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
Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
Politician
7
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972)
Gospel Singer
8
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
9
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
10
Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972)
Pop Singer
11
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
12
Leslie Harvey (1944-1972)
Guitarist
13
Gene Austin (1900-1972)
14
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
15
George Sanders (1906-1972)
TV Actor
16
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
17
Louella Parsons (1881-1972)
Screenwriter
18
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
19
Walter Winchell (1897-1972)
Radio Host
20
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Fashion Designer
21
Benny Benson (1913-1972)
22
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
23
Clyde McPhatter (1932-1972)
R&B Singer
24
Celebrities Born in 1972
Deaths by Year
Gil Hodges (1924-1972)
25
Lee Morgan (1938-1972)
Trumpet Player
26
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
27
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
28
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908-1972)
29
Geeta Dutt (1930-1972)
World Music Singer
30
Clarice Cliff (1899-1972)
31
Yossef Romano (1940-1972)
Weightlifter
32
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
33
Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972)
Movie Actress
34
Meena Kumari (1933-1972)
35
Donie Bush (1887-1972)
36
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
37
William Manuel Johnson (1872-1972)
Bassist
38
Paul Goodman (1911-1972)
Philosopher
39
Clara Muhammad (1899-1972)
Civil Rights Leader
40
Gia Scala (1934-1972)
41
Neville Goddard (1905-1972)
Self-Help Author
42
Isabel Jewell (1907-1972)
43
José Limón (1908-1972)
Choreographer
44
Joi Lansing (1929-1972)
TV Actress
45
Hedwig Vontrapp (1917-1972)
46
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
47
Yaakov Herzog (1921-1972)
48
