* Denotes those still on the canvas of the show.

*Asa Buchanan
       Marital Status:  Married to Rae Cummings
      Asa's Former Wives:   Olympia (Nicole Bonnard), Samantha Vernon, Delila Ralston, Becky Lee Abbott,
                                          Pamela Stuart, Renee Divine, Blair Daimler, Alexandra Olanov, Alexandra Olanov Hesser,
                                          Renee Divine Buchanan; Gabrielle Medina Holden
      Children:    Clint Buchanan (by Olympia )
                          Beaureguard "Bo" Buchanan (by Olympia)
                         Ben Davidson  (by Renee Divine; note:  Max Holden tried to pass himself off as their child)
                          Adopted:  Drew Buchanan
      Occupation:    CEO and President of Buchanan Enterprises
                                2% sharehold in The Sun
       Former Employment:  Rancher, oil
      Special Things to Know About Asa:  Has a gruff exterior but loves his family deeply; wheeler/dealer; do anything
                             to get even

*Gretel Rae Cummings
       Marital Status:  Married to Asa Buchanan
      Former Husbands:  Daniel Faulkner
      Children:   Antoinette "Skye" Chandler  (illegitimate daughter of Alan Quartermaine)
      Former Employment:  psychologist/therapist
      Special Things to Know about Renee:  Faked her degree as a therapist; married Asa out of revenge and
                             desperation

*Gabrielle "Gabbie" Medina Holden
       Marital Status:  Divorced, seeing Bo Buchanan
      Former Husbands:  Steven Holden, Max Holden, Asa Buchanan
      Children:  Al Holden
      Employment:  Reporter, The Sun
      Former Employment:  bookkeeper
      Special Things to Know about Renee:  Wanted Money, dad was a drug lord, got involved with Carlo Hesser,
                             served time at Statesville

*Al Holden
      Parents:    Max and Gabrielle Medina Holden
      Marital Status:  Single
      Occupation:  Student
      Brothers/Sisters:  Frankie and Lesley Holden (Max and  Luna)
      Special Things to Know About Al:   He is a friend to Jessica and Natalie; slept with Jenn Rappaport and got
                  her pregnant

*Renee Divine Buchanan
        Marital Status:  Divorced
       Children:    Ben Davidson  (by Asa Buchanan; Max Holden tried to pass himself off as her child)
       Occupation:  Owner of "The Palace"
       Former Employment:  Part owner of Rodi's, madame in Las Vegas
       Renee's Former Husbands:  Asa Buchanan
       Special Things to Know about Renee:  Will tell Asa off in an instance; fond of all Buchanans/Lords/Holdens;
                  is grandmother to all

Clint Buchanan
        Parents:  Olympia and Asa Buchanan
        Marital Status:  Divorced, dating Dallas
        Former Wives:  Viki Lord Davidson, Lindsay Rappaport
        Children:     Cord Roberts (by Maria Vasquez [Roberts])
                            Natalie Balsom Buchanan
                            Adopted:  Kevin and Joey Riley, Jessica Buchanan
                            Will Rappaport (stepson, Lindsay Rappaport)
                            Jenny Rappaport (stepdaughter, Lindsay Rappaport)
      Occupation:  Working with Cord in London
      Former Employment:  Managing Editor, The Banner, reporter
      Brothers/Sisters:  Bo, Ben Davidson

Cordero "Cord" Roberts
      Parents:    Clint Buchanan and Maria Vasquez; adopted by:  Al Roberts
      Marital Status:  Divorced
      Children:        Clinton James (CJ) and Sarah Victoria Roberts (by Tina Lord Roberts)
      Occupation:   Setting up business in London, England
      Former Employment:  President of Buchanan Enterprises; part owner of Serenity Springs and Mountain Sunset
                               Inn, photographer
      Brothers/Sisters:  Kevin, Joey, Jessica; Sarah, Anne (parents Roger and Carrie)
      Cord's Former Wives:  Tina Lord (3 times), Kate Sanders

Clinton James (CJ) Roberts
        Parents:  Cord and Tina Roberts

Sarah Victoria Roberts
        Parents:  Cord and Tina Roberts

*Jessica Buchanan  (twin to Natalie)
        Parents:  Clint (adopted) and Victoria Lord Buchanan; result of rape of Victoria by Mitch Laurence
                          (let's don't go there, okay)
      Marital Status:  Single
      Children:  Megan Victoria (died at birth 6/99; by Will Rappaport)
      Occupation:  Student
      Brothers/Sisters:  Cord, Megan, Kevin, Joey, Natalie
      Special Things to Know About Jessica:  Tells her grandfather, Asa, and uncle, Todd, just what she thinks;
                  running from her "father," Mitch Laurence who wants to control her.

*Natalie Balsom Buchanan  (twin to Jessica)
       Parents:  Clint and Victoria Lord Buchanan
      Marital Status:  Seeking annullment from Mitch Laurence
      Occupation:  Student
      Brothers/Sisters:  Cord, Megan, Kevin, Joey, Jessica
      Special Things to Know About Natalie:  Raised by Roxie Balsom, married Mitch after thought she lost Cris Vega

Kevin Buchanan
       Parents:  Joseph (Joe) and Victoria Lord Riley; adopted by Clint Buchanan
       Marital Status:  Divorced from Cassie Callison Carpenter; living with Kelly Cramer
       Former Wives:    LeeAnn Demerest, Cassie Callison Carpenter
      Children:    Duke Buchanan  (by Lee Ann Demerest)
      Occupation:  Working with a paper in Texas
      Former Employment:  Managing editor and assistant editor, investigative reporter, dock worker,
                   The Banner; photojournalist, overseas
      Brothers/Sisters:  Cord, Megan, Joey, Natalie, Jessica

*Joey Buchanan (returned to show in February 2003)
        Parents:     Joseph (Joe) and Victoria Lord Riley
                          Adopted by:  Clint Buchanan
       Marital Status:  Single, left at the altar by Kelly Cramer
       Occupation:  Living in London working with father Clint and brother, Cord
       Former Employment:  Photographer, The Banner; art student, Llanview University
       Brothers/Sisters:  Cord, Megan, Kevin, Natalie, Jessica
       Special Things to Know About Joey:  Had a fling with his step-grandmother and mother's rival,
                     Dorian Lord
 

*Beaureguard "Bo" Buchanan
        Parents:  Olympia and Asa Buchanan
        Marital Status:  Divorced, dating/engaged to Gabrielle Medina
        Children:     Drew Buchanan (by Becky Lee Abbott)
                            Stepdaughter:  Rachel Gannon
                            Once believed to be the father of Matthew Hanen-Rappaport
      Occupation:  Police Commissioner, Llanview PD
      Former Employment:  Radio station owner, accountant, executive producer of Fraternity Row,
                            record company executive, Green Beret officer
      Brothers/Sisters:  Clint, Ben Davidson
       Former Wives:  Delila Ralston, Didi O'Neill, Sarah Gordon, Cassie Calliso, Nora Hanen Gannon
      Special Things to Know About Bo:  Believes in doing the "right thing," "wants a family, fatal attraction object

Drew Buchanan (deceased)
      Parents:    Bo Buchanan and Becky Lee Abbott; adopted father:  Asa Buchanan
      Marital Status:  Single, but engaged to Kelly Cramer at death
      Occupation:  Police rookie
      Former Occupation:  Vice President of Buchanan Enterprises, con-artist, student

*Nora Hanen Gannon Buchanan
      Marital Status:  Divorced, engaged Troy McIver
      Former Husbands:  Hank Gannon, Bo Buchanan
      Children:     Rachel Gannon (by Henry "Hank" Gannon)
                           Matthew Hanen-Rappaport (by Sam Rappaport)
      Occupation:  Defense Attorney
      Brothers/Sisters:  Susannah Hanen
      Former Husbands:  Hank Gannon, Bo Buchanan
      Special Things to Know About Nora:  Loves junk food, can get almost anyone acquitted.

*Matthew Hanen Rappaport
          Parents:      Nora Buchanan and Sam Rappaport
 

*Lindsay Rappaport (Buchanan)
        Marital Status:    Divorced from Clint Buchanan, dated Bo Buchanan
       Children:     Will Rappaport and Jenn Rappaport (by Sam Rappaport)
       Occupation:  Co-Owner of the Buchanan-Lord Art Gallery
       Former Employment:  Sculptor
       Former Husbands:  Sam Rappaport, Clint Buchanan
       Special Things to Know About Lindsay:  Married Clint for revenge, will lie to get what she wants.
 

Ben Davidson
         Parents:   Renee Divine and Asa Buchanan, Adopted Parents:  Matthew and Jane Davidson
         Marital Status:  Married to Victoria Lord
         Former Wives:  Antoinette "Skye" Chandler
        Occupation:  Bartender, Owner of Crossroads
        Former Employment:  Doctor for the mob
        Brothers/Sisters:  Sam, Grace "Mazie"; Clint, Bo Buchanan
        Special Things to Know About Ben:  Will protect his family/friends at all cost; presently in a coma in Switzerland
 

Austin Buchanan (deceased)
       Relationship:  Asa's nephew
       Marital Status:  Single but stalked and raped Sarah Gordon before she married Bo
       Occupation:  Mechanic and criminal

Rafe Garrettson
      Relationship:    Asa's nephew
      Marital Status:  Married to Delila Ralston Buchanan
      Former Wives:  Samantha Vernon
      Occupation:  Police lieutenant
      Children:  Sammie (by Samantha Vernon/Delila Ralson)

Others with Ties to the Buchanans:  Harry, Joy O'Neill, Peter O'Neill, Brad and Connie O'Neill Vernon;
      Elizabeth, Charles, Judith, Lee Halpern, and Jamie Sanders; Mimi King; Myrtle Fargate