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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 prelate — 11.2× 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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0030 WRITER

Laurent Mauvignier

Born 1967

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0047 PHOTOGRAPHER

Luc Delahaye

Born 1962

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0053 WRITER

Stéphane Audeguy

Born 1964

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0056 SPORT

Pascal Hervé

Born 1964

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0067 FOOTBALL

Jean-François Hernández

Born 1969

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0076 FOOTBALL

Xavier Gravelaine

Born 1968

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0082 GEOGRAPHER

Michel Lussault

Born 1960

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0085 CHOREOGRAPHER

Jean-Christophe Maillot

Born 1960

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0103 POLITICIAN

Philippe Briand

Born 1960

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0109 SPORT

Frédéric Magné

Born 1969

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0111 ARTIST

Pascal Rabaté

Born 1961

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0144 PRIEST

Olivier de Germay

Born 1960

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0150 PRODUCER

Arnaud Merlin

Born 1963

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0154 SWIMMER

Catherine Poirot

Born 1963

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0157 SPORT

Philippe Mauduit

Born 1968

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0163 UNITED NATION

Vincent Cochetel

Born 1961

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0185 TRADUCTRICE

Agnès Michaux

Born 1968

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0192 JOURNALIST

Arnaud Viviant

Born 1963

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0194 ESSAYIST

Xavier de Lesquen

Born 1962

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0200 SWIMMER

Christophe Bordeau

Born 1968

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0204 PROFESSEUR

Pascal Jan

Born 1967

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0219 ARTIST

David Prudhomme

Born 1969

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0224 FILM

Jérôme Revon

Born 1962

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0239 DESIGNER

Patrick Norguet

Born 1969

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0256 JOURNALIST

Pascal Guimier

Born 1960

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0258 FILM

Catherine Bernstein

Born 1964

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0274 FONCTIONNAIRE

Hervé Boullanger

Born 1965

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0275 WRITER

Alberto Velasco

1963 - 1995

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0279 WRITER

Stéphanie des Horts

Born 1965

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0284 RADIO

Laurent Petitguillaume

Born 1960

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0289 JOURNALIST

Nathalie Saint-Cricq

Born 1960

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0304 WRITER

Pascal Guy

Born 1968

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0313 POLITICIAN

Martin Lévrier

Born 1962

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0319 POLITICIAN

Benoît Roy

Born 1962

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0332 MAN OF LETTERS

Laurence Vilaine

Born 1965

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0340 SCREENWRITER

Laurent Theureau

Born 1965

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0344 POLITICIAN

Claude Roiron

Born 1963

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0364 FOOTBALL

Nicolas Debord

Born 1968

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0386 ART DIRECTOR

Olivier Bas

Born 1963

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0391 FOOTBALL

Manuel Lerat

Born 1964

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0403 ATHLETIC

Olivier Gui

Born 1962

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0424 SINGER

Olivier Béranger

Born 1967

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0433 PASTOR

Jean-Marie de Bourqueney

Born 1964

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0448 ATHLETIC

Denis Lemeunier

Born 1965

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0453 ASSEMBLÉE

Loïc Decrauze

Born 1969

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0479 ARCHER

Jean-Paul Laury

Born 1963

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0481 ATHLETIC

Sylvain Moreau

Born 1966

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0514 FOOTBALL

Philippe Levève

Born 1964

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