47.3928° N, 0.6884° E
TOURS
Most Famous People Born in Tours, France
- Notable people
- 523
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1912
- Most distinctive
- Prelate 11.2×
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Tours during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Tours Is Known For
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Politician is Tours's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (60).
Tours over-indexes on prelate — 11.2× the global rate.
Tours under-produces football — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Tours's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Writing
- Politics & Law
- Art & Design
- Science
- Film & TV
- Other
- Filtered to 1590s Clear ×
0015 PRIEST
Marie of the Incarnation (Ursuline)
1599 - 1672
0027 PAINTER
Claude Vignon
1593 - 1670
0099 EXPLORER
Nicolas Denys
1598 - 1688
0112 LIBRARIAN
Jacques Dupuy
1591 - 1656
0156 PRIEST
Achille d'Étampes de Valençay
1593 - 1646
0311 PRELATE
Jean-Baptiste Gault
1595 - 1643
0325 NAVY
Claude de Razilly
1593 - 1637
0351 PRELATE
Eustache Gault
1591 - 1640
0359 PRIEST
Gilles Boutault
1597 - 1661
0384 PRIEST
Nicolas de Netz
1592 - 1646
0420 RELIGIEUX
Jean d'Estampes de Valençay
1595 - 1671