# 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
* Janet May Buchanan (1866–1912), Scottish Egyptologist
* 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
* Scott "pannenkoek2012" Buchanan (born c. 1994), YouTuber specializing in in-depth Super Mario 64 analyses.
* Thomas Boughton Buchanan (1833–1924), Archdeacon of Wilts from 1874 until 1911
* William Buchanan (pastoralist) (1824–1911), Australian pastoralist and gold prospector

## Politics
### 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
* Ivan Buchanan (1921–2019), Kittitian politician
* 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