Arch is a masculine given name and a surname, usually a shortened form of Archibald or Archer.
People with the given name Arch Bevis (born 1955), Australian politician Arch Bobbitt (1895–1978), American judge Arch Corbett (1883–1920), Australian rules footballer Arch Crippin (1916–2008), Australian rugby league footballer Arch Dale (1882–1962), Scottish editorial cartoonist who sometimes signed his work as "Arch" Arch Deal (1931–2020), American newscaster Arch Freeman (c. 1890–1918), American aviator J. Arch Getty (1950–2025), American historian Arch Hall Sr. (1908–1978), American actor, film director, and screenwriter Arch Hall Jr. (born 1943), American actor, musician, aviator, and writer Arch Higgins, American ballet dancer Arch Jelley (born 1922), New Zealand athletics coach Arch Johnson (1922–1997), American actor Arch Knott (1916–1998), Australian rules footballer Arch MacDonald (1911–1985), American broadcast journalist and television pioneer Arch L. Madsen (1913–1997), American broadcast executive Arch Manning, American football quarterback Arch Martin (1931–2009), American jazz trombonist Arch McDonald (1901–1960), American sports announcer Arch McDonald (footballer) (1882–1932), Australian rules footballer Arch W. McFarlane (1885–1960), American businessman and politician Arch McKirdy (1924–2013), Australian radio presenter and broadcasting executive Arch Merrill (1894–1974), American journalist and author Arch A. Moore Jr. (1923–2015), American lawyer, politician and convicted felon Arch Muirhead (1876–1958), Australian rules footballer Arch Nicholson (1941–1990), Australian film director Arch Oboler (1909–1987), American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, producer and director Arch Pafford, Canadian politician Arch Presby (1907–2007), Canadian-American radio and television announcer Arch Reilly (1891–1963), American baseball player Arch Wilkinson Shaw (1876–1962), American publisher and business theorist Arch B. Swank Jr. (1913–1999), American architect Arch Thompson, Australian rugby league footballer Arch Ward (1896–1955), sports editor for the Chicago Tribune newspaper Arch West (1914–2011), American marketing executive Arch Colson Whitehead (born 1960), American novelist Arch Whitehouse (1895–1979), British aviator and author Arch Whiting (1936–2007), American actor Arch Wilder (1917–2002), Canadian ice hockey player Arch G. Woodside (born 1943), American marketing consultant and author
People with the surname Hannes Arch (1967–2016), Austrian air racer and 2008 world champion John Arch (John Maurice Archambault, born 1959), American singer John Arch (politician) (born 1964), American politician Joseph Arch (1826–1919), English politician
See also J. Arch Getty (1950–2025), American historian and professor Archie