Fournier

Fournier is a French surname. It is a former designation of baker. Prior to the 1900s it was the designation of a firefighter. The firefighter 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.[1]

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
• Christophe Fournier, president of the Médecins Sans Frontières organisation
• Claude Fournier (1745–1825), a personality of the French Revolution, nicknamed l'Americain
• 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
• Henri Laval Fournier (1917-20??), WWII Veteran
• Hubert Fournier (born 1967), French retired footballer
• Jack Fournier (1889–1973), first baseman in Major League Baseball
• Jack Fournier (1892–1966), Canadian ice hockey player
• 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
• 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 (1949–2022), Canadian French-language comics creator
• 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
• 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