Jackie Robinson (1919-1972)
Baseball Player
1
Harry S. Truman (1884-1972)
US President
2
Roberto Clemente (1934-1972)
3
Edward VIII (1894-1972)
King
4
Yip Man (1893-1972)
Teacher
5
Benny Benson (1913-1972)
6
Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
Politician
7
Ezra Pound (1885-1972)
Poet
8
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
9
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972)
Gospel Singer
10
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
11
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
12
George Sanders (1906-1972)
TV Actor
13
Jack Morley (1909-1972)
Rugby Player
14
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
15
Gary Davis (1896-1972)
16
Kurt Geiger (1915-1972)
Entrepreneur
17
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
18
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
19
Neville Goddard (1905-1972)
Self-Help Author
20
Celebrities Born in 1972
Deaths by Year
Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972)
Pop Singer
21
Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972)
Pilot
22
Mary Loretta Kennedy (1892-1972)
Family Member
23
Hedwig Vontrapp (1917-1972)
24
Ghassan Kanafani (1936-1972)
25
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
26
José Limón (1908-1972)
Choreographer
27
Helen Hoyt (1887-1972)
28
Louella Parsons (1881-1972)
Screenwriter
29
Yaakov Herzog (1921-1972)
30
Gene Austin (1900-1972)
31
Betty Smith (1896-1972)
Novelist
32
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
33
Brandon Dewilde (1942-1972)
Movie Actor
34
Walter Jackson Freeman II (1895-1972)
Doctor
35
Leslie Harvey (1944-1972)
Guitarist
36
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
37
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Fashion Designer
38
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
39
Yasunari Kawabata (1899-1972)
40
William Manuel Johnson (1872-1972)
Bassist
41
Gabby Hartnett (1900-1972)
42
Jamini Roy (1887-1972)
Painter
43
Lee Morgan (1938-1972)
Trumpet Player
44
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908-1972)
45
Rochelle Hudson (1916-1972)
Movie Actress
46
Gil Hodges (1924-1972)
47
Walter Winchell (1897-1972)
Radio Host
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