Jackie Robinson (1919-1972)
Baseball Player
1
Harry S. Truman (1884-1972)
US President
2
Roberto Clemente (1934-1972)
3
Ezra Pound (1885-1972)
Poet
4
Yip Man (1893-1972)
Teacher
5
Edward VIII (1894-1972)
King
6
Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
Politician
7
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972)
Gospel Singer
8
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
9
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
10
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
11
George Sanders (1906-1972)
TV Actor
12
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
13
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
14
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
15
Paul Goodman (1911-1972)
Philosopher
16
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
17
Leslie Harvey (1944-1972)
Guitarist
18
William Manuel Johnson (1872-1972)
Bassist
19
Louella Parsons (1881-1972)
Screenwriter
20
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
Movie Actress
21
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
22
Isabel Jewell (1907-1972)
23
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
24
Celebrities Born in 1972
Deaths by Year
Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972)
Pop Singer
25
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Fashion Designer
26
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
27
Walter Winchell (1897-1972)
Radio Host
28
Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972)
29
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908-1972)
30
Hedwig Vontrapp (1917-1972)
31
Clyde McPhatter (1932-1972)
R&B Singer
32
Marianne Moore (1887-1972)
33
Lee Morgan (1938-1972)
Trumpet Player
34
Gene Austin (1900-1972)
35
Betty Smith (1896-1972)
Novelist
36
Gabby Hartnett (1900-1972)
37
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
38
Benny Benson (1913-1972)
39
Joi Lansing (1929-1972)
TV Actress
40
Richard Gehman (1921-1972)
Non-Fiction Author
41
Jean Garrigue (1914-1972)
42
Yaakov Herzog (1921-1972)
43
Donie Bush (1887-1972)
44
Gil Hodges (1924-1972)
45
Marie Wilson (1916-1972)
46
Meena Kumari (1933-1972)
47
Brandon Dewilde (1942-1972)
Movie Actor
48
