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
Ezra Pound (1885-1972)
Poet
5
Edward VIII (1894-1972)
King
6
Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
Politician
7
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972)
Gospel Singer
8
Joi Lansing (1929-1972)
TV Actress
9
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
10
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
11
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
12
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
13
George Sanders (1906-1972)
TV Actor
14
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
15
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
16
Howard Deering Johnson (1897-1972)
Entrepreneur
17
Berry Oakley (1948-1972)
Bassist
18
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
19
Gil Hodges (1924-1972)
20
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
21
William Boyd (1895-1972)
Movie Actor
22
Meena Kumari (1933-1972)
Movie Actress
23
Moe Berg (1902-1972)
24
Celebrities Born in 1972
Deaths by Year
Jerome Cowan (1897-1972)
25
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
26
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Fashion Designer
27
Clyde McPhatter (1932-1972)
R&B Singer
28
Louella Parsons (1881-1972)
Screenwriter
29
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
30
Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972)
31
Marianne Moore (1887-1972)
32
William Manuel Johnson (1872-1972)
33
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
34
Mary Loretta Kennedy (1892-1972)
Family Member
35
Clarice Cliff (1899-1972)
36
Kenneth MacDonald (1901-1972)
37
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
38
Leslie Harvey (1944-1972)
Guitarist
39
Marie Wilson (1916-1972)
40
Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972)
Pop Singer
41
Lee Morgan (1938-1972)
Trumpet Player
42
Hedwig Vontrapp (1917-1972)
43
Ismail Yasin (1912-1972)
44
Fred McDowell (1904-1972)
45
José Limón (1908-1972)
Choreographer
46
Gary Davis (1896-1972)
47
Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972)
Philosopher
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