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People with the name Archer

• Archer
  Archer (surname)
  
  The surname Archer is a Norman language-French occupational name, although often perceived to be of English origin, denoting one skilled in bowmanship....
  , the surname
• "Archer", the anglicized version of the German name Schütze
  Schütze
  
  Sch?tze in German language means "shooter" or "rifleman". It also occasionally occurs as a surname, as Sch?tz, like in the opera Der Wildsch?tz....
  , meaning "shooter" or "rifleman"
• Anne Archer
  Anne Archer
  
  Anne Archer is an Academy Award-nominated American actress....
  , American actress
• Anthony John Archer
  Tony Archer
  
  Anthony John Archer is an English jazz double-bassist.Archer studied cello as a schoolboy before settling on upright bass. He joined Don Rendell's group in 1961, then with Roy Budd and Eddie Thompson before beginning work with Tony Lee , with whom he would collaborate for many years, particularly at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club....
  , an English jazz double-bassist.
• Brenda Archer
  Brenda Archer
  
  Brenda Archer is a retired female Athletics from Guyana. She competed in the high jump, and represented her native country at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, finishing in 20th place....
  , Guyanese high jumper
• Colin Archer
  Colin Archer
  
  File:Colin_Archer_Statue.jpgColin Archer was a naval architecture and shipbuilding from Larvik, Norway. He was born of Scotland parents who emigrated to Norway in 1825....
  , naval architect
• Frederick Scott Archer
  Frederick Scott Archer
  
  Frederick Scott Archer invented the photographic collodion process which preceded the modern photographic film. He was born in Bishop's Stortford in the United Kingdom and is remembered mainly for this single achievement which greatly increased the accessibility of photography for the general public....
  , British pioneer of photography
• Geoffrey Archer
  Geoffrey Archer
  
  Geoffrey Archer is a fiction writer from London, United Kingdom. He specialises in military adventures and spy thrillers.After several false starts in his choice of career, Geoffrey Archer moved into journalism, ending up with Independent Television News in 1969....
  , British author of military thrillers
• Gleason Archer, Sr.
  Gleason Archer, Sr.
  
  Gleason Archer, Sr. was the founder and first president of Suffolk University and Suffolk Law School. He was also an extensive writer and radio broadcaster for NBC....
  , founder of Suffolk University
• Gleason Archer, Jr.
  Gleason Archer
  
  Gleason Leonard Archer, Jr. was a Bible scholar, theology, education, and author....
  , American theologian
• Iain Archer
  Iain Archer
  
  Iain Archer is a singer/songwriter from Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland, who was once a secondary lyricist within the indie band Snow Patrol....
  , Irish musician
• James Archer
  James Archer
  
  James Archer was a portrait-painter. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. His best-known work includes children and people in costume as its subjects becoming the first Victorian painter to do children's portraits in period costume....
  , Scottish painter
• James J. Archer
  James J. Archer
  
  James Jay Archer was a lawyer and an officer in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War, and he later served as a General officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War....
  , American Civil War Confederate general
• Jeffrey Archer, British author, former politician
• John Stuart Archer
  John Stuart Archer
  
  John Stuart Archer, CBE was Vice-Chancellor and Principal of Heriot-Watt University from 1997 to 2006....
  , Vice-Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University 1997 - 2006
• Johnny Archer
  Johnny Archer
  
  Johnny Archer is an United States professional Pocket billiards player. He is nicknamed "the Scorpion" ....
  , American professional pool player
• Malcolm Archer
  Malcolm Archer
  
  Malcolm Archer is an England organist, conductor and composer. He is widely renowned as one of the foremost church musicians of his generation and is and combines this work with an extensive recital career....
  , British composer, organist, and conductor
• Peter Archer
  Peter Archer
  
  Peter Archer may refer to:*Peter Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell, British peer*Peter Archer , author of several Forgotten Realms novels*Peter Archer of Crow ...
  , British peer
• Richard Archer
  Richard Archer
  
  Richard John Archer is the frontman of UK indie-rock band Hard-Fi. As well as being the lead singer, he is also the principal songwriter and composer....
  , English singer/songwriter, frontman of UK band Hard-Fi
• Tasmin Archer
  Tasmin Archer
  
  Tasmin Archer is an England pop singer. Her first album, Great Expectations, spawned the smash hit "Sleeping Satellite", a philosophical song about the Apollo programs, which reached number one in the United Kingdom....
  , English soul/pop/rock singer
• Thomas Archer
  Thomas Archer
  
  File:St Johns Concert Hall.jpgThomas Archer was an English Baroque architect, whose work is somewhat overshadowed by that of his contemporaries Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor....
  , English Baroque architect
• Thomas Archer
  Thomas Archer (pastoralist)
  
  Thomas Archer Order of St Michael and St George, was a pioneer pastoralist and Agent General for Queensland ....
   a pioneer pastoralist and Agent General for Queensland, Australia
• Violet Archer
  Violet Archer
  
  Violet Archer, Order of Canada was a Canada composer, teacher, pianist, organist, and percussionist. Born Violet Balestreri in Montreal, Quebec, her family changed their name to Archer....
  , composer
• William Archer
  William Archer (critic)
  
  William Archer , Scotland critic, was born in Perth, Scotland, and was educated at the University of Edinburgh, where he received the degree of Master of Arts in 1876....
  , Scottish critic
• William S. Archer
  William S. Archer
  
  William Segar Archer was a politician and lawyer from Virginia who served in the United States Senate from 1841 to 1847. He was the nephew of Joseph Eggleston....
   (1789-1855), Virginian politician cat

Archers in epics & folklore

• Drona
  Drona
  
  In the epic Mahabharata, Drona or Dronacharya is the royal guru to the Kauravas and the Pandavas. He was a master of advanced military arts, including the devastras....
  , a master of advanced military arts
• Eklavya, an archer of exceptional prowess, superior even to Drona's best pupil, Arjuna
• Arjuna
  Arjuna
  
  Arjuna, Arjun or Arjunaa is one of the heroes of the Hindu epic Mahabharata, whose name means 'bright', 'shining', 'white' or 'silver' ....
  ,was such a peerless archer that he is often referred to as Jishnu - the undefeatable.
• Robin Hood
  Robin Hood
  
  Robin Hood is an archetype figure in English folklore, whose story originates from Middle Ages times but who remains significant in popular culture where he is known for robbing the rich to give to the poor and fighting against injustice and tyranny....
  , an archetypal figure in English folklore; Robin Hood and his men often show improbable skill in archery
• Arash
  Arash
  
  Arash may refer to:* Arash, a mythological archer in Iranian legend and lore* Arash Mahal, a city in Azerbaijan now named Agdash* Ivan Bultinovich Kitanov, a Buddhist priest of Kalmykia...
   (and variants), a heroic archer-figure of Iranian oral tradition and folklore (Shahnameh
  Shahnameh
  
  File:Ferdowsi tehran.jpg Shahnam?, or Shahnama , "The Great Book" , is an enormous poetic opus written by the Persian literature Ferdowsi around 1000 AD and is the national epic of Iran....
  )

Fictional characters

• Archer
  Archer (comics)
  
  Archer, who later took the identity of deceased international criminal and wife abuser, Jude Black, is a fictional Mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe....
  , an X-Factor character in Marvel Comics
• Archer
  Archer (Fate/stay night)
  
  Archer is a fictional character from the Japanese visual novel and anime series Fate/stay night by TYPE-MOON.He is the Servant of one of the series' main heroines, Rin Tosaka....
  , a character from the Fate/stay night anime
• Cate Archer
  Cate Archer
  
  Catherine Ann Archer, better known as Cate Archer, is a video game character in the No One Lives Forever game series. She is the main character in The Operative: No One Lives Forever and No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M.'s Way....
  , the main character in No One Lives Forever, a computer game
• Frank Archer, a soldier in the Fullmetal Alchemist anime
• Jonathan Archer
  Jonathan Archer
  
  Jonathan Archer is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise. He is the protagonist of the television series Star Trek: Enterprise, where he is played by Scott Bakula....
  , the captain in the television show Star Trek: Enterprise
• Lew Archer
  Lew Archer
  
  Lew Archer is a fictional character created by Ross Macdonald. Archer is a private detective working in Southern California....
  , a private detective in series of novels by Ross MacDonald (named in honor of the The Maltese Falcon character)
• Newland Archer, a character in Edith Wharton's 1920 novel, The Age of Innocence
• Sean Archer, a character portrayed by John Travolta/Nicolas Cage in the movie Face/Off
• Several related characters in the Philip K. Dick
  Philip K. Dick
  
  Philip Kindred Dick was an United States science fiction novelist, short story writer, and essayist. Dick explored sociological, political and metaphysics themes in novels dominated by monopoly corporations, Authoritarianism, and altered states of consciousness....
   novel The Transmigration of Timothy Archer
  The Transmigration of Timothy Archer
  
  The Transmigration of Timothy Archer is a 1982 novel by Philip K. Dick. As his final work, the book was published shortly after his death in March 1982 following a series of strokes, although it was written the previous year....
  

Military

• Archer (tank destroyer)
  Archer (tank destroyer)
  
  The SP 17pdr, Valentine, Mk I, Archer was a United Kingdom tank destroyer used during World War II based on the Valentine tank chassis....
  , the British tank destroyer
• HMAS Archer, name of a ship of the Royal Australian Navy
• HMS Archer
  HMS Archer
  
  Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Archer. was a 12-gun brig launched in 1801 and sold in 1815. was a wood screw sloop launched in 1849 and broken up in 1866....
  , name of seven ships of the Royal Navy
• AA-11 Archer, NATO reporting name of the Vympel R-73 air-to-air missile
• Operation Archer
  Operation Archer
  
  Operation Archer is the Canadian Forces contribution to Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. It began in July 2005 with the deployment of a 220 member "theater activation team" to Kandahar....
  , Canadian Forces supporting the ISAF and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan
• Project ARCHER
  ARCHER Artillery System
  
  The ARCHER Artillery System is an international project aimed at developing a next-generation self-propelled artillery system for Sweden and Norway....
  , an international partnership to develop the next generation self-propelled artillery system for Sweden and Denmark
• ARCHER Artillery System
  ARCHER Artillery System
  
  The ARCHER Artillery System is an international project aimed at developing a next-generation self-propelled artillery system for Sweden and Norway....
  , Swedish produced, entering service circa 2009.

Aviation

• Airborne Real-time Cueing Hyperspectral Enhanced Reconnaissance
  Airborne Real-time Cueing Hyperspectral Enhanced Reconnaissance
  
  File:050926-F-2907C-094.JPGFile:ARCHER tech.jpgFile:GA8 pilot cleaning ARCHER window.jpgThe Airborne Real-time Cueing Hyperspectral Enhanced Reconnaissance, also known by the acronym ARCHER, is an aerial imaging system that produces ground images far more detailed than plain sight or ordinary aerial photography can....
  , an aerial imaging system
• Piper Archer, a variant of the Piper Aircraft Cherokee general aviation airplane

Place names

• Archer River
  Archer River
  
  The Archer River is a major river of the Cape York Peninsula, Far North Queensland, Australia. It rises in the McIlwraith Range, traverses tropical savanna plains and wetlands, flowing through Piccaninny Plains Sanctuary and Mungkan Kandju National Park, and enters the Gulf of Carpentaria on the western side of the peninsula near the town of...
  , a river in Cape York Peninsula
  Cape York Peninsula
  
  Cape York Peninsula is a large peninsula located in Far North Queensland Queensland, Australia. This remote peninsula is one of the last remaining wilderness areas on Earth....
  

• Archer, Florida
  Archer, Florida
  
  Archer is a city in Alachua County, Florida, Florida, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau estimates of 2006, the city had a population of 1,302....
  
• Archer, Iowa
  Archer, Iowa
  
  Archer is a city in O'Brien County, Iowa, Iowa, United States. The population was 126 at the United States Census, 2000....
  
• Archer, Nebraska
  Archer, Nebraska
  
  Archer is an unincorporated area in northwestern Merrick County, Nebraska, Nebraska, United States. It lies along local roads south of Nebraska Highway 92, northwest of the city of Central City, Nebraska, the county seat of Merrick County....
  
• Archer County, Texas
  Archer County, Texas
  
  Archer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas, and was formed in 1858 from Fannin County, Texas. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas, Wichita Falls metropolitan area....
  

Other uses

• Archer (typeface)
  Archer (typeface)
  
  Archer is a slab serif typeface designed in 2001 by Hoefler & Frere-Jones for use in Martha Stewart Living magazine. The face is unique for combining the geometric structure of twentieth century European slab-serifs but imbuing the face with a domestic, less strident tone of voice....
  , by American type designers Hoefler & Frere-Jones
• "Green Archers", the varsity teams of De La Salle University-Manila
  De La Salle University-Manila
  
  De La Salle University is a Roman Catholic Church private university located in Taft Avenue in the district of Malate, Manila in Manila, run by the Brothers of the Christian Schools....
  
• Archer Grand Prix cycle race
  Archer Grand Prix cycle race
  
  The Archer Grand Prix cycle race is part of the British Cycling Premier Calendar....
  , an international cycle race held annually in Britain for over 50 years
• Archer Road Club
  Archer Road Club
  
  The Archer Road Club is a cycling club in London, England. The club has produced national, UCI Track World Championships and Olympic Games champions....
  , a London-based cycling club
• Archer
  Archer (horse)
  
  Archer was an Australian thoroughbred racehorse who won the first and the second Melbourne Cups in 1861 and 1862. He won both Cups easily, and is one of only five horses to win two Cups, and one of only four horses to win two successive Cups....
  , an Australian racehorse that won the first two Melbourne Cups in 1861 & 1862.

See also

• The Archers
  The Archers
  
  The Archers is a British radio soap opera Broadcasting on the BBC's main spoken-word radio channel, BBC Radio 4. Originally billed as an "everyday story of country folk", it is the world's longest running radio soap with more than 15,000 episodes broadcast....
  , long-running BBC Radio 4 soap opera about rural life in England