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surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
of
French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
,
English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ...
, Scottish, and Irish origin. The name is a regional (
La Flèche La Flèche () is a town and commune in the French department of Sarthe, in the Pays de la Loire region in the Loire Valley. It is the sub-prefecture of the South-Sarthe, the chief district and the chief city of a canton, and the second most popu ...
) and an occupational name for an arrowsmith (a maker and or seller of arrows), derived from the
Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intel ...
''flecher'' (in turn from
Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intel ...
''fleche'' "arrow"). The English word was borrowed into the
Goidelic languages The Goidelic or Gaelic languages ( ga, teangacha Gaelacha; gd, cànanan Goidhealach; gv, çhengaghyn Gaelgagh) form one of the two groups of Insular Celtic languages, the other being the Brittonic languages. Goidelic languages historically ...
, leading to the development of the Scottish name "Mac an Fhleisteir" (also spelt "Mac an Fhleisdeir"), "the arrowsmith's son". Fletcher was not necessarily the surname of a Fletcher/Arrowsmith, for example, ''John Little the Blacksmith'', "Smith" not been his actual surname. The earliest record of the name is Jean de la Flèche (c.1030 – c.1097), a Norman noble from
La Flèche La Flèche () is a town and commune in the French department of Sarthe, in the Pays de la Loire region in the Loire Valley. It is the sub-prefecture of the South-Sarthe, the chief district and the chief city of a canton, and the second most popu ...
, where he became its first Seigneur (lord) and held its original castle (the current one, on the same site is from the 15th century). He was father of Elias I, Count of Maine and a great grandfather of King Henry II. Jean de la Flèche was given land in England for services by
William the Conqueror William I; ang, WillelmI (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 10 ...
and some of his decedents and family settled in
Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...
,
England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...
following the Norman Conquest. There is a record of a Robert ''le Flecher'' in 1203 (in the "Assize Court Rolls of Staffordshire", during the reign of King John), William ''Flecher’'' also in 1203, and Peter ''le flechier'' in 1227. The name is often confused with ''Flesher'', due to the phonetic similarity.


People

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Aaron Fletcher Aaron Eugene Fletcher (born February 25, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He played college baseball for the University of Houston. Fletcher was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 14th round of th ...
(born 1996), American baseball player *
Adam Fletcher (disambiguation) Adam Fletcher may refer to: * Adam Fletcher (speaker) (born 1975), author, activist and educator * Adam Fletcher (rugby league) (born 1983), rugby league player {{hndis, Fletcher, Adam ...
, multiple people *
Alan Fletcher (graphic designer) Alan Gerard Fletcher (27 September 1931 – 21 September 2006) was a British graphic designer. In his obituary, he was described by '' The Daily Telegraph'' as "the most highly regarded graphic designer of his generation, and probably one of the ...
(1931-2006), British graphic designer * Alan Fletcher (actor) (born 1957), Australian actor *
Andrew Almon Fletcher Andrew Almon Fletcher (8 March 1889, Kingston, Ontario – 30 November 1964, Toronto) was a Canadian physician and pioneering diabetologist, known as one of the five co-authors of the famous 1922 paper ''Pancreatic Extracts in the Treatment of Diab ...
, known as "Almon Fletcher" (1889–1964), Canadian physician and diabetologist * Andrew Fletcher (politician) (1653–1716), politician and Scottish Patriot *
Andrew Fletcher (musician) Andrew John Fletcher (8 July 1961 – 26 May 2022), also known as Fletch, was an English keyboard player and founding member of the electronic band Depeche Mode. In 2020, he and the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Early ...
(1961–2022), member of the English electronic music group Depeche Mode *
Andre Fletcher Andre Fletcher (born 28 November 1987) is a Grenadian cricketer who plays internationally for the West Indies. He is a right-handed batsman and often keeps wicket. He played domestic cricket for Windward Islands and Grenada. He was one of the f ...
(born 1987) Grenadian and West Indies cricket player *
Art Fletcher Arthur Fletcher (January 5, 1885 – February 6, 1950) was an American shortstop, manager and coach in Major League Baseball. Fletcher was associated with two New York City baseball dynasties: the Giants of John McGraw as a player; and the Yanke ...
(1885-1950), American baseball player *
Arthur Fletcher Arthur Allen Fletcher (December 22, 1924 – July 12, 2005) was an American government official, widely referred to as the "father of affirmative action" as he was largely responsible for the Revised Philadelphia Plan. Biography Arthur Fletch ...
(1924-2005), American government official *
Arthur Fletcher (rugby league) Arthur Fletcher (birth unknown) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Fryston Colliery ARLFC (Under-21s) (in Fryst ...
, English rugby league player * Ashley Michael Fletcher (born 1995) English professional footballer * Banister Fletcher (Senior) (1833-1899), English architect and historian, also Member of Parliament, father of *
Sir Banister Fletcher Sir Banister Flight Fletcher (15 February 1866 – 17 August 1953) was an English architect and architectural historian, as was his father, also named Banister Fletcher. They wrote the standard textbook ''A History of Architecture'', ...
(1866-1953), English architect and historian *
Barry Fletcher Barry Elyston Fletcher (born 7 March 1935) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Warwickshire in 49 matches between 1956 and 1961. He was born in Birmingham. Fletcher was a left-handed middle-order batsman, a very occasional ...
(born 1935), English cricketer *
Betty Fletcher Betty Binns Fletcher (March 29, 1923October 22, 2012) was an American lawyer and judge. She served as a United States circuit judge of the San Francisco-based United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit between 1979 and 2012. Fletcher wa ...
(1923-2012), U.S. federal judge *
Blandford Fletcher William Teulon Blandford Fletcher (known as Blandford Fletcher) (8 November 1858 – 27 June 1936) was a British artist and an early member of the influential Newlyn School of painters. Early life Fletcher was born in London in 1858 to W ...
(1858-1936), British painter * Bob Fletcher (1911-2013) California farmer who helped Japanese neighbors during WWII *
Bryan Fletcher (disambiguation) Bryan Fletcher may refer to: * Bryan Fletcher (rugby league) (born 1974), Australian former rugby league footballer * Bryan Fletcher (American football) Bryan Jamaile Fletcher (born March 23, 1979) is a former American football tight end. He pla ...
, multiple people * Cari Fletcher (born 1994), American actress, singer, and songwriter *
Carl Fletcher (Canadian soccer) Carl Tadeus Fletcher (born 26 December 1971) is a former professional Canadian soccer defender who played in the Canadian Soccer League, USL A-League, and played at the international level appearing in several CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments and ...
, footballer born 1971 *
Carl Fletcher (Welsh footballer) Carl Neil Fletcher (born 7 April 1980) is a former professional football player and manager, who most recently was head coach at Leyton Orient. As a midfielder Fletcher represented Wales at senior international level for five years, scoring one g ...
, footballer born 1980 * Carrie Hope Fletcher, Westend actress, singer, author, blogger, vlogger * Charles Fletcher, multiple people *
Chris Fletcher Chris Fletcher (born December 25, 1948) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the ninth round of the 1970 NFL Draft. He played college football at Temple. Fl ...
(born 1948), American football player (San Diego Chargers) *
Christopher Fletcher Christopher Fletcher (born 10 December 1957) was an English cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two ...
(born 1957), English cricket player (Sussex) *
Christopher D. M. Fletcher Christopher D. M. Fletcher (born March 13, 1958) is a British pathologist who has written more than 500 peer reviewed articles and was a chairman of the World Health Organization's Working Group on the Pathology and Genetics of Tumours of Soft ...
(born 1958), British pathologist *
Christy Fletcher Christopher Columba Fletcher (born 14 June 1933) is an Irish retired professional footballer who played as a forward in the Scottish League for Kilmarnock and Morton. He also played in the Football League for Brentford Brentford is a sub ...
(born 1933), Irish football (soccer) player *
Colin Fletcher Colin Fletcher (14 March 1922 – 12 June 2007) was a pioneering backpacker and writer. In 1963, Fletcher walked the length of that portion of Grand Canyon contained within the 1963 boundaries of Grand Canyon National Park. Although hi ...
(1922-2007), Welsh-American backpacker and author *
C.T. Fletcher C.T. Ali Fletcher (born June 8, 1959) is an American vlogger, media personality, actor, personal trainer, and former powerlifter and bodybuilder. He is a three-time World Bench Press Champion and three-time World Strict Curl Champion. Early lif ...
(born 1959), American ex.
powerlifter Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single-lift effor ...
, actor, video-blogger * Cyril Fletcher (1913–2005), English comedian, actor and businessman * Darren Fletcher (born 1984), Scottish footballer *
Darrin Fletcher Darrin Glen Fletcher (born October 3, 1966) is an American former professional baseball catcher and sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from to for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos, and T ...
(born 1966), American baseball player * David Fletcher (disambiguation), multiple people * Duncan Fletcher (born 1948), Zimbabwean cricketer and coach of the England and India cricket teams *
Dustin Fletcher Dustin Fletcher (born 7 May 1975) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played his entire 23-season career for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is widely acknowledged as one of the fines ...
(born 1975), Australian football player *
Edward Fletcher (disambiguation) Edward Fletcher may refer to: * Edward Fletcher (engineer) (1807–1889), British engineer and locomotive superintendent * Edward Taylor Fletcher (1817–1897), Canadian land surveyor and writer *Edward Fletcher (politician) (1911–1983), British ...
, multiple people * Elias I, Count of Maine (died 11 July 1110), Count of Maine and great grandfather of Henry II of England * Eric Fletcher (1903-1990), English politician and peer *
Ernie Fletcher Ernest Lee Fletcher (born November 12, 1952) is an American physician and politician. In 1998, he was elected to the first of three consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives; he resigned in 2003 after being elected the 6 ...
(born 1952), governor of Kentucky *
Frank Friday Fletcher Frank Friday Fletcher (November 23, 1855 – November 28, 1928) was a 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 ...
(1855–1928), admiral in the United States Navy *
Frank Jack Fletcher Frank Jack Fletcher (April 29, 1885 – April 25, 1973) was an admiral in the United States Navy during World War II. Fletcher commanded five different task forces through WWII; he was the operational task force commander at the pivotal battl ...
(1885–1973), admiral in the United States Navy * Freddie Fletcher (born 1950), English Actor *
George Fletcher (disambiguation) George Fletcher may refer to: * Sir George Fletcher, 2nd Baronet (1633–1700), English MP for Cumberland 1661–1679, 1681–1685, 1689–1700 * George Fletcher (politician) (c. 1666–c. 1708), British MP for Cockermouth and Cumberland 1701–170 ...
, multiple people * Giles Fletcher, the Elder (c. 1548–1611), English poet and diplomat *
Giles Fletcher Giles Fletcher (also known as Giles Fletcher, The Younger) (1586? – Alderton, Suffolk, 1623) was an English cleric and poet chiefly known for his long allegorical poem ''Christ's Victory and Triumph'' (1610). Life Fletcher was the young ...
(c. 1586–1623), English playwright * Guy Fletcher (born 1960), English keyboard player from the band Dire Straits * Guy Fletcher (songwriter), English songwriter and session singer *
Harvey Fletcher Harvey Fletcher (September 11, 1884 – July 23, 1981) was an American physicist. Known as the "father of stereophonic sound", he is credited with the invention of the 2-A audiometer and an early electronic hearing aid. He was an investigator i ...
(1884–1981), American physicist and inventor *
Henry Fletcher (disambiguation) Henry Fletcher may refer to: * Sir Henry Fletcher, 1st Baronet, of Hutton le Forest (died 1645) *Sir Henry Fletcher, 3rd Baronet, of Hutton le Forest (1661–1712), English MP for Cockermouth * Henry Fletcher (engraver) (fl. 1710–1750), English e ...
, multiple people * Horace Fletcher (1849–1919), American health-food faddist of the Victorian era * Isaac Fletcher (1784–1842), American lawyer and politician * Isaac Fletcher (English politician) (1827–1879) English MP *
J.S. Fletcher Joseph Smith Fletcher (7 February 1863 – 30 January 1935) was an English journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction, and was one of the most prolific English writers of ...
(1863-1935), English novelist and poet * James C. Fletcher (1919-1991), Former NASA administrator *
Jan Fletcher Jan Fletcher OBE is an entrepreneur who lives in the United Kingdom. She has successfully built up and run businesses in several sectors, and is currently focused on international property investment and development, natural health products, nutr ...
, British entrepreneur * Jane Fletcher (1870–1956), Tasmanian author and poet *
Jane Fletcher (writer) Jane Fletcher (born August 1956) is an English writer of lesbian speculative fiction. Her ''The Walls of Westenfort'' won the Golden Crown Literary Society's 2005 "Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror / Paranormal / Speculative" award, and her ''The Empress ...
(born 1956), English author of lesbian fiction *
Jason Fletcher Jason Fletcher (born March 22, 1975) is an American sports agent. A graduate of the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Science. Fletcher played football and also participated in track an ...
(1975), American Sports Agent * Jean de la Flèche (c.1030 – c.1097), 11th-century French nobleman *
Joan Bamford Fletcher Joan Bamford Fletcher (July 12, 1909 – April 30, 1979) was a Canadian member of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry. In 1945, Fletcher commanded a force of surrendered Japanese soldiers and used them to escort 2,000 Dutch civilian captives from a ...
(1909–1979), Canadian member of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry *
John Fletcher (disambiguation) John Fletcher may refer to: Politicians *John Fletcher (MP for Rye) (by 1490–1545 or later) *John Fletcher (Canadian commissioner), sent to frontier Manitoba, in 1816, with William Bachelor Coltman when rival fur traders started killing one anot ...
, multiple people * Joseph Fletcher (1905–1991), professor * Justin Fletcher (born 1970), English children's TV personality * Keith Fletcher (born 1944), English cricketer * Kelvin Fletcher (born 1984), Emmerdale Actor and Strictly Come Dancing 2019 *
Kimberly Fletcher The United States House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol (the January 6th Committee) is a bipartisan select committee of the U.S. House of Representatives established to investigate the U.S. ...
, founder of Moms for America *
Kirk Fletcher Kirk Fletcher (born December 23, 1975) is an American electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. To date, Fletcher has released four studio albums and one live album. In addition, he has variously been a member of the Fabulous Thunderbi ...
(born 1975), American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter *
Lawrence Fletcher Lawrence Fletcher (died 1608) was a Jacobean actor, and man of mystery. Fletcher was named first on the royal patent of 19 May 1603 that transformed the Lord Chamberlain's Men into the King's Men. William Shakespeare was second, and Richard Bu ...
(died 1608), Jacobean actor *
Lisa Anne Fletcher Lisa Anne Fletcher (, Stewart; December 27, 1844 – July 13, 1905) was an American poet and letter writer. She was widely known as artist, poet and correspondent. She was incapacitated for nearly 40 years by the lasting effects of malignant di ...
(1844–1905), American poet and correspondent *
Lloyd Fletcher Lloyd Fletcher (January 5, 1915 – November 5, 1991) was a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims from 1982 to 1991. Born in Amarillo, Texas, Fletcher received a B.B.A. from the University of Texas in 1936, and a J.D. from the ...
(1915–1991), United States Court of Federal Claims judge * Louise Fletcher (1934–2022), American actress * Lucy Nettie Fletcher (1886-1918), nurse * Mark Fletcher (disambiguation), several people *
Michael Fletcher Michael Edward Fletcher (born February 17, 1977) is a former professional Canadian football linebacker. On February 16, 2009, he became a free agent. As of May 9, 2011, Fletcher is a defensive co-ordinator for Paramount High School's football t ...
(born 1977), professional Canadian football linebacker *
Michael Scott Fletcher M ichaelScott Fletcher (1868–1947) was an Australian Methodist minister, foundation master of King's College, University of Queensland, foundation Master of Wesley College, University of Sydney and held the Chair of Philosophy at the Universi ...
(1868–1947), Australian Methodist minister *
Moses Fletcher Moses Fletcher (in Pilgrim records written by William Bradford his name is given as Moyses Fletcher; c. 1564 – 1620/1) was a Leiden Separatist who came to America on the historic 1620 voyage of the Pilgrim ship ''Mayflower''. He was a signator ...
, (c. 1564–1620) Mayflower pilgrim *
Najuma Fletcher Najuma "Nancy" Fletcher (born 31 May 1974) is a former Guyanese track and field athlete. As a 16 year old, she placed fourth in the high jump at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games. She competed in the women's high jump at the 1992 ...
(born 1974), Guyanese track and field athlete * Neil Fletcher (politician), (born 1944), British politician * Norman Fletcher (disambiguation), multiple people *
Percy Fletcher Percy Eastman Fletcher (12 December 1879 – 10 September 1932) was a British composer of classical music best known today for his brass and military band music. He also worked as a highly successful musical director at London theatres. Li ...
(1879–1932), British composer *
Peter Fletcher (disambiguation) Peter Fletcher may refer to: * Peter Fletcher (footballer) (born 1953), English footballer * Peter G. Fletcher (1936–1996), British orchestral and choral conductor * Peter Fletcher (RAF officer) (1916–1999), Royal Air Force officer {{Hndis ...
, multiple people *
Phineas Fletcher Phineas Fletcher (8 April 1582 – 13 December 1650) was an English poet, elder son of Dr Giles Fletcher, and brother of Giles the Younger. He was born at Cranbrook, Kent, and was baptized on 8 April 1582. Life He was admitted a scholar of Et ...
(1582–1650), English playwright *
Ray Fletcher Leopold Raymond Fletcher (3 December 1921 – 16 March 1991) was a Labour Party politician. Early life and military career Fletcher served in the British Army (1941–48) in East Asia, Southwest Asia and the British Army of the Rhine. He subsequ ...
(1921–1991), British politician *
Richard Fletcher (disambiguation) Richard Fletcher may refer to: Politicians * Richard Fletcher (American politician) (1788–1869), US Representative from Massachusetts *Richard Fletcher (died 1560), MP for Rye *Richard Fletcher (died c.1607), MP for Derby (UK Parliament constitue ...
, multiple people *
Rod Fletcher James Rodney Fletcher (23 September 1945 – 24 November 2023) was an English professional footballer who scored 60 goals from 201 games in the Football League playing as a centre forward for Crewe Alexandra, Lincoln City, Scunthorpe United ...
(born 1945), English footballer *
Rod Fletcher (basketball) Rodney Adams "Rod" Fletcher was an American former basketball player for the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign who was named a consensus First Team NCAA All-American as a senior in 1951–52. A guard, Fletcher led the Fighting Illin ...
, American college basketball player *
Rosamund Fletcher Rosamund Mary Beatrice Fletcher (5 August 1908 — 18 February 1993) was an English sculptor. Her works were shown over twenty times at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition from 1938 to 1965. In 1957, she became a Fellow of the Royal Soci ...
(1908-1993), British sculptor *
Sally Fletcher-Murchison Sally Fletcher-Murchison is an American ceramic artist who was born in Sacramento, California in 1933. She grew up there and received a Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) in advertising art from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1955. S ...
(born 1933), American/Hawaiian ceramicist *
Samuel Fletcher Samuel Fletcher (died 1950) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba representing the Killarney constituency from 1920 to 1922. Fletcher worked as a farmer, and lived in Holmfield, Manitoba, whe ...
(died 1950), Canadian politician *
Sherry Fletcher Sherry Ingrid Veronica Fletcher (born 17 January 1986) is a female track and field sprinter from Grenada, who specializes in the 200 metres.
(born 1986), Grenadian track and field sprinter * Simon Fletcher, multiple people * Steven Fletcher (footballer) (born 1987), Scottish international footballer *
Tait Fletcher ''The Ultimate Fighter 3'' was the third season of the mixed martial arts reality television series ''The Ultimate Fighter''. It premiered on April 6, 2006, immediately after the conclusion of '' Ultimate Fight Night 4''. The season featured six ...
, American former professional MMA fighter * Thomas Fletcher (disambiguation), multiple people *
William Fletcher (disambiguation) William Fletcher may refer to: *William Fletcher (Irish judge) (1750–1823), Irish politician and justice of the Court of Common Pleas *William Fletcher (valet) (c. 1775–1839), servant of Lord Byron *William A. Fletcher (Michigan judge) (1788– ...
, multiple people *
William Bartlett Fletcher, Sr. William Bartlett Fletcher Sr. (1862 – June 29, 1957) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. Biography He was born in 1862. He had a son, William Bartlett Fletcher Jr. (1900–1980). Fletcher Jr. was active during World War II, noted for ...
(1862-1957), Rear Admiral in the United States Navy *
William Roby Fletcher William Roby Fletcher (6 April 1833 – 5 June 1894), commonly known as Roby Fletcher or W. Roby Fletcher, was a Congregational minister and vice-chancellor of the University of Adelaide. Fletcher was born in Manchester, England. He was the son ...
South Australian Congregationalist minister and University administrator * Yvonne Fletcher (1959-1984), police officer killed by a gunshot from the Libyan Embassy in London


Fictional characters

* Christian Fletcher, Fletcher Christian was master's mate on board HMS Bounty during Lieutenant William Bligh's voyage to Tahiti during 1787–1789 Also, one of the names of the main antagonist in the Tamil movie '' Dasavathaaram'', starring Kamal Haasan * Irwin Maurice "Fletch" Fletcher, the main character in the novel ''Fletch'' and subsequent novels by Gregory McDonald *
Jamie "Fletch" Fletcher Jamie "Fletch" Fletcher is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Sam Darbyshire. The character debuted on-screen during episodes airing in October 2005. Fletch was created by executive producer Da ...
, in the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Jerry Fletcher, the protagonist of ''Conspiracy Theory'' (film), portrayed by
Mel Gibson Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an American actor, film director, and producer. He is best known for his action hero roles, particularly his breakout role as Max Rockatansky in the first three films of the post-apoca ...
* Fletch, one of the thugs working for the villain "Ellis DeWald" in the movie
Beverly Hills Cop III ''Beverly Hills Cop III'' is a 1994 American action comedy film starring Eddie Murphy and directed by John Landis, who had previously worked with Murphy on ''Trading Places'' and ''Coming to America''. It is the third film in the Beverly Hills C ...
, portrayed by Michael Bowen *
Jessica Fletcher Jessica Beatrice "J. B." Fletcher (born Jessica Beatrice MacGill) is a detective show character and the protagonist on the American television series ''Murder, She Wrote''. Portrayed by award-winning actress Angela Lansbury, Fletcher is a best ...
, the main character of the television series ''Murder, She Wrote'' * Karl Fletcher, a central character of the British television series ''Dream Team'' *
Michael Fletcher Michael Edward Fletcher (born February 17, 1977) is a former professional Canadian football linebacker. On February 16, 2009, he became a free agent. As of May 9, 2011, Fletcher is a defensive co-ordinator for Paramount High School's football t ...
, character in Mach Breakers: Numan Athletics 2 sports arcade game * Morris Fletcher, a recurring character in ''The X-Files'' and ''The Lone Gunmen'' * Mundungus Fletcher, a ''Harry Potter'' character * Norman Stanley Fletcher, the lead character in the British sitcom ''Porridge'' *
SJ Fletcher The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' in 2006, by order of first appearance. 2006 was a year when many families joined ''EastEnders''. First, Deano Wicks, his sister Carly Wicks and fath ...
and
Sid Fletcher The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' in 2006, by order of first appearance. 2006 was a year when many families joined ''EastEnders''. First, Deano Wicks, his sister Carly Wicks and fat ...
from the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' *
Will Fletcher William Fletcher (born 24 December 1989) is a British rower who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Education Fletcher studied at Durham University as a member of Hild Bede, graduating with a Modern Languages degree in 2011. Rowing career ...
, a character in the ITV television drama series ''The Bill'' *
Ferb Ferbs "Ferb" Fletcher is one of the two main protagonists in the animated television series ''Phineas and Ferb''. He is voiced by British actor Thomas Sangster on ''Phineas and Ferb'' and American actor David Errigo Jr. on ''Milo Murphy's Law'' a ...
, Lil Fletcher, D-Fletcher, and Lawrence Fletcher, from the Disney Channel series ''
Phineas and Ferb ''Phineas and Ferb'' is an American animated musical-comedy television series created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh for Disney Channel and Disney XD. Produced by Disney Television Animation, the series was originally broadcast as ...
'' * The Fletcher family in the movie '' Raise Your Voice'' * Brigadier General Fletcher, a character in the video game '' Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance'' * James Emerson (Jaimy) Fletcher, a major supporting character in L. A. Meyer's '' Bloody Jack'' series * Fletcher Reede, the protagonist of the movie ''
Liar Liar ''Liar Liar'' is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac, and written by Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur. It stars Jim Carrey as a lawyer who built his entire career on lying, but finds himself cursed to speak only the truth for a sing ...
'' * Terence Fletcher, in the 2014 movie '' Whiplash''


See also

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Arrowsmith (surname) Arrowsmith is an English-language occupational surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aaron Arrowsmith (1750–1823), English cartographer * Alf Arrowsmith (1942–2005), English footballer * Anna Arrowsmith (born 1972), under the pseu ...
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Fletcher (disambiguation) Fletcher may refer to: People * Fletcher (occupation), a person who fletches arrows, the origin of the surname * Fletcher (singer) (born 1994), American actress and singer-songwriter * Fletcher (surname) * Fletcher (given name) Places United ...
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Justice Fletcher (disambiguation) Justice Fletcher may refer to: * Norman S. Fletcher (born 1934), associate justice and chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia *Richard Fletcher (American politician) Richard Fletcher (January 8, 1788 – June 21, 1869) was a member of th ...
* Fletching


References

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