Jackie Robinson (1919-1972)
Baseball Player
1
Roberto Clemente (1934-1972)
2
Harry S. Truman (1884-1972)
US President
3
Yip Man (1893-1972)
Teacher
4
Benny Benson (1913-1972)
5
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972)
Gospel Singer
6
Ezra Pound (1885-1972)
Poet
7
Edward VIII (1894-1972)
King
8
Jack Morley (1909-1972)
Rugby Player
9
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
10
Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
Politician
11
Neville Goddard (1905-1972)
Self-Help Author
12
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
13
Louis Leakey (1903-1972)
Archeologist
14
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
15
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
16
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Fashion Designer
17
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
TV Actor
18
Louella Parsons (1881-1972)
Screenwriter
19
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
20
Celebrities Born in 1972
Deaths by Year
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
21
José Limón (1908-1972)
Choreographer
22
Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972)
Pilot
23
Gabby Hartnett (1900-1972)
24
Henri Coanda (1886-1972)
25
Meena Kumari (1933-1972)
Movie Actress
26
Gil Hodges (1924-1972)
27
Leo G. Carroll (1892-1972)
28
Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972)
Philosopher
29
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
30
Lee Morgan (1938-1972)
Trumpet Player
31
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
32
George Sanders (1906-1972)
33
Betty Smith (1896-1972)
Novelist
34
Brandon Dewilde (1942-1972)
Movie Actor
35
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908-1972)
36
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
37
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
38
William Boyd (1895-1972)
39
Gene Austin (1900-1972)
Pop Singer
40
Marie Wilson (1916-1972)
41
Clyde McPhatter (1932-1972)
R&B Singer
42
Mary Loretta Kennedy (1892-1972)
Family Member
43
Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972)
44
Elisabeth Scott (1898-1972)
Architect
45
Walter Jackson Freeman II (1895-1972)
Doctor
46
Leslie Harvey (1944-1972)
Guitarist
47
Yaakov Herzog (1921-1972)
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