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Tournai ranks 1,017th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Etterbeek, Norwalk, Connecticut, and Cayenne. Memorable people born in Tournai include Clovis I, Rogier van der Weyden, and Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon. Memorable people who died in Tournai include Nicolas Gombert, Henry of Ghent, and Julien Ries. Tournai has been the birth place of many politicians, and painters and the death place of many composers, and philosophers. Tournai is located in Belgium.

Tournai is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies 89 km (55 mi) by road southwest of the centre of Brussels on the river Scheldt, and is part of Eurometropolis Lille–Kortrijk–Tournai, In 2022, the municipality of Tournai had an estimated population of 68,518 people. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 466 and 1993, Tournai was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Clovis I, Rogier van der Weyden, and Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Tournai including Nicolas Gombert, Henry of Ghent, and Julien Ries.

People Born in Tournai

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Tournai were politicians (4), painters (2), composers (2), writers (1), and biologists (1),  while most who died were composers (1), philosophers (1), historians (1), painters (1), and artists (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tournai, including Laurent Depoitre. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tournai, including Clovis I, Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon, and Hélène Dutrieu.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Tournai since 1700.