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
Edward VIII (1894-1972)
King
5
Ezra Pound (1885-1972)
Poet
6
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972)
Gospel Singer
7
Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
Politician
8
George Sanders (1906-1972)
TV Actor
9
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
10
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
11
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
12
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
13
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
14
Yaakov Herzog (1921-1972)
15
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
16
Benny Benson (1913-1972)
17
William Manuel Johnson (1872-1972)
Bassist
18
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
19
Clyde McPhatter (1932-1972)
R&B Singer
20
Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972)
Pop Singer
21
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
22
Gene Austin (1900-1972)
23
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
24
Celebrities Born in 1972
Deaths by Year
Leslie Harvey (1944-1972)
Guitarist
25
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
Movie Actress
26
Meena Kumari (1933-1972)
27
Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972)
Pilot
28
Paul Goodman (1911-1972)
Philosopher
29
Lee Morgan (1938-1972)
Trumpet Player
30
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
31
Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972)
32
Leo G. Carroll (1892-1972)
33
Louella Parsons (1881-1972)
Screenwriter
34
Louis Leakey (1903-1972)
Archeologist
35
Betty Smith (1896-1972)
Novelist
36
William Boyd (1895-1972)
Movie Actor
37
Gabby Hartnett (1900-1972)
38
Jerome Cowan (1897-1972)
39
Janet Munro (1934-1972)
40
Gil Hodges (1924-1972)
41
Marianne Moore (1887-1972)
42
Hedwig Vontrapp (1917-1972)
43
Joi Lansing (1929-1972)
TV Actress
44
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Fashion Designer
45
Howard Deering Johnson (1897-1972)
Entrepreneur
46
Donie Bush (1887-1972)
47
Marie Wilson (1916-1972)
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