* 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 – Matthew Dunn, Australian swimmer

* 1972 – Matthew Gilmore, Belgian cyclist

* Prince Albert ( wrestler ) or Matthew Bloom ( born 1972 ), professional wrestler

* Matthew Gillette ( born 1972 ), former Canadian Football League player and Edinboro University of Pennsylvania football coach.

Matthew Wood ( born August 15, 1972 ) is an American sound engineer and employee of Skywalker Sound.

Uphill, “ A Bibliography of Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie ( 1853 – 1942 )," Journal of Near Eastern Studies, 1972 Vol.

Ritter had a recurring role on the drama series The Waltons from October 26, 1972, to December 23, 1976, as Reverend Matthew Fordwick.

Matthew Jason " Matt " Bloom ( born November 14, 1972 ) is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE under the ring name Tensai ( formerly Lord Tensai ).

Matthew Roy " Matt " Kenseth ( born March 10, 1972 ) is a NASCAR driver.

Adam Matthew Vinatieri ( born December 28, 1972 ) is an American football placekicker currently playing for the Indianapolis Colts.

Keith Matthew Tkachuk (; born March 28, 1972 ) is a retired American professional ice hockey player who played for four teams and three franchises in his 19-year career.

He married Irene Mills on 17 June 1969 from which he had two sons Andrew ( 1970 ) and Matthew ( 1972 ).

Notable Hamilton alumni include US Secretary of State Elihu Root ( 1864 ), US Vice President James S. Sherman ( 1878 ), poet Ezra Pound ( 1905 ), theatre critic Alexander Woollcott ( 1909 ), jurist and diplomat Philip Jessup ( 1919 ), psychologist B. F. Skinner ( 1926 ), Nobel Prize Winner Paul Greengard ( 1948 ), civil rights leader Bob Moses ( 1956 ), novelist Terry Brooks ( 1966 ), playwright Richard Nelson ( 1971 ), US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack ( 1972 ), composer Jay Reise ( 1972 ), Pulitzer-Prize winning composer Melinda Wagner ( 1979 ), novelist Peter Cameron ( 1982 ), actor Tony Goldwyn ( 1982 ), author Garret Kramer ( 1984 ), novelist Kamila Shamsie, actor and writer for The Office Paul Lieberstein ( 1989 ), actor Grayson McCouch ( 1991 ), Academy Award-winning screenwriter Nat Faxon ( 1997 ), and politician and author Matthew Zeller ( 2004 ).

* 1972 No Exit ( Matthew )

gracilis ( Marsh 1888 ) Matthew & Brown 1922 ; Dromaeosaurus explanatus ( Cope 1876 ) Kuhn 1939 ; Dromaeosaurus minutus ( Marsh 1892 ) Russell 1972 ( an alvarezsaurid ); Dromaeosaurus falculus ( Cope 1876 ) Olshevsky 1979 and Dromaeosaurus mongoliensis ( Barsbold 1983 ) Paul 1988 ( Velociraptor ).

Matthew Haughey ( born October 10, 1972 ) is an American programmer, web designer, and blogger best known as the founder of the community weblog MetaFilter, where he is known as mathowie.

* Josephson, Matthew, The Money Lords ; the great finance capitalists, 1925-1950, New York, Weybright and Talley, 1972.

Matthew Kiprotich Birir ( born 2 July 1972 ) is a former athlete from Kenya, winner of 3000 m steeplechase at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

* Matt Smith ( American politician ) or Matthew H. Smith ( born 1972 ), member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives

Matthew James Sutherland " Matt " Dawson, MBE ( born 31 October 1972 ) is a retired English rugby union player who played scrum half for Wasps and Northampton Saints.

Matthew John Carter ( born 22 March 1972 ) is Chief Executive Officer, Burson-Marsteller UK ( B-M UK ) and Chairman, Penn Schoen Berland, Europe Middle East and Africa.

* Selected Criticism of Matthew Arnold ( 1972 ) editor

* Josephson, Matthew, " The Money Lords ; the great finance capitalists, 1925-1950 ", New York, Weybright and Talley, 1972.