Archer (given name)

• Archer Alexander, former black slave who served as the model for the slave in the statue variously known as Freedom Memorial and the Emancipation Memorial in Lincoln Park, Washington, DC
• Archer Baldwin, British Member of Parliament
• Archer Blood, American diplomat in Bangladesh
• Sir Archer Croft, 2nd Baronet, Member of Parliament
• Archer T. Gammon, US Army soldier and posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor
• Archer Thompson Gurney, Church of England clergyman and hymn writer
• Archer Butler Hulbert, historical geographer, writer, professor of American history and newspaper editor
• Archer Milton Huntington, American historian and philanthropist
• Archer King, American theatrical agent, producer and actor
• Archer Maclean, British video game programmer
• Archer MacMackin, American silent film director, producer and screenwriter
• Archer Martin, British chemist and Nobel laureate
• Archer Mathews, American pioneer and politician
• Archer James Oliver, British painter
• Archer Allen Phlegar, Virginia state senator and Virginia Supreme Court justice
• Archer Prewitt, American musician and cartoonist

Fictional characters

• Archer, the half brother of Robin in the 2006 television series ''Robin Hood''