Jackie Robinson (1919-1972)
Baseball Player
1
Ezra Pound (1885-1972)
Poet
2
Harry S. Truman (1884-1972)
US President
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
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
9
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
10
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
TV Actor
11
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
12
George Sanders (1906-1972)
13
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
14
Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972)
Pop Singer
15
Gil Hodges (1924-1972)
16
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
17
Gene Austin (1900-1972)
18
Meena Kumari (1933-1972)
Movie Actress
19
Benny Benson (1913-1972)
20
Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972)
21
Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972)
Pilot
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
Moe Berg (1902-1972)
28
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
29
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
30
Walter Winchell (1897-1972)
Radio Host
31
Joi Lansing (1929-1972)
TV Actress
32
Louis Leakey (1903-1972)
Archeologist
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
Yaakov Herzog (1921-1972)
40
Lee Morgan (1938-1972)
Trumpet Player
41
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908-1972)
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
Marie Wilson (1916-1972)
48
