Sawyerr Explained

Sawyerr is a surname of a prominent West African family. Notable people with the surname include:

• Sofolahan Josiah Sawyerr Esq. (born 1877), Nigerian nationalist, legislator, and philanthropist
• Akilagpa Sawyerr (born 1939), Ghanaian academic
• David Sawyerr (born 1961), Sierra Leonean sprinter
• Harry Sawyerr (1926–2013), Ghanaian politician and quantity surveyor
• Harry Sawyerr (theologian) (1909–1986), Sierra Leonean Anglican theologian and writer
• Queenstar Pokuah Sawyerr (born 1964), Ghanaian politician
• Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr (born 1968), Sierra Leonean politician
• Akintunde Sawyerr (born 1964), Nigerian diplomat