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
Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
Politician
6
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972)
Gospel Singer
7
Edward VIII (1894-1972)
King
8
Benny Benson (1913-1972)
9
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
10
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
11
Leo G. Carroll (1892-1972)
TV Actor
12
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
13
George Sanders (1906-1972)
14
Emma P. Carr (1880-1972)
Biologist
15
Gene Austin (1900-1972)
Pop Singer
16
Meena Kumari (1933-1972)
Movie Actress
17
Lee Morgan (1938-1972)
Trumpet Player
18
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
19
Gary Davis (1896-1972)
20
Celebrities Born in 1972
Deaths by Year
Yasunari Kawabata (1899-1972)
Novelist
21
Neville Goddard (1905-1972)
Self-Help Author
22
Kurt Geiger (1915-1972)
Entrepreneur
23
Clyde McPhatter (1932-1972)
R&B Singer
24
Walter Jackson Freeman II (1895-1972)
Doctor
25
Clarice Cliff (1899-1972)
26
Bruce Cabot (1904-1972)
Movie Actor
27
Leslie Harvey (1944-1972)
Guitarist
28
Hedwig Vontrapp (1917-1972)
29
Jack Morley (1909-1972)
Rugby Player
30
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
31
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
32
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
33
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
34
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
35
Jamini Roy (1887-1972)
Painter
36
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Fashion Designer
37
Louis Leakey (1903-1972)
Archeologist
38
Walter Winchell (1897-1972)
Radio Host
39
José Limón (1908-1972)
Choreographer
40
Louella Parsons (1881-1972)
Screenwriter
41
Brandon Dewilde (1942-1972)
42
Ted Shawn (1891-1972)
Dancer
43
Vera Karalli (1889-1972)
44
William Manuel Johnson (1872-1972)
Bassist
45
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
46
Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972)
47
Moe Berg (1902-1972)
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