Best Books on People & Biography

Lives worth a feature-length look. The top-rated non-fiction to read alongside the people & biography documentaries.

1. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
2. Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela (4.6/5) - View on Amazon
3. Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
4. The Last Lion by William Manchester - View on Amazon
5. Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
6. Churchill by Andrew Roberts - View on Amazon
7. Spare by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (3.8/5) - View on Amazon
8. Victoria by Julia Baird - View on Amazon
9. Elizabeth the Queen by Sally Bedell Smith - View on Amazon
10. The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley (4.3/5) - View on Amazon
11. Rosa Parks by Douglas Brinkley - View on Amazon
12. The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King Jr. - View on Amazon
13. Marie Curie and Her Daughters by Shelley Emling - View on Amazon
14. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
15. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
16. Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder - View on Amazon
17. At the Existentialist Cafe by Sarah Bakewell (4/5) - View on Amazon
18. How to Live by Sarah Bakewell (4/5) - View on Amazon
19. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
20. Born Standing Up by Steve Martin (4/5) - View on Amazon
21. The Kid Stays in the Picture by Robert Evans - View on Amazon
22. Just Kids by Patti Smith (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
23. Chronicles by Bob Dylan (3.7/5) - View on Amazon
24. Life by Keith Richards (3.6/5) - View on Amazon

Best Books on Leaders & Icons

1. The Last Lion by William Manchester - View on Amazon
2. Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela (4.6/5) - View on Amazon
3. Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
4. Churchill by Andrew Roberts - View on Amazon
5. Spare by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (3.8/5) - View on Amazon
6. Victoria by Julia Baird - View on Amazon
7. Elizabeth the Queen by Sally Bedell Smith - View on Amazon
8. The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley (4.3/5) - View on Amazon

Best Books on Scientists & Thinkers

1. Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
2. Marie Curie and Her Daughters by Shelley Emling - View on Amazon
3. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
4. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
5. Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder - View on Amazon
6. At the Existentialist Cafe by Sarah Bakewell (4/5) - View on Amazon
7. How to Live by Sarah Bakewell (4/5) - View on Amazon

Best Books on Stars & Celebrities

1. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
2. Born Standing Up by Steve Martin (4/5) - View on Amazon
3. The Kid Stays in the Picture by Robert Evans - View on Amazon
4. Just Kids by Patti Smith (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
5. Chronicles by Bob Dylan (3.7/5) - View on Amazon
6. Life by Keith Richards (3.6/5) - View on Amazon
7. Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen (4.4/5) - View on Amazon

Best Books on Founders & Visionaries

1. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
2. Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
3. Shoe Dog by Phil Knight (4.6/5) - View on Amazon
4. The Everything Store by Brad Stone (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
5. Endurance by Alfred Lansing (4.6/5) - View on Amazon
6. West with the Night by Beryl Markham (3.4/5) - View on Amazon
7. The River of Doubt by Candice Millard (3.8/5) - View on Amazon
8. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (3.9/5) - View on Amazon