Fournier
Fournier is a French surname. It is a former designation of baker. Prior to the 1900s it was the designation of a fire tender. The fire tender became by default the baker as he was normally in charge of the communal ovens. As fewer people kneaded their own bread, he commenced this task, became more skilled and thus became the baker. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alain Fournier, computer graphics researcher
- Alain-Fournier, French writer
- Alphonse Fournier (1893–1961), Canadian politician
- Amédée Fournier, French bicycle racer
- Christophe Fournier, the President of the Médecins Sans Frontières organisation
- Claude Fournier (revolutionary) (1745-1825) a French personality of the Revolution, nicknamed l'Americain
- Claude Fournier (filmmaker)
- Colin Fournier, professor of The Bartlett School of Architecture
- Edgar Fournier, Canadian politician
- Eduardo Fournier, Chilean football player
- Eugène Pierre Nicolas Fournier, French botanist
- Evan Fournier (born 1992), French basketball player in the National Basketball Association
- François Fournier (disambiguation)
- Francine Fournier, professional wrestling manager/valet
- Georges Fournier, French astronomer
- Ghislain Fournier, Canadian politician
- Guy Fournier (born 1931), author, playwright, and screenwriter
- Naipes Heraclio Fournier, founder of Spanish playing card manufacturer Naipes Heraclio Fournier S.A.
- Hubert Fournier (born 1967), French retired footballer
- Jacques Fournier (born 1970), French watch designer/3D CG artist
- Jack Fournier (1889–1973), first baseman in Major League Baseball
- Jack Fournier (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
- Pope Benedict XII, born Jacques Fournier, 14th century Bishop of Pamiers
- Jean Alfred Fournier (1832-1914), French dermatologist
- Jean-Claude Fournier, French comics artist
- Jean-Marc Fournier (born 1959), politician and a lawyer
- Joseph Fournier de Belleval (1892-1945), French Canadian baritone
- Joseph Michel Fournier (1905-1992), Canadian politician
- Laurent Fournier (born 1964), football manager and former midfielder
- Michel Fournier, French cinematographer
- Michel Fournier (adventurer) (born 1944), French parachutist and adventurer
- Michelle Fournier (born 1977), Canadian hammer thrower
- Narcisse Fournier (1809-1880), French journalist
- Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant, French chess player
- Pierre Fournier, French cellist
- Pierre Fournier, French comics artist who works under the pseudonym Makyo
- Pierre Fournier (comic books), Canadian French language comics creator
- Pierre Simon Fournier (1712-1768), French typographer
- Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier (born 1949), served as President of Costa Rica from 1990 to 1994
- Rémi Fournier, French football player
- Rift Fournier (1936–2013), American writer, screenwriter and television producer
- Robert Fournier-Sarlovèze, French politician and polo player
- Ron Fournier, American journalist
- Sarto Fournier (1908–1980), Canadian politician
- Sébastien Fournier (born 1971), Swiss football player
- Stephen Fournier (1852–1919), Canadian politician
- Télesphore Fournier (1823–1896), Canadian politician and jurist
- Vernel Fournier, jazz drummer
- William G. Fournier, Medal of Honor recipient
See also
- Fournier RF-4 is a motor glider
- Museo Fournier de Naipes is a playing card museum
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