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 researcherAlain-Fournier, French writerAlphonse Fournier (1893–1961), Canadian politicianAmédée Fournier, French bicycle racerChristophe Fournier, the President of the Médecins Sans Frontières organisationClaude Fournier (revolutionary) (1745-1825) a French personality of the Revolution, nicknamed l'AmericainClaude Fournier (filmmaker)Colin Fournier, professor of The Bartlett School of ArchitectureEdgar Fournier, Canadian politicianEduardo Fournier, Chilean football playerEugène Pierre Nicolas Fournier, French botanistEvan Fournier (born 1992), French basketball player in the National Basketball AssociationFrançois Fournier (disambiguation)Francine Fournier, professional wrestling manager/valetGeorges Fournier, French astronomerGhislain Fournier, Canadian politicianGuy Fournier (born 1931), author, playwright, and screenwriterNaipes Heraclio Fournier, founder of Spanish playing card manufacturer Naipes Heraclio Fournier S.A.Hubert Fournier (born 1967), French retired footballerJacques Fournier (born 1970), French watch designer/3D CG artistJack Fournier (1889–1973), first baseman in Major League BaseballJack Fournier (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey playerPope Benedict XII, born Jacques Fournier, 14th century Bishop of PamiersJean Alfred Fournier (1832-1914), French dermatologistJean-Claude Fournier, French comics artistJean-Marc Fournier (born 1959), politician and a lawyerJoseph Fournier de Belleval (1892-1945), French Canadian baritoneJoseph Michel Fournier (1905-1992), Canadian politicianLaurent Fournier (born 1964), football manager and former midfielderMichel Fournier, French cinematographerMichel Fournier (adventurer) (born 1944), French parachutist and adventurerMichelle Fournier (born 1977), Canadian hammer throwerNarcisse Fournier (1809-1880), French journalistPierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant, French chess playerPierre Fournier, French cellistPierre Fournier, French comics artist who works under the pseudonym MakyoPierre Fournier (comic books), Canadian French language comics creatorPierre Simon Fournier (1712-1768), French typographerRafael Ángel Calderón Fournier (born 1949), served as President of Costa Rica from 1990 to 1994Rémi Fournier, French football playerRift Fournier (1936–2013), American writer, screenwriter and television producerRobert Fournier-Sarlovèze, French politician and polo playerRon Fournier, American journalistSarto Fournier (1908–1980), Canadian politicianSébastien Fournier (born 1971), Swiss football playerStephen Fournier (1852–1919), Canadian politicianTélesphore Fournier (1823–1896), Canadian politician and juristVernel Fournier, jazz drummerWilliam G. Fournier, Medal of Honor recipient