* 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 – 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

Many of Galen's works are included in the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae, a digital library of Greek literature started in 1972.

* 1972 – Hristos Meletoglou, Greek triple jumper

* 1972 – Christos Kostis, Greek footballer

* 1972 – Georgios Georgiadis, Greek footballer

* 1972 – Paraskevi Tsiamita, Greek athlete

* 1972 – Hristos Polihroniou, Greek hammer thrower

* 1972 – Anastasia Kelesidou, Greek discus thrower

* 1972 – Vassilis Tsiartas, Greek footballer

* 1972 – Adonis Georgiades, Greek politician, publisher and author

* 1972 – Grigoris Georgatos, Greek footballer

In 1972 the band members decided to choose a new name when they signed to Wooden Nickel Records after a talent scout at a concert at St. John Of The Cross Church in Western Springs IL, James Young's home town. Several suggestions were made, and according to DeYoung, the name Styx ( the river in Greek mythology between Earth and the Underworld ) was chosen because it was " the only one that none of us hated ".

On 17 November 1919, Alexander married the non-royal Greek " aristocrat " Aspasia Manos ( 1896 – 1972 ) of the Manos family, the daughter of colonel Petros Manos ( 1871 – 1918 ) and his wife Maria Argyropoulous ( 1874 – 1930 ).

In 1972, Diamond played 10 sold-out concerts at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.

* Anastasia Kelesidou ( born 1972 ), Greek former discus thrower but she was born in Hamburg, Germany

* Anastasia Zampounidis ( born 1972 ), Greek MTV VJ

Vicky Leandros recorded a Greek version in 1972.

Schizoanalysis ( Schizo from Greek skhizein meaning to split ) is a concept created by philosopher Gilles Deleuze and psychoanalyst Félix Guattari and first expounded in their book Anti-Oedipus ( 1972 ).

A financial protocol clause included in the treaty provided for loans to Greece subsidised by the community of about $ 300 million between 1962 and 1972 to help increase the competitiveness of the Greek economy in anticipation of Greece's full membership.

Buñuel's friend, the Greek director Ado Kyrou, used this script as the basis for his 1972 film version.

She joined the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York as an assistant in 1906, becoming assistant curator in 1910, associate curator in 1922, and curator of Greek and Roman art in 1925, a position she held until 1948, when she became honorary curator until her death in 1972.

Upon its release in 1972, the song caused some furor in Greece and was again accused of lewdness and indecency by Greek religious figures and government authorities.

* Stella Tsikouna ( born 1972 ), Greek discus thrower

Chase released their second album, Ennea, in March 1972 ; the album's title is the Greek word for nine, a reference to the nine band members.