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TOURS

Most Famous People Born in Tours, France

Notable people
523
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1912
Most distinctive
Prelate 11.2×
Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Tours during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1960s with 48 notable births.

What Tours Is Known For

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Politician is Tours's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (60).

Tours over-indexes on prelate11.2× the global rate.

Tours under-produces football — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Politician60
  2. Football30
  3. Writer25
  4. Journalist21
  5. Actor20
  6. Priest20
  7. Painter18
  8. Player13
  1. Prelate1011.2×
  2. Archaeologist710.2×
  3. Screenwriter62.6×
  4. Theologian52.6×
  5. Priest202.6×
  6. Journalist212.5×
  7. Sculptor82.3×
  8. Architect102.2×
  1. Football300.5×

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.

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Showing 11 of 523 notable people

0015 PRIEST

Marie of the Incarnation (Ursuline)

1599 - 1672

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0027 PAINTER

Claude Vignon

1593 - 1670

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0099 EXPLORER

Nicolas Denys

1598 - 1688

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0112 LIBRARIAN

Jacques Dupuy

1591 - 1656

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0156 PRIEST

Achille d'Étampes de Valençay

1593 - 1646

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0311 PRELATE

Jean-Baptiste Gault

1595 - 1643

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0325 NAVY

Claude de Razilly

1593 - 1637

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0351 PRELATE

Eustache Gault

1591 - 1640

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0359 PRIEST

Gilles Boutault

1597 - 1661

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0384 PRIEST

Nicolas de Netz

1592 - 1646

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0420 RELIGIEUX

Jean d'Estampes de Valençay

1595 - 1671

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