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
Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
Politician
7
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972)
Gospel Singer
8
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
9
Joi Lansing (1929-1972)
TV Actress
10
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
11
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
12
Ghassan Kanafani (1936-1972)
13
Meena Kumari (1933-1972)
Movie Actress
14
George Sanders (1906-1972)
TV Actor
15
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
16
Marie Wilson (1916-1972)
17
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
18
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
19
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
20
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
21
Lee Morgan (1938-1972)
Trumpet Player
22
William Boyd (1895-1972)
Movie Actor
23
Ismail Yasin (1912-1972)
24
Celebrities Born in 1972
Deaths by Year
Benny Benson (1913-1972)
25
Brandon Dewilde (1942-1972)
26
Leo G. Carroll (1892-1972)
27
Berry Oakley (1948-1972)
Bassist
28
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
29
Gary Davis (1896-1972)
30
Gil Hodges (1924-1972)
31
Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972)
Pilot
32
William Manuel Johnson (1872-1972)
33
Howard Deering Johnson (1897-1972)
Entrepreneur
34
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
35
Leslie Harvey (1944-1972)
Guitarist
36
Billy Murcia (1951-1972)
Drummer
37
Gene Austin (1900-1972)
Pop Singer
38
Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972)
Philosopher
39
José Limón (1908-1972)
Choreographer
40
Moe Berg (1902-1972)
41
Yaakov Herzog (1921-1972)
42
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
43
Hedwig Vontrapp (1917-1972)
44
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908-1972)
45
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Fashion Designer
46
Mary Loretta Kennedy (1892-1972)
Family Member
47
Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972)
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