* 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 – Steven Tweed, Scottish footballer

* 1972 – Steven Wiig, American actor and musician

* Learning from Las Vegas ( with Denise Scott Brown and Steven Izenour ), MIT Press, Cambridge MA, 1972, revised 1977.

The Hornets ' most consistent state-level athletic success has come in wrestling, in which five students have won a total of seven individual state titles ( Ralph Edwards and Gary Pierson in 1972, Ethan Harris in 2005, Danny Coyne in 2006, and a three-year unbeaten run by Steven Bradley from 1996 to 1998 ).

* Weinberg, Steven ( 1972 )

* Steven Cousins ( born 1972 ), skater.

* Steven Shields ( born 1972 ), Canadian NHL goalie

* Steven Weinberg, Gravitation and Cosmology: Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity, ( 1972 ) John Wiley & Sons, New York ; ISBN 0-471-92567-5.

* Steven Tweed ( born 1972 ), Scottish football player and manager

Their first show in their home region since their last Seattle reunion in 1972 was on Halloween 31 October 2008 at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, where they were introduced and joined onstage for a couple numbers by Steven Van Zandt.

); 1972 ( Bob Fosse won the Oscar for directing Cabaret ); 1985 ( Sydney Pollack won the Oscar for directing Out of Africa ); 1995 ( Mel Gibson won for directing Braveheart ); 2000 ( Steven Soderbergh won the Oscar for directing Traffic ); and 2002 ( Roman Polanski won the Oscar for directing The Pianist ).

Steven Reed Konowalchuk ( born November 11, 1972 ) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the NHL with the Washington Capitals and the Colorado Avalanche.

Steven John Fletcher, PC, MP ( born June 17, 1972 ) is a Canadian politician.

fr: Steven Fletcher ( 1972 )

Randy Steven Kraft ( born March 19, 1945 ) is an American serial killer convicted of murdering 16 young men between 1972 and 1983.

In 2005 he participated in the Steven Spielberg feature film Munich, dealing with the Israeli government's secret retaliation after the 1972 Munich massacre of Israeli Olympic athletes.

Steven Richards ( born 11 July 1972 in Auckland, New Zealand ) is a New Zealand racing driver, currently competing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia with the Laser Racing team.

Steven McManaman ( born 11 February 1972 ) is a retired English footballer who played as a midfielder, winger and playmaker.

Steven James Kline ( born August 22, 1972 ) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher.

Steven Poole ( born in 1972 ) is a British author and journalist.

Steven Lee Busby ( born September 29, 1949 in Burbank, California ) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Kansas City Royals ( 1972 – 76, 1978 – 1980 ).

Steven Muller ( born November 22, 1927 in Hamburg ) was the president of the Johns Hopkins University, serving from 1972 to 1990.

* Steven Weinberg, Gravitation and Cosmology: Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity, ( 1972 ) John Wiley & Sons, New York ISBN 0-471-92567-5 See chapter 3.

His younger brother, Steven, was kidnapped by child molester Kenneth Parnell in 1972 and held captive for more than seven years before escaping and being reunited with his family.