Archibald "Archie" Roach AM (1956 – 2022) was an Gunditjmara and Bundjalung (Indigenous Australian) singer, songwriter and Aboriginal activist. Often referred to as "Uncle Archie", Roach campaigned for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. His wife and musical partner was the singer Ruby Hunter (1955–2010).Roach first became known for the song "Took the Children Away", which featured on his debut solo album, Charcoal Lane, in 1990. He toured around the globe, headlining and opening shows for Joan Armatrading, Bob Dylan, Billy Bragg, Tracy Chapman, Suzanne Vega and Patti Smith. His work has been recognised by numerous nominations and awards, including a Deadly Award for a "Lifetime Contribution to Healing the Stolen Generations" in 2013. At the 2020 ARIA Music Awards on 25 November 2020, Roach was inducted into their hall of fame. His 2019 memoir and accompanying album were called 'Tell Me Why'.
Archie Thompson is an Australian former professional footballer. He also is serving as a club ambassador for Melbourne Victory FC. Thompson has played over 50 times for Australia, scoring 28 goals. He was in the squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the 2001 and 2005 FIFA Confederations Cups, the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the 2008 Summer Olympics and the successful 2004 OFC Nations Cup.He holds the all time goal scoring record for a single international match, where he scored 13 goals in a 31–0 victory against American Samoa in 2001.
Two famous fictional bearers:Midshipman Archie Kennedy, played by actor Jamie Bamber, in the late 1990s British television Horatio Hornblower series starring Ioan Gruffudd. Portrayed as young Hornblower's best friend in the Royal Navy, Archie was a far bigger character in the series than in the books by C.S. Forester, and owing to Bamber's youthful good looks became a real hit with young female viewers. I wouldn't be surprised if the popularity of the name received a boost at that time.Ventriloquist Peter Brough's dummy Archie Andrews, well-known on British television in the 1950s and 1960s.
Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor is the name of the son of Duke and Duchess of Sussex, born in 2019.
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Archie Goodwin, a fictional detective and partner of Nero Wolfe, both created by Rex Stout, who wrote novels and short stories featuring the characters from 1937-1975. Radio, film, and television adaptions have been made all over the world.
Archie Bradley is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted seventh overall by the Diamondbacks in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft. After transferring from Muskogee High School to Broken Arrow Senior High School before his junior year, Bradley quickly became the starting quarterback on the school's varsity football team and a starting pitcher for the baseball team. After his junior year, Bradley was named to the 2010 Aflac All-American Baseball Classic roster. In 2011, during his senior season, he led the team to a 36–2 record and its first 6A State Championship since 1991. In the championship game against the Rams of Owasso High School, Bradley struck out 14 batters and allowed just two hits over seven innings in a 4–0 win. He finished his senior season with a 12–1 record, allowing just three earned runs in 71 1⁄3 innings, walking 11 batters and striking out 133. Bradley was expected to be drafted in the first round of the 2011 draft. He committed to play both football and baseball at the University of Oklahoma, but due to his high draft status, eventually signed a professional baseball contract. ESPN baseball insider, Keith Law, ranked Bradley as the number nine prospect in the 2011 draft. Archie was selected as the 7th Overall pick in the 2011 MLB Draft to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Archibald Bullock Roosevelt, always known as "Archie", was the third son of President Theodore Roosevelt and of the four sons he lived the longest, 1894 - 1979.
There are two famous bearers of the name "Archie" that I can think of, Archie Bunker, from "All in the Family;" and Archie the red-headed teenager in the comic book, "Archie."
Roach first became known for the song "Took the Children Away", which featured on his debut solo album, Charcoal Lane, in 1990. He toured around the globe, headlining and opening shows for Joan Armatrading, Bob Dylan, Billy Bragg, Tracy Chapman, Suzanne Vega and Patti Smith. His work has been recognised by numerous nominations and awards, including a Deadly Award for a "Lifetime Contribution to Healing the Stolen Generations" in 2013. At the 2020 ARIA Music Awards on 25 November 2020, Roach was inducted into their hall of fame. His 2019 memoir and accompanying album were called 'Tell Me Why'.