Jackie Robinson (1919-1972)
Baseball Player
1
Harry S. Truman (1884-1972)
US President
2
Benny Benson (1913-1972)
3
Roberto Clemente (1934-1972)
4
Yip Man (1893-1972)
Teacher
5
Edward VIII (1894-1972)
King
6
Ezra Pound (1885-1972)
Poet
7
Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
Politician
8
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
9
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
10
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
11
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972)
Gospel Singer
12
William Manuel Johnson (1872-1972)
Bassist
13
Kurt Geiger (1915-1972)
Entrepreneur
14
George Sanders (1906-1972)
TV Actor
15
Gene Austin (1900-1972)
Pop Singer
16
John Daniel Wild (1902-1972)
Philosopher
17
Jack Morley (1909-1972)
Rugby Player
18
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
19
Tom Neal (1914-1972)
Movie Actor
20
Celebrities Born in 1972
Deaths by Year
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
21
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
22
Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972)
23
William Boyd (1895-1972)
24
Walter Jackson Freeman II (1895-1972)
Doctor
25
Ismail Yasin (1912-1972)
26
Clyde McPhatter (1932-1972)
R&B Singer
27
Gia Scala (1934-1972)
Movie Actress
28
Sonia Greene (1883-1972)
Novelist
29
Louella Parsons (1881-1972)
Screenwriter
30
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
31
Neville Goddard (1905-1972)
Self-Help Author
32
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
33
Leo G. Carroll (1892-1972)
34
Walter Winchell (1897-1972)
Radio Host
35
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
36
Meena Kumari (1933-1972)
37
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Fashion Designer
38
Jimmy Patton (1933-1972)
Football Player
39
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
40
Berry Oakley (1948-1972)
41
Marie Wilson (1916-1972)
42
Yaakov Herzog (1921-1972)
43
José Limón (1908-1972)
Choreographer
44
Bruce Cabot (1904-1972)
45
Betty Smith (1896-1972)
46
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
47
Lee Morgan (1938-1972)
Trumpet Player
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