Archer is the given name of:
Archer Alexander (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, DCArcher Baldwin (1883–1966), British Member of ParliamentArcher Blood (1923–2004), American diplomat in BangladeshSir Archer Croft, 2nd Baronet (1683–1753), Member of ParliamentArcher T. Gammon (1918–1945), US Army soldier and posthumous recipient of the Medal of HonorArcher Thompson Gurney (1820–1887), Church of England clergyman and hymn writerArcher Butler Hulbert (1873–1933), historical geographer, writer, professor of American history and newspaper editorArcher Milton Huntington (1870–1955), American historian and philanthropistArcher King (1917–2012), American theatrical agent, producer and actorArcher MacLean (born 1962), British video game programmerArcher MacMackin (1888–1961), American silent film director, producer and screenwriterArcher John Porter Martin (1910–2002), British chemist and Nobel laureateArcher Mathews (1744–1796), American pioneer and politicianArcher James Oliver (1774–1842), British painterArcher Allen Phlegar (1846–1912), Virginia State Senator and Virginia Supreme Court justiceArcher Prewitt (born 1963), American musician and cartoonist