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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 17 of 523 notable people

0023 THEOLOGIAN

René Laurentin

1917 - 2017

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0122 DIPLOMAT

Geoffroy Chodron de Courcel

1912 - 1992

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0147 SCULPTOR

Joseph Rivière

1912 - 1961

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0149 MATHEMATICIAN

François Châtelet (mathematician)

1912 - 1987

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0160 ACTOR

Hélène Robert (actress)

1910 - 1981

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0176 DIPLOMAT

Bernard Vernier-Palliez

1918 - 1999

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0249 WRITER

André Bourin

1918 - 2016

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0262 PAINTER

Jean Vimenet

1914 - 1999

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0296 PAINTER

Jacques Duthoo

1910 - 1960

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0308 JOURNALIST

Pierre Archambault

1912 - 1988

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0356 JOURNALIST

Pierre Bousquet

1919 - 1991

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0360 PRIEST

Jean de Puybaudet

1917 - 1996

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0368 ARCHITECT

Pierre Boille

1914 - 1995

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0397 POLITICIAN

Charles Deprez

1918 - 2011

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0400 MILITAR

Robert Détroyat

1911 - 1941

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0411 POLITICIAN

Paul German

1915 - 1993

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0482 POLITICIAN

Raymond Villatte

1912 - 1975

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