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 1740s Clear ×
0186 WRITER
Jean Baudrais
1749 - 1832
0320 POLITICIAN
Pierre Joseph François Bodin
1748 - 1809
0330 PRIEST
Alexandre Ténèbre
1742 - 1822
0387 POLITICIAN
Urbain-Adam-Louis-François Gaultier
1740 - 1817
0422 ARISTOCRAT
Charles-Pierre-Paul Savalette de Langes
1745 - 1797
0465 POLITICIAN
Jean-François Guépin
1745 - 1821
0502 POLITICIAN
Etienne Cassin de la Noue
1749 - 1801