Sawyer (surname)

Sawyer is an English surname originating in the occupation of sawyer, who is someone who saws wood. Notable people with the surname include:

People

• Aaron W. Sawyer (1818–1882), Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court
• Ada Lewis Sawyer (1892–1985), American attorney
• Alan Sawyer (1928–2012), American basketball player
• Amos Sawyer (1945-2022), President of Liberia 1990–1994
• Benair C. Sawyer (1822–1908), Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Caleb Sawyer (1806-1881), American farmer and politician
• Cami Sawyer, American and New Zealand mathematician
• Caroline Mehitable Fisher Sawyer (1812–1894), American writer
• Celia Sawyer, British art dealer appearing in Four Rooms
• Charles L. Sawyer (1860-1918), American lawyer and politician
• Charles Sawyer (sportsman) (1856-1921), British rugby and cricketer player
• Chris Sawyer, Scottish computer game designer
• Connie Sawyer (1912–2018), American actress
• Diane Sawyer, American journalist and TV host
• Fred Sawyer, American basketball player
• Gary Sawyer, English football player
• Gertrude Sawyer (1895–1996), American architect
• Gordon E. Sawyer (1905–1980), American sound director
• Grant Sawyer (1918–1996), Governor of Nevada
• Harriet P. Sawyer (1862-1934), American composer
• Harry William Sawyer (1880–1962), American physician and politician
• Henry W. Sawyer (1918–1999), American lawyer and politician
• Herbert Sawyer (Royal Navy officer, died 1798), British Royal Navy admiral
• Herbert Sawyer (1783–1833), British Royal Navy admiral, son of the above
• Hiram Sawyer (1814–1888), American farmer and politician in Wisconsin
• Hiram Wilson Sawyer (1843–1922), American lawyer and politician in Wisconsin
• Hugh E. Sawyer (born 1954/55), American businessman
• Ivy Sawyer (1898–1999), American singer, actress and dancer
• Jack Sawyer (born 2002), American football player
• Joe Sawyer (1906–1982), Canadian actor
• Josh Sawyer, American video game designer
• Lee Sawyer, English footballer
• Lewis E. Sawyer (1867–1923), American congressman
• Miranda Sawyer, English journalist
• Natalie Sawyer, English sports presenter
• Noah W. Sawyer (1877-1957), American educator, farmer, and politician
• Peter Sawyer (historian) (1928–2018), English professor of medieval history
• Philetus Sawyer (1816–1900), American politician
• Ray Sawyer (1937–2018), singer from the band Dr. Hook
• Regine Sawyer, American comics writer and editor
• Reuben H. Sawyer (1866–1962), Oregon clergyman, advocate of British Israelism and Ku Klux Klan leader
• Robert J. Sawyer, Canadian science fiction author
• Roland D. Sawyer (1874–1969), Massachusetts clergyman and politician
• Shawn Sawyer, Canadian figure skater
• Stephen S. Sawyer, American painter
• Sylvanus Sawyer (1822–1895), Massachusetts inventor and manufacturer
• Thomas C. Sawyer, American politician
• Tim Sawyer, British businessperson
• Walter Warwick Sawyer (1911–2008), English mathematician
• Webb D. Sawyer (1918–1995), American Marine general, Navy Cross recipient
• William Sawyer (disambiguation), several people

Fictional characters

• Annie Sawyer, one of the three main protagonists of the television series Being Human
• Bubba "Leatherface" Sawyer, a fictional character in the horror movie The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
• Buz Sawyer, title character of a long-running comic strip
• Lila Sawyer, a character in Hey Arnold!
• Peyton Sawyer, a fictional character on the hit television show One Tree Hill
• Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain's famous literary character in multiple books
• Veronica Sawyer, the protagonist of the 1988 film Heathers, and it's musical and TV adaptations
• Will Sawyer, the protagonist in Skyscraper