A biography is a description or account of someone’s life, which is usually published in the form of a book or essay, or in some other form, such as a film. An autobiography (auto meaning “self,” giving “self-biography”) is a biography by the same person it is about. A biography is more than a list of impersonal facts (education, work, relationships and death), it also portrays the subject’s experience of those events. Unlike a profile or curriculum vitae (résumé), a biography presents the subject’s story, highlighting various aspects of his or her life, including intimate details of experiences, and may include an analysis of the subject’s personality.

A biography is a description or account of someone’s life, which is usually published in the form of a book or essay, or in some other form, such as a film. An autobiography (auto meaning “self,” giving “self-biography”) is a biography by the same person it is about. A biography is more than a list of impersonal facts (education, work, relationships and death), it also portrays the subject’s experience of those events. Unlike a profile or curriculum vitae (résumé), a biography presents the subject’s story, highlighting various aspects of his or her life, including intimate details of experiences, and may include an analysis of the subject’s personality.