Buchanan (surname)

Buchanan is a surname of Scottish origin (see Clan Buchanan) and is the surname of:

• Aimee Buchanan (born 1993), American-born Olympic figure skater for Israel
• Alan Buchanan (bishop) (1905–1984), Anglican bishop in Ireland
• Alan Buchanan (born 1952), Canadian university administrator and former politician
• Alick Buchanan-Smith, Baron Balerno (1898–1984), British soldier and politician
• Alick Buchanan-Smith (politician) (1932–1991), Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician
• Allen Buchanan, the James B. Duke Professor of philosophy at Duke University
• Allen Buchanan (Medal of Honor) (1876–1940), American Medal of Honor recipient
• Andrew Buchanan (American politician) (1780–1848), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
• Andrew Buchanan (New Zealand politician) (1806–1877), member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 1862 to 1874
• Andrew Buchanan (surgeon) (1798–1882), first Regius Professor of Physiology at the University of Glasgow
• Sir Andrew Buchanan, 1st Baronet (1807–1882), British diplomat and baronet
• Archibald Buchanan (RAF officer) (born 1892, date of death unknown), American World War I flying ace with the British RAF
• Archibald C. Buchanan (1890–1979), American lawyer and judge
• Archie Buchanan (1928–1983), former association football player
• Barry Buchanan (born 1968), American professional wrestler ("Bull Buchanan")
• Bay Buchanan (born 1948), sister to Pat Buchanan, and Treasurer of the United States
• Bill Buchanan (songwriter) (1930–1996), American songwriter
• Bill Buchanan (professor) (born 1961), Scots computer scientist
• Blake Buchanan, founder of Bahama Buck's
• Brian Buchanan (born 1973), Major League Baseball outfielder
• Buchanan family, one of the main families in the American soap opera One Life to Live
• Buck Buchanan (1940–1992), American football player
• Cameron Buchanan (footballer) (1928–2008), football player
• Cameron Buchanan (politician) (born 1946), Scottish politician
• Charles Pakenham Buchanan (1874–1924), Australian business man and mayor of Brisbane
• Chester and Lester Buchanan, country musicians known as the Buchanan Brothers
• Claudius Buchanan (1766–1815), Scottish divine
• Colin Buchanan (musician) (born 1964), Australian entertainer
• Colin Buchanan (actor) (born 1966), Scottish actor
• Sir Colin Buchanan (town planner) (1907–2001), British transport expert
• Daniel Buchanan (mathematician) (1880–1950), Canadian mathematician
• David Buchanan (politician) (1823–1890), barrister and politician in colonial New South Wales
• David Buchanan (cricketer) (1830–1900), amateur cricketer, notable for spin bowling
• David Buchanan (footballer, born 1962), English professional footballer
• David Buchanan (footballer, born 1986), professional footballer
• David Buchanan (baseball) (born 1989), American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
• David M. Buchanan (born 1862), United States Navy sailor, recipient of the Medal of Honor
• Edgar Buchanan (1903–1979), American actor
• Edna Buchanan (born 1939), American journalist and author
• Edward Buchanan (born 1967), lawyer in Torrington, Wyoming; former member and past Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives
• Francis Buchanan-Hamilton (1762–1829), Scottish surgeon, geographer and naturalist
• Frank Buchanan (Illinois politician) (1862–1930), Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois
• Frank Buchanan (Pennsylvania politician) (1902–1951), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
• Franklin Buchanan (1800–1874), American Confederate admiral
• George Buchanan (1506–1582), Scottish humanist
• George Buchanan (diplomat) (1854–1924), British ambassador in Russia 1911–1919
• George Buchanan (engineer, born 1790) (died 1852), Scottish civil engineer
• George Buchanan (engineer, born 1865) (died 1940), British civil engineer
• George Buchanan (politician) (1890–1955), Scottish politician
• George Wesley Buchanan, Professor Emeritus, Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, DC, USA
• Gordon Buchanan, Scottish wildlife film maker
• Henry Buchanan (born 1978), American boxer
• Ian Buchanan (born 1957), Scottish television actor
• Ian Buchanan (philosopher) (born 1969), Australian philosopher
• Isaac Buchanan (1810–1883), businessman and political figure in Canada West
• Izett Buchanan (born 1972), American basketball player
• Jack Buchanan (1891–1957), Scottish actor and singer
• Jack Buchanan (rugby league) (born 1992), Australian Rugby League player
• James Buchanan (1791–1868), 15th President of the United States of America
• Sir James Buchanan, 2nd Baronet (1840–1901), British Royal Navy officer
• James Buchanan, 1st Baron Woolavington (1849–1935), British businessman and philanthropist
• James M. Buchanan (1919–2013), American economist
• James P. Buchanan (1867–1937), American politician
• Jensen Buchanan (born 1962), American actress
• Joan Buchanan (born 1952), American Democratic member of the California State Assembly
• "Major" John Buchanan (1759–1832), American frontiersman, founder of present-day Nashville, Tennessee
• John Buchanan (sailor) (1884–1943), Scottish Olympic medalist in sailing
• John Buchanan (born 1931), Canadian politician
• John Buchanan (American politician), Republican presidential candidate in 2004
• John Buchanan (footballer, born 1935) (died 2009), Scottish footballer
• John Buchanan (footballer, born 1951), Scottish footballer
• John A. Buchanan (1843–1921), American politician and judge
• John Hall Buchanan Jr. (1928-2018), American politician
• John P. Buchanan (1847–1930), Governor of Tennessee
• June Buchanan (1887–1988), American educator
• Kadeisha Buchanan (born 1995), Canadian soccer player
• Ken Buchanan (born 1945), Scottish boxer
• Keisha Buchanan (born 1984), British-Jamaican singer
• Lachlan Buchanan (born 1987), Australian actor
• Larry Buchanan (1923–2004), film director, producer and writer
• Manley Augustus Buchanan (born 1949), Jamaican musician
• Mark Buchanan (born 1961), American physicist and author
• Mary Beth Buchanan (born 1963), United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania
• Michael "HouseShoes" Buchanan, American hip hop producer and DJ, who lives and works in Los Angeles
• Michael Buchanan (American football) (born 1991), American football defensive end for the New England Patriots
• Mike Buchanan (1932–2017), Canadian former ice hockey defenceman
• Mike Buchanan (born 1957), British men's rights activist, leader of the Justice for Men and Boys party
• Nathaniel Buchanan (1826–1901), Australian pioneer pastoralist, drover and explorer
• Norman Buchanan (1915–2008), major in the Royal Canadian Army, awarded the Military Cross, furniture retailer, and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada
• Neil Buchanan (born 1956), British television presenter
• Neville Buchanan (born 1959), British animator and director
• Pam Buchanan (1937–1992), Australian politician
• Pat Buchanan (born 1938), American political pundit and Reform Party presidential nominee in 2000
• Paul Buchanan (born 1981), professional boxer
• Paul Buchanan (born 1956), member of the musical group The Blue Nile
• Peter Buchanan (footballer, born 1915) (died 1977), Scottish footballer who played at both professional and international levels
• Peter Buchanan (architect) (born 1942), architect, urbanist, writer, critic, lecturer and exhibition curator
• Peter Buchanan (judge), of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia
• Peter Buchanan (rugby union) (born 1889, date of death unknown), rugby union player who represented Australia
• Peter Buchanan (Royal Navy officer) (1925–2011), Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary
• Ralph "Bucky" Buchanan (1922–2005), Canadian ice hockey right winger
• Ray Buchanan (born 1971), American football player
• Richard Buchanan (American football) (born 1969), American professional football wide receiver
• Robbie Buchanan (born 1957), Canadian keyboardist, songwriter, arranger, and producer.
• Robert Buchanan (footballer) (1868–1909), Scottish international footballer
• Robert C. Buchanan (1811–1878), American soldier
• Robert Gordon Buchanan (born 1961), retired Major League Baseball pitcher
• Robert Williams Buchanan (1841–1901), British poet, dramatist, and novelist
• Ron Buchanan (born 1944), former Canadian professional ice hockey centre
• Rowan Hisayo Buchanan (born 1989/1990), American writer
• Roy Buchanan (1939–1988), American guitarist
• Ruth Buchanan (born 1980), contemporary New Zealand artist
• Sam Buchanan (born 1991), actor
• Scott Buchanan (1895–1968), American educator and philosopher
• Shamari Buchanan (born 1977), American football player
• Simone Buchanan (born 1968), Australian actress
• Stuart Buchanan (1894–1974), American voice actor starring in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs playing the role of Humbert the Huntsman
• Thomas Buchanan (1808–1841), second governor of Liberia
• Thomas Buchanan (born 1963), Unionist politician from Northern Ireland
• Thomas Boughton Buchanan (1833–1924), Archdeacon of Wilts from 1874 until 1911
• Thomas Ryburn Buchanan (1846–1911), Scottish Liberal politician and bibliophile
• Tim Buchanan (born 1946), former American football linebacker
• Vern Buchanan (born 1951), U.S. Representative from Florida
• Walter Buchanan (musician) (born 1915), jazz bassist
• William Buchanan, Canadian politician
• William Buchanan (footballer) (1865–?), Scottish footballer
• William Buchanan (pastoralist) (1824–1911), Australian pastoralist and gold prospector

Buchanan peerages

• Marquess of Graham and Buchanan
• Buchanan baronets, of Dunburgh
• Buchanan baronets, of Lavington