Tours - Personalities

Personalities

Tours was the birthplace of:

10th Century:

• Berengarius of Tours (999–1088), theologian

12th Century:

• Bernard of Tours (fl. 1147, d. before 1178), philosopher and poet

15th Century:

• Jean Fouquet (1420–1481), painter

17th Century:

• Abraham Bosse (1604–1676), artist
• Louise de la Vallière (1644–1710), courtesan
• Philippe Néricault Destouches (1680–1754), dramatist

18th Century:

• Gabriel Lamé (1795–1870), mathematician
• Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850), novelist

19th Century:

• André-Michel Guerry (1802-1866), lawyer and statistician
• Théophile Archambault (1806-1863), psychiatrist
• Ernest Goüin (1815–1885), French engineer
• Marie of St Peter (1816–1848), mystic carmelite nun
• Philippe de Trobriand (1816–1897), author, American military officer
• Emile Delahaye (1843–1905), automobile pioneer
• Georges Courteline (1858–1929), dramatist and novelist

20th Century:

• Yves Bonnefoy (1923), poet
• Laurent Petitguillaume (1960), radio and television host
• Nâdiya (1973), singer
• Harry Roselmack (1973) television presenter
• Ludovic Roy (1977) footballer
• Zaz (1980), singer
• Luc Ducalcon (1984), rugby union player
• Josselin Ouanna (1986)tennis player