Famous People with Name Buchanan

Buchanan Sharp            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

Buchanan Sharp: was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Clydebank Juniors, Vale of Leven, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Leicester City, Nelson and Southport.Sharp began his career with Clydebank Juniors before playing for Vale of Leven. In 1921 he joined Chelsea where he scored 20 goals in 65 appearances and was joint top scorer with Harry Ford in the 1922–23 season with 10 goals.

Dr Francis Buchanan            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

Dr Francis Buchanan: was a Scottish physician who made significant contributions as a geographer zoologist and botanist while living in India.From 1803 to 1804 he was surgeon to the Governor General of India Lord Wellesley in Calcutta, where he also organized a zoo that was to become the Calcutta Alipore Zoo. From 1807 to 1814, under the instructions of the government of Bengal, he made a comprehensive survey of the areas within the jurisdiction of the British East India Company. He was asked to report on topography, history, antiquities, the condition of the inhabitants, religion, natural productions (particularly fisheries, forests, mines, and quarries), agriculture (covering vegetables, implements, manure, floods, domestic animals, fences, farms, and landed property, fine and common arts, and commerce (exports and imports, weights and measures, and conveyance of goods). His conclusions are reported in a series of treatises that are retained in major United Kingdom libraries;

Cameron Buchanan            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

Cameron Buchanan: was a Scottish professional footballer. Buchanan became the youngest player to ever appear for Wolverhampton Wanderers when he played in a wartime fixture against rivals West Bromwich Albion in September 1942, aged 14 years 57 days. He played 18 wartime games in total.

John "Jock" Buchanan            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

John "Jock" Buchanan: was a Scottish professional footballer. Buchanan was a versatile player who settled at right half, but could also play at the back or in attack. He started with Johnstone (then a senior team) and moved to St. Mirren in 1919, and then to Greenock Morton in the summer of 1921.

Jock Buchanan            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

Jock Buchanan: was a Scottish association football player, who played for Hibernian, Raith Rovers and Newport County in the 1950s and 1960s. He signed for Hibs in 1954, and made his first team debut the same year, having been converted to the centre forward position.

Liam Buchanan            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

Liam Buchanan: is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish First Division side Partick Thistle. Liam made his break through in football at Cowdenbeath coming through their youth system to play in the first team. Liam was a prolific scorer for Cowden finishing as top scorer in 2005/06 and 2006/07.