Died in 1972

Death in 1971 Death in 1973

These celebrities of all nationalities and professions died during the year 1972.

Here are the 21 personalities of all nationalities who left us in 1972 (année bissextile), from the most recent month to the oldest.

December 1972

Lester B. Pearson

† at 75 years

Lester B. Pearson

1897 • 1972

Harry S. Truman

† at 88 years

Harry S. Truman

1884 • 1972

† at 79 years

1893 • 1972

November 1972

Raymond Souplex

† at 71 years

Raymond Souplex

1901 • 1972

October 1972

† at 83 years

1889 • 1972

Jackie Robinson

† at 53 years

Jackie Robinson

1919 • 1972

Baseball players

September 1972

Henry de Montherlant

† at 77 years

Henry de Montherlant

1895 • 1972

† at 89 years

1883 • 1972

Cartoon designers

August 1972

† at 86 years

1885 • 1972

Pierre Brasseur

† at 66 years

Pierre Brasseur

1905 • 1972

† at 43 years

1929 • 1972

July 1972

Paul-Henri Spaak

† at 73 years

Paul-Henri Spaak

1899 • 1972

June 1972

† at 50 years

1922 • 1972

May 1972

† at 77 years

1894 • 1972

Kings of England

† at 43 years

1928 • 1972

J. Edgar Hoover

† at 77 years

J. Edgar Hoover

1895 • 1972

April 1972

† at 62 years

1909 • 1972

Yasunari Kawabata

† at 72 years

Yasunari Kawabata

1899 • 1972

March 1972

Cristóbal Balenciaga

† at 77 years

Cristóbal Balenciaga

1895 • 1972

Fashion designers

January 1972

† at 65 years

1906 • 1972

Maurice Chevalier

† at 83 years

Maurice Chevalier

1888 • 1972