Archibald

Archibald

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Archibald is a given name or surname.

As a given name (often shortened to "Archie") it may refer to:
*Archibald Campbell, several people of this name
*Archibald Campbell Argyll, several people of this name
*Archibald Cox
*Archibald Joseph Cronin, Scottish novelist
*Archibald Douglas, several people of this name
*Archibald Jennifer, comedian
*Archibald MacLeish
*Archibald McBryde
*Archibald McNeill
*Archibald Murphey, North Carolina politician
*Archibald Putt
*John Archibald Campbell
*William Archibald Spooner
*Archibald Asparagus, a character from the Christian video series, Veggietales
*Archibald Andrews, the namesake character from Archie Comics
*Archibald "Archie" Bunker - a fictional character in the sitcom "All in the Family"
*Captain Archibald Haddock - a fictional character in Hergé's Adventures of Tintin.

As a surname it may refer to:
*Alan Archibald (born 1977), Scottish footballer
*E.H.H. Archibald - art historian
*JF Archibald (1856 - 1919), Australian journalist and publisher
*Nate Archibald (b 1948), American basketball player
*Steve Archibald (born 1956), Scottish footballer and manager
*Joseph Archibald (1898-1986), American writer

ee also

*Archibald Prize
*"Archie", a British term for anti-aircraft fire
* Archimboldo, Italian version of the name


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