Tournai
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 Childeric I, Robert Campin, and Nicholas of Verdun. Tournai has been the birth place of many politicians, and painters and the death place of many politicians, and painters. Tournai is located in Belgium.
Tournai or Tournay 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 Childeric I, Robert Campin, and Nicholas of Verdun.
People Born in Tournai
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Clovis I
POLITICIAN
466 - 511
HPI: 83.08
Rank: 1
Rogier van der Weyden
PAINTER
1390 - 1464
HPI: 76.20
Rank: 2
Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1673 - 1743
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 3
Georges Rodenbach
WRITER
1855 - 1898
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 4
Pierre de la Rue
COMPOSER
1460 - 1518
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 5
Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier
BIOLOGIST
1797 - 1878
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 6
Henry of Ghent
PHILOSOPHER
1217 - 1293
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 7
Hucbald
COMPOSER
840 - 930
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 8
Perkin Warbeck
EXTREMIST
1474 - 1499
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 9
Louis Gallait
PAINTER
1810 - 1887
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 10
Hélène Dutrieu
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1961
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 11
Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1873
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Tournai
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PAINTER
1810 - 1887
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 10
Gabrielle Petit
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1893 - 1916
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 13
Camille Laus
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 36.19
Rank: 15
People Deceased in Tournai
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Childeric I
POLITICIAN
440 - 481
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 1
Robert Campin
PAINTER
1375 - 1444
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 2
Nicholas of Verdun
ARTIST
1130 - 1205
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 3
Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier
BIOLOGIST
1797 - 1878
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 4
Henry of Ghent
PHILOSOPHER
1217 - 1293
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 5
Nicolas Gombert
COMPOSER
1495 - 1560
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 6
Henry III, Count of Louvain
NOBLEMAN
1060 - 1095
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 7
Julien Ries
HISTORIAN
1920 - 2013
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Deceased in Tournai
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ARTIST
1130 - 1205
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 3
Henry III, Count of Louvain
NOBLEMAN
1060 - 1095
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 7
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 politicians (1), painters (1), artists (1), biologists (1), and philosophers (1).
Occupational Trends
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.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Tournai since 1700.
