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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×
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 1920s Clear ×
Yves Bonnefoy
1923 - 2016
Paul Guers
1927 - 2016
Christian de la Mazière
1922 - 2006
Henri de Turenne (writer)
1921 - 2016
Jean Bretonnière
1924 - 2001
James Coignard
1925 - 2008
Paul Beauchamp
1925 - 2001
Loïc Bouvard
1929 - 2017
Annie Noël
1926 - 2009
Jean-Claude Chevalier
1925 - 2018
Jacques D'Hondt
1920 - 2012
Guy-Marie Oury
1929 - 2000
Gérard Cordier
1924 - 2014
René Fournier
Born 1921
Jean Dubreuil
1920 - 2008
André Gisselbrecht
1927 - 2006
Jean Farge
1928 - 2011
Georges Bernard (résistant)
1921 - 1942
Gisèle Alcée
1921 - 1983
Claude Delmouly
1927 - 2006