# Fournier

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For other uses, see [Fournier (disambiguation)](/source/Fournier_(disambiguation)).

Not to be confused with [Fourier](/source/Fourier_(disambiguation)).

**Fournier** is a [French](/source/French_language) surname describing the occupation of a [baker](/source/Baker) who tends the fire of an [oven](/source/Oven) or furnace, and is derived from the Latin *furnarius*.[1][2]

Notable people with the surname include:

- [Alain Fournier](/source/Alain_Fournier_(academic)), computer graphics researcher
- [Alain Fournier](/source/Alain_Fournier_(animator)), Canadian animator
- [Alain-Fournier](/source/Alain-Fournier) (Henri-Alban Fournier), French writer
- [Alphonse Fournier](/source/Alphonse_Fournier) (1893–1961), Canadian politician
- [Amédée Fournier](/source/Am%C3%A9d%C3%A9e_Fournier), French bicycle racer
- [Ángel Fournier](/source/%C3%81ngel_Fournier), Cuban rower (1987–2023)
- [Catherine Fournier (Canadian politician)](/source/Catherine_Fournier_(Canadian_politician)) (born 1992), Canadian politician
- [Charles Fournier](/source/Charles_Fournier) (born 1968), French politician
- [Christophe Fournier](/source/Christophe_Fournier), president of the Médecins Sans Frontières organisation
- [Claude Fournier](/source/Claude_Fournier_(revolutionary)) (1745–1825), a personality of the French Revolution, nicknamed l'Americain
- [Claude Fournier](/source/Claude_Fournier_(filmmaker)) (1931–2023), filmmaker
- [Colin Fournier](/source/Colin_Fournier), professor of The Bartlett School of Architecture
- [Edgar Fournier](/source/Edgar_Fournier), Canadian politician
- [Eduardo Fournier](/source/Eduardo_Fournier), Chilean football player
- [Eugène Pierre Nicolas Fournier](/source/Eug%C3%A8ne_Pierre_Nicolas_Fournier), French botanist
- [Evan Fournier](/source/Evan_Fournier) (born 1992), French basketball player in the National Basketball Association
- [Francine Fournier](/source/Francine_Fournier), professional wrestling manager/valet
- [François Fournier (disambiguation)](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois_Fournier_(disambiguation)), multiple people
- [Georges Fournier](/source/Georges_Fournier), French astronomer
- [Ghislain Fournier](/source/Ghislain_Fournier), Canadian politician
- [Guy Fournier](/source/Guy_Fournier) (born 1931), author, playwright, and screenwriter
- [Heraclio Alfaro Fournier](/source/Heraclio_Alfaro_Fournier) (1893–1962), Spanish-born aviator
- [Hubert Fournier](/source/Hubert_Fournier) (born 1967), French retired footballer
- [Jack Fournier](/source/Jack_Fournier) (1889–1973), first baseman in Major League Baseball
- [Jack Fournier](/source/Jack_Fournier_(ice_hockey)) (1892–1966), Canadian ice hockey player
- [Jacques Fournier](/source/Pope_Benedict_XII) (1285–1342), Bishop of Pamiers, who became Pope Benedict XII
- [Jean Alfred Fournier](/source/Jean_Alfred_Fournier) (1832–1914), French dermatologist
- [Jean-Claude Fournier](/source/Jean-Claude_Fournier), French comics artist
- [Jean-Marc Fournier](/source/Jean-Marc_Fournier) (born 1959), politician and a lawyer
- [Joe Fournier](/source/Joe_Fournier) (born 1983), British businessman and professional boxer
- [Joseph Fournier de Belleval](/source/Joseph_Fournier_de_Belleval) (1892–1945), French Canadian baritone
- [Joseph Michel Fournier](/source/Joseph_Michel_Fournier) (1905–1992), Canadian politician
- [Laurent Fournier](/source/Laurent_Fournier) (born 1964), football manager and former midfielder
- [Marcel Fournier (actor)](/source/Marcel_Fournier_(actor)), actor from Quebec
- [Marcel Fournier (sociologist)](/source/Marcel_Fournier_(sociologist)) (born 1945), sociologist from Quebec
- [Michel Fournier](/source/Michel_Fournier_(adventurer)) (born 1944), French parachutist and adventurer
- [Michel Fournier](/source/Michel_Fournier) (1945–2008), French cinematographer
- [Michelle Fournier](/source/Michelle_Fournier) (born 1977), Canadian hammer thrower
- [Naipes Heraclio Fournier](/source/Naipes_Heraclio_Fournier), founder of Spanish playing card manufacturer Naipes Heraclio Fournier S.A.
- [Narcisse Fournier](/source/Narcisse_Fournier) (1809–1880), French journalist
- [Pierre Fournier](/source/Pierre_Fournier) (1906–1986), French cellist
- [Pierre Fournier](/source/Pierre_Fournier_(comic_books)) (1949–2022), Canadian French-language comics creator
- [Pierre Fournier](/source/Makyo_(comics)) (born 1952), French comics artist who works under the pseudonym Makyo
- [Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant](/source/Pierre_Charles_Fournier_de_Saint-Amant), French chess player
- [Pierre Simon Fournier](/source/Pierre_Simon_Fournier) (1712–1768), French typographer
- [Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier](/source/Rafael_%C3%81ngel_Calder%C3%B3n_Fournier) (born 1949), President of Costa Rica from 1990 to 1994
- [Rémi Fournier](/source/R%C3%A9mi_Fournier), French football player
- [René Fournier](/source/Ren%C3%A9_Fournier), French professional racing cyclist
- [René Fournier](/source/Ren%C3%A9_Fournier_(aircraft_designer)), French aircraft designer, known for [Fournier RF 4](/source/Fournier_RF_4)
- [Rift Fournier](/source/Rift_Fournier) (1936–2013), American writer, screenwriter and television producer
- [Robert Fournier-Sarlovèze](/source/Robert_Fournier-Sarlov%C3%A8ze), French politician and polo player
- [Ron Fournier](/source/Ron_Fournier), American journalist
- [Ron Fournier (radio personality)](/source/Ron_Fournier_(radio_personality)) (born 1949), Canadian sports analyst
- [Ryan Fournier](/source/Ryan_Fournier) (born 1995), American political commentator
- [Sarto Fournier](/source/Sarto_Fournier) (1908–1980), Canadian politician
- [Sébastien Fournier](/source/S%C3%A9bastien_Fournier) (born 1971), Swiss football player
- [Stephen Fournier](/source/Stephen_Fournier) (1852–1919), Canadian politician
- [Télesphore Fournier](/source/T%C3%A9lesphore_Fournier) (1823–1896), Canadian politician and jurist
- [Toby Fournier](/source/Toby_Fournier) (born 2005), Canadian basketball player
- [Vernel Fournier](/source/Vernel_Fournier), jazz drummer
- [William G. Fournier](/source/William_G._Fournier), Medal of Honor recipient

## References

1. ["FOURNIER : Etymologie de FOURNIER"](https://www.cnrtl.fr/etymologie/fournier). *CNRTL*. Centre National de Ressources Textuelles et Lexicales. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

1. Puget, Jean (1990). *Talairan en Corbières*. Association des amis des archives de l'Aude. ISBN 9782906442054.

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