| Ferdinand Buchanan | |
| Birth Date: | 8 March 1888 |
| Birth Place: | Swaziland |
| Death Place: | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Sport: | Sports shooting |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
| Rank: | Brigadier-General |
| Commands: | 9th Infantry Brigade 2nd Infantry Brigade |
| Battles: | World War I World War II |
| Awards: | Military Cross |
Ferdinand Lindley Augustus Buchanan MC (8 March 1888 - 14 April 1967) was a South African sport shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He also was a general in the South African Army who served in both World War I and World War II.[1]
In 1920 he won the silver medal with the South African team in the team 600 metre military rifle, prone competition. He also participated in the following events:[2]