* 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

A portable personal stereo audio cassette player, called Stereobelt, was first invented by the German-Brazilian Andreas Pavel in 1972.

He has had great commercial success in memorable roles such as the executive Bobby Trippe in Deliverance ( 1972 ), Tennessee lawyer Delbert Reese in Nashville ( 1975 ), general attorney Dardis in All the President's Men ( 1976 ), Bob Sweet in Silver Streak ( 1976 ), the priest Edwards in Exorcist II: The Heretic ( 1977 ), Lex Luthor's henchman Otis in Superman ( 1978 ) and Superman II ( 1980 ), Bates ' right hand man Sydney Morehouse in The Toy ( 1982 ), Borisov and Pavel Petrovic in The Fourth Protocol ( 1987 ), TV presenter Ernest Weller in Repossessed ( 1990 ), Rudy Ruettiger's father in Rudy ( 1993 ), detective McNair in Just Cause ( 1995 ), Dexter Wilkins in Life ( 1999 ), the simple sheriff in Where the Red Fern Grows ( 2003 ), the corrupt Senator Charles F. Meachum in Shooter ( 2007 ), United States Congressman Doc Long in Charlie Wilson's War ( 2007 ) and the voice of antagonist Lots-O '- Huggin ' Bear in Toy Story 3 ( 2010 ).

Pavel Nedvěd (; born 30 August 1972 in Cheb is a retired Czech football midfielder.

The initial test of the device took place in February 1972 in St. Moritz, Switzerland, when Pavel pushed the play button to start the song " Push Push " by Herbie Mann and Duane Allman.

Pavel Axelrod and the Development of Menshevism, Harvard University Press, 1972, ISBN 0-674-65905-8, 420p.

* Pavel Roman ( 1943 – 1972 ), winner of four consecutive titles ( 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965 ) in ice dancing at the World Figure Skating Championships with his sister Eva

* 1972 – Jaromír Jágr, Czech hockey player

* 1972 – Rudolf Friml, Czech composer ( b. 1879 )

* 1972 – Martin Straka, Czech ice hockey player

Since its establishment, more member states have joined through a series of accession treaties, from the UK, Ireland, Denmark and Norway in 1972 ( though Norway did not end up joining ), Greece in 1979, Spain and Portugal 1985, Austria, Finland, Norway and Sweden in 1994 ( though again Norway failed to join, because of lack of support in the referendum ), the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia in 2004, and Romania and Bulgaria in 2007.

On 26 January 1972, an explosion on JAT Flight 367, while over Srbská Kamenice in Czechoslovakia ( now Czech Republic ) caused the plane to break apart.

Karel Poborský () ( born 30 March 1972 in Jindřichův Hradec ) is a former Czech footballer.

Jaroslav Rudiš ( born June 8, 1972 in Turnov ) is a Czech writer, journalist and musician.

Holík is the son of Jaroslav Holík, a Czech ice hockey world champion in 1972 and Czech national team head coach who led the under-20 team to world titles in 2000 and 2001.

Svatopluk Turek ( October 25, 1900, Hodslavice – December 30, 1972 Zlín ) was a Czech novelist, known under pen name T. Svatopluk.

Jaromír Blažek () ( born 29 December 1972 ) is a Czech football goalkeeper who currently plays for FC Vysočina Jihlava.

* František Bílek ( 1885 – 1972 ), founder of Czech modern livestock breeding

The theory of semisets was proposed and developed by Czech mathematicians Petr Vopěnka and Petr Hájek ( 1972 ).

* Jaromír Jágr ( born 1972 ), Czech ice hockey player

In 1972, a 28 year old Czech chemist in Czechoslovakia had suffered the same symptoms as Wetterhahn after synthesizing 6 kg of the compound.

* Radek Bejbl ( born 1972 ), retired Czech footballer

* Eva Němcová ( b. 1972 ), Czech basketball player

* Martin Procházka ( born 1972 ), Czech ice hockey player

* Josef Šíma ( economist ) ( born 1972 ), Czech economist Josef Šíma ( ekonom )

Tomáš Dvořák () ( born 11 May 1972 in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia ) is an athlete from the Czech Republic.

Adolf Zika ( born 1972, Prachatice, Czech Republic ) is a Czech photographer.

Kamila Vodičková ( born December 19, 1972 in Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia ) is a Czech women's basketball player.