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This article lists all known biographies on the British writer Samuel Johnson ((18 September 1709 [ O.S. 7 September] – 13 December 1784), written by Johnson's contemporaries. They are listed by date of publication.

Annals
The Annals: An Account of the Life of Dr. Samuel Johnson, from his Birth to his Eleventh Year, written by himself were written by Samuel Johnson and kept in manuscript form until 1805, when it was printed by Nichols and Son in London.

Memoirs of the Life and Writing of the Late Dr Samuel Johnson
Memoirs of the Life and Writing of the Late Dr Samuel Johnson, by William Shaw, was first published in 1785.

Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson
The Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D., during the Last Twenty Years of his Life, by Hesther Lynch Piozzi, was first published 26 March 1786.

The Life of Samuel Johnson
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., by John Hawkins, was first published in March, 1787.

The Life of Samuel Johnson
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Comprehending an Account of his Studies and numerous works, in chronological order; a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition, never before published: the whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great-Britain, for near half a century, during which he flourished, by James Boswell, was first published in 1791.

An Essay on the Life and Genius of Samuel Johnson
An Essay on the Life and Genius of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., by Arthur Murphy, was published in 1792.

Life of Samuel Johnson
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., by Robert Anderson, was published in 1795.

Diaries and Letters
Diaries and Letters, by Frances Burney, was published in 1843.