Buchanan (surname)
Buchanan is a surname of Scottish origin. People with this surname include:
Academia and science
- Alick Buchanan-Smith, Baron Balerno, British academic, soldier and politician
- Allen Buchanan, the James B. Duke Professor of philosophy at Duke University
- Andrew Buchanan , first Regius Professor of Physiology at the University of Glasgow
- Bill Buchanan , Scottish computer scientist
- Daniel Buchanan , Canadian mathematician
- Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, Scottish surgeon, geographer and naturalist
- George Buchanan, Scottish humanist
- George Wesley Buchanan, Professor Emeritus, Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, DC, USA
- Ian Buchanan , Australian philosopher
- James M. Buchanan, American Nobel Prize prize-winning economist
- Judith Buchanan, British scholar of Shakespeare and film
- June Buchanan, American educator
- Mark Buchanan, American physicist and author
- Scott Buchanan, American educator and philosopher
Artists and writers
- Edna Buchanan, American journalist and author
- Evelyne Oughtred Buchanan, British artist
- Robert Williams Buchanan, British poet, dramatist, and novelist
- Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, American writer
- Ruth Buchanan, contemporary New Zealand artist
Military
- Paul Buchanan, member of the musical group The Blue Nile
- Allen Buchanan , American Medal of Honor recipient
- Archibald Buchanan , American World War I flying ace with the British RAF
- David M. Buchanan, United States Navy sailor, recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Franklin Buchanan, American Confederate admiral
- Sir James Buchanan, 2nd Baronet, British Royal Navy officer
- Norman Buchanan, Royal Canadian Army officer awarded the Military Cross with two bars, later a furniture retailer and political figure
- Peter Buchanan , Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary
- Robert C. Buchanan, American soldier
Music
- Bill Buchanan , American songwriter
- Chester and Lester Buchanan, country musicians known as the Buchanan Brothers
- Colin Buchanan , Australian singer, entertainer and multi-instrumentalist
- Georgia Buchanan, English singer and songwriter
- Keisha Buchanan, British-Jamaican singer
- Manley Augustus Buchanan, Jamaican musician
- Michael "HouseShoes" Buchanan, American hip hop producer and DJ, who lives and works in Los Angeles
- Robbie Buchanan, Canadian keyboardist, songwriter, arranger, and producer
- Roy Buchanan, American guitarist
- Walter Buchanan , jazz bassist
Other
- Alan Buchanan , Anglican bishop in Ireland
- Sir Andrew Buchanan, 1st Baronet, British diplomat and baronet
- Archibald C. Buchanan, American lawyer and judge
- Blake Buchanan, founder of Bahama Buck's
- Claudius Buchanan, Scottish divine
- Sir Colin Buchanan , British transport expert
- George Buchanan , British ambassador in Russia 1911–1919
- George Buchanan , Scottish civil engineer
- George Buchanan , British civil engineer
- Isaac Buchanan, businessman and political figure in Canada West
- James Buchanan, 1st Baron Woolavington, British businessman and philanthropist
- "Major" John Buchanan, American frontiersman, founder of present-day Nashville, Tennessee
- Mary Beth Buchanan, United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- Nathaniel Buchanan, Australian pioneer pastoralist, drover and explorer
- Peter Buchanan , architect, urbanist, writer, critic, lecturer and exhibition curator
- Peter Buchanan, justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia
- Thomas Boughton Buchanan, Archdeacon of Wilts from 1874 until 1911
- William Buchanan , Australian pastoralist and gold prospector
- Andrew Buchan, British Businessman, founder of Strictly Beds and Bunks Limited
Politics
- Alan Buchanan , Canadian university administrator and former politician
- Alick Buchanan-Smith , Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician
- Andrew Buchanan , member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- Andrew Buchanan , member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 1862 to 1874
- Bay Buchanan , sister to Pat Buchanan, and former Treasurer of the United States
- Cameron Buchanan , Scottish politician
- Charles Pakenham Buchanan, Australian business man and mayor of Brisbane
- David Buchanan , barrister and politician in colonial New South Wales
- Edward Buchanan, lawyer in Torrington, Wyoming; former member and past Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives
- Frank Buchanan , Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois
- Frank Buchanan , Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- George Buchanan , Scottish politician
- James Buchanan, 15th president of the United States of America
- James P. Buchanan, American politician
- Joan Buchanan, American Democratic member of the California State Assembly
- John Buchanan, Canadian politician
- John Buchanan, Republican presidential candidate in 2004
- John A. Buchanan, American politician and judge
- John Hall Buchanan Jr., American politician
- John P. Buchanan, Governor of Tennessee
- Mike Buchanan, British men's rights activist, leader of the Justice for Men and Boys party
- Pam Buchanan, Australian politician
- Pat Buchanan, American political commentator and Reform Party presidential nominee in 2000
- Thomas Buchanan, second governor of Liberia
- Thomas Buchanan, Unionist politician from Northern Ireland
- Thomas Ryburn Buchanan, Scottish Liberal politician and bibliophile
- Vern Buchanan, U.S. Representative from Florida
- William Buchanan, Canadian politician
Sport
- Aimee Buchanan, American-born Olympic figure skater for Israel
- Archie Buchanan, former association football player
- Barry Buchanan, American professional wrestler
- Brian Buchanan, Major League Baseball outfielder
- Buck Buchanan, American football player
- Cameron Buchanan , football player
- David Buchanan , amateur cricketer, notable for spin bowling
- David Buchanan, English professional footballer
- David Buchanan, professional footballer
- David Buchanan , American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
- Henry Buchanan, American boxer
- Izett Buchanan, American basketball player
- Jack Buchanan , Australian Rugby League player
- John Buchanan , Scottish Olympic medalist in sailing
- John Buchanan , Scottish footballer
- John Buchanan, Scottish footballer
- Kadeisha Buchanan, Canadian soccer player
- Ken Buchanan, Scottish boxer
- Kyle ‘K-Man’ Buchanan, Australian Sportsman of multiple disciplines including Exotic Dancing and Ten Pin Bowling.
- Laurence Buchanan, English cricketer
- Michael Buchanan , American football defensive end for the New England Patriots
- Mike Buchanan, Canadian former ice hockey defenceman
- Peter Buchanan , Scottish footballer who played at both professional and international levels
- Peter Buchanan , rugby union player who represented Australia
- Ralph "Bucky" Buchanan, Canadian ice hockey right winger
- Ray Buchanan, American football player
- Richard Buchanan , American professional football wide receiver
- Robert Buchanan , Scottish international footballer
- Robert Gordon Buchanan, retired Major League Baseball pitcher
- Ron Buchanan, former Canadian professional ice hockey centre
- Shamari Buchanan, American football player
- Tim Buchanan, former American football linebacker
- William Buchanan , Scottish footballer
Television and film
- Buchanan family, one of the main families in the American soap opera One Life to Live
- Colin Buchanan , Scottish actor
- Edgar Buchanan, American actor
- Gordon Buchanan, Scottish wildlife film maker
- Ian Buchanan, Scottish television actor
- Jack Buchanan, Scottish actor and singer
- Jensen Buchanan, American actress
- Lachlan Buchanan, Australian actor
- Larry Buchanan, film director, producer and writer
- Neil Buchanan, British television presenter
- Neville Buchanan, British animator and director
- Simone Buchanan, Australian actress
- Stuart Buchanan, American voice actor starring in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs playing the role of Humbert the Huntsman
Buchanan peerages
- Marquess of Graham and Buchanan
- Buchanan baronets, of Dunburgh
- Buchanan baronets, of Lavington