Blind Pew, the character from the novel Treasure Island (1882), reputedly modelled on an actual person, John Pew, who is buried in the kirkyard of South Leith Parish Church. The character is never named "Blind Pew" in the book, but simply "Pew" (although he is twice referred to as "the blind man, Pew"). The character has, however, frequently been given the name "Blind Pew" in cinematic adaptations of the novel.