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
Ezra Pound (1885-1972)
Poet
5
Edward VIII (1894-1972)
King
6
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972)
Gospel Singer
7
Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
Politician
8
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
9
George Sanders (1906-1972)
TV Actor
10
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
11
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
12
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
13
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
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
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
23
Leslie Harvey (1944-1972)
Guitarist
24
Celebrities Born in 1972
Deaths by Year
Gene Austin (1900-1972)
25
Walter Winchell (1897-1972)
Radio Host
26
Meena Kumari (1933-1972)
Movie Actress
27
Paul Goodman (1911-1972)
Philosopher
28
Lee Morgan (1938-1972)
Trumpet Player
29
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
30
Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972)
31
Leo G. Carroll (1892-1972)
32
Louis Leakey (1903-1972)
Archeologist
33
Betty Smith (1896-1972)
Novelist
34
William Boyd (1895-1972)
Movie Actor
35
Gabby Hartnett (1900-1972)
36
Jerome Cowan (1897-1972)
37
Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972)
Pilot
38
Janet Munro (1934-1972)
39
Gil Hodges (1924-1972)
40
Hedwig Vontrapp (1917-1972)
41
Marianne Moore (1887-1972)
42
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
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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