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
Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
Politician
7
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972)
Gospel Singer
8
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
9
George Sanders (1906-1972)
TV Actor
10
Louis Leakey (1903-1972)
Archeologist
11
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
12
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
13
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
14
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
15
Joi Lansing (1928-1972)
TV Actress
16
Pie Traynor (1899-1972)
17
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
18
Benny Benson (1913-1972)
19
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
20
Moe Berg (1902-1972)
21
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Fashion Designer
22
Brandon Dewilde (1942-1972)
Movie Actor
23
Gene Austin (1900-1972)
Pop Singer
24
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
25
Louella Parsons (1881-1972)
Screenwriter
26
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
27
Betty Smith (1896-1972)
Novelist
28
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
29
Meena Kumari (1933-1972)
Movie Actress
30
Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972)
Pilot
31
Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972)
32
Joseph Cornell (1903-1972)
Sculptor
33
Ghassan Kanafani (1936-1972)
34
Lee Morgan (1938-1972)
Trumpet Player
35
Paul Goodman (1911-1972)
Philosopher
36
José Limón (1908-1972)
Choreographer
37
Howard Deering Johnson (1897-1972)
Entrepreneur
38
Gil Hodges (1924-1972)
39
Walter Winchell (1897-1972)
Radio Host
40
Janet Munro (1934-1972)
41
Leslie Harvey (1944-1972)
Guitarist
42
Liang Sicheng (1901-1972)
Architect
43
Hedwig Vontrapp (1917-1972)
44
Mary Loretta Kennedy (1892-1972)
Family Member
45
Isabel Jewell (1907-1972)
46
Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972)
47
William Manuel Johnson (1872-1972)
Bassist
48
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