Jackie Robinson (1919-1972)
Baseball Player
1
Harry S. Truman (1884-1972)
US President
2
Jack Morley (1909-1972)
Rugby Player
3
Yip Man (1893-1972)
Teacher
4
Roberto Clemente (1934-1972)
5
Edward VIII (1894-1972)
King
6
Ezra Pound (1885-1972)
Poet
7
Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
Politician
8
Benny Benson (1913-1972)
9
Paul Goodman (1911-1972)
Philosopher
10
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
11
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
TV Actor
12
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972)
Gospel Singer
13
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
14
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
15
George Sanders (1906-1972)
16
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
17
Neville Goddard (1905-1972)
Self-Help Author
18
Clyde McPhatter (1932-1972)
R&B Singer
19
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
20
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
21
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
22
Walter Winchell (1897-1972)
Radio Host
23
Donie Bush (1887-1972)
24
Celebrities Born in 1972
Deaths by Year
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
Movie Actress
25
Kenneth MacDonald (1901-1972)
Movie Actor
26
Gene Austin (1900-1972)
Pop Singer
27
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
28
Moe Berg (1902-1972)
29
Leslie Harvey (1944-1972)
Guitarist
30
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
31
Yaakov Herzog (1921-1972)
32
Gary Davis (1896-1972)
33
Lee Morgan (1938-1972)
Trumpet Player
34
Betty Smith (1896-1972)
Novelist
35
Bruce Cabot (1904-1972)
36
Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972)
37
Joi Lansing (1929-1972)
TV Actress
38
Marie Wilson (1916-1972)
39
Brian Donlevy (1901-1972)
40
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908-1972)
41
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (1893-1972)
Mathematician
42
Walter Jackson Freeman II (1895-1972)
Doctor
43
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
44
Berry Oakley (1948-1972)
Bassist
45
Charles Atlas (1892-1972)
Bodybuilder
46
Louis Leakey (1903-1972)
Archeologist
47
Meena Kumari (1933-1972)
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