Sawyer
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Sawyer is a title for a lumberjack, someone who saws wood, or operates a chainsaw. In early 17th Century New England it was one of the most prosperous occupations.
This term may also refer to:
[edit] Places
[edit] Fictional characters
- Buz Sawyer, title character of a long-running comic strip
- Peggy Sawyer, a character in the 42nd Street (musical)
- Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain's famous literary charactor in multiple books
- Sawyer, a character on the ABC television show Lost
- Sawyer Cat from Warner Brothers film Cats Don't Dance
- Sawyer Family, the family from the original The Texas Chainsaw Massacre series
[edit] People
- Amos Sawyer, President of Liberia 1990-1994
- Benjamin C. Sawyer, Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Chris Sawyer, Computer game designer
- Diane Sawyer, American journalist and TV host
- Gordon E. Sawyer Award, of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Ivy Sawyer, American singer, actress and dancer
- Joe Sawyer, Canadian actor
- Lewis E. Sawyer, American Congressman
- Philetus Sawyer, American politician
- Ray Sawyer, Singer from the band Dr.Hook
- Robert J. Sawyer, science fiction author
- Shawn Sawyer, Figure Skater
- Stephen S. Sawyer, American Painter
- several people named William Sawyer
- Sawyer Brown, Country music band

