Tournai
Tournai ranks 1,131st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nagpur, Boulogne-sur-Mer, and Iwate Prefecture. 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 Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier. 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
Between 466 and 1988, Tournai was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Clovis I, Rogier van der Weyden, and Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Tournai including Childeric I, Robert Campin, and Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier.
People Born in Tournai
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Clovis I
466 - 511
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 1
Rogier van der Weyden
1390 - 1464
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 2
Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon
1673 - 1743
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 3
François Vatel
1631 - 1671
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 4
Georges Rodenbach
1855 - 1898
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 5
Pierre de la Rue
1460 - 1518
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 6
Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier
1797 - 1878
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 7
Henry of Ghent
1217 - 1293
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 8
Hélène Dutrieu
1877 - 1961
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 9
Perkin Warbeck
1474 - 1499
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 10
Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella
1790 - 1873
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 11
Laurent Depoitre
1988 - Present
HPI: 29.97
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Tournai
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Childeric I
440 - 481
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 1
Robert Campin
1375 - 1444
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 2
Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier
1797 - 1878
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 3
Henry of Ghent
1217 - 1293
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 4
Nicolas Gombert
1495 - 1560
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 5
Julien Ries
1920 - 2013
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 6
Most individuals born in present day Tournai were politicians (5), painters (1), writers (1), composers (1), and biologists (1), while most who died were politicians (1), painters (1), biologists (1), philosophers (1), and composers (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 François Vatel.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Tournai since 1700.
