Buchanan is a surname of Scottish origin (see Clan Buchanan) and is the surname of:
The Most Rev Alan Alexander Buchanan (1905–1984), Anglican bishop in IrelandAlan Gilmore Buchanan (b. 1952), Canadian university administrator and former politicianLieutenant-Colonel Alick Drummond Buchanan-Smith, Baron Balerno (1898-1984), British soldier and politicianAlick Laidlaw Buchanan-Smith (1932–1991), Scottish Conservative and Unionist politicianAllen Buchanan, the James B. Duke Professor of philosophy at Duke UniversityAllen Buchanan (Medal of Honor recipient), American Medal of Honor recipientAndrew Buchanan (1780–1848), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from PennsylvaniaAndrew Buchanan (1806-1877), member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 1862 to 1874Sir Andrew Buchanan, 1st Baronet, (1807–1882), British diplomat and baronetLieutenant Archibald Buchanan (born 1892, date of death unknown), American World War I flying ace, flying with the RAFArchibald C. Buchanan (1890–1979), American lawyer and judgeArchie Buchanan, former association football playerBarry Buchanan (born 1968), American professional wrestler ("Bull Buchanan")Bay Buchanan, sister to Pat Buchanan, and Treasurer of the United StatesBill Buchanan (1930-1996), American songwriterBill Buchanan (born 1961), Scots computer scientist, leads the Centre for Distributed Computing and Security at Edinburgh Napier UniversityBlake Buchanan, founder of Bahama Buck'sBrian James Buchanan (born 1973), Major League Baseball outfielderBuchanan family, one of the main families in the American soap opera One Life to LiveBuck Buchanan (1940–1992), American football playerCameron Buchanan (1928–2008), football playerCameron Buchanan (born 1946), Scottish politicianCharles Pakenham Buchanan (1874–1924), Australian business man and mayor of BrisbaneChester and Lester Buchanan, country musicians known as the Buchanan BrothersClaudius Buchanan (1766–1815), Scottish divineColin Buchanan (entertainer), Australian entertainerColin Buchanan (actor), Scottish actorSir Colin Buchanan (town planner), British transport expertDavid Buchanan (1823–1890), barrister and politician in colonial New South WalesDavid Buchanan (1830–1900), amateur cricketer, notable for spin bowlingDavid Buchanan (born 1962), English professional footballerDavid Buchanan (born 1986), professional footballerDavid Andrew Buchanan (born 1989), American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia PhilliesDavid M. Buchanan (born 1862), United States Navy sailor, recipient of the Medal of HonorEdgar Buchanan, American actorEdna Buchanan, American journalist and authorEdward A. Buchanan (born 1967), a lawyer in Torrington, Wyoming, former member and past Speaker of the Wyoming House of RepresentativesFrancis Buchanan-Hamilton (1762–1829), Scottish surgeon, geographer and naturalistFrank Buchanan (1862–1930), Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from IllinoisFrank Buchanan (1902–1951), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from PennsylvaniaFranklin Buchanan (1800–1874), American Confederate admiralGeorge Buchanan (1506–1582), Scottish humanistGeorge Buchanan (diplomat) (1854–1924), British ambassador in Russia 1911–1919George Buchanan (engineer born 1790) (1790–1852), Scottish civil engineerGeorge Buchanan (engineer born 1865), (1865–1940), British civil engineerGeorge Buchanan (politician) (1890–1955), Scottish politicianGeorge Wesley Buchanan, Professor Emeritus, Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, DC, USAGordon Buchanan (living), Scottish wildlife film makerHenry Kanonta Buchanan (born 1978), American boxerIan Buchanan (born 1957), Scottish television actorIan Buchanan (philosopher) (born 1969), Australian philosopherIsaac Buchanan (1810-1883), businessman and political figure in Canada WestIzett Buchanan (born 1972), American basketball playerJack Buchanan (1891–1957), Scottish actor and singerJack Buchanan (rugby league) (born 1992), Australian Rugby League playerJames Buchanan (1791–1868), 15th President of the United States of AmericaCommander Sir James Buchanan, 2nd Baronet (1840–1901), British Royal Navy officerJames Buchanan, 1st Baron Woolavington (1849–1935), a British businessman and philanthropistJames M. Buchanan (1919–2013), American economistJames P Buchanan (1867-1937), American politicianJensen Buchanan (born 1962), U.S. actressJoan Buchanan (born 1952), American Democratic Party member of the California State AssemblyMajor John Buchanan (1759-1832), American frontiersman, founder of present-day Nashville, TennesseeJohn Buchanan (1884-1943), Scottish Olympic medalist in sailingJohn Buchanan (born 1931), Canadian politicianJohn Buchanan (American politician), Republican presidential candidate in 2004John Buchanan (footballer born 1935), Scottish footballerJohn Buchanan (footballer born 1951), Scottish footballerJohn A. Buchanan (1843–1921), American politician and judgeJohn Hall Buchanan (born 1928), American politicianJohn P. Buchanan (1847–1930), Governor of TennesseeJune Buchanan (1887–1988), American educatorKadeisha Buchanan (born 1995), Canadian soccer playerKen Buchanan (born 1945), Scottish boxerKeisha Buchanan (born 1984), British-Jamaican singerLachlan Buchanan (born 1987), Australian actorLarry Buchanan (1923−2004), film director, producer and writerManley Augustus Buchanan (born 1949), Jamaican musicianMark Buchanan (born 1961), American physicist and authorMary Beth Buchanan (born 1963), United States Attorney for the Western District of PennsylvaniaMichael "HouseShoes" Buchanan, American hip hop producer and DJ, who lives and works in Los AngelesMichael Anthony Buchanan (born 1991), American football defensive end for the New England PatriotsMike Buchanan (born 1932), Canadian former ice hockey defencemanNathaniel Buchanan (1826–1901), Australian pioneer pastoralist, drover and explorerNorman Buchanan (1915–2008), major in the Royal Canadian Army, awarded the Military Cross, furniture retailer, and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada.Neil Buchanan, British television presenterNeville Buchanan (born 1959), British animator and directorPam Buchanan (1937–1992), Australian politicianPat Buchanan (born 1938), American political pundit and Reform Party presidential nominee in 2000Paul Buchanan (born 1981), professional boxerPaul Buchanan (born 1956), member of the musical group The Blue NilePeter Buchanan (1915–1977), Scottish footballer who played at both professional and international levelsPeter Buchanan (born 1942), architect, urbanist, writer, critic, lecturer and exhibition curatorThe Honourable Justice Peter Buchanan is a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria, AustraliaPeter Neave Buchanan (born 1889, date of death unknown), rugby union player who represented AustraliaVice Admiral Sir Peter William Buchanan (1925–2011), Royal Navy officer who became Naval SecretaryRalph "Bucky" Buchanan (1922-2005), Canadian ice hockey right wingerRay Buchanan (born 1971), American football playerRichard Lawrence Buchanan Jr (born 1969), former American professional football wide receiverRobbie Buchanan (born 1957) is a Canadian keyboardist, songwriter, arranger, and producer.Robert Buchanan (footballer) (1868–1909), Scottish international footballerRobert C. Buchanan (1811–1878), American soldierRobert Gordon Buchanan (born 1961), retired Major League Baseball pitcherRobert Williams Buchanan (1841–1901), British poet, dramatist, and novelistRonald Leonard "Bucky" Buchanan (born 1944), former Canadian professional ice hockey centreRoy Buchanan (1939–1988), American guitaristSam Taylor Buchanan (born 1991), actorScott Buchanan (1895–1968), American educator and philosopherShamari Buchanan (born 1977), American football playerSimone Buchanan (born 1968), Australian actressStuart Buchanan (1894-1974), American voice actor starring in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs playing the role of Humbert the HuntsmanThomas Buchanan (1808–1841), second governor of LiberiaThomas Buchanan (born 1963), Unionist politician from Northern IrelandThomas Boughton Buchanan (1833-1924), Archdeacon of Wilts from 1874 until 1911Thomas Ryburn Buchanan (1846–1911), Scottish Liberal politician and bibliophileTimothy Buchanan (born 1946), former American football linebackerVern Buchanan, U.S. Representative from FloridaWalter "Little Man" Buchanan, Jr (born 1915), jazz bassistWilliam Buchanan, Canadian politicianWilliam Buchanan (footballer), Scottish footballerWilliam Frederick Buchanan (1824–1911), Australian pastoralist and gold prospector