John Buchanan may refer to:

Business

* John Buchanan (oil executive) (1943–2015), New Zealand-born scientist and director * John C. Buchanan (businessman) (fl. 1846–1848), businessman in San Francisco * John Murdoch Buchanan (1897–1975), businessman and Chancellor of the University of British Columbia

Military

* John Buchanan (frontiersman)(1759–1832), American settler and founder of Buchanan's Station

Politics and law

John Buchanan (Canadian politician) John MacLennan Buchanan (April 22, 1931 – October 3, 2019) was a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 20th premier of Nova Scotia from 1978 to 1990 and as a member of the Senate of Canada from 1990 to 2006. Early life ...

(1931–2019), Premier of Nova Scotia, 1978–1990. * John Buchanan (American politician), American journalist and U.S. presidential candidate, 2004 * John Buchanan (Maryland judge) (1772–1844), Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals * John Buchanan (MP) (1761–1839), Scottish politician, MP for

Dunbartonshire Dunbartonshire ( gd, Siorrachd Dhùn Breatann) or the County of Dumbarton is a historic county, lieutenancy area and registration county in the west central Lowlands of Scotland lying to the north of the River Clyde. Dunbartonshire borders Pe ...

1821–26 * John Buchanan (New Zealand politician) (1819–1892), New Zealand politician *

John A. Buchanan John Alexander Buchanan (October 7, 1843 – September 2, 1921) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia and a judge of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Biography Buchanan was born in Smyth County, Virginia. He re ...

(1843–1921), US House of Representatives member from Virginia * John Alexander Buchanan (1887–1976), Canadian senator * John Andrew Buchanan (1863–1935), judge and politician in Astoria in the U.S. state of Oregon * John C. Buchanan (Texas politician), Texas state senator, 1879–1885, see Eighteenth Texas Legislature * John C. Buchanan (Virginia politician), Virginia state senator, 1972–1991 * John Hall Buchanan Jr. (1928–2018), US House of Representatives member from Alabama *

John P. Buchanan John Price Buchanan (October 24, 1847May 14, 1930) was an American politician and farmers' advocate. He served as the 25th governor of Tennessee from 1891 to 1893, and was president of the Tennessee Farmers' Alliance and Laborers' Union in the ...

(1847–1930), Governor of Tennessee * John Preston Buchanan (1888–1937), American politician in the Virginia Senate * J. W. Buchanan (1871–1941), Arizona politician, state senator, state house of representatives

Religion

John Buchanan (pastor) John M. Buchanan was the pastor of Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago, Illinois, United States, the second largest congregation in the Presbyterian Church (USA). He is also the editor and publisher of ''The Christian Century''. He was also a me ...

, pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago * John Buchanan (bishop) (1933–2020), American bishop of the Episcopal Church

Sciences and medicine

* John Buchanan (biologist) (1917–2007), professor of biochemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology * John Buchanan (botanist) (1819–1898), New Zealand botanist and scientific artist * John Young Buchanan (1844–1925), Scottish chemist, oceanographer and Arctic explorer

Sports

* John Buchanan (English cricketer) (1887–1969), English cricketer and decorated WWI officer *

John Buchanan (Australian cricketer) John Marshall Buchanan (born 5 April 1953) is the former World Cup winning coach of the Australia national cricket team and of Kolkata Knight Riders team in the Indian Premier League. John Buchanan is a King's Old Collegian (University of Que ...

(born 1953), Australian cricketer and coach * John Buchanan (Cambuslang footballer) (fl. 1889), Scottish footballer *

John Buchanan (footballer, born 1899) John Buchanan (15 March 1899 – 3 October 1947) was a Scottish professional association football, footballer. Playing career Buchanan was a versatile player who settled at right half, but could also play at the back or in attack. He started wi ...

(1899–1947), Scottish footballer (St Mirren, Rangers, Morton) * John Buchanan (footballer, born 1928) (1928–2000), Scottish footballer (Clyde) * John Buchanan (footballer, born 1935) (1935–2009), Scottish footballer (Hibernian) *

John Buchanan (footballer, born 1951) John Buchanan (born 19 September 1951) is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager. During his career he played for Ross County, Northampton Town and Cardiff City, developing a reputation as a goalscoring midfielder. Career Buch ...

, Scottish footballer (Cardiff City, Northampton Town) * John Buchanan (sailor) (1884–1943), British Olympic gold medalist in 1908 * John Buchanan (soccer), former Canadian soccer coach, in the

Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame The Canada Soccer Hall of Fame honours people and institutions for their contributions to Canadian soccer. It was founded in 1997 by the Ontario Soccer Association and was originally located in Vaughan, Ontario. As of 2019, the Canada Soccer Ha ...

Other fields

* John Buchanan (inventor), Australian inventor of the atmospheric diving suit *

John Buchanan (judoka) John Buchanan (born 7 December 1975) is a British judoka. Judo career Buchanan is a four times champion of Great Britain, winning the British Judo Championships The British Judo Championships are held annually and feature various age and weigh ...

(born 1975), British judoka * John Buchanan (settler) (1855–1896), Scottish agriculturalist and early colonial settler in Nyasland * John Lee Buchanan (1831–1922), second president of Virginia Tech (then Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College)