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
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
9
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
10
George Sanders (1906-1972)
TV Actor
11
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
12
William Manuel Johnson (1872-1972)
Bassist
13
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
14
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
15
Benny Benson (1913-1972)
16
Joi Lansing (1929-1972)
TV Actress
17
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
18
William Boyd (1895-1972)
Movie Actor
19
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
20
Marianne Moore (1887-1972)
21
Howard Deering Johnson (1897-1972)
Entrepreneur
22
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
23
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
24
Celebrities Born in 1972
Deaths by Year
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
25
Meena Kumari (1933-1972)
Movie Actress
26
Ghassan Kanafani (1936-1972)
27
Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972)
Pilot
28
Gil Hodges (1924-1972)
29
Hedwig Vontrapp (1917-1972)
30
Marie Wilson (1916-1972)
31
Clyde McPhatter (1932-1972)
R&B Singer
32
Lee Morgan (1938-1972)
Trumpet Player
33
Ismail Yasin (1912-1972)
34
Leslie Harvey (1944-1972)
Guitarist
35
Gene Austin (1900-1972)
Pop Singer
36
Yaakov Herzog (1921-1972)
37
Geeta Dutt (1930-1972)
World Music Singer
38
Paul Goodman (1911-1972)
Philosopher
39
Brandon Dewilde (1942-1972)
40
Leo G. Carroll (1892-1972)
41
Maria Goeppert Mayer (1906-1972)
Physicist
42
Farrington Daniels (1889-1972)
Environmentalist
43
George Trendle (1884-1972)
Business Executive
44
José Limón (1908-1972)
Choreographer
45
Berry Oakley (1948-1972)
46
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908-1972)
47
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Fashion Designer
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