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

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