Sawyerr is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Sofolahan Josiah Sawyerr Esq. (1877–1919), Nigerian nationalist, legislator, and philanthropist Akilagpa Sawyerr Jr. (born 1939), Ghanaian academic Akilagpa Sawyerr Sr. (born 1883), Ghanaian lawyer and politician Akintunde Sawyerr (born 1964), Nigerian diplomat David Sawyerr (born 1961), Sierra Leonean sprinter Hannah V. Sawyerr, Sierra Leonean-American poet and young adult novelist Harry Sawyerr (1926–2013), Ghanaian politician and quantity surveyor Harry Sawyerr (theologian) (1909–1986), Sierra Leonean Anglican theologian and writer Patrick Sawyerr (1947–2025), French ice hockey player and coach Queenstar Pokuah Sawyerr (born 1964), Ghanaian politician Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr (born 1968), Sierra Leonean politician