(1) Samuel Butler (1835–1902), novelist, author of Erewhon and The Way of All Flesh, and translator of Homer.
(2) Samuel Butler (1612–1680), poet, author of Hudibras.
(3) Samuel Butler (1774–1839), schoolmaster and grandfather of the writer of Erewhon.
(4) Samuel Butler, a 19th century author who emigrated to Australia
