Fletcher
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People
- Frank Friday FletcherFrank Friday FletcherFrank Friday Fletcher was an United States Navy admiral who served in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was awarded the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions as commander of Navy forces at the Battle of Veracruz, Mexico.-Biography:Fletcher was born on...
, United States Navy admiral in the late 19th and early 20th centuries - Frank Jack FletcherFrank Jack FletcherFrank Jack Fletcher was an admiral in the United States Navy during World War II. Fletcher was the operational commander at the pivotal Battles of Coral Sea and of Midway. He was the nephew of Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher.-Early life and early Navy career:Fletcher was born in Marshalltown, Iowa...
, United States Navy admiral during World War II; nephew of Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher - Fletcher (occupation), someone who attaches stabilisation devices to arrows
- Fletcher (surname)Fletcher (surname)Fletcher is a surname of English origin. The name is an occupational name for an arrowsmith or seller of arrows, derived from the Middle English, Old French flecher . Early bearers of the name include Robert le Flecher in 1203, William Flecher’ also in 1203, and Peter le flechier in 1227...
- Fletcher ChristianFletcher ChristianFletcher Christian was a master's mate on board the Bounty during William Bligh's fateful voyage to Tahiti for breadfruit plants...
(1764–1793), seized command of the Bounty on April 28, 1789 - Fletcher DraggeFletcher DraggeFletcher Dragge is the lead guitar player of the punk rock band Pennywise, which was formed in 1988.Before he joined Pennywise, he was also in the local punk rock band CON/800...
(born 1966), lead guitar player in the band Pennywise
Fictional characters
- Ferb, Lil Fletcher, D-Fletcher, and Lawrence Fletcher, four characters from the Disney Channel series Phineas and FerbPhineas and FerbPhineas and Ferb is an American animated television comedy series. Originally broadcast as a preview on August 17, 2007, on Disney Channel, the series follows Phineas Flynn and his English stepbrother Ferb Fletcher on summer vacation. Every day the boys embark on some grand new project, which...
- Fletcher Tringham, a character in the anime series Fullmetal AlchemistFullmetal Alchemist, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. The world of Fullmetal Alchemist is styled after the European Industrial Revolution...
. - Irwin Maurice "Fletch" Fletcher, the main character in the novel FletchFletch (novel)Fletch is a 1974 mystery novel by Gregory Mcdonald, the first in a series featuring the character Irwin Maurice Fletcher.-Plot introduction:...
and subsequent novels by Gregory McDonald - Fletcher Reede, the main character of the film Liar LiarLiar LiarLiar Liar is a 1997 American comedy film written by Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur, directed by Tom Shadyac and starring Jim Carrey. Carrey was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical...
- Jamie "Fletch" Fletcher, a character in the British soap opera Hollyoaks
- Jessica FletcherJessica FletcherJessica Fletcher is a fictional character portrayed by veteran Tony-winning actress Angela Lansbury on the American television series Murder, She Wrote...
, the main character of the serial Murder She Wrote - Mundungus Fletcher, a Harry Potter character
- Norman Stanley FletcherNorman Stanley FletcherNorman Stanley "Fletch" Fletcher is the main character in the popular BBC sitcom Porridge, and the less-successful spin-off, Going Straight...
, the lead character in the British sit-com Porridge - SJ Fletcher and Sid Fletcher from EastEnders
- Will Fletcher, a character in the ITV television drama series The Bill
- Christian Fletcher, the main antagonist in the Tamil movie DasavatharamDasavatharamDasavathaaram is a 2008 Tamil science fiction disaster film co-written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar. Kamal Haasan, who wrote the screenplay and story of the film, stars in ten distinct roles, including the lead character. Asin Thottumkal appears in a dual role and Mallika Sherawat plays a...
starring Kamal Haasan - Members of the Fletcher family, Terri, Simon, Paul, Frances, and Nina, in the movie Raise Your VoiceRaise Your VoiceRaise Your Voice is a 2004 American teen musical drama film directed by Sean McNamara-Plot:Terri Fletcher , a teenager with a passion for singing, has been accepted into a music program in Los Angeles to compete for a $10,000 scholarship shortly after her brother Paul 's tragic death in a car crash...
- Morris Fletcher, a recurring character in The X-Files and The Lone Gunmen
- Brigadier General Fletcher, a character in the video game Supreme Commander: Forged AllianceSupreme Commander: Forged AllianceSupreme Commander: Forged Alliance is a standalone real-time strategy computer game expansion to Supreme Commander, and was released in November 2007, developed by Gas Powered Games and published by THQ, and the second title in the franchise...
- Fletcher Renn, a Skulduggery pleasant by Derek Landy
Places
Antarctica- Fletcher IslandFletcher IslandFletcher Island is a rocky island, in diameter, which is the largest of the Fletcher Islands. Fletcher Island is located at . Fletcher Island lies in the eastern part of Commonwealth Bay, west-southwest of Cape Gray. Fletcher Island was discovered by the Australian Antarctic Expedition under...
- Fletcher IslandsFletcher IslandsThe Fletcher Islands are a small group of islands lying west-southwest of Cape Gray in the eastern part of Commonwealth Bay. The Fletcher Islands are located at . The Fletcher Islands were discovered by the Australian Antarctic Expedition under Douglas Mawson, who gave the name Fletcher to...
Australia
- Fletcher, New South WalesFletcher, New South WalesFletcher is an outer western suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located from Newcastle's central business district on the western edge of the City of Newcastle local government area.-Places to live:There are three places in fletcher to live in....
, a suburb of Newcastle
Canada
- Fletcher, OntarioFletcher, OntarioFletcher is a small farming community located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It lies north of the shores of Lake Erie. Notable attractions include the now defunct tile factory....
- Fletcher Island (Nunavut)Fletcher Island (Nunavut)Fletcher Island is a Baffin Island offshore island located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The island lies in Frobisher Bay, north of Newell Sound. The Hall Peninsula is to the east. Islands in the immediate vicinity include: Field Island to the east; Bruce Island to...
United States
- Fletcher, CaliforniaFletcher, CaliforniaFletcher is a former settlement in Modoc County, California. It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad west-southwest of Alturas, at an elevation of 4337 feet ....
- Fletcher, Colorado, the original name of Aurora
- Fletcher, IndianaFletcher, IndianaFletcher or Fletcher Lake is an unincorporated town in Wayne Township, Fulton County, Indiana.-Geography:Fletcher is located at .Located next to Fletcher Lake....
- Fletcher, North CarolinaFletcher, North CarolinaFletcher is a town in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,185 at the 2000 census.Fletcher is home to Asheville Regional Airport, which serves Western North Carolina...
, a suburb of Asheville - Fletcher, OklahomaFletcher, OklahomaFletcher is a town in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,177 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Lawton, Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Fletcher is located at ....
- Fletcher, VermontFletcher, VermontFletcher is a town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,179 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 38.0 square miles , of which, 37.8 square miles of it is land and 0.2 square miles of it ...
Companies
- The Fletcher School of Law and DiplomacyThe Fletcher School of Law and DiplomacyThe Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University is the oldest school in the United States dedicated solely to graduate studies in international affairs. It is regarded as one of the world's foremost schools of international affairs. Every Fall, the school enrolls approximately 265...
, the graduate school of international relations of Tufts University, located in Medford, Massachusetts - Fletcher ConstructionFletcher ConstructionFletcher Construction Limited is a leading New Zealand construction company. It is owned by Fletcher Building Limited and has three main divisions:*Building and interiors *South Pacific...
, a major New Zealand construction company
Aviation
- Fletcher AviationFletcher AviationFletcher Aviation Corporation was an aircraft manufacturer founded by three brothers, Wendell, Frank, Maurice Fletcher, in Pasadena, California in . The initial aim of the company was to produce a wooden basic trainer aircraft that Wendell had designed, but despite brief interest by the Army in...
, a US aircraft manufacturer - PAC Fletcher, the New Zealand Fu24 Fletcher aerial topdressing aircraft
Ships
- Fletcher classFletcher class destroyerThe Fletcher class were a class of destroyers built by the United States during World War II. The class was designed in 1939 as a result of dissatisfaction with the earlier destroyer leader types...
, a type of US Navy destroyer - USS Fletcher (DD-445)USS Fletcher (DD-445)USS Fletcher , named for Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher, was the lead Fletcher-class destroyer, and served in the Pacific during World War II. She received fifteen battle stars for World War II service, and five for Korean War service....
, named for Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher, was the lead Fletcher-class ship and served during World War II - USS Fletcher (DD-992)USS Fletcher (DD-992)USS Fletcher , the thirtieth Spruance-class destroyer, was part of the first major class of United States Navy surface ships to be powered by gas turbines. She was commissioned in July 1980 and was deployed mainly in the western and southern Pacific, but also voyaged to the Indian Ocean and...
, named for Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, is a Spruance-class destroyer, decommissioned and awaiting transfer into the Pakistani Navy
Other
- Fletcher (typeface)Fletcher (typeface)Fletcher is the name given to a revival of a nineteenth century blackletter typeface designed in the Paris foundry of Theophile Beaudoire . The typeface appears in the title pages of many 1870s books. Dan X. Solo's revival is based on a Beaudoire & Cie...
, a geometrically constructed blackletter typeface - Fletcher v. PeckFletcher v. PeckFletcher v. Peck, , was a landmark United States Supreme Court decision. The first case in which the Supreme Court ruled a state law unconstitutional, the decision also helped create a growing precedent for the sanctity of legal contracts, and hinted that Native Americans did not hold title to...
, a Supreme Court ruling that allowed the Court to revoke state laws that did not follow the Constitution - Fletcher's checksumFletcher's checksumThe Fletcher checksum is an algorithm for computing a position-dependent checksum devised by John G. Fletcher at Lawrence Livermore Labs in the late 1970s. A description of the algorithm and an analysis of the performance characteristics of a particular implementation were published in the IEEE...
, an algorithm to check the integrity of data - Fletcher ChallengeFletcher ChallengeFletcher Challenge is a now defunct multinational corporation from New Zealand, formed in 1981 by the merger of Fletcher Holdings, Challenge Corporation and Tasman Pulp and Paper...
, a now defunct New Zealand multinational corporation