autobiography
noun
au·to·bi·og·ra·phy
ˌȯ-tə-bī-ˈä-grə-fē 
-bē-
plural autobiographies
: the biography of a person narrated by that person : a usually written account of a person's life in their own words
celebrity autobiographies
The fall and rise of Chrysler Corporation is an oft-told tale—three books on the subject have appeared already, including Lee Iacocca's bestselling autobiography.—
Jerry Flint
Jerry FlintFrederick Douglass's autobiographies are invaluable both for what they reveal about antebellum slavery and for what they reveal about a remarkable American.—Peter Kolchin
Peter KolchinThis last book … is part autobiography and part fiction, though it is listed as fiction.—Mims Cushing
Mims CushingSome 400 crowded both floors of the bookstore and lined up around the block as Iggy [Pop] signed the entire stock of 200 copies of his autobiography "I Need More."—Publishers Weekly
Publishers WeeklyIn recent years, the biggest-selling baseball books have been autobiographies of colorful personalities, written with the aid of collaborators.—Ray Walters
Ray WaltersThe letters are arranged chronologically and episodically to form an autobiography.—William S. McFeely
William S. McFeelyExamples of autobiography in a Sentence
I read her autobiography last year.
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Speaking with Radio Times, the actress recalled noticing Shakur’s autobiography — one of her favorite books — sitting on the filmmaker's table during their early conversations about the character.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
In 2007, Boyd published the best-selling autobiography Wonderful Today, and has exhibited her own photographs, taken in the ’60s of friends and fellow luminaries.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
Fans are remembering filmmaker and actor in California, but also in Chicago, where Reiner made appearances as recently as September for the launch of his autobiography.
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Maybe the simplest way of describing Thompson’s book is Barbarian Days—William Finnegan’s surfing autobiography—but for running.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
In 2007, Boyd published the best-selling autobiography Wonderful Today, and has exhibited her own photographs, taken in the ’60s of friends and fellow luminaries.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
Fans are remembering filmmaker and actor in California, but also in Chicago, where Reiner made appearances as recently as September for the launch of his autobiography.
—Sara MacHi, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Maybe the simplest way of describing Thompson’s book is Barbarian Days—William Finnegan’s surfing autobiography—but for running.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 9 Dec. 2025
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autobiography
noun
au·to·bi·og·ra·phy
ˌȯt-ə-bī-ˈäg-rə-fē
-bē-
: a biography written by the person it is about
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