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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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0006 ACTOR

Jacques Villeret

1951 - 2005

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0033 POLITICIAN

Dominique Bussereau

Born 1952

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0073 RESEARCH

Pascale Casanova

1959 - 2018

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0100 FOOTBALL

Bruno Baronchelli

Born 1957

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0113 CINEMA

Jean-Marie Dreujou

Born 1959

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0161 PHOTOGRAPHER

Gilles Martin

Born 1956

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0166 POLITICIAN

Béatrice Pavy-Morançais

Born 1958

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0178 WRITER

Jean-Louis Bailly

Born 1953

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0180 ART DIRECTOR

Yves Ker Ambrun

1954 - 2017

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0182 BASSIST

Jean-Pierre Robert

Born 1956

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0188 SINGER

Gérard Blanchard

Born 1953

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0202 ACTOR

Catherine Davenier

Born 1953

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0207 TEACHER

Olivier Faron

Born 1959

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0210 DIPLOMAT

Bruno Joubert

Born 1950

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0273 LIBRARIAN

François Dupuigrenet Desroussilles

Born 1953

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0276 JOURNALIST

Jean-Daniel Flaysakier

Born 1951

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0316 COMPOSER

Philippe Laurent (musicien)

Born 1956

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0323 CHEMIST

Florence Babonneau

Born 1957

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0345 WRITER

Anne Bouin

Born 1954

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0346 RACER

Philippe Coulon

Born 1950

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0362 ENGINEER

Jean-Claude Migeot

Born 1953

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0392 FOOTBALL

Emmanuel Hamon (football)

Born 1958

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0398 BASKET

Jean-Louis Vacher

Born 1951

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0407 BUSINESS

Marie-Laure Pochon

Born 1959

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0431 FOOTBALL

Christian Mignon

Born 1958

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0488 HOCKEY

Alain Blanchet (hockey sur glace)

Born 1958

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