Jackie Robinson (1919-1972)
Baseball Player
1
Harry S. Truman (1884-1972)
US President
2
Roberto Clemente (1934-1972)
3
Yip Man (1893-1972)
Teacher
4
Edward VIII (1894-1972)
King
5
Ezra Pound (1885-1972)
Poet
6
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972)
Gospel Singer
7
Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
Politician
8
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
TV Actor
9
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
10
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
11
George Sanders (1906-1972)
12
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
13
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
14
Yaakov Herzog (1921-1972)
15
Clyde McPhatter (1932-1972)
R&B Singer
16
Benny Benson (1913-1972)
17
William Manuel Johnson (1872-1972)
Bassist
18
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
19
Leslie Harvey (1944-1972)
Guitarist
20
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
21
Donie Bush (1887-1972)
22
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
Movie Actress
23
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
24
Celebrities Born in 1972
Deaths by Year
Gene Austin (1900-1972)
Pop Singer
25
Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972)
26
Meena Kumari (1933-1972)
27
Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972)
Pilot
28
Paul Goodman (1911-1972)
Philosopher
29
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
30
Louella Parsons (1881-1972)
Screenwriter
31
Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972)
32
Leo G. Carroll (1892-1972)
33
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
34
Louis Leakey (1903-1972)
Archeologist
35
William Boyd (1895-1972)
Movie Actor
36
Gabby Hartnett (1900-1972)
37
Jerome Cowan (1897-1972)
38
Hedwig Vontrapp (1917-1972)
39
Gil Hodges (1924-1972)
40
Jane Grant (1892-1972)
Journalist
41
Marianne Moore (1887-1972)
42
Hans Scharoun (1893-1972)
Architect
43
Joi Lansing (1929-1972)
TV Actress
44
Clara Muhammad (1899-1972)
Civil Rights Leader
45
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Fashion Designer
46
Howard Deering Johnson (1897-1972)
Entrepreneur
47
Ghassan Kanafani (1936-1972)
48
