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Famous People Who Died At 72

The list of famous people who died at 72 includes Confucius, John Wayne, Leonard Bernstein, Richard Harris, Aleister Crowley. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, actors, artists and poets and from other domains of life. This list of celebrities who died at 72 includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & Germany and many more countries.

John Wayne John Wayne
American
Actor
Richard HarrisRichard Harris
Irish
Actor

William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft
American
President of the U.S.A

Peggy LiptonPeggy Lipton
American
Actress

Aleister CrowleyAleister Crowley
British
Occultist

David CarradineDavid Carradine
American
Actor
Pol PotPol Pot
Cambodian
Former Prime Minister of Cambodia

Joan CrawfordJoan Crawford
American
Actress

AshokaAshoka
Indian
Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty
ConfuciusConfucius
Chinese
Renowned Chinese teacher, politician, and

Charles LindberghCharles Lindbergh
American
Aviator, Inventor & Author
John LockeJohn Locke
British
Father of Classical Liberalism

Isaac AsimovIsaac Asimov
American
Writer, Professor

Frank Sinatra Jr.Frank Sinatra Jr.
American
Singer

Ferdinand MarcosFerdinand Marcos
Filipino
Former President of the Philippines

Henry JamesHenry James
American
Writer
Telly SavalasTelly Savalas
American
American singer

Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman
American
Poet & humanist

Louis PasteurLouis Pasteur
French
Chemist and Microbiologist

John Drew Barrymore John Drew Barrymore
American
Actor
Thomas PaineThomas Paine
British, American
Founding Father of the United States

Pope Alexander VIPope Alexander VI
Italian
Religious Leader
Arthur SchopenhauerArthur Schopenhauer
German
Philosopher

Leonard BernsteinLeonard Bernstein
American
Conductor (New York Philharmonic)

George ClintonGeorge Clinton
American
Fourth Vice President of the U.S.A
Fulgencio BatistaFulgencio Batista
Cuban
Former President of Cuba

Mako IwamatsuMako Iwamatsu
Japanese, American
Actor
Ibn BattutaIbn Battuta
Moroccan
Explorer

Cilla BlackCilla Black
British
Singer

Lorne GreeneLorne Greene
Canadian
Actor
Herman MelvilleHerman Melville
American
 

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MahaviraMahavira
Indian
Last tirthankara of Jainism
Douglas BaderDouglas Bader
British
Royal Air Force Pilot During World War II

Gertrude SteinGertrude Stein
American
American novelist

Dmitri MendeleevDmitri Mendeleev
Russian
Inventor of Periodic Table

Empress Dowager CixiEmpress Dowager Cixi
Chinese
Chinese Empress Dowager
Larry FineLarry Fine
American
Comedian
Angelica HamiltonAngelica Hamilton
American
Alexander Hamilton's Daughter

Erich LudendorffErich Ludendorff
German
General of German Army

Mary TraversMary Travers
American
Singer-songwriter

See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsMileva Marić
Serbian
Physicist
James MacArthurJames MacArthur
American
Actor

Marcello Mastroianni Marcello Mastroianni
Italian
Actor

Roger VadimRoger Vadim
French
Screenwriter

K. Kamaraj K. Kamaraj
Indian
Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India

AverroesAverroes
Spanish
Philosopher
Susannah YorkSusannah York
British
Actress

Kathryn JoostenKathryn Joosten
American
Actress
Wilfrid BrambellWilfrid Brambell
Irish
Actor

Sigrid ValdisSigrid Valdis
American
Actress

Erich Maria RemarqueErich Maria Remarque
German
Novelist
John Churchill, 1st Duke of MarlboroughJohn Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
British
Military Leader

Frank GorshinFrank Gorshin
American
Actor
Charles III of SpainCharles III of Spain
Spanish
King

El GrecoEl Greco
Spanish, Greek
Painter

Carlos CastanedaCarlos Castaneda
American
Author

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce Ambrose Bierce
American
Journalist & Writer, soldier

John VernonJohn Vernon
Canadian, American
Actor
BrahmaguptaBrahmagupta
Indian
Mathematician and Astronomer

Frederick IX of DenmarkFrederick IX of Denmark
Danish
King

Levi StubbsLevi Stubbs
American
Baritone Singer

Georg CantorGeorg Cantor
German, Russian
Mathematician
Frank JamesFrank James
American
Outlaw

Louis AlthusserLouis Althusser
French
Philosopher
Zeno of CitiumZeno of Citium
Cypriot, Greek
Philosopher

John BoscoJohn Bosco
Italian
Priest

IrenaeusIrenaeus
Turkish, Ancient Roman
Bishop
Narayana GuruNarayana Guru
Indian
Spiritual Leader, Social Reformer

Ronald FisherRonald Fisher
British
Statistician
Alexis SmithAlexis Smith
Canadian
Actress

José de San MartínJosé de San Martín
Argentinian, Chilean
Military Leader, Politician

Miguel de UnamunoMiguel de Unamuno
Spanish
Writer
Thorstein VeblenThorstein Veblen
American
Economist

Alvin KarpisAlvin Karpis
Canadian, Spanish
Gangster
George M. DallasGeorge M. Dallas
American
11th Vice President of the U.S.A

Thomas MooreThomas Moore
Irish
Poet

William CarreyWilliam Carey
British
Missionary

Anton BrucknerAnton Bruckner
Austrian
Composer
DupontJohn Eleuthère du Pont
American
Philanthropist
J.B.S. HaldaneJ.B.S. Haldane
British
Geneticist

PowhatanPowhatan
American
Native American Leader

Francis SchaefferFrancis Schaeffer
American
Theologian, Philosopher

Elizabeth Kenny Elizabeth Kenny
Australian
Nurse & Health Administrator
Billy SundayBilly Sunday
American
 

JuvenalJuvenal
Italian
Poet

John WilkesJohn Wilkes
British
English journalist

Barbara HepworthBarbara Hepworth
British
Artist

Lon NolLon Nol
Cambodian
Cambodian Politician
Yang KyoungjongYang Kyoungjong
South Korean
World War II Soldier

Mithridates VI of PontusMithridates VI of Pontus
Turkish
King of Pontus
John French, 1st Earl of YpresJohn French, 1st Earl of Ypres
British
British Army Officer

Heitor Villa-LobosHeitor Villa-Lobos
Brazilian
Latin American Composer
Frederick DeliusFrederick Delius
British
Composer
Trygve LieTrygve Lie
Norwegian
First Secretary General of the U.N