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Jacques Villeret was born on 6 February 1951 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Le Dîner de Cons (1998), Robert et Robert (1978) and Malevil (1981). He was married to Irina Tarassov. He died on 28 January 2005 in Evreux, Eure, France.

Honoré de Balzac was a French writer whose works have been made into films, such as, Cousin Bette (1998) starring Jessica Lange, and television serials, such as Cousin Bette (1971), starring Margaret Tyzack and Helen Mirren.

He was born on March 20, 1799, in Tours, France. His father, Bernard Francois Balzac, was a government regional administrator who married a daughter of his boss. The family moved to Paris in 1815. There Balzac went to the Sorbonne, matriculated in jurisprudence and became a clerk for an attorney.

Balzac's efforts at publishing his early novels under a pseudonym and in his own publishing company failed, and he went into debt. His activity as a journalist brought recognition among intellectuals for his political and cultural reviews, which resonated with the mixed social expectations during the Restoration. However, with the 1830 fall of the Bourbon monarchy came the new, "bourgeous" (or capitalist) monarchy, a chimera doomed to fall in the 1848 revolutions that swept Europe. Such was the political background for Balzac's literary works.

Balzac created the idea of a serialized cross-genre web of stories and novels, linked together as a broad historic panorama of lives and events. This idea was implemented in his "La Comedie humane" ("The Human Comedy"). It included about 100 stories, novels and essays, some of them unfinished. Such a vast body of handwriting could not be possible without an obsession. His plans and plots grew constantly and often changed, just to include a new idea based on a fresh gossip. Altogether his works reflected on a mosaic of life in Paris, and France in general, from the 1820s to 1850.

"Les Chouans" (1829) was a prologue to the collection of Balsac's interconnected works, known as the Human Comedy; it really opened with "Scenes de la Vie Privee", six Scenes From a Private Life (1830-1832) and "La Peau de chagrin" (The Goat-skin 1831). Balzac was writing 14 to 18 hours a day and often through the night, constantly doping himself with countless cups of coffee. He draw upon ideas from the works of Walter Scott and William Shakespeare, as in 1835's "Le pere Goriot" ("Father Goriot"), a "King Lear" type of story set in 1820s Paris. He also created many of his own purely original plots and introduced over 2,000 characters through the books of the Human Comedy. The largest "stones" in his pyramid of fiction are "Eugene Grande" (1833), a thousand-page saga; "Les Illusions Perdues" ("Lost Illusions"); "Le cousin Pons" (1847), "La Cousine Bette" (1848). His novel "Eugenia Grande" was translated into Russian in 1844 by the young writer Fyodor Dostoevsky.

One year before his death, being in declining health, Balzac traveled to Poland to see his pen-friend of 15 years, Countess Evelina Hanska. She was a wealthy lady of the Polish nobility. They married in Berdichev, Russian Empire, in 1850, when Balzac had only three months left to live. He died on August 18, 1850, in Paris, and was laid to rest in the cemetery of Père Lachaise.

Jean Carmet was born on 25 April 1920 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Les Misérables (1982), Bouvard et Pecuchet (1990) and The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972). He was married to Raymonde Machet. He died on 20 April 1994 in Sèvres, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Paul Guers was born on 19 December 1927 in Tours, France. He was an actor, known for La piovra (1984), A Tale of Two Cities (1958) and Kali Yug, la dea della vendetta (1963). He was married to Marie-Josèphe Guers, Françoise Brion and Rolande Kalis. He died on 28 November 2016 in Montsoreau, Maine-et-Loire, France.

Jean Chalopin was born on 31 May 1950 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. He is a producer and writer, known for Inspector Gadget (1999), Inspector Gadget (1983) and The Hitchhiker (1983). He has been married to Ethel Fong since 1998. They have two children.

Born in 1981 in Chambray les Tours, Brice is a model as well as a TV and film actor. His mother tongue is French, and he speaks Italian and English as well. He has modeled and posed for the greatest designers in the world, including Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Calvin Klein, Adidas, Reebok and Arena. In addition, he received worldwide notoriety for an advertisement in which he appears nude. (You can view the video here.)

Brice made his cinema debut in 2012, as the main character Faraz, an Iranian student in the Italian comedy "Universitari Molto Piu Che Amici." In the same year he was a finalist in the French reality show Survivor on TF1. In 2015 he was a finalist of the Italian reality show Survivor (VIP edition) on Canale5 "L'Isola dei Famosi." Brice is married to Elena Falbo, an Italian photographer. Brice and Elena met in 2005 in Bora Bora (French Polynesia). They split their time between their homes in France and Italy.

Antony Cordier was born on 17 February 1973 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. He is a director and writer, known for Cold Showers (2005), Beau comme un camion (2000) and OVNI(s) (2021).

Zaz was born on 1 May 1980 in Chambray-lès-Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. She is a composer and actress, known for Hugo (2011), Dead Man Down (2013) and A Simple Favor (2018).

Sinclair was born on 19 July 1970 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. He is a composer and actor, known for The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (2008), Mon idole (2002) and Ma vie en l'air (2005). He was previously married to Emma de Caunes.

Blanche Montel was born on 14 August 1902 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. She was an actress, known for Three Musketeers (1932), La belle Nivernaise (1924) and L'Arlésienne (1930). She was married to Henri Decoin. She died on 31 March 1998 in Luzarches, Val-d'Oise, France.

Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Pétain (24 April 1856 - 23 July 1951), commonly known as Philippe Pétain, was a French general who attained the position of Marshal of France at the end of World War I, during which he became known as The Lion of Verdun (French: Le lion DE Verdun). From 1940 to 1944, during World War II, he served as head of the collaborationist regime of Vichy France. Pétain, who was 84 years old in 1940, ranks as France's oldest head of state.

Jean Bretonnière was born on 22 October 1924 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. He was an actor, known for Naughty Girl (1956), Under the Paris Sky (1951) and Ma petite folie (1954). He was married to Geneviève Kervine. He died on 13 March 2001 in Romainville, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.

Sophie Moulin was born on 1 June 1975 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. She is a production manager and producer, known for Taken (2008), Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008) and Oxygen (2021).

Daniel Mendaille was born on 17 November 1885 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. He was an actor, known for Rififi (1955), The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) and Contre-enquête (1930). He was married to Leda Ginelly. He died on 17 May 1963 in Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames, Seine-et-Marne, France.

Amel Bent was born on 21 June 1985 in Joué-lès-Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. She is a music artist and actress, known for High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008), Je reste (2012) and Validé (2020). She has been married to Patrick Antonelli since 15 June 2015. They have two children.

Soul from Tours. Benjamin Duterde is Ben l'Oncle Soul, the soul man from France with his recognizable bow tie. He and his collective of magnificent musicians have been the best ambassadors for sweet soul music in Europe the last few years.

Thanks to his trademark bow tie Benjamin Duterde, from the French city of Tours, earned his nickname Uncle Ben (l'Oncle Ben). Once he started making music, and it was no question that had to be soul music, he changed his name to Ben L'Oncle Soul. Duterde met keyboard player Gabin Lesieur when they were both in a gospel choir. The two of them started making music together. Duterde caught the attention with his covers of songs by Gnarls Barkley, Katy Perry and The White Stripes. He has, however, proven that he doesn't need the songs of others. His debut album is filled with thirteen of his own songs stuffed with the best soul you can imagine. He's not a superman, he's a soulman, he sings on Soulman. The songs are both in English and in French. English is for the world, French is for his friends and family, he says. And when he sings in English, you don't even notice he is French. After listening to so much good music during his lifetime it has become his second language. For now he is done with covers and works on new material. Every show he and his band try to change their set up, to make sure a concert of Ben L'Oncle Soul is unique every time. And they always succeed.

René Lafleur was born on 17 July 1922 in Tours, France. He was an actor, known for The Professional (1981), Thierry la Fronde (1963) and Les dossiers de l'écran (1967). He was married to Renee Oge. He died on 2 June 2007 in Quincy-sous-Sénart, France.

Annie Noël was born on 2 August 1926 in Tours, France. She was an actress, known for Les mystères de Paris (1980), Château en Suède (1964) and Les amours finissent à l'aube (1953). She was married to Serge Reggiani. She died on 12 June 2009 in Le Vésinet, Yvelines, France.

Kilian Tallegas was born on 22 October 1999 in Tours, France. He is an actor, known for Grown Ups (2016).

Catherine Davenier was born on 23 December 1953 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. She is an actress, known for In the House (2012), 99 Francs (2007) and Samba (2014).

Thierry Perkins-Lyautey was born on 20 November 1964 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. He is an actor, known for The Last King (2003), The Code (2002) and The Last Deadly Mission (2008).

Hélène Robert was born on 27 January 1910 in Tours, France. She was an actress, known for The Barber of Seville (1933), Le vagabond bien-aimé (1936) and Die Sehnsucht des Herzens (1951). She died on 29 December 1981 in Paris, France.

Harry Roselmack was born on 20 March 1973 in Tours, France. He is a producer and director, known for Fractures (2017), Petits boulots d'été, le rêve! (2015) and 7jours/7nuit à Courchevel (2015). He is married to Crislaine.

A.D.G. was born on 19 December 1947 in Tours, France. He was a writer, known for Quelques messieurs trop tranquilles (1973), Chéri-Bibi (1974) and Black Sequence (1984). He died on 2 November 2004 in Paris, France.

Luc Delahaye was born in 1962 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. He is known for Code Unknown (2000), Independent Lens (1999) and Magnum Photos - Ein Mythos ändert sich (1999).