Archie is a masculine given name, a

diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A ( abbreviated ) is a word-form ...

of Archibald. It may refer to:

People

Given name or nickname

Archie Alexander Archibald Alphonso Alexander (May 14, 1888January 4, 1958) was an American architect and engineer. He was an early African-American graduate of the University of Iowa and the first to graduate from the University of Iowa's College of Engineering. ...

(1888–1958), African-American mathematician, engineer and governor of the US Virgin Islands * Archie Blake (mathematician) (born 1906), American mathematician * Archie Bleyer (1909–1989), American bandleader, music arranger, and record executive *

Archie Bradley (baseball) Archie N. Bradley (born August 10, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles An ...

(born 1992), American baseball player *

Archie Bradley (boxer) Archie Bradley (4 January 1897 – 27 March 1969) was an Australian professional boxer of the 1920s. Also known as the "Gympie Whirlwind" or the "Gympie Tornado", Archie Bradley was the Australian Welterweight Champion from 1922–1924. At ...

(1897–1969), Australian boxer and rugby league player * Archie Brown (historian) (born 1938), British political scientist and historian * Archie Butterley, Australian fugitive who was shot dead in 1993 *

Archie Campbell (disambiguation) Archie Campbell may refer to: *Archie Campbell (judge) (1942–2007), Canadian jurist *Archie Campbell (politician) (1874–1955), New Zealand politician *Archie Campbell (comedian) (1914–1987), American comedian *Archie Campbell (baseball) (190 ...

, several people *

Archie Carr Archie Fairly Carr, Jr. (June 16, 1909 – May 21, 1987) was an American herpetologist, ecologist, and conservationist. He was a Professor of Zoology at the University of Florida and an acclaimed writer on science and nature. He brought atten ...

(1909–1987), American herpetologist and a pioneer in sea turtle conservation *

Archie Christie Colonel Archibald Christie (30 September 1889 – 20 December 1962) was a British businessman and military officer. He was the first husband of mystery writer Dame Agatha Christie; they married in 1914 and divorced in 1928. They separated ...

(1889–1962), British businessman and military officer, first husband of mystery writer Agatha Christie * Archie Clement (1846–1866), pro-Confederate guerrilla leader during the American Civil War and later bank robber *

Archie Clement (footballer) Archibald Ernest Clement (born 27 November 1901 – 1984) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back for a number of clubs in the Football League, including Millwall Millwall is a district on the western and south ...

(1901–1984), English footballer * Archie Cochrane (1909–1988), Scottish doctor *

Archibald Cox Archibald Cox Jr. (May 17, 1912 – May 29, 2004) was an American lawyer and law professor who served as U.S. Solicitor General under President John F. Kennedy and as a special prosecutor during the Watergate scandal. During his career, he was ...

Jr. (1912–2004), American lawyer, law professor, US Solicitor General and a special prosecutor during the Watergate scandal * Archie Donahue (1917–2007), American Marine officer, flying ace and Navy Cross recipient * Archie Gemmill (born 1947), Scottish former footballer *

Archie Green Archie Green (June 29, 1917 – March 22, 2009) was an American folklorist specializing in laborlore (defined as the special folklore of workers) and American folk music. Devoted to understanding vernacular culture, he gathered and commente ...

(1917–2009), American folklorist and labor rights activist *

Archie Griffin Archie Mason Griffin (born August 21, 1954) is a former American football running back. He played seven seasons in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals. As college football's only two-time Heisman Trophy winner, he is considered one of the greate ...

(born 1954), American former footballer running back * Archie Jewell (1888–1917), English sailor who survived the sinking of the ''Titanic'' *

Archie Kao Archie David Kao (born December 14, 1969) is an American actor and producer. He is best known to American audiences for series regulars roles on '' Chicago P.D.'', '' Power Rangers Lost Galaxy'' as well as long-running hit ''CSI: Crime Scene In ...

(born 1969), Chinese-American actor * Archie Karas (born 1950), Greek gambler Anargyros Karabourniotis, known for turning $50 into $40 million before losing it all * Archibald "Archie" Leach, birth name of English-born American actor

Cary Grant Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904November 29, 1986) was an English-American actor. He was known for his Mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. He was one of ...

(1904–1986) * Archie League (1907–1986), generally considered the first air traffic controller * Archie Macpherson (born 1937), Scottish sports broadcaster * Archie Manners (born 1993), British magician, comedian, and television presenter *

Archie Manning Elisha Archibald Manning III (born May 19, 1949) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the New Orleans Saints. He played for the Saints from 1971 to 1982 and al ...

(born 1949), American former National Football League quarterback, father of Peyton and Eli Manning * Archie Mayo (1891–1968), American film director, screenwriter, and actor * Archie McLean (footballer) (1894–1971), Scottish footballer known for his contributions to the Brazilian game * Archie Miller (disambiguation), several people * Archie Moore (1916–1998), American world champion boxer, born Archibald Lee Wright * Archie Mountbatten-Windsor (born 2019), British royal *

Archie Norman Archibald John Norman (born 1 May 1954) is a British businessman and politician. He is the only person to have been chairman of an FTSE 100 company and a Member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons (MP) at the same ti ...

(born 1954), British businessman and politician * Archie Panjabi (born 1972), English actress * Archie Renaux (born 1997), English actor and model *

Archie Roach Archibald William Roach (8 January 1956 – 30 July 2022) was an Australian singer, songwriter and Aboriginal activist. Often referred to as "Uncle Archie", Roach was a Gunditjmara and Bundjalung elder who campaigned for the rights of Abori ...

(1956–2022), Australian singer * Archie Shepp (born 1937), American jazz saxophonist * '' Archie Sin'' (born 1998), Hong Kong singer and actor * Archie Smith (disambiguation), several people * Archie Thompson (born 1978), Australian footballer

Ring name

* Mixed Martial Archie, the professional wrestling persona of Robert Evans (wrestler) (born 1983)

Fictional characters

* Archie Andrews, the main character in Archie Comics *

Archie Andrews (puppet) Archie Andrews was a ventriloquist's dummy used by ventriloquist Peter Brough in radio and television shows in the UK in the 1950s and 1960s. Perhaps the most popular show in its radio format was called ''Educating Archie'', regularly attracti ...

, ventriloquist Peter Brough's dummy *

Archie Bunker Archie is a masculine given name, a diminutive of Archibald. It may refer to: People Given name or nickname *Archie Alexander (1888–1958), African-American mathematician, engineer and governor of the US Virgin Islands * Archie Blake (mathemati ...

, in the television sitcoms ''All in the Family'' and ''Archie Bunker's Place'' * Archie Kennedy, in the '' Hornblower'' television series * Archibald Holden Buster "Archie" Williams, protagonist in

Archie's Final Project ''Archie's Final Project'' (also known by its original title ''My Suicide'') is a 2009 American comedy-drama film produced and directed by David Lee Miller and written by Miller, Eric J. Adams, and Gabriel Sunday, who also served as second unit d ...

Archie Carpenter Archie Carpenter is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera '' Hollyoaks'', played by Stephen Beard. The character first appeared on-screen on 3 November 2008 until his exit on 28 May 2010. He was introduced as the younger b ...

, in the British soap opera ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera '' Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a ...

'' * Archie Cullen, the male counterpart of Alice Cullen in the ''

Twilight Twilight is light produced by sunlight scattering in the upper atmosphere, when the Sun is below the horizon, which illuminates the lower atmosphere and the Earth's surface. The word twilight can also refer to the periods of time when this i ...

'' novel ''Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined'' * Archie Goodwin (character), assistant of the fictional detective Nero Wolfe * Archie Johnson, in the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' * Archie Mitchell, in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Archibald

Archie Morris ''ER'' is an American medical drama television series created by novelist and physician Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994, to April 2, 2009, with a total of 331 episodes spanning 15 seasons. It was produced by Constant ...

, in the medical drama series ''ER'' * Archie Ryan, an alias of

Lincoln Burrows Lincoln Burrows, played by Dominic Purcell, is a fictional character and one of the two protagonists of the American television series '' Prison Break''. The plot of ''Prison Break'' revolves around Lincoln being framed for the murder of the v ...

, from the television show ''Prison Break'' * Archie "Snake" Simpson, in the ''Degrassi'' franchise *

Archie (Pokémon) Archie is a masculine given name, a diminutive of Archibald. It may refer to: People Given name or nickname *Archie Alexander (1888–1958), African-American mathematician, engineer and governor of the US Virgin Islands * Archie Blake (mathematic ...

, leader of Team Aqua in the ''Pokémon'' series * Archie, a title character of '' archy and mehitabel'', a serialized work of fiction by Don Marquis * Archie, a turtle-like creature in '' The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists'' * Archie (short for Archimedes), a flying ship in the '' Watchmen'' series * Archie, in the CBeebies TV show '' Balamory'' * Archie, a cute, anthropomorphised, talking

chameleon Chameleons or chamaeleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of Old World lizards with 202 species described as of June 2015. The members of this family are best known for their distinct range of colors, bein ...

in the CBeebies TV show '' Everything's Rosie'' *

Robot Archie Robot Archie is the name of a fictional comic book character from '' Lion'', a weekly British boys' adventure title. Publishing history ''Robot Archie'' appeared in '' Lion'' Issue #1 in February 1952; it was published by Amalgamated Press — a ...

, in ''Lion'' comics

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