James Archer may refer to:James C. Archer (1900–1980), Administrator of the Northern Territory James J. Archer (1817–1864), American Civil War general James J. Archer (1860–1921), American politician and lawyer James T. Archer (1819–1859), Florida Attorney General and Secretary of State of Florida James W. Archer (1828–1908), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient James Archer (artist) (1823–1904), Scottish portrait painter James Archer (Jesuit) (1550–1620), Irish member of the Society of Jesus James Archer (preacher) (1751–1834), English Catholic preacher James Archer, (1900–1979), New Zealand rugby union player James Archer, son of Jeffrey Archer, politician James Archer, shipwreck survivor charged with murder in a precursor to the case of R v Dudley and Stephens Jimmy Archer (1883–1958), Major League Baseball catcher Jamie Archer, British singer