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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 12 of 523 notable people

0001 NOVELIST

Honoré de Balzac

1799 - 1850

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0012 MATHEMATICIAN

Gabriel Lamé

1795 - 1870

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0042 CONDUCTOR

Philippe Musard

1792 - 1859

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0158 ENGINEER

Brutus de Villeroi

1794 - 1874

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0174 POLITICIAN

Alexandre Goüin

1792 - 1872

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0419 HISTORIAN

Henry Lambron de Lignim

1799 - 1863

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0426 PHYSICIAN

Auguste Haime

1790 - 1877

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0439 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Noël Champoiseau

1795 - 1859

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0468 LAWYER

René-François Julien

1793 - 1871

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0476 ARCHITECT

Jacques-Aimé Meffre

1795 - 1868

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0495 POLITICIAN

Charles Toutain

1797 - 1874

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0511 AUTHOR

Maxime Jacquemin

1795 - 1863

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