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.
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- Writing
- Politics & Law
- Art & Design
- Science
- Film & TV
- Other
- Filtered to 1860s Clear ×
0002 EDUCATOR
James Naismith
1861 - 1939
0011 JOURNALIST
Robbie Ross
1869 - 1918
0054 SCULPTOR
François-Léon Sicard
1862 - 1934
0145 ANARCHIST
Martial Bourdin
1868 - 1894
0181 ARCHITECT
François-Benjamin Chaussemiche
1864 - 1945
0234 ENTOMOLOGIST
Henry Normand (entomologiste)
1868 - 1959
0240 ORNITHOLOGIST
John David Digues La Touche
1861 - 1935
0283 ASTROLOGER
Paul Choisnard
1867 - 1930
0348 ARCHIVIST
Louis de Grandmaison (1864-1940)
1864 - 1940
0390 ACTOR
Paul Fromet
1863 - 1935
0467 PAINTER
Georges Souillet
1861 - 1947
0497 LAWYER
Henry Cézanne
1869 - 1949