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 1790s Clear ×
0001 NOVELIST
Honoré de Balzac
1799 - 1850
0012 MATHEMATICIAN
Gabriel Lamé
1795 - 1870
0042 CONDUCTOR
Philippe Musard
1792 - 1859
0158 ENGINEER
Brutus de Villeroi
1794 - 1874
0174 POLITICIAN
Alexandre Goüin
1792 - 1872
0419 HISTORIAN
Henry Lambron de Lignim
1799 - 1863
0426 PHYSICIAN
Auguste Haime
1790 - 1877
0439 ARCHAEOLOGIST
Noël Champoiseau
1795 - 1859
0468 LAWYER
René-François Julien
1793 - 1871
0476 ARCHITECT
Jacques-Aimé Meffre
1795 - 1868
0495 POLITICIAN
Charles Toutain
1797 - 1874
0511 AUTHOR
Maxime Jacquemin
1795 - 1863