# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/eugene-sawyer
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:02:31.742Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/eugene-sawyer"
name: "Eugene Sawyer"
slug: "eugene-sawyer"
description: "Eugene Sawyer Jr. was an American businessman, educator, and politician. Sawyer was selected by the Chicago City Council as the 53rd Mayor of Chicago, Illinois after the sudden death of then–mayor Harold Washington. Sawyer served for the remainder of the term, from December 2, 1987 until April 24, 1989. A member of the Democratic Party, Sawyer was an alderman, and the second African-American to serve as mayor of Chicago."
tagline: "Former mayor of the city of Chicago (1934-2008)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Eugene_Sawyer_(2041465864_2bc2900d9a_m).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1934-09-03"
deathDate: "2008-01-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           46.89
  momentum:             1.973856209150327
  historical:           5.532618666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Sawyer"
    title: "Eugene Sawyer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B1"
    title: "يوجين سوير"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%88%DB%8C%DB%8C%D8%B1"
    title: "یوجین ساوییر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Sawyer"
    title: "Eugene Sawyer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Sawyer"
    title: "Eugene Sawyer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Sawyer"
    title: "Eugene Sawyer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q294914"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump