Jackie Robinson (1919-1972)
Baseball Player
1
Benny Benson (1913-1972)
2
Harry S. Truman (1884-1972)
US President
3
Roberto Clemente (1934-1972)
4
Edward VIII (1894-1972)
King
5
Yip Man (1893-1972)
Teacher
6
Ezra Pound (1885-1972)
Poet
7
Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
Politician
8
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
9
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972)
Gospel Singer
10
George Sanders (1906-1972)
TV Actor
11
Kurt Geiger (1915-1972)
Entrepreneur
12
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
13
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
14
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
15
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
16
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
17
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
18
Neville Goddard (1905-1972)
Self-Help Author
19
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
20
Celebrities Born in 1972
Deaths by Year
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Fashion Designer
21
Gary Davis (1896-1972)
22
Gil Hodges (1924-1972)
23
José Limón (1908-1972)
Choreographer
24
Jimmy Patton (1933-1972)
Football Player
25
Hedwig Vontrapp (1917-1972)
26
Elisabeth Scott (1898-1972)
Architect
27
Gene Austin (1900-1972)
Pop Singer
28
George Trendle (1884-1972)
Business Executive
29
Jack Morley (1909-1972)
Rugby Player
30
William Manuel Johnson (1872-1972)
Bassist
31
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
32
Louella Parsons (1881-1972)
Screenwriter
33
Gabby Hartnett (1900-1972)
34
Betty Smith (1896-1972)
Novelist
35
Walter Winchell (1897-1972)
Radio Host
36
Howard Deering Johnson (1897-1972)
37
Mary Loretta Kennedy (1892-1972)
Family Member
38
Helen Hoyt (1887-1972)
39
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
40
Yaakov Herzog (1921-1972)
41
Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972)
42
Ghassan Kanafani (1936-1972)
43
Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972)
Pilot
44
Joi Lansing (1929-1972)
TV Actress
45
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908-1972)
46
Isabel Jewell (1907-1972)
Movie Actress
47
William Boyd (1895-1972)
Movie Actor
48
