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:

Places

In the United States:

• Sawyer, Kansas
• Sawyer, Michigan
• Sawyer, North Dakota
• Sawyer, Oklahoma
• Sawyer County, Wisconsin
• The Sawyer River in New Hampshire
• Sawyers Bar, California

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
• Herbert Sawyer (1730–1798), Royal Navy admiral
• Herbert Sawyer, Royal Navy admiral, son of the above
• Ivy Sawyer, American singer, actress and dancer
• Joe Sawyer, Canadian actor
• Josh Sawyer, video game designer
• 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
• William Sawyer, several people

Fictional characters

• Buz Sawyer, title character of a long-running comic strip
• Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain's famous literary character in multiple books
• James "Sawyer" Ford, a character on the ABC television show Lost

Other uses

• Sawyer Brown, country music band

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