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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Marie of the Incarnation (Ursuline)
1599 - 1672
Étienne de Poncher
1446 - 1524
Olivier de Germay
Born 1960
Renaud de Beaune
1527 - 1606
Robert Briçonnet
1450 - 1497
Achille d'Étampes de Valençay
1593 - 1646
John of Tours
Died 1122
Michel Nau
1633 - 1683
Philip Berruyer
Died 1260
François Poncher
1480 - 1532
Alexandre Ténèbre
1742 - 1822
Gilles Boutault
1597 - 1661
Jean de Puybaudet
1917 - 1996
Martin Pallu
1661 - 1742
Henri Caumont
1871 - 1930
Nicolas de Netz
1592 - 1646
Gabriel de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson
1611 - 1682
Pierre-François de Beauvau du Rivau
1642 - 1701
Urbain Lefebvre
1725 - 1792
Georges Quantin
Born 1610