#1Famous people · Fletcher
2 famous people were born in Fletcher
Justin Fontaine, the American auto racing driver, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The only other name is the American preacher Brother Tony Leyva. Across the town line, Asheville lists 46, Thomas Wolfe first. The earliest on the list is Brother Tony Leyva, born in 1946, and the youngest Justin Fontaine, born in 1997.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Justin Fontaine
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1946
Brother Tony Leyva
Youngest
1997
Justin Fontaine
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Fletcher
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What Fletcher is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 1 people.
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The fullest list close by belongs to Asheville, with 46.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fletcher and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- Justin Fontaine: Zach Catanzareti, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Wolfe: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons