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
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
8
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
9
Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
Politician
10
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
11
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
12
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
13
George Sanders (1906-1972)
TV Actor
14
Clyde McPhatter (1932-1972)
R&B Singer
15
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
16
Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972)
Pop Singer
17
Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972)
Movie Actress
18
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
19
Louella Parsons (1881-1972)
Screenwriter
20
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
21
Walter Winchell (1897-1972)
Radio Host
22
Lee Morgan (1938-1972)
Trumpet Player
23
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
24
Celebrities Born in 1972
Deaths by Year
Isabel Jewell (1907-1972)
25
Betty Smith (1896-1972)
Novelist
26
Kenneth MacDonald (1901-1972)
Movie Actor
27
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Fashion Designer
28
William Manuel Johnson (1872-1972)
Bassist
29
Paul Goodman (1911-1972)
Philosopher
30
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
31
Joi Lansing (1929-1972)
TV Actress
32
Gil Hodges (1924-1972)
33
Leslie Harvey (1944-1972)
Guitarist
34
Marie Wilson (1916-1972)
35
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
36
Brandon Dewilde (1942-1972)
37
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908-1972)
38
Meena Kumari (1933-1972)
39
José Limón (1908-1972)
Choreographer
40
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
41
Hedwig Vontrapp (1917-1972)
42
Leo G. Carroll (1892-1972)
43
Gabby Hartnett (1900-1972)
44
Benny Benson (1913-1972)
45
Marianne Moore (1887-1972)
46
William Boyd (1895-1972)
47
Janet Munro (1934-1972)
48
