* 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

* 1919 – Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., American musician ( d. 1972 )

In 1972, Fayed purchased the Balnagowan estate in Easter Ross, Ross, Northern Scotland.

* 1972 – Tracee Ellis Ross, American actress

* January 27 – Ross Bagdasarian, American musician and actor ( Alvin and the Chipmunks ) ( d. 1972 )

* Ross, John Robert ( 1972 ) A reanalysis of English word stress.

Loving County has voted for the Republican candidate in every presidential election since 1972, except in 1992 when the county backed third party candidate Ross Perot.

* Robert Max Ross ( 1933 – 2009 ) ran unsuccessfully as a Republican for Louisiana governor in 1971 and 1983, the United States Senate in 1984 and 1986, the Louisiana State Senate in 1972, and mayor of Mangham in 2002.

The main objective of Motown's relocation was to branch out into the motion picture industry, and Motown Productions got its start in film by turning out two hit vehicles for Diana Ross: the Billie Holiday biographical film Lady Sings the Blues ( 1972 ), and Mahogany ( 1975 ).

In 1972, the Memorial Cup was contested between three teams: the champions of the three leagues of the Canadian Hockey League: the Ed Chynoweth Cup Champs ( WHL ), J. Ross Robertson Cup Champs ( OHL ), and the President's Cup Champs ( QMJHL ).

This view is the ' endothelial response to injury ' theory propounded by Ross in 1972 and 1982.

In 1972, Gordy attended FIDM in Los Angeles, where he produced the commercially successful Billie Holiday biography Lady Sings the Blues, starring Diana Ross ( who was nominated for an Academy Award ) and Richard Pryor, and introducing Billy Dee Williams ( cast in a role originally for Levi Stubbs of the Four Tops ).

W. Ross Ashby ( London, 6 September 1903 – 15 November 1972 ) was an English psychiatrist and a pioneer in cybernetics, the study of complex systems.

Terry and Frisch shepherded the selections of Jesse Haines in 1970, Bancroft and Chick Hafey in 1971, Ross Youngs in 1972, George Kelly in 1973, Jim Bottomley in 1974, and Freddie Lindstrom in 1976.

After the death of Bagdasarian in 1972, the characters ' voices were performed by his son Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. and his wife Janice Karman in the subsequent incarnations of the 1980s and 1990s.

After the death of Ross Bagdasarian in 1972 from a heart attack, the Chipmunks ' careers stalled until NBC showed interest in the original show ( the network carried Saturday morning reruns of The Alvin Show as a midseason replacement in 1979 ) and the following year, Excelsior Records released a new album of contemporary songs performed by the Chipmunks.

* J. Gordon Ross ( 1891 – 1972 ), Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons

In 1972, Sylvan ( in a paper co-authored with Plumwood ) proposed a semantics for certain relevant logics that had been developed by American philosophers Nuel Belnap and Alan Ross Anderson.

Neilson led his team to seven consecutive winning seasons from 1968 to 1975, also finishing first overall in 1970 – 71, winning the J. Ross Robertson Cup in 1972, and were runners-up in 1973 and 1974.

* William Ross Ashby ( 1903 – 1972 ), English psychiatrist and founder of the English school of cybernetics

" On February 2, 1972, the Veterans Committee unanimously inducted Gomez into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, along with Giants outfielder Ross Youngs and former American League President Will Harridge.

Her fourth marriage was to businessman Ross McClintock, whom she met while working on President Nixon's reelection campaign, in 1972 and the marriage was annulled in 1973.

Frankie Frisch, a member of the VC, also shepherded the selections of teammates Dave Bancroft and Chick Hafey in 1971, Ross Youngs in 1972, George Kelly in 1973, and Jim Bottomley in 1974.

Former Giants teammates Terry and Frankie Frisch joined the Veterans Committee in 1967, and aided the elections of several of their former teammates, including Jesse Haines in 1970, Dave Bancroft and Chick Hafey in 1971, Ross Youngs in 1972, George Kelly in 1973, Jim Bottomley in 1974, and Lindstrom in 1976.