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
Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
Politician
5
Edward VIII (1894-1972)
King
6
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972)
Gospel Singer
7
Ezra Pound (1885-1972)
Poet
8
Joi Lansing (1929-1972)
TV Actress
9
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
10
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
11
George Sanders (1906-1972)
TV Actor
12
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
13
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
14
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
15
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
16
Howard Deering Johnson (1897-1972)
Entrepreneur
17
Berry Oakley (1948-1972)
Bassist
18
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
19
William Boyd (1895-1972)
Movie Actor
20
Meena Kumari (1933-1972)
Movie Actress
21
Leslie Harvey (1944-1972)
Guitarist
22
Hedwig Vontrapp (1917-1972)
23
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
24
Celebrities Born in 1972
Deaths by Year
Jerome Cowan (1897-1972)
25
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Fashion Designer
26
Gene Austin (1900-1972)
Pop Singer
27
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908-1972)
28
Louella Parsons (1881-1972)
Screenwriter
29
Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972)
30
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
31
William Manuel Johnson (1872-1972)
32
Mary Loretta Kennedy (1892-1972)
Family Member
33
Clarice Cliff (1899-1972)
34
Gil Hodges (1924-1972)
35
Moe Berg (1902-1972)
36
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
37
Marianne Moore (1887-1972)
38
Marie Wilson (1916-1972)
39
Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972)
40
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
41
Ismail Yasin (1912-1972)
42
Clyde McPhatter (1932-1972)
R&B Singer
43
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
44
Gary Davis (1896-1972)
45
José Limón (1908-1972)
Choreographer
46
Fred McDowell (1904-1972)
47
Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972)
Philosopher
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