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
Benny Benson (1913-1972)
5
Ezra Pound (1885-1972)
Poet
6
Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
Politician
7
Edward VIII (1894-1972)
King
8
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
9
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
10
Kurt Geiger (1915-1972)
Entrepreneur
11
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972)
Gospel Singer
12
William Boyd (1895-1972)
Movie Actor
13
Neville Goddard (1905-1972)
Self-Help Author
14
Yasunari Kawabata (1899-1972)
Novelist
15
Gene Austin (1900-1972)
Pop Singer
16
Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972)
Movie Actress
17
George Sanders (1906-1972)
TV Actor
18
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
19
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
20
Celebrities Born in 1972
Deaths by Year
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
21
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
22
Yaakov Herzog (1921-1972)
23
Clyde McPhatter (1932-1972)
R&B Singer
24
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
25
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
26
Berry Oakley (1948-1972)
Bassist
27
Marie Wilson (1916-1972)
28
Ghassan Kanafani (1936-1972)
29
Lee Morgan (1938-1972)
Trumpet Player
30
Leslie Harvey (1944-1972)
Guitarist
31
Elisabeth Scott (1898-1972)
Architect
32
Lovie Austin (1887-1972)
Composer
33
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (1893-1972)
Mathematician
34
Emma P. Carr (1880-1972)
Biologist
35
Harlow Shapley (1885-1972)
Astronomer
36
Steven L. Bennett (1946-1972)
Pilot
37
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
38
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
39
Fernando Amorsolo (1892-1972)
Painter
40
Sidney Clare (1892-1972)
Songwriter
41
John Daniel Wild (1902-1972)
Philosopher
42
William Manuel Johnson (1872-1972)
43
Leo G. Carroll (1892-1972)
44
Jack Morley (1909-1972)
Rugby Player
45
Bruce Cabot (1904-1972)
46
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Fashion Designer
47
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908-1972)
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