Strachan

Strachan is a surname of Scottish origin (see Clan Strachan, Strachan Baronets), which may be pronounced 'Strawn' or 'Strak-han'. Notable people with the surname include:

• Allerdyce Strachan, Bahamian police officer
• Andy Strachan, drummer
• Anthonique Strachan, Bahamian runner
• Archibald Strachan, Scottish soldier
• Douglas Strachan, Scottish designer of stained glass windows
• Gavin Strachan, Scottish footballer
• Geoffrey Strachan, translator of French and German into English
• Gilbert Strachan, Professor of medicine
• Graeme Strachan, Australian singer and television personality, known as "Shirley" Strachan
• Gordon Strachan, Scottish footballer and manager
• Gordon Strachan (minister) (1934–2010), Church of Scotland minister, theologian, university lecturer and author
• Gordon C. Strachan, aide to H R Haldeman
• Harcus Strachan, VC
• Hew Strachan, military historian
• Hugh Strachan, Scottish footballer
• James Strachan (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey executive
• James Strachan (programmer), developer of the Apache Groovy programming language
• James McGill Strachan, Canadian lawyer
• Sir John Strachan, 5th Baronet, British captain
• John Strachan (1778–1867), Anglican bishop in Canada
• John Strachan (linguist), scholar of Celtic languages
• John Strachan (singer)
• Keith Strachan, (composer, theatre director)
• Linda Strachan, Scottish author
• Merrill Strachan, Canadian politician
• Michael Strachan, British businessman and biographer
• Michaela Strachan, British TV presenter
• Matthew Strachan, songwriter
• Sir Richard Strachan, 6th Baronet, British admiral
• Steve Strachan (sheriff), American law enforcement officer and politician
• Zoë Strachan, Scottish novelist

See also

• Strachan, Aberdeenshire