Jackie Robinson (1919-1972)
Baseball Player
1
Harry S. Truman (1884-1972)
US President
2
Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
Politician
3
Roberto Clemente (1934-1972)
4
Yip Man (1893-1972)
Teacher
5
Ezra Pound (1885-1972)
Poet
6
Edward VIII (1894-1972)
King
7
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972)
Gospel Singer
8
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
9
Neilia Hunter (1942-1972)
Political Wife
10
Dan Blocker (1928-1972)
TV Actor
11
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919-1972)
Pianist
12
George Sanders (1906-1972)
13
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Cartoonist
14
Gene Austin (1900-1972)
Pop Singer
15
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Fashion Designer
16
Gia Scala (1934-1972)
Movie Actress
17
Fred McDowell (1904-1972)
Guitarist
18
Clyde McPhatter (1932-1972)
R&B Singer
19
James K. Baxter (1926-1972)
20
Joi Lansing (1928-1972)
TV Actress
21
Hedwig Vontrapp (1917-1972)
22
Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972)
23
Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972)
24
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (1893-1972)
Mathematician
25
Betty Smith (1896-1972)
Novelist
26
William Boyd (1895-1972)
Movie Actor
27
Benny Benson (1913-1972)
28
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
29
Carl Hayden (1877-1972)
30
MC Escher (1898-1972)
Graphic Designer
31
William Manuel Johnson (1872-1972)
Bassist
32
Lee Morgan (1938-1972)
Trumpet Player
33
Walter Winchell (1897-1972)
Radio Host
34
Gabby Hartnett (1900-1972)
35
Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972)
36
Louella Parsons (1881-1972)
Screenwriter
37
José Asunción Flores (1904-1972)
Composer
38
Meena Kumari (1933-1972)
39
José Limón (1908-1972)
Choreographer
40
Brandon Dewilde (1942-1972)
41
Clara Muhammad (1899-1972)
Civil Rights Leader
42
Yaakov Herzog (1921-1972)
43
Sidney Clare (1892-1972)
Songwriter
44
Bruce Cabot (1904-1972)
45
Gil Hodges (1924-1972)
46
Leslie Harvey (1944-1972)
47
Moe Berg (1902-1972)
48
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