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
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
6
Edward VIII (1894-1972)
King
7
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972)
Gospel Singer
8
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
9
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
TV Actor
10
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
11
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
12
Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
Politician
13
George Sanders (1906-1972)
14
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
15
Lee Morgan (1938-1972)
Trumpet Player
16
Marie Wilson (1916-1972)
Movie Actress
17
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
18
William Manuel Johnson (1872-1972)
Bassist
19
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
20
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
21
Moe Berg (1902-1972)
22
Gene Austin (1900-1972)
Pop Singer
23
Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972)
Pilot
24
Bruce Cabot (1904-1972)
Movie Actor
25
Benny Benson (1913-1972)
26
Gary Davis (1896-1972)
27
Fred McDowell (1904-1972)
Guitarist
28
Brandon Dewilde (1942-1972)
29
Howard Deering Johnson (1897-1972)
Entrepreneur
30
Janet Munro (1934-1972)
31
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Fashion Designer
32
Billy Murcia (1951-1972)
Drummer
33
Liang Sicheng (1901-1972)
Architect
34
William Boyd (1895-1972)
35
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
36
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908-1972)
37
Clyde McPhatter (1932-1972)
R&B Singer
38
Berry Oakley (1948-1972)
39
Jane Grant (1892-1972)
Journalist
40
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
41
Hedwig Vontrapp (1917-1972)
42
Joi Lansing (1928-1972)
TV Actress
43
Ismail Yasin (1912-1972)
44
Marianne Moore (1887-1972)
45
Gil Hodges (1924-1972)
46
Mary Loretta Kennedy (1892-1972)
Family Member
47
Rochelle Hudson (1916-1972)
48
Celebrities Born in 1972
Deaths by Year
