Fletcher 950283 225991095 2008-07-16T10:24:31Z Tpacw 6805815 {{wiktionary}} '''Fletcher''' may refer to one of the following: ==Ideas and companies== * A fletcher makes [[arrow]]s, see [[fletching]]. * [[The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy]], the graduate school of international relations of Tufts University, located in Medford, Massachusetts * [[Fletcher (typeface)]], a geometrically consructed blackletter typeface * [[PAC Fletcher]], the New Zealand Fu24 Fletcher aerial topdressing aircraft. * ''[[Fletcher v. Peck]]'', a Supreme Court ruling that allowed the Court to revoke state laws that did not follow the Constitution * [[Fletcher's checksum]], an algorithm to check the integrity of data * [[Fletcher Aviation]], a US aircraft manufacturer * [[Fletcher Challenge]], or one of its successor companies * [[Fletcher Construction]], a major New Zealand construction company ==Places== ;Australia * [[Fletcher, New South Wales]], a suburb of Newcastle ;Canada * [[Fletcher, Ontario]] ;United States * [[Fletcher, Colorado]], the original name of Aurora * [[Fletcher, Indiana]] * [[Fletcher, North Carolina]], a suburb of Asheville ==People== * [[Alan Fletcher (graphic designer)]], a British graphic designer * [[Andrew Fletcher]], politician and Scottish Patriot * [[Andrew Fletcher (musician)]], member of the English electronic music group Depeche Mode * [[Darren Fletcher]], a Scottish footballer * [[Duncan Fletcher]], a former cricket player and former coach of the English cricket team * [[Ernie Fletcher]], the governor of Kentucky * [[Frank Friday Fletcher]], an admiral in the United States Navy * [[Frank Jack Fletcher]], an admiral in the United States Navy * [[Giles Fletcher]] (1586?-1623), English playwright * [[Horace Fletcher]], an American health-food faddist of the Victorian era who argued that food should "fletcherized", or chewed thirty two times, before swallowing * [[John Fletcher]] (disambiguation), including: ** [[John Fletcher (playwright)]], an early English playwright ** [[John Edward Fletcher]], an Australian/British scholar * [[Keith Fletcher]], an English cricketer * [[Louise Fletcher]], ( born 1934) an American actress * [[Norman Fletcher]], SpeedBoat designer (Fletcher Speed Boats) * [[Percy Fletcher]] (1879-1932), British composer * [[Phineas Fletcher]] (1582-1650), English playwright * [[Richard Fletcher (Massachusetts)]], a former congressman from Massachusetts * [[Sally Fletcher-Murchison]], an American/Hawaiian ceramicist * [[Tom Fletcher]], vocalist from Mcfly * [[Yvonne Fletcher]], a police officer killed from a gunshot from the Libyan Embassy in London ==Fictional people== * Irwin Maurice "Fletch" Fletcher, the main character of [[Fletch (novel)|''Fletch'' (novel)]] and subsequent novels by Gregory McDonald, as well as film adaptations * [[Jamie "Fletch" Fletcher]], a character in the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * [[Jessica Fletcher]], the main character of the serial ''Murder She Wrote'' * [[Mundungus Fletcher]], a ''Harry Potter'' character * [[Norman Stanley Fletcher]], 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 [[Dasavatharam]] starring Kamal Haasan ==Ships== * [[Fletcher class destroyer|''Fletcher'' class]], a type of US Navy destroyer. * [[USS Fletcher (DD-445)|USS ''Fletcher'' (DD-445)]], 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)]], named for Admiral [[Frank Jack Fletcher]], is a Spruance-class destroyer, decommissioned and awaiting transfer into the Pakistani Navy. <!-- ==Music== * [[Fletcher (band)]] --> {{disambig}} [[category:Masculine given names]] [[de:Fletcher]] [[fr:Fletcher]] [[nl:Fletcher]] [[pl:Fletcher]] [[pt:Fletcher]] [[sv:Fletcher (namn)]] [[vo:Fletcher]]