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
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
6
Edward VIII (1894-1972)
King
7
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972)
Gospel Singer
8
Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
Politician
9
Bruce Cabot (1904-1972)
Movie Actor
10
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
11
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
12
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
13
George Sanders (1906-1972)
TV Actor
14
Marie Wilson (1916-1972)
Movie Actress
15
Clyde McPhatter (1932-1972)
R&B Singer
16
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
17
Tom Neal (1914-1972)
18
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
19
José Limón (1908-1972)
Choreographer
20
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
21
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
22
Jane Grant (1892-1972)
Journalist
23
Yaakov Herzog (1921-1972)
24
Lee Morgan (1938-1972)
Trumpet Player
25
Leslie Harvey (1944-1972)
Guitarist
26
Gene Austin (1900-1972)
Pop Singer
27
Gabby Hartnett (1900-1972)
28
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
29
Fernando Amorsolo (1892-1972)
Painter
30
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
31
Joi Lansing (1928-1972)
TV Actress
32
Fred McDowell (1904-1972)
33
Harlow Shapley (1885-1972)
Astronomer
34
Janet Munro (1934-1972)
35
Walter Jackson Freeman II (1895-1972)
Doctor
36
Berry Oakley (1948-1972)
Bassist
37
Clarice Cliff (1899-1972)
38
Marianne Moore (1887-1972)
39
Oscar Levant (1906-1972)
40
Bill Durnan (1916-1972)
Hockey Player
41
Brandon Dewilde (1942-1972)
42
Maria Goeppert Mayer (1906-1972)
Physicist
43
Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972)
44
Howard Deering Johnson (1897-1972)
Entrepreneur
45
Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972)
Pilot
46
Meena Kumari (1933-1972)
47
Benny Benson (1913-1972)
48
Celebrities Born in 1972
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