Jackie Robinson (1919-1972)
Baseball Player
1
Roberto Clemente (1934-1972)
2
Harry S. Truman (1884-1972)
US President
3
Benny Benson (1913-1972)
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
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972)
Gospel Singer
9
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
10
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
11
George Sanders (1906-1972)
TV Actor
12
Yaakov Herzog (1921-1972)
13
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
14
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
15
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
16
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
17
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
18
Meena Kumari (1933-1972)
Movie Actress
19
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
20
Neville Goddard (1905-1972)
Self-Help Author
21
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Fashion Designer
22
Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972)
Pop Singer
23
William Manuel Johnson (1872-1972)
Bassist
24
Celebrities Born in 1972
Deaths by Year
Louella Parsons (1881-1972)
Screenwriter
25
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
26
Brian Donlevy (1901-1972)
Movie Actor
27
Hedwig Vontrapp (1917-1972)
28
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
29
Clarice Cliff (1899-1972)
30
José Limón (1908-1972)
Choreographer
31
William Boyd (1895-1972)
32
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (1893-1972)
Mathematician
33
Louis Leakey (1903-1972)
Archeologist
34
Lance Reventlow (1936-1972)
Race Car Driver
35
Lee Morgan (1938-1972)
Trumpet Player
36
Leo G. Carroll (1892-1972)
37
Henri Coanda (1886-1972)
Pilot
38
Howard Deering Johnson (1897-1972)
Entrepreneur
39
John Daniel Wild (1902-1972)
Philosopher
40
Joi Lansing (1929-1972)
TV Actress
41
Clyde McPhatter (1932-1972)
R&B Singer
42
Betty Smith (1896-1972)
Novelist
43
Walter Winchell (1897-1972)
Radio Host
44
Janet Munro (1934-1972)
45
Gary Davis (1896-1972)
46
Gia Scala (1934-1972)
47
Billy Murcia (1951-1972)
Drummer
48