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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 33 of 523 notable people

0017 LINGUIST

Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe

1940 - 2007

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0057 JOURNALIST

A. D. G.

1947 - 2004

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0060 MAGISTRAT

Jean-Louis Bruguière

Born 1943

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0071 ECONOMIST

Michel Godet

Born 1948

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0074 PHYSICIST

Sébastien Balibar

Born 1947

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0080 FILM

Catherine Binet

1944 - 2006

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0081 POLITICIAN

Jean Germain (politician)

1947 - 2015

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0106 PUBLISHER

Michel-Georges Micberth

1945 - 2013

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0134 WRITER

Dominique Laporte

1949 - 1984

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0136 CARTOONIST

Jean-Marc Lelong

1949 - 2004

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0141 HISTORIAN

Jean-Pierre Bois

Born 1945

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0168 JOURNALIST

Marie-Laure Augry

Born 1947

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0173 JOURNALIST

Catherine Nay

Born 1944

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0199 SCREENWRITER

Bernard Deyriès

Born 1947

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0213 POLITICIAN

Serge Babary

Born 1946

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0215 PAINTER

Champion Métadier

Born 1947

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0236 ECONOMIST

Robert Salais

Born 1941

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0238 POLITICIAN

Jean-Jacques Filleul

Born 1943

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0243 POET

Jean-Luc Steinmetz

Born 1940

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0248 LAWYER

Bernard Jouanneau

1941 - 2017

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0269 PLAYWRIGHT

Jérôme Touzalin

Born 1941

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0294 SCREENWRITER

Christian Biegalski

1949 - 2007

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0295 POLITICIAN

Jean-Yves Chamard

Born 1942

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0299 PHOTOGRAPHER

Martin Fraudreau

Born 1948

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0322 POLITICIAN

Guy Menut

1944 - 2017

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0333 MOUNTAIN GUIDE

Serge Gousseault

1947 - 1971

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0408 JOURNALIST

Jean Lesieur (journaliste)

Born 1949

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0421 SPORT

Jean-Claude Plessis

Born 1944

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0434 MISSING

Philippe Druelle

Born 1949

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0435 SINGER

Alan Jack

1944 - 1995

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0451 SINGER

Serge Fouchet

Born 1949

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0452 POLITICIAN

Marguerite-Marie Chichereau-Dinguirard

Born 1948

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0463 ROWER

Jean Freslon

Born 1946

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