SettingsEnglish autobiographers
Adrian Liddell Hart
Adrian Liddell Hart (1922–1991) was a British soldier, Royal Navy officer, author and adventurer.
Adrian Liddell Hart (1922–1991) was a British soldier, Royal Navy officer, author and adventurer.
Alec Harper
Lieutenant-Colonel Alec Harper, DSO (12 July, 1910 - 11 March, 2003) fought with the Chindits, played Polo for England and was honorary secretary of the Hurlingham Polo Association.
Lieutenant-Colonel Alec Harper, DSO (12 July, 1910 - 11 March, 2003) fought with the Chindits, played Polo for England and was honorary secretary of the Hurlingham Polo Association.
Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley, and also known as both Frater Perdurabo and The Great Beast, was an influential English occultist, mystic, ceremonial magician,...
Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley, and also known as both Frater Perdurabo and The Great Beast, was an influential English occultist, mystic, ceremonial magician,...
Alfred Oliver Pollard
Alfred Oliver Pollard VC, MC & Bar, DCM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to Briti...
Alfred Oliver Pollard VC, MC & Bar, DCM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to Briti...
Anne Halkett
Lady Anne Halkett was a religious writer and autobiographer.
Lady Anne Halkett was a religious writer and autobiographer.
Anne Robinson
Anne Josephine Robinson (born 26 September 1944) is an English television presenter and journalist, known for her assertive views and acerbic style of presenting.
Anne Josephine Robinson (born 26 September 1944) is an English television presenter and journalist, known for her assertive views and acerbic style of presenting.
Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era.
Anthony Trollope was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era.
Arnold Lunn
Sir Arnold Henry Moore Lunn (18 April 1888 – 2 June 1974) was a famous skier, mountaineer and writer.
Sir Arnold Henry Moore Lunn (18 April 1888 – 2 June 1974) was a famous skier, mountaineer and writer.
Basil Boothroyd
John Basil Boothroyd (4 March 1910–27 February 1988) was an English humorous writer, best known for his long association with Punch.
John Basil Boothroyd (4 March 1910–27 February 1988) was an English humorous writer, best known for his long association with Punch.
Boy George
Boy George is an English singer-songwriter, who was part of the English New Romanticism movement which emerged in the early 1980s.
Boy George is an English singer-songwriter, who was part of the English New Romanticism movement which emerged in the early 1980s.
Brian Lunn
Brian Lunn (1893-1956) was a British writer.
Brian Lunn (1893-1956) was a British writer.
Caitlin Thomas
Caitlin Thomas (8 December 1913 - 31 July 1994), née Macnamara, was the wife of poet and writer Dylan Thomas.
Caitlin Thomas (8 December 1913 - 31 July 1994), née Macnamara, was the wife of poet and writer Dylan Thomas.
Charles Merivale
The Very Reverend Charles Merivale (8 March 1808 – 27 December 1893) was an English historian and churchman, for many years dean of Ely Cathedral.
The Very Reverend Charles Merivale (8 March 1808 – 27 December 1893) was an English historian and churchman, for many years dean of Ely Cathedral.
Daisy and Violet Hilton
Daisy Hilton and Violet Hilton were a pair of conjoined twins who toured in the U.S. sideshow and vaudeville circuit in the 1930s.
Daisy Hilton and Violet Hilton were a pair of conjoined twins who toured in the U.S. sideshow and vaudeville circuit in the 1930s.
David Baboulene
David "Windy" Baboulene, (born 13 March 1960) is an English author of humorous travel books, as well as Children's Illustrated stories and an academic work on story principles.
David "Windy" Baboulene, (born 13 March 1960) is an English author of humorous travel books, as well as Children's Illustrated stories and an academic work on story principles.
David Hemmings
David Hemmings (18 November 19413 December 2003) was an English film, theatre and television actor as well as a film and television director and producer.
David Hemmings (18 November 19413 December 2003) was an English film, theatre and television actor as well as a film and television director and producer.
David Scott Blackhall
David Scott Blackhall was a radio personality, author and poet.
David Scott Blackhall was a radio personality, author and poet.
Denys Val Baker
Denys Val Baker was a British writer, specialising in short stories, novels, and autobiographical novels.
Denys Val Baker was a British writer, specialising in short stories, novels, and autobiographical novels.
Deric Longden
Deric Longden (born 1936 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire) is an English writer and autobiographer.
Deric Longden (born 1936 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire) is an English writer and autobiographer.
Diana Dors
Diana Dors (23 October 1931 – 4 May 1984) was an English actress, born Diana Mary Fluck in Swindon, Wiltshire.
Diana Dors (23 October 1931 – 4 May 1984) was an English actress, born Diana Mary Fluck in Swindon, Wiltshire.
Donald Sinden
Sir Donald Alfred Sinden CBE is an English actor of theatre, film, television and radio and an author.
Sir Donald Alfred Sinden CBE is an English actor of theatre, film, television and radio and an author.
Doris Lessing
Doris May Lessing CH is a Zimbabwean-British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer.
Doris May Lessing CH is a Zimbabwean-British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer.
Dorothy Lawrence
Dorothy Lawrence was an English reporter who secretly posed as a man to become a soldier during the First World War.
Dorothy Lawrence was an English reporter who secretly posed as a man to become a soldier during the First World War.
Elizabeth Hawkins-Whitshed
Elizabeth Hawkins-Whitshed was a British pioneer of mountaineering in a time when it was almost unheard of for a woman to climb mountains.
Elizabeth Hawkins-Whitshed was a British pioneer of mountaineering in a time when it was almost unheard of for a woman to climb mountains.
Ernst Georg Ravenstein
Ernst Georg Ravenstein (Ernest George) (30 December 1834 – 13 March 1913) was a German-English geographer cartographer and promoter of physical exercise.
Ernst Georg Ravenstein (Ernest George) (30 December 1834 – 13 March 1913) was a German-English geographer cartographer and promoter of physical exercise.
Frank Allen (bassist)
Frank Allen (born Francis Renaud McNeice, 14 December 1943, Hayes, Middlesex, England) is an English bass guitarist.
Frank Allen (born Francis Renaud McNeice, 14 December 1943, Hayes, Middlesex, England) is an English bass guitarist.
Gavin Hewitt
Gavin Hewitt is a British journalist and presenter, currently BBC News's Europe Editor, a post he has held since September 2009.
Gavin Hewitt is a British journalist and presenter, currently BBC News's Europe Editor, a post he has held since September 2009.
George Arliss
George Arliss was an English actor, author and filmmaker who found success in the United States.
George Arliss was an English actor, author and filmmaker who found success in the United States.
George Holyoake
George Jacob Holyoake (13 April 1817 - 22 January 1906), English secularist and co-operator, was born in Birmingham, England.
George Jacob Holyoake (13 April 1817 - 22 January 1906), English secularist and co-operator, was born in Birmingham, England.
George Sanders
George Henry Sanders was a Russian-born English film and television actor, singer-songwriter, music composer, and author.
George Henry Sanders was a Russian-born English film and television actor, singer-songwriter, music composer, and author.
Gerald Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners
Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners, also known as Gerald Tyrwhitt, was a British composer of classical music, novelist, painter and aesthete.
Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners, also known as Gerald Tyrwhitt, was a British composer of classical music, novelist, painter and aesthete.
Henry Allingham
Henry William Allingham was a British supercentenarian, First World War veteran and, for one month, the verified oldest living man in the world.
Henry William Allingham was a British supercentenarian, First World War veteran and, for one month, the verified oldest living man in the world.
Henry John Wale
Henry John Wale (1827 - 14 March 1892 in London) was an English author, soldier and church minister.
Henry John Wale (1827 - 14 March 1892 in London) was an English author, soldier and church minister.
Horace Smith-Dorrien
General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien GCB, GCMG, DSO, ADC (26 May 1858 – 12 August 1930) was a British soldier and commander of the British II Corps and Second Army of the BEF during World War I.
General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien GCB, GCMG, DSO, ADC (26 May 1858 – 12 August 1930) was a British soldier and commander of the British II Corps and Second Army of the BEF during World War I.
Hugh Cornwell
Hugh Alan Cornwell (born 28 August 1949, Tufnell Park, North London, England) is an English musician and songwriter, best known for being the vocalist and guitarist for the punk/new wave group, ...
Hugh Alan Cornwell (born 28 August 1949, Tufnell Park, North London, England) is an English musician and songwriter, best known for being the vocalist and guitarist for the punk/new wave group, ...
Hugh Verity
Hugh Beresford Verity was a Royal Air Force officer of the Second World War.
Hugh Beresford Verity was a Royal Air Force officer of the Second World War.
James Henry Leigh Hunt
James Henry Leigh Hunt, best known as Leigh Hunt, was an English critic, essayist, poet and writer.
James Henry Leigh Hunt, best known as Leigh Hunt, was an English critic, essayist, poet and writer.
James Herriot
James Herriot was the pen name of James Alfred Wight, OBE, FRCVS also known as Alf Wight (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), a British veterinary surgeon and writer, who used ...
James Herriot was the pen name of James Alfred Wight, OBE, FRCVS also known as Alf Wight (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), a British veterinary surgeon and writer, who used ...
Janina David
Janina Dawidowicz (born 19 March 1930 in Kalisz, Poland), better known as Janina David, is a holocaust survivor and a British writer and translator.
Janina Dawidowicz (born 19 March 1930 in Kalisz, Poland), better known as Janina David, is a holocaust survivor and a British writer and translator.
Jim Williams (author)
Jim Williams is the given name of the British lawyer, commercial consultant and writer, who has also written under the pen names Richard Hugo and Alexander Mollin.
Jim Williams is the given name of the British lawyer, commercial consultant and writer, who has also written under the pen names Richard Hugo and Alexander Mollin.
Jimmy O'Connor (author)
Jimmy O'Connor (20 May 1918 - 29 September 2001) was a journalist and television dramatist.
Jimmy O'Connor (20 May 1918 - 29 September 2001) was a journalist and television dramatist.
Joanna Lumley
Joanna Lamond Lumley, OBE, FRGS (born 1 May 1946) is a British actress, voice-over artist, former-model and author, best known for her roles in British television series Absolutely Fabulous ...
Joanna Lamond Lumley, OBE, FRGS (born 1 May 1946) is a British actress, voice-over artist, former-model and author, best known for her roles in British television series Absolutely Fabulous ...
John Bean
John Edward Bean (born June 7, 1927, Carshalton, Surrey) is a long-standing participant in the British far right, who has been active within a number of movements during the course of his life.
John Edward Bean (born June 7, 1927, Carshalton, Surrey) is a long-standing participant in the British far right, who has been active within a number of movements during the course of his life.
John Blashford-Snell
Colonel John Nicholas Blashford-Snell OBE (born 22 October 1936) is a former British Army officer, explorer and author.
Colonel John Nicholas Blashford-Snell OBE (born 22 October 1936) is a former British Army officer, explorer and author.
John Paddy Carstairs
John Paddy Carstairs was a British film director and television director, usually of light-hearted subject matter.
John Paddy Carstairs was a British film director and television director, usually of light-hearted subject matter.
Judy Leden
Judy Leden, MBE, has held three world championships, twice in hang gliding, once in paragliding.
Judy Leden, MBE, has held three world championships, twice in hang gliding, once in paragliding.
Katharine Furse
Dame Katharine Furse, GBE, RRC, founder of the English Voluntary Aid Detachment force, was born Katharine Symonds, daughter of the poet and critic John Addington Symonds and Janet Catherin...
Dame Katharine Furse, GBE, RRC, founder of the English Voluntary Aid Detachment force, was born Katharine Symonds, daughter of the poet and critic John Addington Symonds and Janet Catherin...
Kathleen Dayus
Kathleen Dayus (1903 – January 2003) was an English author from the West Midlands.
Kathleen Dayus (1903 – January 2003) was an English author from the West Midlands.
Ken Brown (guitarist)
Ken Brown (1940, Enfield, Middlesex –, Essex) was a British guitarist with The Quarrymen, a precursor to The Beatles.
Ken Brown (1940, Enfield, Middlesex –, Essex) was a British guitarist with The Quarrymen, a precursor to The Beatles.
Ken Brown (musician)
Ken Brown was a British guitarist with The Quarrymen, a precursor to The Beatles.
Ken Brown was a British guitarist with The Quarrymen, a precursor to The Beatles.
L. T. C. Rolt
Lionel Thomas Caswall Rolt (usually abbreviated to Tom Rolt or L. T. C. Rolt) (11 February 1910 – 9 May 1974) was a prolific English writer and the biographer of major civil en...
Lionel Thomas Caswall Rolt (usually abbreviated to Tom Rolt or L. T. C. Rolt) (11 February 1910 – 9 May 1974) was a prolific English writer and the biographer of major civil en...
Lady Randolph Churchill
Lady Randolph Churchill, CI, DStJ, born Jeanette Jerome, was the American-born wife of Lord Randolph Churchill and the mother of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
Lady Randolph Churchill, CI, DStJ, born Jeanette Jerome, was the American-born wife of Lord Randolph Churchill and the mother of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
Malcolm Hardee
Malcolm Hardee (5 January 1950 – 31 January 2005) was an English comedian, author, comedy club proprietor, compère, agent, manager and "amateur sensationalist".
Malcolm Hardee (5 January 1950 – 31 January 2005) was an English comedian, author, comedy club proprietor, compère, agent, manager and "amateur sensationalist".
Malcolm Muggeridge
Thomas Malcolm Muggeridge was an English journalist, author, media personality, and satirist.
Thomas Malcolm Muggeridge was an English journalist, author, media personality, and satirist.
Margaret Powell
Margaret Powell was an English writer.
Margaret Powell was an English writer.
Margery Kempe
Margery Kempe is known for dictating The Book of Margery Kempe, a work considered by some to be the first autobiography in the English language.
Margery Kempe is known for dictating The Book of Margery Kempe, a work considered by some to be the first autobiography in the English language.
Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Evelyn Faithfull is an English singer, songwriter and actress whose career has spanned five decades.
Marianne Evelyn Faithfull is an English singer, songwriter and actress whose career has spanned five decades.
Matthew Croucher
Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher GC (born 14 December 1983, in Solihull, England) is a member of the Royal Marines Reserve and recipient of the George Cross, the highest British (and Commonwealth...
Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher GC (born 14 December 1983, in Solihull, England) is a member of the Royal Marines Reserve and recipient of the George Cross, the highest British (and Commonwealth...
Michael Kerr (lawyer)
Sir Michael Robert Emanuel Kerr PC (1 March 1921–14 April 2002) was a British jurist, lawyer and author.
Sir Michael Robert Emanuel Kerr PC (1 March 1921–14 April 2002) was a British jurist, lawyer and author.
Michael Wharton
Michael Wharton was a newspaper columnist who wrote under the pseudonym Peter Simple in the British Daily Telegraph.
Michael Wharton was a newspaper columnist who wrote under the pseudonym Peter Simple in the British Daily Telegraph.
Mick Walker (motorcycling)
Michael John Gilbert Walker, commonly known as Mick Walker, was acknowledged as one of the world's leading motorcycle authorities.
Michael John Gilbert Walker, commonly known as Mick Walker, was acknowledged as one of the world's leading motorcycle authorities.
Neville Staple
Neville Eugenton Staple is a singer for the two-tone ska band, The Specials as well as his own combo, The Neville Staple Band.
Neville Eugenton Staple is a singer for the two-tone ska band, The Specials as well as his own combo, The Neville Staple Band.
Norman Douglas
George Norman Douglas (8 December 1868 – 7 February 1952) was a British writer, now best known for his 1917 novel South Wind.
George Norman Douglas (8 December 1868 – 7 February 1952) was a British writer, now best known for his 1917 novel South Wind.
Olaudah Equiano
Olaudah Equiano also known as Gustavus Vassa, was a prominent African involved in the British movement for the abolition of the slave trade.
Olaudah Equiano also known as Gustavus Vassa, was a prominent African involved in the British movement for the abolition of the slave trade.
Oliver Popplewell
The Honourable Sir Oliver Bury Popplewell (born 15 August 1927 in Northwood, Middlesex) is a former British judge.
The Honourable Sir Oliver Bury Popplewell (born 15 August 1927 in Northwood, Middlesex) is a former British judge.
Oliver Stewart
Major Oliver Stewart was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
Major Oliver Stewart was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
Pablo Mason
Squadron Leader Paul "Pablo" Mason RAF (Rtd.) is a retired Royal Air Force pilot, who was part of the XV Sqn detachment to Bahrain as part of the RAF Tornado squadron during the Gulf War, and su...
Squadron Leader Paul "Pablo" Mason RAF (Rtd.) is a retired Royal Air Force pilot, who was part of the XV Sqn detachment to Bahrain as part of the RAF Tornado squadron during the Gulf War, and su...
Peter Quennell
Sir Peter Courtney Quennell CBE (9 March 1905, Bickley, Kent, England – 27 October 1993, London) was an English biographer, literary historian, editor, essayist, poet, and critic.
Sir Peter Courtney Quennell CBE (9 March 1905, Bickley, Kent, England – 27 October 1993, London) was an English biographer, literary historian, editor, essayist, poet, and critic.
Priscilla Napier
Priscilla Napier (5 October 1908 - 10 October 1998) was an English author, specializing in biography.
Priscilla Napier (5 October 1908 - 10 October 1998) was an English author, specializing in biography.
Reader Bullard
Sir Reader William Bullard KCB KCMG CIE (5 December 1885 – 24 May 1976) was a British diplomat and author.
Sir Reader William Bullard KCB KCMG CIE (5 December 1885 – 24 May 1976) was a British diplomat and author.
Richard Hammond
Richard Mark Hammond (born 19 December 1969) is an English broadcaster, writer, and journalist most noted for co-hosting the car programme Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson and James May, as wel...
Richard Mark Hammond (born 19 December 1969) is an English broadcaster, writer, and journalist most noted for co-hosting the car programme Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson and James May, as wel...
Ronald Ferguson
Major Ronald Ivor Ferguson (10 October 1931 – 16 March 2003) was the father of Sarah, Duchess of York, former wife to HRH Prince Andrew, The Duke of York.
Major Ronald Ivor Ferguson (10 October 1931 – 16 March 2003) was the father of Sarah, Duchess of York, former wife to HRH Prince Andrew, The Duke of York.
Russell Brand
Russell Edward Brand is an English comedian, actor, columnist, singer, author and radio/television presenter.
Russell Edward Brand is an English comedian, actor, columnist, singer, author and radio/television presenter.
Sebastian Horsley
Sebastian Horsley (born Marcus A. Horsley; 8 August 1962 – 17 June 2010) was a London artist best known for having undergone a voluntary crucifixion.
Sebastian Horsley (born Marcus A. Horsley; 8 August 1962 – 17 June 2010) was a London artist best known for having undergone a voluntary crucifixion.
Selden Long
Major Selden Herbert Long was an English flying ace during World War I. He was credited with nine confirmed aerial victories.
Major Selden Herbert Long was an English flying ace during World War I. He was credited with nine confirmed aerial victories.
Sheila Hocken
Sheila Hocken is a writer and canine specialist.
Sheila Hocken is a writer and canine specialist.
Somerset de Chair
Somerset Struben de Chair DSC (22 August 1911 – 5 January 1995) was a British author, politician and poet.
Somerset Struben de Chair DSC (22 August 1911 – 5 January 1995) was a British author, politician and poet.
Sylvia Smith
Sylvia Smith is a British author known for her volumes of autobiography.
Sylvia Smith is a British author known for her volumes of autobiography.
Thomas Pitfield
Thomas Baron Pitfield was a British composer, poet, artist, engraver, calligrapher, craftsman, furniture builder and teacher.
Thomas Baron Pitfield was a British composer, poet, artist, engraver, calligrapher, craftsman, furniture builder and teacher.
Vic Reeves
James Roderick Moir, better known by the stage name Vic Reeves, is an English comedian, best known for his double act with Bob Mortimer.
James Roderick Moir, better known by the stage name Vic Reeves, is an English comedian, best known for his double act with Bob Mortimer.
Violet Jessop
Violet Constance Jessop was an ocean liner stewardess and nurse who achieved fame by surviving the disastrous sinkings of sister ships and in 1912 and 1916 respectively.
Violet Constance Jessop was an ocean liner stewardess and nurse who achieved fame by surviving the disastrous sinkings of sister ships and in 1912 and 1916 respectively.
William Fiennes (author)
William Fiennes is a British author.
William Fiennes is a British author.
William Fuller (imposter)
William Fuller, English Impostor, was born at Milton in Kent.
William Fuller, English Impostor, was born at Milton in Kent.
William Holt (writer)
William Holt (1897 - 1977) was born in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, the eldest son of a coal merchant.
William Holt (1897 - 1977) was born in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, the eldest son of a coal merchant.
William Pleater Davidge
William Pleater Davidge (17 April 1814 – 7 August 1888) was an English comedian, who came to the United States in 1850 and became identified with the American Stage.
William Pleater Davidge (17 April 1814 – 7 August 1888) was an English comedian, who came to the United States in 1850 and became identified with the American Stage.
William Robertson (British Army officer)
Field Marshal Sir William Robert Robertson, 1st Baronet, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, DSO was a British Army officer who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1916 to 1918, during the First Wor...
Field Marshal Sir William Robert Robertson, 1st Baronet, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, DSO was a British Army officer who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1916 to 1918, during the First Wor...
William Robertson (field marshal)
Field Marshal Sir William Robert Robertson, 1st Baronet, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, DSO (29 January 1860 – 12 February 1933) was a British Army officer who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff (C...
Field Marshal Sir William Robert Robertson, 1st Baronet, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, DSO (29 January 1860 – 12 February 1933) was a British Army officer who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff (C...
William Woodruff
William Woodruff (September 12, 1916 - September 23, 2008) was a professor of world history, but perhaps most noted for his two autobiographical works: The Road to Nab End and its sequel ...
William Woodruff (September 12, 1916 - September 23, 2008) was a professor of world history, but perhaps most noted for his two autobiographical works: The Road to Nab End and its sequel ...