Buchanan (surname)

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

• Allen Buchanan, the James B. Duke Professor of philosophy at Duke University
• Allen Buchanan (Medal of Honor recipient), American Medal of Honor recipient
• Archibald C. Buchanan (1890–1979), American lawyer and judge
• Barry Buchanan (born 1968), American professional wrestler ("Bull Buchanan")
• Bay Buchanan, sister to Pat Buchanan, and Treasurer of the United States
• Blake Buchanan, founder of Bahama Buck's.
• 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, football player
• 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 (entertainer), Australian entertainer
• Colin Buchanan (actor), Scottish actor
• Sir Colin Buchanan (town planner), British transport expert
• David Buchanan (born 1986), Northern Irish footballer
• Edgar Buchanan, American actor
• Edna Buchanan, American journalist and author
• Francis Buchanan-Hamilton (1762–1829), Scottish surgeon, geographer and naturalist
• 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) (1790–1852), Scottish civil engineer
• George Buchanan (engineer born 1865), (1865–1940), British civil engineer
• George Buchanan (politician) (1890–1955), Scottish politician
• George Wesley Buchanan, Professor Emeritus, Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, DC, USA
• Ian Buchanan (born 1957), Scottish television actor
• Ian Buchanan (philosopher) (born 1969), Australian philosopher
• Izett Buchanan (born 1972), American basketball player
• Jack Buchanan (1891–1957), British actor and singer
• James Buchanan (1791–1868), 15th President of the United States of America
• James Buchanan, 1st Baron Woolavington (1849–1935), a British businessman and philanthropist
• James M. Buchanan (1919–2013), American economist
• Jensen Buchanan (born 1962), U.S. actress
• John Buchanan (born 1931), Canadian politician
• John Buchanan (American politician), Republican presidential candidate in 2004
• John Buchanan (footballer born 1951), Scottish footballer
• John A. Buchanan (1843–1921), American politician and judge
• John P. Buchanan (1847–1930), Governor of Tennessee
• June Buchanan (1887–1988), American educator
• Ken Buchanan (born 1945), Scottish boxer
• Keisha Buchanan (born 1984), British-Jamaican singer
• Lachlan Buchanan (born 1987), Australian actor
• Manley Augustus Buchanan (born 1949), Jamaican musician
• Mark Buchanan(born 1956), Air traffic controller
• Neil Buchanan, British television presenter
• Pat Buchanan (born 1938), American political pundit and Reform Party presidential nominee in 2000
• Ray Buchanan (born 1971), American football player
• Robert Buchanan (footballer) (1868–1909), Scottish international footballer
• Robert C. Buchanan (1811–1878), American soldier
• Robert Williams Buchanan (1841–1901), British poet, dramatist, and novelist
• Roy Buchanan (1939–1988), American guitarist
• Scott Buchanan (1895–1968), American educator and philosopher
• Shamari Buchanan (born 1977), American football player
• Simone Buchanan (born 1968), Australian actress
• Vern Buchanan, U.S. Representative from Florida
• William Buchanan, Canadian politician