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
 * George Sawyer (disambiguation), several people
 * 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
 * James “Sawyer” Ford a fictional character in the television series LOST.