Jackie Robinson (1919-1972)
Baseball Player
1
Ezra Pound (1885-1972)
Poet
2
Harry S. Truman (1884-1972)
US President
3
Roberto Clemente (1934-1972)
4
Yip Man (1893-1972)
Teacher
5
Edward VIII (1894-1972)
King
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
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
11
Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972)
Pop Singer
12
Gene Austin (1900-1972)
13
Benny Benson (1913-1972)
14
Louella Parsons (1881-1972)
Screenwriter
15
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
16
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
17
Leslie Harvey (1944-1972)
Guitarist
18
Walter Winchell (1897-1972)
Radio Host
19
Gil Hodges (1924-1972)
20
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
21
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
22
Clyde McPhatter (1932-1972)
R&B Singer
23
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
24
Celebrities Born in 1972
Deaths by Year
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Fashion Designer
25
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
26
Howard Deering Johnson (1897-1972)
Entrepreneur
27
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
28
Geeta Dutt (1930-1972)
World Music Singer
29
Paul Goodman (1911-1972)
Philosopher
30
Clarice Cliff (1899-1972)
31
Yossef Romano (1940-1972)
Weightlifter
32
Neville Goddard (1905-1972)
Self-Help Author
33
Fred McDowell (1904-1972)
34
Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972)
Movie Actress
35
Meena Kumari (1933-1972)
36
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
37
Victor Soultanbeieff (1895-1972)
Chess Player
38
Gia Scala (1934-1972)
39
Lee Morgan (1938-1972)
Trumpet Player
40
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
41
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908-1972)
42
José Limón (1908-1972)
Choreographer
43
William Manuel Johnson (1872-1972)
Bassist
44
Yaakov Herzog (1921-1972)
45
Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972)
Pilot
46
Mary Loretta Kennedy (1892-1972)
Family Member
47
Donie Bush (1887-1972)
48
