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
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
9
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
10
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
11
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
12
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Fashion Designer
13
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
14
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
15
Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972)
Movie Actress
16
George Sanders (1906-1972)
TV Actor
17
Marianne Moore (1887-1972)
18
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908-1972)
19
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
20
Benny Benson (1913-1972)
21
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
22
Moe Berg (1902-1972)
23
Harlow Shapley (1885-1972)
Astronomer
24
Walter Winchell (1897-1972)
Radio Host
25
Hedwig Vontrapp (1917-1972)
26
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
27
Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972)
Philosopher
28
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
29
Marie Wilson (1916-1972)
30
Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972)
Pop Singer
31
Gil Hodges (1924-1972)
32
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
33
Joi Lansing (1928-1972)
TV Actress
34
Steven L. Bennett (1946-1972)
Pilot
35
Lillian Moller Gilbreth (1878-1972)
Engineer
36
Mary Loretta Kennedy (1892-1972)
Family Member
37
Emma P. Carr (1880-1972)
Biologist
38
William Manuel Johnson (1872-1972)
Bassist
39
Walter Jackson Freeman II (1895-1972)
Doctor
40
John Daniel Wild (1902-1972)
41
Maria Goeppert Mayer (1906-1972)
Physicist
42
Bruce Cabot (1904-1972)
Movie Actor
43
Brandon Dewilde (1942-1972)
44
Gary Davis (1896-1972)
45
Big Maybelle (1924-1972)
R&B Singer
46
Louis Leakey (1903-1972)
Archeologist
47
Meena Kumari (1933-1972)
48
Deaths by Year
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