# 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
* Sarah Sawyer, British philosopher
* 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
* Sarah Sawyer, a character in Sherlock (TV series)
* 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.