National Biographers Day commemorates the anniversary of the first meeting of Samuel Johnson and his biographer James Boswell in London, England on May 16, 1763, and honors all biographers.

This National Biographers Day, I will be reading Boris Johnson’s excellent The Churchill Factor, which paints a vibrant picture of the idiosyncratic and far larger than life personality and argues that the world could look very different today, where it not for his having lived.

Let us know about your favourite biographies, and/or take some inspiration from this list of ‘Biographies Every Man Should Read’.