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 1800s Clear ×
0019 INTERNIST
Armand Trousseau
1801 - 1867
0020 BIOLOGIST
Félix Dujardin
1801 - 1860
0070 ANTHROPOLOGIST
André-Michel Guerry
1802 - 1866
0077 ORNITHOLOGIST
Adolphe Delattre
1805 - 1854
0101 REPUBLICAN
Albert Laponneraye
1808 - 1849
0177 ORNITHOLOGIST
Auguste Boissonneau
1802 - 1883
0189 POLITICIAN
Jules-Antoine Taschereau
1801 - 1874
0214 WRITER
Laure Surville
1800 - 1871
0357 PHOTOGRAPHER
Paul Jeuffrain
1809 - 1896
0363 PHYSICIAN
Louis Tonnellé
1803 - 1860
0460 INDUSTRIEL
Alphonse Pallu
1808 - 1880