1972 deaths

president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)

Ghanaian politician (1909–1972)

Japanese novelist (1899–1972)

Edward VIII, later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication in December of the same year.

American poet and critic (1885–1972)

German-born American theoretical physicist (1906-1972)

Dutch graphic artist (1898–1972)

14th Prime Minister of Canada, from 1963 to 1968 (1897–1972)

French singer, actor, and entertainer (1888–1972)

American aviation pioneer from Russian Empire (1889–1972)

Austrian-Japanese politician and philosopher

Danish actress (1881-1972)

King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972

American law enforcement administrator (1895–1972)

German politician (1894-1972)

Hungarian physicist (1899–1972)

4th President of Italy (1891-1972)

Italian writer (1906-1972)

Russian and Soviet aerospace engineer (1888-1972)

Belgian politician (1899-1972)

American chemist (1886-1972)

American baseball player (1919–1972)

Hong Kong martial artist (1893–1972)

American gospel singer (1911–1972)

kenyan-British archaeologist and naturalist

French writer (1895–1972)

King of Jordan from 1951 to 1952

British actress (1892–1972)

American astronomer (1885-1972)

American writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris (1876-1972)

German general (1884–1972)

Indian actress and poet (1933-1972)

Palestinian writer (1936-1972)

British actor (1906–1972)

French writer (1885-1972)

Indian politician and activist (1878–1972)

Icelandic politician, 2nd President of Iceland (1894-1972) Governor of Surtsey (1963-1968)

American poet (1887–1972)

King of Bhutan (1929-1972)

German officer, NSDAP, most recently field marshal in the Third Reich, war criminal (1892–1972)

American politician (1882–1972)

Argentinian poet (1936-1972)

American actress (1902-1972)

Spanish fashion designer (1895-1972)

Polish mathematician (1887–1972)

Soviet paleontologist, science fiction author and social thinker (1908–1972)

German singer and actress (1905–1972)

German Waffen SS general (1880-1972)

American novelist, short story author (1906–1972)

German architect (1893-1972)

American psychologist and industrial engineer (1878–1972)

ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1886–1972)

American actor (1899-1972)

Saxe-Coburgen and Gothan and Swedish Royal

American teacher and first wife of Joe Biden (1942–1972)

Indian mathematician and librarian (1892–1972)

romanian inventor (1886-1972)

Polish-American rabbi, philosopher, and civil rights activist (1907-1972)

Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1910-1972)

German politician and SS functionary (1899–1972)