Samuel Johnson, English lexicographer and poet (died 1784)

Samuel Johnson, often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history".

September 18 is the 261st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 104 days remain until the end of the year.