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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

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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 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 15 of 523 notable people

0044 MATHEMATICIAN

Jean Baptiste Meusnier

1754 - 1793

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0092 ENGINEER

Armand Samuel de Marescot

1758 - 1832

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0167 PHYSICIAN

Nicolas Heurteloup

1750 - 1812

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0232 BOOKSELLER

Noël Aubin

1754 - 1835

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0281 POLITICIAN

Henri Jacques Goüin-Moisant

1758 - 1823

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0306 POLITICIAN

Jean-Louis Chalmel

1756 - 1829

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0315 POLITICIAN

Henri de Fontenay

1753 - 1834

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0381 POLITICIAN

Prudent-Jean Bruley

1759 - 1847

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0429 POLITICIAN

Pierre Louis Athanase Veau de Launay

1751 - 1814

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0459 POLITICIAN

Hyacinthe Viot-Olivier

Born 1757

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0489 BREWER

Alexandre Bacot

1750 - 1824

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0490 POLITICIAN

Charles Cartier-Saint-René

1752 - 1822

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0506 POLITICIAN

Joseph Robert Aubry-Patas

1751 - 1832

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0507 ARCHITECT

Jean-Bernard-Abraham Jacquemin

1756 - 1826

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0512 BUSINESS

Simon Meusnier-Badger

1754 - 1833

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