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An autobiography is a book about a person's life, written by the person themselves. A biography is when you write a book about someone else's life.

Many different types of people chose to write an autobiography. Most autobiographies are written by famous people. Sports stars, Actors, celebrities, or politicians people who know readers will buy their book because they are interested in reading about their life. There are autobiographies by non famous people who have an inspirational story to tell, or someone who has overcome a terrible hardship or experience may choose to write about their life.

Here are some Autobiographies by famous people

Sharon Osbourne Survivor by Sharon Osbourne
In this book Sharon speaks honestly and openly about her life married to Ozzy Osborne, her famous feuds and her experiences on The X Factor.

My Take by Gary Barlow
Take That's Gary Barlow reveals what life was like as a member of the UK's biggest boy band the book also covers the bands split, his fall out with Robbie Williams, life after Take That and the band's reunion.

A Journey by Tony Blair
Tony Blair writes honestly about his time as Prime Minister. He opens up about the war on Iraq and his battle with the booze.

Savage! The Robbie Savage Autobiography
Robbie Savage is the footballer everyone loves to hate. Robbie Savage started his footballing career at Man Utd alongside the likes of David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt and Gary Neville. He was told he wasn't good enough by Ales Ferguson but that didn't stop Robbie making it as a Premiership footballer because Robbie never gives up. Robbie has been a big character wherever he has played and always seems to attract controversy.

All about us My Story by Peter Andre
Peter Andre opens up about his rocky relationship with Katie Price. He talks about the highs and lows of his music career, being a Dad and of course his marriage.

Here are some autobiographies from non-famous people.

My Story: A Child Called It / The Lost Boy / A Man Named Dave by Dave Pelzer
This is 3 books in one, when Dave Pelzer's first book came out A Child Call It it shocked a nation. Dave suffered daily abuse, starvation and torture from the one person who should have kept him safe his mum. She played sick games with the boy and no longer called him a boy or a son, he was simply it . But miraculously Dave never gave up and one day hoped to have a family who loved him. Dave's second book The lost Boy follows Dave's journey through the are system and his the 3rd book in this trilogy A Man Names Dave is an inspirational ending to the trilogy as Dave, now a man, confronts his past, finding his father and eventually confronting his mother about the abuse he suffered as a child.

Shame by Jasvinder Sanghera
This is the story of Jasvinder Sanghera, a girl from and Asian familly born and brought up in Derby. She was happy, did well at school and later went on to get a degree. At the age of 14 she was shown a photo of who she would marry. She has watched her elder sisters marry into arranged marriages witch left the very unhappy and was determined this would not happen to her.

Not Without My Sister by Kristina Jones, Celeste Jones and Juliana Buhring
This is the stories of 3 girls whose parents became member of the cult Children of God now called The Family International. The three sister bravely give their account of how life was as a child born into this group.