What is autobiography

Written account of a person's life

For other uses, see Biography (disambiguation).

A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life.

It involves more than just basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events.

Biography examples

Biography examples

Australian dictionary of biography

Terminology example

What is biography in literature

How to write a biography

Unlike a profile or curriculum vitae (résumé), a biography presents a subject's life story, highlighting various aspects of their life, including intimate details of experience, and may include an analysis of the subject's personality.

Biographical works are usually non-fiction, but fiction can also be used to portray a person's life. One in-depth form of biographical coverage is called legacy writing. Works in diverse media, from literature to film, form the genre known as biography.

An authorized biography is written with the permission, cooperation, and at times, participation of a subject or a subject's heirs. An unauthorized biography is one written without