View source for Fournier

{{otheruses}}
'''Fournier''' is a [[French language|French]] surname describing the occupation of a [[baker]] who tends the fire of an [[oven]] or furnace, and is derived from the Latin ''furnarius''.<ref>{{cite web |title=FOURNIER : Etymologie de FOURNIER |url=https://www.cnrtl.fr/etymologie/fournier |website=CNRTL |publisher=Centre National de Ressources Textuelles et Lexicales |access-date=19 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Puget |first=Jean |title=Talairan en Corbières |date=1990 |publisher=Association des amis des archives de l'Aude |isbn=9782906442054}}</ref>
Notable people with the surname include:
*[[Alain Fournier]], computer graphics researcher
*[[Alain-Fournier]] (Henri-Alban Fournier), French writer
*[[Alphonse Fournier]] (1893–1961), Canadian politician
*[[Amédée Fournier]], French bicycle racer
*[[Ángel Fournier]],  Cuban rower (1987–2023)
*[[Catherine Fournier (Canadian politician)]] (born 1992), Canadian politician
*[[Charles Fournier]] (born 1968), French politician
*[[Christophe Fournier]], president of the Médecins Sans Frontières organisation
*[[Claude Fournier (revolutionary)|Claude Fournier]] (1745–1825), a personality of the French Revolution, nicknamed l'Americain
*[[Claude Fournier (filmmaker)|Claude Fournier]] (1931–2023), 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
*[[Francine Fournier]], professional wrestling manager/valet
*[[François Fournier (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Georges Fournier]], French astronomer
*[[Ghislain Fournier]], Canadian politician
*[[Guy Fournier]] (born 1931), author, playwright, and screenwriter
*[[Heraclio Alfaro Fournier]] (1893–1962), Spanish-born aviator
*[[Hubert Fournier]] (born 1967), French retired footballer
*[[Jack Fournier]] (1889–1973), first baseman in Major League Baseball
*[[Jack Fournier (ice hockey)|Jack Fournier]] (1892–1966), Canadian ice hockey player
*[[Pope Benedict XII|Jacques Fournier]] (1285–1342), Bishop of Pamiers, who became Pope Benedict XII
*[[Jean Alfred Fournier]] (1832–1914), French dermatologist
*[[Jean-Claude Fournier]], French comics artist
*[[Jean-Marc Fournier]] (born 1959), politician and a lawyer
*[[Joe Fournier]] (born 1983), British businessman and professional boxer
*[[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
*[[Marcel Fournier]], sociologist
*[[Michel Fournier (adventurer)|Michel Fournier]] (born 1944), French parachutist and adventurer
*[[Michel Fournier]] (1945–2008), French cinematographer
*[[Michelle Fournier]] (born 1977), Canadian hammer thrower
*[[Naipes Heraclio Fournier]], founder of Spanish playing card manufacturer Naipes Heraclio Fournier S.A.
*[[Narcisse Fournier]] (1809–1880), French journalist
*[[Pierre Fournier]] (1906–1986), French cellist
*[[Pierre Fournier (comic books)|Pierre Fournier]] (1949–2022), Canadian French-language comics creator
*[[Makyo (comics)|Pierre Fournier]] (born 1952), French comics artist who works under the pseudonym Makyo
*[[Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant]], French chess player
*[[Pierre Simon Fournier]] (1712–1768), French typographer
*[[Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier]] (born 1949), President of Costa Rica from 1990 to 1994
*[[Rémi Fournier]], French football player
*[[René Fournier]], French professional racing cyclist
*{{ill|René Fournier (aircraft designer)|lt=René Fournier|fr|René Fournier}}, French aircraft designer, known for [[Fournier RF 4]]
*[[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==
*{{intitle|Fournier}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{baker-surname}}
{{surname|Fournier}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:French-language surnames]]
[[Category:Occupational surnames]]