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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 20 of 523 notable people

0015 PRIEST

Marie of the Incarnation (Ursuline)

1599 - 1672

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0137 PRIEST

Étienne de Poncher

1446 - 1524

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0144 PRIEST

Olivier de Germay

Born 1960

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0148 PRIEST

Renaud de Beaune

1527 - 1606

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0153 PRIEST

Robert Briçonnet

1450 - 1497

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0156 PRIEST

Achille d'Étampes de Valençay

1593 - 1646

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0162 PRIEST

John of Tours

Died 1122

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0253 PRIEST

Michel Nau

1633 - 1683

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0257 PRIEST

Philip Berruyer

Died 1260

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0293 PRIEST

François Poncher

1480 - 1532

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0330 PRIEST

Alexandre Ténèbre

1742 - 1822

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0359 PRIEST

Gilles Boutault

1597 - 1661

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0360 PRIEST

Jean de Puybaudet

1917 - 1996

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0372 PRIEST

Martin Pallu

1661 - 1742

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0375 PRIEST

Henri Caumont

1871 - 1930

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0384 PRIEST

Nicolas de Netz

1592 - 1646

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0430 PRIEST

Gabriel de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson

1611 - 1682

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0458 PRIEST

Pierre-François de Beauvau du Rivau

1642 - 1701

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0475 PRIEST

Urbain Lefebvre

1725 - 1792

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0517 PRIEST

Georges Quantin

Born 1610

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