Jackie Robinson (1919-1972)
Baseball Player
1
Harry S. Truman (1884-1972)
US President
2
Ezra Pound (1885-1972)
Poet
3
Roberto Clemente (1934-1972)
4
Yip Man (1893-1972)
Teacher
5
Edward VIII (1894-1972)
King
6
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972)
Gospel Singer
7
Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
Politician
8
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
9
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
10
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
11
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
12
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
TV Actor
13
George Sanders (1906-1972)
14
Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972)
Pop Singer
15
Benny Benson (1913-1972)
16
Gil Hodges (1924-1972)
17
Gene Austin (1900-1972)
18
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
19
Meena Kumari (1933-1972)
Movie Actress
20
Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972)
Pilot
21
Walter Winchell (1897-1972)
Radio Host
22
Leslie Harvey (1944-1972)
Guitarist
23
Louella Parsons (1881-1972)
Screenwriter
24
Celebrities Born in 1972
Deaths by Year
Howard Deering Johnson (1897-1972)
Entrepreneur
25
Gabby Hartnett (1900-1972)
26
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
27
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
28
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
29
Joi Lansing (1929-1972)
TV Actress
30
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908-1972)
31
Leo G. Carroll (1892-1972)
32
Janet Munro (1934-1972)
33
Clyde McPhatter (1932-1972)
R&B Singer
34
Neville Goddard (1905-1972)
Self-Help Author
35
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
36
Paul Goodman (1911-1972)
Philosopher
37
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Fashion Designer
38
Big Maybelle (1924-1972)
39
Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972)
40
Yaakov Herzog (1921-1972)
41
Lee Morgan (1938-1972)
Trumpet Player
42
Isabel Jewell (1907-1972)
43
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
44
José Limón (1908-1972)
Choreographer
45
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
46
Brandon Dewilde (1942-1972)
Movie Actor
47
Hedwig Vontrapp (1917-1972)
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