John Archer may refer to:

Law John L'Archers (died 1349), English cleric and judge in Ireland Sir John Archer (judge) (1598–1682), English judge

Politics John Archer (American politician) (1741–1810), U.S. congressman from Maryland John Archer (British politician) (1863–1932), British politician, one of the first persons of African descent elected to public office John Archer (New Zealand politician) (1865–1949), New Zealand politician John W. Archer (politician), American politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1910–1911

Academia John Hall Archer (1914–2004), Canadian archivist and historian, president of the University of Regina John Stuart Archer (1943–2007), British petroleum engineer, vice-chancellor of Heriot-Watt University, 1997–2006

Entertainment John Archer (actor) (1915–1999), American film and television actor John Archer (magician), British comedy magician

Sport John Archer (basketball) (died 1998), head basketball coach of the Troy State Trojans, 1956–1973 John Archer (footballer, born 1936) (1936–1987), English football goalkeeper John Archer (footballer, born 1941) (1941–2021), English football striker Johnny Archer (born 1968), American pool player

Others Henry Archer (Fifth Monarchist) (died c. 1642), also known as John Archer, English Puritan John Archer (physician), English court physician in the reign of Charles II John Lee Archer (1791–1852), British-born architect and engineer in Van Diemen's Land John Wykeham Archer (1808–1864), British artist, engraver and writer John Archer (colonial administrator) (1893–1948), British colonial administrator Sir John Archer (British Army officer) (1924–1999), British Army general

Fictional characters John Archer, a character in British radio drama The Archers, killed in a tractor accident in 1998

See also John Archer-Houblon (1773–1831), MP for Essex Jack Archer (disambiguation) Jonathan Archer, captain of the Enterprise (NX-01) in Star Trek: Enterprise Archer (surname)