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
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972)
Gospel Singer
6
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
7
Edward VIII (1894-1972)
King
8
Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
Politician
9
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
10
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
11
William Manuel Johnson (1872-1972)
Bassist
12
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
13
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
14
José Limón (1908-1972)
Choreographer
15
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
16
Mary Loretta Kennedy (1892-1972)
Family Member
17
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
TV Actor
18
George Sanders (1906-1972)
19
Moe Berg (1902-1972)
20
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
21
Hans Scharoun (1893-1972)
Architect
22
Betty Smith (1896-1972)
Novelist
23
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
24
Celebrities Born in 1972
Deaths by Year
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
Movie Actress
25
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Fashion Designer
26
Gia Scala (1934-1972)
27
Benny Benson (1913-1972)
28
Tom Neal (1914-1972)
Movie Actor
29
Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972)
Philosopher
30
Gary Davis (1896-1972)
31
Paul Goodman (1911-1972)
32
Yaakov Herzog (1921-1972)
33
Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972)
34
Louella Parsons (1881-1972)
Screenwriter
35
Gene Austin (1900-1972)
Pop Singer
36
Janet Munro (1934-1972)
37
Bruce Cabot (1904-1972)
38
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
39
William Boyd (1895-1972)
40
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
41
Berry Oakley (1948-1972)
42
Fred McDowell (1904-1972)
Guitarist
43
Walter Winchell (1897-1972)
Radio Host
44
Pie Traynor (1899-1972)
45
Marianne Moore (1887-1972)
46
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (1893-1972)
Mathematician
47
Leslie Harvey (1944-1972)
48
