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
Benny Benson (1913-1972)
6
Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
Politician
7
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972)
Gospel Singer
8
Edward VIII (1894-1972)
King
9
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
10
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
11
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
TV Actor
12
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
13
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
14
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
15
Gabby Hartnett (1900-1972)
16
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
17
Gene Austin (1900-1972)
Pop Singer
18
George Sanders (1906-1972)
19
Neville Goddard (1905-1972)
Self-Help Author
20
Celebrities Born in 1972
Deaths by Year
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
21
Helen Hoyt (1887-1972)
22
Jack Morley (1909-1972)
Rugby Player
23
Mary Loretta Kennedy (1892-1972)
Family Member
24
Jamini Roy (1887-1972)
Painter
25
Rochelle Hudson (1916-1972)
Movie Actress
26
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
27
Brandon Dewilde (1942-1972)
Movie Actor
28
Gary Davis (1896-1972)
29
Betty Smith (1896-1972)
Novelist
30
Walter Winchell (1897-1972)
Radio Host
31
Henri Coanda (1886-1972)
Pilot
32
Howard Deering Johnson (1897-1972)
Entrepreneur
33
Isabel Jewell (1907-1972)
34
Berry Oakley (1948-1972)
Bassist
35
Liang Sicheng (1901-1972)
Architect
36
Elisabeth Scott (1898-1972)
37
Helen Traubel (1899-1972)
Opera Singer
38
George Weiss (1895-1972)
Sports Executive
39
José Limón (1908-1972)
Choreographer
40
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Fashion Designer
41
Donie Bush (1887-1972)
42
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
43
William Manuel Johnson (1872-1972)
44
Louella Parsons (1881-1972)
Screenwriter
45
Gil Hodges (1924-1972)
46
Zahir Raihan (1935-1972)
47
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
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