Statesmen across the world have made significant contributions not only by their political acumen but also by giving to the world some immemorable works for others to draw inspiration and learn. The most prolific of statesmen as far as being an author is concerned, has been Sir Winston Churchill, the former Prime Minister of United Kingdom. He authored several books including a few fictional works and is the only statesman to have been awarded the Nobel Prize for literature (1953). Several other statesmen like Barack Obama, Lee Kuan Yew, Bill Clinton and activists like Che Guevara and Martin Luther King Jr. have also written books. Given below is the list of some the books written by leaders of the world.
| Name of the Book | Author | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| The River War | Winston Churchill | PM of UK |
| The World Crisis | Winston Churchill | PM of UK |
| My Early Life | Winston Churchill | PM of UK |
| The Second World War (6 volumes) | Winston Churchill | PM of UK |
| A History of the English-Speaking Peoples (4 volumes) | Winston Churchill | PM of UK |
| Savrola | Winston Churchill | PM of UK |
| Mein Kampf | Adolf Hitler | German dictator |
| Midnight Diaries | Boris Yelstin | President of Russia |
| The Audacity of Hope | Barrack Obama | President of USA |
| Dreams From My Father | Barrack Obama | President of USA |
| A Promised Land | Barack Obama | President of USA |
| Back to Work | Bill Clinton | President of USA |
| Hard Choices | Hillary Clinton | US Secretary of State |
| Long Walk to Freedom | Nelson Mandela | South African leader |
| My Life | Bill Clinton | President of USA |
| The Churchill Factor | Boris Johnson | PM of UK |
| The Path to Power | Margaret Thatcher | PM of UK |
| A Journey: My Political Life | Tony Blair | PM of UK |
| The Wit and Wisdom of Lee Kuan Yew | Lee Kuan Yew | PM of Singapore |
| The Singapore Story | Lee Kuan Yew | PM of Singapore |
| History Will Absolve Me | Fidel Castro | President and PM of Cuba |
| Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? | Martin Luther King Jr. | Civil rights activist |
| Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story | Martin Luther King Jr. | Civil rights activist |
| Guerilla Warfare | Che Guevara | Marxist revolutionary |
| The Motorcycle Diaries | Che Guevara | Marxist revolutionary |
| Name of the Book | Author |
|---|---|
| My Experiments with Truth | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Hind Swaraj | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Key to Health | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Discovery of India | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Glimpses of World History | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| The Indian Struggle 1920-1942 | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| My Truth | Indira Gandhi |
| Golden Threshold | Sarojini Naidu |
| The Broken Wing, Songs of Life, Death & the Spring | Sarojini Naidu |
| The Birds of Time, Songs of Life, Death & the Spring | Sarojini Naidu |
| The Sceptred Flute: Songs of India | Sarojini Naidu |
| The Feather of the Dawn | Sarojini Naidu |
| India Divided | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| India Wins Freedom | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| Ghubar-e-khatir | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| Unhappy India | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| Poverty and Un-British Rule in India | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| Geeta Rahashya | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| The Arctic Home in the Vedas | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| The Indian War of Independence of 1857 | V.D. Savarkar |
| The Insider | PV Narasimha Rao |
| My Country My Life | LK Advani |
| Wings of Fire | APJ Abdul Kalam |
| Ignited Minds | APJ Abdul Kalam |
| You Are Unique | APJ Abdul Kalam |
| India 2020 | APJ Abdul Kalam |
| Indomitable Spirit | APJ Abdul Kalam |
| Turning Points - A Journey through Challenges | APJ Abdul Kalam |
| Target 3 Billion | APJ Abdul Kalam and Srijan Pal Singh |
| My Journey - Transforming Dreams into Actions | APJ Abdul Kalam |
| Governance for Growth in India | APJ Abdul Kalam |
| Jobs for Our Millions | VV Giri |
| My Presidential Years | R Venkataraman |
| My Own Boswell | M Hidyatullah |
| Prison Diary | Jayaprakash Narayan |
| Without Fear or Favour | Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy |
| Indian Philosophy | Dr. S. Radhakrishnan |
| Hindu View of Life | Dr. S. Radhakrishnan |
| Matters of Discretion: An Autobiography | I K Gujral |
| A View from the Outside | P Chidambaram |
| Undaunted, Saving the Idea of India | P Chidambaram |
| Beyond Survival: Emerging Dimensions of Indian Economy | Shri Pranab Mukherjee |
| Saga of Struggle and Sacrifice | Shri Pranab Mukherjee |
| Challenges before the Nation | Shri Pranab Mukherjee |
| The Dramatic Decade: The Days of Indira Gandhi | Shri Pranab Mukherjee |
| Changing India | Dr. Manmohan Singh |
| Exam Warriors | Narendra Modi |
| My Unforgettable Memories | Mamata Banerjee |
| Citizen and Society | Hamid Ansari |
| Citizen Delhi: My Life, My Times | Sheila Dikshit |
| India Unmade | Yashwant Sinha |