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 1930s Clear ×
0045 PHILOSOPHER
Michel Pêcheux
1938 - 1983
0083 EDUCATION
Bernard Aucouturier
Born 1934
0097 WRITER
Michèle Lesbre
Born 1939
0169 JOURNALIST
Jean-Claude Narcy
Born 1938
0184 SCIENTIST
Bernard Gitton
Born 1935
0191 POET
Jean-Luc Moreau (universitaire)
Born 1937
0201 WRITER
Claude Servan-Schreiber
Born 1937
0208 JOURNALIST
Jean-Paul Ribes
Born 1939
0212 HISTORIAN
Alfred-Louis de Prémare
1930 - 2006
0222 ACTOR
Chantal Darget
1934 - 1988
0223 PHILOSOPHER
Jean-François Marquet
1938 - 2017
0251 SCENOGRAPHER
Pierre Berloquin
Born 1939
0286 BUSINESS
Henri Le Marois
Born 1936