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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

David CarradineDavid Carradine
American
Actor

Aleister CrowleyAleister Crowley
British
Occultist

Pol PotPol Pot
Cambodian
Former Prime Minister of Cambodia

Joan CrawfordJoan Crawford
American
Actress
Peggy LiptonPeggy Lipton
American
Actress

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

AshokaAshoka
Indian
Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty
Isaac AsimovIsaac Asimov
American
Writer, Professor

Dennis NilsenDennis Nilsen
British
Serial Killer
ConfuciusConfucius
Chinese
Renowned Chinese teacher, politician, and

Charles LindberghCharles Lindbergh
American
Aviator, Inventor & Author

John LockeJohn Locke
British
Father of Classical Liberalism

Ferdinand MarcosFerdinand Marcos
Filipino
Former President of the Philippines

Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman
American
Poet & humanist
Frank Sinatra Jr.Frank Sinatra Jr.
American
Singer

Louis PasteurLouis Pasteur
French
Chemist and Microbiologist

Telly SavalasTelly Savalas
American
American singer

Pope Alexander VIPope Alexander VI
Italian
Religious Leader
John Drew Barrymore John Drew Barrymore
American
Actor

DupontJohn Eleuthère du Pont
American
Philanthropist
Leonard BernsteinLeonard Bernstein
American
Conductor (New York Philharmonic)

Thomas PaineThomas Paine
British, American
Founding Father of the United States

Fulgencio BatistaFulgencio Batista
Cuban
Former President of Cuba
Arthur SchopenhauerArthur Schopenhauer
German
Philosopher

MahaviraMahavira
Indian
Last tirthankara of Jainism
Gertrude SteinGertrude Stein
American
American novelist

Lorne GreeneLorne Greene
Canadian
Actor

Ibn BattutaIbn Battuta
Moroccan
Explorer
See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsMileva Marić
Serbian
Physicist

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Kristin NelsonKristin Nelson
American
Painter
Empress Dowager CixiEmpress Dowager Cixi
Chinese
Chinese Empress Dowager

Herman MelvilleHerman Melville
American
 

Mako IwamatsuMako Iwamatsu
Japanese, American
Actor

James MacArthurJames MacArthur
American
Actor
Larry FineLarry Fine
American
Comedian
Henry JamesHenry James
American
Writer

Vasili ArkhipovVasili Arkhipov
Russian
Naval Officer

Erich LudendorffErich Ludendorff
German
General of German Army

Cilla BlackCilla Black
British
Singer
Roger VadimRoger Vadim
French
Screenwriter

Dmitri MendeleevDmitri Mendeleev
Russian
Inventor of Periodic Table

Marcello Mastroianni Marcello Mastroianni
Italian
Actor

Frederick IX of DenmarkFrederick IX of Denmark
Danish
King

K. Kamaraj K. Kamaraj
Indian
Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India
George ClintonGeorge Clinton
American
Fourth Vice President of the U.S.A

Susannah YorkSusannah York
British
Actress
AverroesAverroes
Spanish
Philosopher

John Churchill, 1st Duke of MarlboroughJohn Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
British
Military Leader

Mary TraversMary Travers
American
Singer-songwriter
Carlos CastanedaCarlos Castaneda
American
Author

Sigrid ValdisSigrid Valdis
American
Actress
Amir KhusrowAmir Khusrow
Indian
Sufi Poet

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce Ambrose Bierce
American
Journalist & Writer, soldier

Erich Maria RemarqueErich Maria Remarque
German
Novelist

Charles III of SpainCharles III of Spain
Spanish
King

El GrecoEl Greco
Spanish, Greek
Painter
Frank GorshinFrank Gorshin
American
Actor

Wilfrid BrambellWilfrid Brambell
Irish
Actor

John VernonJohn Vernon
Canadian, American
Actor

Angelica HamiltonAngelica Hamilton
American
Alexander Hamilton's Daughter
BrahmaguptaBrahmagupta
Indian
Mathematician and Astronomer

Louis AlthusserLouis Althusser
French
Philosopher
Frank JamesFrank James
American
Outlaw

Dr Zakir HussainDr Zakir Husain
Indian
Former President of India

Douglas BaderDouglas Bader
British
Royal Air Force Pilot During World War II
Georg CantorGeorg Cantor
German, Russian
Mathematician

Ronald FisherRonald Fisher
British
Statistician
IrenaeusIrenaeus
Turkish, Ancient Roman
Bishop

Kathryn JoostenKathryn Joosten
American
Actress

Levi StubbsLevi Stubbs
American
Baritone Singer
Alexis SmithAlexis Smith
Canadian
Actress

John BoscoJohn Bosco
Italian
Priest
Zeno of CitiumZeno of Citium
Cypriot, Greek
Philosopher

Narayana GuruNarayana Guru
Indian
Spiritual Leader, Social Reformer

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

Mithridates VI of PontusMithridates VI of Pontus
Turkish
King of Pontus
Miguel de UnamunoMiguel de Unamuno
Spanish
Writer
Alvin KarpisAlvin Karpis
Canadian, Spanish
Gangster

Thomas MooreThomas Moore
Irish
Poet

Thorstein VeblenThorstein Veblen
American
Economist

Anton BrucknerAnton Bruckner
Austrian
Composer
William CarreyWilliam Carey
British
Missionary

Barbara HepworthBarbara Hepworth
British
Artist

Francis SchaefferFrancis Schaeffer
American
Theologian, Philosopher

Billy SundayBilly Sunday
American
 

Yang KyoungjongYang Kyoungjong
South Korean
World War II Soldier
J.B.S. HaldaneJ.B.S. Haldane
British
Geneticist

Lon NolLon Nol
Cambodian
Cambodian Politician
John WilkesJohn Wilkes
British
English journalist

JuvenalJuvenal
Italian
Poet
George M. DallasGeorge M. Dallas
American
11th Vice President of the U.S.A
John French, 1st Earl of YpresJohn French, 1st Earl of Ypres
British
British Army Officer