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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

0009 WRITER

Paul Nizan

1905 - 1940

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0066 ACTOR

Blanche Montel

1902 - 1998

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0124 POET

Louis Parrot

1906 - 1948

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0131 CELLIST

Étienne Pasquier (cellist)

1905 - 1997

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0164 MUSIC

Pierre Pasquier (violist)

1902 - 1986

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0242 TROMBONIST

Guy Paquinet

1903 - 1981

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0245 POET

André Rolland de Renéville

1903 - 1962

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0266 SOLDIER

Jean-Marie Querville

1903 - 1967

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0370 NAVY

Henri-Laurent Daillière

1901 - 1942

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0380 PALAEONTOLOGIST

Jean Roger (paléontologue)

1909 - 1996

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0389 ACTOR

Sylvie Gance

1902 - 1978

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0412 POLITICIAN

Jacques Vassor

1903 - 1995

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0416 MILITAR

Léopold Davout (1904-1985)

1904 - 1985

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0480 ATHLETE

Guillaume de Tournemire

1901 - 1970

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0484 SPORT

Marcel Bonin (sport shooter)

Born 1904

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