* Gene Austin ( 1900 – 1972 ), American singer

* Charles Atlas ( 1892 – 1972 ), a famous bodybuilder

He was the fourth child of Ondrej Varchola ( Americanized as Andrew Warhola, Sr., 1889 – 1942 ) and Júlia ( née Zavacká, 1892 – 1972 ), whose first child was born in their homeland and died before their move to the U. S. Andy had two older brothers, Paul, born about 1923, and John, born about 1925.

* 1972 – Vietnam War: Easter Offensive – American forces begin sustained air strikes and naval bombardments.

* 1886 – Athenagoras I, Greek religious leader, 268th Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ( d. 1972 )

* 1929 – Joi Lansing, American model and actress ( d. 1972 )

* 1972 – Scott Martin Brooks, American actor

* 1972 – Chad Eaton, American football player

* 1972 – Jason Hervey, American actor

* 1972 – Ami James, Israeli-American tattoo artist

* 1972 – Anders Thomas Jensen, Danish screenwriter and director

* 1972 – Dickey Simpkins, American basketball player

* 1972 – Jo Van Daele, Belgian discus thrower

* 1972 – Sebnem Ferah, Turkish singer and musician

* 1972 – Dimitrios Kokotis, Greek high jumper

* 1972 – Paul Lo Duca, American baseball player

* 1896 – Reverend Gary Davis, American singer and guitarist ( d. 1972 )

* 1972 – JR Richards, American singer-songwriter, and musician ( Dishwalla )

* 1887 – George, Crown Prince of Serbia ( d. 1972 )

* 1972 – Jaap-Derk Buma, Dutch field hockey player

* 1972 – Felix da Housecat, American DJ and producer

* 1972 – The Great Khali, Indian wrestler

* 1972 – Denise Lewis, English heptathlete

* 1972 – Colin Ferguson, Canadian actor

First coming together in 1972, the core duo of Andy Partridge ( guitars & vocals ) and Colin Moulding ( bass & vocals ) went through many band names ( including The Helium Kidz and Star Park ) over the next five years.

The name Simpson's paradox was introduced by Colin R. Blyth in 1972.

Other notable works include Rossi's Architecture of the City ( 1966 ), Venturi ’ s Learning from Las Vegas ( 1972 ), Colin Rowe's Collage City ( 1978 ), and Peter Calthorpe's The Next American Metropolis ( 1993 ).

* British — Gaiman, Neil ( has lived in U. S. A. since 1992 ): " Harlequin Valentine " ( 1999 ), Harlequin Valentine ( 2001 ; graphic novel, illustrated by John Bolton ); Greenland, Colin: " A Passion for Lord Pierrot " ( 1990 ); Moorcock, Michael: The English Assassin and The Condition of Muzak ( 1972, 1977 ; hero Jerry Cornelius morphs with increasing frequency into role of Pierrot ), " Feu Pierrot " ( 1978 ); Stevenson, Helen: Pierrot Lunaire ( 1995 ).

* Secretary of State Colin L. Powell says that the United States is willing to sign a treaty with Russia on limiting strategic nuclear weapons, indicating a possible shift in administration policy after withdrawing, last December, from the Antiballistic Missile Treaty of 1972.

The Patterns of Chaos is a 1972 science fiction novel by Colin Kapp.

In 1972, Colin Baker played Anatole Kuragin in a BBC serial adaptation of War and Peace.

* Jesse Colin Young – bass, guitar, vocals ( 1965 – 1972, 1984 – 1985 )

In the light of these Cooke made a revised performing version in association with the British composers Colin and David Matthews between 1966 and 1972, and thereafter his final version before his death in 1976.

* Tannhäuser ( 1972 ) Director: Götz Friedrich, Conductor: Sir Colin Davis, Soloists: Spas Wenkoff, Dame Gwyneth Jones, Bernd Weikl, Hans Sotin, Label: Deutsche Grammophon / Unitel.

While he has been referred to as a polarizing figure, such antagonistic associations are likely prompted by Colin Rowe's 1972 criticism that the work pursues physique form of European modernism rather than the utopian social agendas ( See " Five Architects ," ( New York: Wittenborn, 1972 )) or more recent accusations that Eisenman's work is " post-humanist " ( Perhaps because his references to the Renaissance are ' merely ' formal ).

* Together, by Jesse Colin Young, 1972

* Zeev Sternhell, Maurice Barrès et le Nationalisme Français, Paris: A. Colin, 1972.

* Numerous artists have used Te Whiti as a subject or inspiration, among them Colin McCahon ( with his painting Te Whiti, Tohu ) and Ralph Hotere ( Te Whiti drawing-painting ), both of which were produced for a 1972 exhibition about Te Whiti, " Taranaki Saw it All ".

* Something to Hide ( 1972 ) ( also known as Shattered ), produced by Avton Films, directed by Alastair Reid, starring Peter Finch, Shelley Winters, Colin Blakely, John Stride, Linda Hayden.

* Colin MacLeod ( 1909 – 1972 ), Canadian-American geneticist

The club was originally founded in 1972 by then chairman Colin Neilson and started out playing mainly friendlies and cup competitions, such as the Scottish Qualifying Cup, the North of Scotland Cup and the Inverness Cup.

* Colin Haughton ( born 1972 ), English badminton singles player from Denton near Manchester

* Colin Richardson was International Manager for Charisma between 1972 and 1976

In 1972, Colin Turnbull published an ethnography about the Ik titled The Mountain People.

In 1971 they were knocked out easily by an Alan Joyce-coached East Fremantle outfit, but in 1972 they lost only three home-and-away games and with players of the calibre of Graham Moss, Bruce Duperouzel, Colin Tully and Daryl Griffiths, were firm flag favourites, only to be beaten in both the second semi and grand finals by a more physical East Perth side.

Colin Charvis ( born 27 December 1972 ) is a former captain of the Welsh national rugby union team and also played for the British and Irish lions.