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Archer Alexander Archer Alexander (c. 1810 or 1815 – December 8, 1879) was a formerly enslaved person who served as the model for the emancipated slave in the ''Emancipation Memorial'' (1876) located in Lincoln Park in Washington, D.C. He was the subject of ...

(c. 1810–1879), 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 (1883–1966), British Member of Parliament *

Archer Blood Archer Kent Blood (March 20, 1923 – September 3, 2004) was an American career diplomat and academic. He served as the last American Consul General to Dhaka, Bangladesh (East Pakistan at the time). He is famous for sending the strongly worded ...

(1923–2004), American diplomat in Bangladesh *

Sir Archer Croft, 2nd Baronet Sir Archer Croft, 2nd Baronet (c. 2 March 1683 – 10 December 1753), of Croft Castle, near Leominster, Herefordshire, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1722 to 1734. Early life Croft was the eldest son of Sir Her ...

(1683–1753), Member of Parliament * Archer T. Gammon (1918–1945), US Army soldier and posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor *

Archer Thompson Gurney Archer Thompson Gurney (1820–1887) was a Church of England clergyman and hymnodist. Life Archer Gurney was born at Tregony in Cornwall on 15 July 1820. His father, Richard Gurney, was vice-warden of the stannaries of Devon. Archer Thompson Gu ...

(1820–1887), Church of England clergyman and hymn writer *

Archer Butler Hulbert Archer Butler Hulbert, FRGS (Jan 26, 1873 – December 24, 1933), historical geographer, writer, and professor of American history, son of Rev. Calvin Butler Hulbert and Mary Elizabeth Woodward, was born in Bennington, Vermont. His father later ...

(1873–1933), historical geographer, writer, professor of American history and newspaper editor *

Archer Milton Huntington Archer Milton Huntington (March 10, 1870 – December 11, 1955) was a philanthropist and scholar, primarily known for his contributions to the field of Hispanic Studies. He founded The Hispanic Society of America in New York City, and made n ...

(1870–1955), American historian and philanthropist *

Archer King Archer King (February 27, 1917, New York City, New York – July 19, 2012, New York City) was an American theatrical agent, producer and actor. King acted in the Broadway productions ''Summer Night'' and ''Stop Press'' in 1939. These were follo ...

(1917–2012), American theatrical agent, producer and actor * Archer Maclean (1962–2022), British video game programmer *

Archer MacMackin Archer MacMackin (February 7, 1888 – February 8, 1961) was an American silent film director, producer, and screenwriter. McMackin directed over seventy-three films between 1912 and 1916 directing films such as '' When Empty Hearts Are Filled' ...

(1888–1961), American silent film director, producer and screenwriter *

Archer Martin Archer John Porter Martin (1 March 1910 – 28 July 2002) was a British chemist who shared the 1952 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the invention of partition chromatography with Richard Synge. Early life Martin's father was a GP. Martin was ed ...

(1910–2002), British chemist and Nobel laureate *

Archer Mathews Archer Mathews (1744 – 1796) was a United States pioneer, legislator, and city founder in the colony (and later U.S. state) of Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Greenbrier County from 1780 to 1782.Leonard, Cynt ...

(1744–1796), American pioneer and politician *

Archer James Oliver Archer James Oliver (1774 – 16 March 1842) was a British painter, principally active as a portraitist. Life The son of John and Anna Maria Oliver, he was christened at St Mary's church in Whitechapel on 3 October 1774. Oliver studied at the ...

(1774–1842), British painter *

Archer Allen Phlegar Archer Allen Phlegar (February 22, 1846 – December 22, 1912) was born at Christiansburg, Virginia. He attended a Montgomery Male Academy in Montgomery County and later entered Washington and Lee University, Washington College. Phlegar joined ...

(1846–1912), Virginia state senator and Virginia Supreme Court justice *

Archer Prewitt Archer Prewitt (born 1963 in Frankfort, Kentucky) is an American musician and cartoonist associated with the independent music scene in Chicago, Illinois. Biography Music Prewitt enrolled in the Kansas City Art Institute and began drumming in ...

(born 1963), American musician and cartoonist

Fictional characters

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

Robin Hood Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is depic ...

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