Buchanan (surname)

Buchanan is a surname of Scottish origin (see Clan Buchanan). People with this surname include:

Academia and science

 * Alick Buchanan-Smith, Baron Balerno (1898–1984), British academic, soldier and politician
 * Allen Buchanan (born 1948), American political scientist and academic
 * Andrew Buchanan (surgeon) (1798–1882), Scottish surgeon and academic
 * Bill Buchanan (computer scientist) (born 1961), Scottish computer scientist
 * Daniel Buchanan (mathematician) (1880–1950), Canadian mathematician
 * Francis Buchanan-Hamilton (1762–1829), Scottish surgeon, geographer and naturalist
 * George Buchanan (1506–1582), Scottish humanist
 * George Wesley Buchanan (1921–2019), American biblical scholar
 * Ian Buchanan (philosopher) (born 1969), Australian philosopher
 * James M. Buchanan (1919–2013), American Nobel Prize-winning economist
 * John Buchanan (botanist) (1819–1898), Scottish-born botanist active in New Zealand
 * Judith Buchanan (born 1967), British scholar of Shakespeare and film
 * June Buchanan (1887–1988), American educator
 * Mary Buchanan (1885–1959), American mathematician at West Virginia University
 * Mark Buchanan (born 1961), American physicist and author
 * Robert Earle Buchanan (1883–1973), American bacteriologist
 * Scott Buchanan (1895–1968), American educator and philosopher

Artists and writers

 * Edna Buchanan (born 1939), American journalist and author
 * Evelyne Oughtred Buchanan (1883–1979), British artist
 * Robert Williams Buchanan (1841–1901), British poet, dramatist, and novelist
 * Rowan Hisayo Buchanan (born 1989), American writer
 * Ruth Buchanan (born 1980), contemporary New Zealand artist

Military

 * Allen Buchanan (Medal of Honor) (1876–1940), American Medal of Honor recipient
 * Archibald Buchanan (RAF officer) (born 1892, date of death unknown), American World War I flying ace with the British RAF
 * David M. Buchanan (1862–1936), United States Navy sailor, recipient of the Medal of Honor
 * Franklin Buchanan (1800–1874), American Confederate admiral
 * Sir James Buchanan, 2nd Baronet (1840–1901), British Royal Navy officer
 * Norman Buchanan (1915–2008), Royal Canadian Army officer awarded the Military Cross with two bars, later a furniture retailer and political figure
 * Peter Buchanan (Royal Navy officer) (1925–2011), Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary
 * Robert C. Buchanan (1811–1878), American soldier

Music

 * Bill Buchanan (songwriter) (1930–1996), American songwriter
 * Chester and Lester Buchanan, country musicians known as the Buchanan Brothers
 * Colin Buchanan (musician) (born 1964), Australian singer, entertainer and multi-instrumentalist
 * Georgia Buchanan (born 1990), English singer and songwriter
 * Keisha Buchanan (born 1984), British-Jamaican singer
 * Manley Augustus Buchanan (born 1949), Jamaican musician
 * Michael "HouseShoes" Buchanan, American hip hop producer and DJ, who lives and works in Los Angeles
 * Paul Buchanan (born 1956), member of the musical group The Blue Nile
 * Roy Buchanan (1939–1988), American guitarist
 * Walter Buchanan (musician) (1914–1988), American jazz bassist

Other

 * John Buchanan (Virginia colonist) (died 1769) Colonial Virginia magistrate, landowner, and soldier
 * Alan Buchanan (bishop) (1905–1984), Anglican bishop in Ireland
 * Sir Andrew Buchanan, 1st Baronet (1807–1882), British diplomat and baronet
 * Archibald C. Buchanan (1890–1979), American lawyer and judge
 * Blake Buchanan, founder of Bahama Buck's
 * Cheryl Buchanan (born 1955), Aboriginal Australian activist, partner of Lionel Fogarty
 * Claudius Buchanan (1766–1815), Scottish divine
 * Sir Colin Buchanan (town planner) (1907–2001), British transport expert
 * 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
 * Isaac Buchanan (1810–1883), businessman and political figure in Canada West
 * James Buchanan, 1st Baron Woolavington (1849–1935), British businessman and philanthropist
 * "Major" John Buchanan (1759–1832), American frontiersman, founder of present-day Nashville, Tennessee
 * Mary Beth Buchanan (born 1963), United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania
 * Nathaniel Buchanan (1826–1901), Australian pioneer pastoralist, drover and explorer
 * Peter Buchanan (architect) (1942–2023), architect, urbanist, writer, critic, lecturer and exhibition curator
 * Peter Buchanan (judge) (1943–2014), Australian jurist
 * Thomas Boughton Buchanan (1833–1924), Archdeacon of Wilts from 1874 until 1911
 * William Buchanan (pastoralist) (1824–1911), Australian pastoralist and gold prospector

USA

 * Andrew Buchanan (American politician) (1780–1848), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
 * Arthur S. Buchanan (1856–1919), Associate Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court
 * Bay Buchanan (born 1948), sister to Pat Buchanan, and former Treasurer of the United States
 * Edward Buchanan (born 1967), American politician and attorney
 * 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
 * James Buchanan (1791–1868), 15th president of the United States of America
 * James P. Buchanan (1867–1937), American politician
 * Joan Buchanan (born 1952), American politician
 * John Buchanan (American politician), Republican presidential candidate in 2004
 * 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
 * Pat Buchanan (born 1938), American political commentator and Reform Party presidential nominee in 2000
 * Vern Buchanan (born 1951), U.S. Representative from Florida

Canada

 * Alan Buchanan (politician) (born 1952), Canadian university administrator and former politician
 * John Buchanan (Canadian politician) (1931–2019), Canadian politician
 * William Buchanan (Manitoba politician) (1865–1944), Canadian politician
 * William Ashbury Buchanan (1876–1954), Canadian politician and newspaper publisher

Scotland

 * Alick Buchanan-Smith (politician) (1932–1991), Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician
 * Cameron Buchanan (politician) (1946–2023), Scottish politician
 * George Buchanan (politician) (1890–1955), Scottish politician
 * Thomas Ryburn Buchanan (1846–1911), Scottish Liberal politician and bibliophile

Other

 * Andrew Buchanan (New Zealand politician) (1806–1877), member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 1862 to 1874
 * Charles Pakenham Buchanan (1874–1924), Australian business man and mayor of Brisbane
 * David Buchanan (politician) (1823–1890), barrister and politician in colonial New South Wales
 * Mike Buchanan (born 1957), British men's rights activist, leader of the Justice for Men and Boys party
 * Pam Buchanan (1937–1992), Australian politician
 * Thomas Buchanan (1808–1841), second governor of Liberia
 * Thomas Buchanan (born 1963), Unionist politician from Northern Ireland

Sport

 * Aimee Buchanan (born 1993), American-born Olympic figure skater for Israel
 * Archie Buchanan (1928–1983), former association football player
 * Barry Buchanan (born 1968), American professional wrestler ("Bull Buchanan")
 * Brian Buchanan (born 1973), Major League Baseball outfielder
 * Buck Buchanan (1940–1992), American football player
 * Cameron Buchanan (footballer) (1928–2008), football player
 * 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
 * Henry Buchanan (born 1978), American boxer
 * Izett Buchanan (born 1972), American basketball player
 * Jack Buchanan (rugby league) (born 1992), Australian Rugby League player
 * John Buchanan (sailor) (1884–1943), Scottish Olympic medalist in sailing
 * John Buchanan (footballer, born 1935) (died 2009), Scottish footballer
 * John Buchanan (footballer, born 1951), Scottish footballer
 * Kadeisha Buchanan (born 1995), Canadian soccer player
 * Ken Buchanan (1945–2023), Scottish boxer
 * Laurence Buchanan (born 1976), English cricketer
 * Michael Buchanan (American football) (born 1991), American football defensive end for the New England Patriots
 * Mike Buchanan (ice hockey) (1932–2017), Canadian former ice hockey defenceman
 * Peter Buchanan (footballer, born 1915) (died 1977), Scottish footballer who played at both professional and international levels
 * Peter Buchanan (rugby union) (1889–1957), rugby union player who represented Australia
 * 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
 * Robert Buchanan (footballer) (1868–1909), Scottish international footballer
 * Robert Gordon Buchanan (born 1961), retired Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Ron Buchanan (born 1944), former Canadian professional ice hockey centre
 * Shamari Buchanan (born 1977), American football player
 * Shaq Buchanan (born 1997), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Tajon Buchanan (born 1999), Canadian soccer/football player
 * Tim Buchanan (American football) (born 1946), former American football linebacker
 * William Buchanan (footballer) (1865–?), Scottish footballer

Television and film

 * Buchanan family, one of the main families in the American soap opera One Life to Live
 * Colin Buchanan (actor) (born 1966), Scottish actor
 * Edgar Buchanan (1903–1979), American actor
 * Gordon Buchanan (born 1972), Scottish wildlife film maker
 * Ian Buchanan (born 1957), Scottish television actor
 * Jack Buchanan (1891–1957), Scottish actor and singer
 * Jensen Buchanan (born 1962), American actress
 * Lachlan Buchanan (born 1987), Australian actor
 * Larry Buchanan (1923–2004), film director, producer and writer
 * Luciane Buchanan (born 1993), New Zealand actress
 * Neil Buchanan (born 1956), British television presenter
 * Neville Buchanan (born 1959), British animator and director
 * 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
 * Tanner Buchanan (born 1998), American actor

Buchanan peerages

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

Fictional characters

 * Pete Buchanan, fictional character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks
 * Princess Buchanan, fictional character from the British soap opera Doctors
 * Phoenix Buchanan, fictional character from the children's film Paddington 2
 * John Buchanan, fictional DA from the American crime drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit