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 researcher
Alain-Fournier, French writer
Alphonse Fournier (1893–1961), Canadian politician
Amédée Fournier, French bicycle racer
Christophe Fournier, the President of the Médecins Sans Frontières organisation
Claude Fournier (revolutionary) (1745-1825) a French personality of the Revolution, nicknamed l'Americain
Claude Fournier (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
François Fournier (disambiguation)
Francine Fournier, professional wrestling manager/valet
Georges Fournier, French astronomer
Ghislain Fournier, Canadian politician
Guy Fournier (born 1931), author, playwright, and screenwriter
Naipes Heraclio Fournier, founder of Spanish playing card manufacturer Naipes Heraclio Fournier S.A.
Hubert Fournier (born 1967), French retired footballer
Jacques Fournier (born 1970), French watch designer/3D CG artist
Jack Fournier (1889–1973), first baseman in Major League Baseball
Jack Fournier (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
Pope Benedict XII, born Jacques Fournier, 14th century Bishop of Pamiers
Jean Alfred Fournier (1832-1914), French dermatologist
Jean-Claude Fournier, French comics artist
Jean-Marc Fournier (born 1959), politician and a lawyer
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
Michel Fournier, French cinematographer
Michel Fournier (adventurer) (born 1944), French parachutist and adventurer
Michelle Fournier (born 1977), Canadian hammer thrower
Narcisse Fournier (1809-1880), French journalist
Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant, French chess player
Pierre Fournier, French cellist
Pierre Fournier, French comics artist who works under the pseudonym Makyo
Pierre Fournier (comic books), Canadian French language comics creator
Pierre Simon Fournier (1712-1768), French typographer
Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier (born 1949), served as 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
