
June 18, 1893 – December 9, 1970
7th Prime Minister of Pakistan (1893–1970)
Modern era
Dayananda Saraswati
February 12, 1824 – October 30, 1883
Indian social reformer (1824-1883)
Modern era
Paramahansa Yogananda
January 5, 1893 – March 7, 1952
Yogi, Kriya Yoga guru and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship (1893-1952)
Modern era
Amrita Pritam
August 31, 1919 – October 31, 2005
Indian novelist, poet, and essayist (in Hindi and Punjabi languages) (1919–2005)
Modern era
Subramania Bharati
December 11, 1882 – September 12, 1921
Tamil poet, social reformer, fighter for Indian freedom & women's rights
Modern era
Mumtaz Mufti
September 11, 1905 – October 27, 1995
Pakistani writer (1905–1995)
Modern era
Manna Dey
May 1, 1919 – October 24, 2013
Indian playback singer, music director, musician and vocalist (1919–2013)
Modern era
Emilio Aguinaldo
March 22, 1869 – February 6, 1964
President of the Philippines from 1899 to 1902
Modern era
Apolinario Mabini
July 22, 1864 – May 13, 1903
Prime Minister of the Philippines in 1899
Modern era
Liliuokalani
September 2, 1838 – November 11, 1917
Monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom (1838–1917)
Medieval era
Margery Kempe
b. 1373
British Christian mystic and author
Modern era
Muhammad Musa Khan
October 20, 1908 – March 12, 1991
Pakistani Hazara general (1908–1991)
Modern era
Indulal Yagnik
February 22, 1892 – July 17, 1972
Indian independence activist who led Mahaguarat Movement (1892-1972)
Modern era
Pandita Ramabai
April 23, 1858 – April 5, 1922
Indian feminist historian and social reformer (1858–1922)
Modern era
Muthulakshmi Reddy
July 30, 1886 – July 22, 1968
Indian physician, surgeon, women's rights activist, social reformer and legislator (1886–1968)
Modern era
Verrier Elwin
August 29, 1902 – February 22, 1964
British anthropologist (1902-1964)
Modern era
Prafulla Chandra Ray
August 2, 1861 – June 16, 1944
Bengali chemist, educationist, poet, historian, industrialist and philanthropist (1861–1944)
Modern era
Salim Ali
November 12, 1896 – July 27, 1987
Indian ornithologist (1896-1987)
Modern era
Lakshminath Bezbaroa
1868 – 1938
Assamese writer (1868–1938)
Modern era
Dhyan Chand
August 29, 1905 – December 3, 1979
Indian field hockey player (1905–1979)
Modern era
Charles Spurgeon
June 19, 1834 – January 31, 1892
British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist (1834-1892)
Modern era
Calvin Coolidge
July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933
President of the United States from 1923 to 1929
Contemporary era
Hillary Clinton
b. October 26, 1947
American politician and diplomat (born 1947)
Modern era
John McCain
August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018
American politician (1936–2018)
Modern era
T. E. Lawrence
August 16, 1888 – May 19, 1935
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
Modern era
Michael Collins (Irish leader)
October 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021
American astronaut (1930–2021)
Modern era
Ralph Ellison
March 1, 1914 – April 16, 1994
American novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer (1914-1994)
Modern era
Allen Ginsberg
June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997
American poet and writer (1926–1997)
Early Modern era
Stendhal
January 23, 1783 – March 23, 1842
French writer (1783–1842)
Modern era
Simone Weil
February 3, 1909 – August 24, 1943
French philosopher, writer, and social activist (1909–1943)
Modern era
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
March 6, 1844 – June 20, 1908
Russian composer (1844–1908)
Modern era
Louis Leakey
August 7, 1903 – October 1, 1972
Kenyan-British archaeologist and naturalist
Modern era
Eugene Cernan
March 14, 1934 – January 16, 2017
NASA astronaut, Naval aviator, aeronautical engineer, electrical engineer, fighter pilot, eleventh human to walk on the Moon (Apollo 10 and Apollo 17)
Modern era
Mary Seacole
1805 – May 14, 1881
British-Jamaican businesswoman and nurse
Modern era
Angela Davis
b. January 26, 1944
American political activist, scholar, and author (born 1944)
Modern era
Andres Bonifacio
November 30, 1863 – May 10, 1897
Filipino nationalist and revolutionary hero (1863–1897)
Modern era
Bette Davis
April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989
American actress (1908–1989)
Modern era
Brigitte Bardot
September 28, 1934 – December 28, 2025
French actress, singer, animal rights activist (1934–2025)
Modern era
Michael Caine
b. March 14, 1933
English actor (born 1933)
Modern era
Judi Dench
b. December 9, 1934
English actress (born 1934)
Modern era
Sammy Davis Jr.
December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990
American entertainer (1925–1990)
Modern era
Tony Bennett
August 3, 1926 – July 21, 2023
American singer (1926–2023)