A biography is a history of a person's life. An autobiography is written by the person himself or herself either alone or in collaboration with another writer.
Biographies are available in a variety of lengths from books to short paragraphs.
The online catalog can be used to find book length biographies in this library. If you are unsure of the spelling you can put in only part of the name. This will bring up a list of names starting with the letters you have typed. It includes people from all over the world. Biography Index is a source for biographical articles in journals and books.