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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1960s with 48 notable births.

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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0041 FOOTBALL

Abdou Diallo

Born 1996

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0098 FOOTBALL

Jonathan Nanizayamo

Born 1992

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0151 HOCKEY

Maxime Sauvé

Born 1990

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0217 FOOTBALL

Pierre-Étienne Lemaire

Born 1991

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0220 BASKET

Jonathan Bourhis

1990 - 2009

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0225 COMEDIAN

Max Bird

Born 1990

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0226 JAVELIN THROWER

Killian Durechou

Born 1992

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0250 MUSIC

French Kiwi Juice

Born 1991

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0265 PLAYER

Romain Ruffenach

Born 1994

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0292 BADMINTON

Thom Gicquel

Born 1999

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0310 PLAYER

Loran Alekno

Born 1996

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0361 FOOTBALL

Ange Nanizayamo

Born 1998

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0413 SPORT

Thierry Jollet

Born 1990

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0437 FOOTBALL

Ibrahima Diallo (footballer, born 1999)

Born 1999

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