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1972: The Year in People

Generation X · Year of the Rat 🐀 · Born in 1972 turn 54 in 2026

The year in numbers

Gas, per gallon

$0.36

Median home

$19,550

Minimum wage

$1.60/hr

Movie ticket

$1.70

US population

3.85B

US president

Richard Nixon

Top song

"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" — Roberta Flack

Top film

The Godfather

Top TV show

All in the Family

Best Picture

The Godfather

In the news: Watergate break-in; last Apollo Moon mission

What happened in 1972

1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1972nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 972nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 72nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1970s decade.

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Born in 1972

492 people in our data · most viewed first

Amanda Peet

Amanda Peet

b. 1972 · January 11

American actress

Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson

b. 1972 · May 2

American actor and professional wrestler

Arjun Rampal

Arjun Rampal

b. 1972 · November 26

Indian film actor and model

Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz

b. 1972 · August 30

American actress

Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck

b. 1972 · August 15

American actor and filmmaker

Ben Sasse

Ben Sasse

b. 1972 · February 22

American academic administrator and politician

Angie Harmon

Angie Harmon

b. 1972 · August 10

American actress

Jennie Garth

Jennie Garth

b. 1972 · April 3

American actress

Claudia Winkleman

Claudia Winkleman

b. 1972 · January 15

English television presenter

Gabriel Macht

Gabriel Macht

b. 1972 · January 22

American actor

Alyssa Milano

Alyssa Milano

b. 1972 · December 19

American actress

Alessandro Nivola

Alessandro Nivola

b. 1972 · June 28

American actor

Carmen Electra

Carmen Electra

b. 1972 · April 20

American actress and model

Big Show

Big Show

b. 1972 · February 8

American professional wrestler and actor

Laverne Cox

Laverne Cox

b. 1972 · May 29

American actress and LGBTQ advocate

Billie Joe Armstrong

Billie Joe Armstrong

b. 1972 · February 17

American rock musician

Jill Scott (singer)

Jill Scott (singer)

b. 1972 · April 4

American singer

Drea de Matteo

Drea de Matteo

b. 1972 · January 19

American actress

Amy Coney Barrett

Amy Coney Barrett

b. 1972 · January 28

US Supreme Court justice since 2020

Eli Roth

Eli Roth

b. 1972 · April 18

American film director and screenwriter

Julie Benz

Julie Benz

b. 1972 · May 1

American actress

Busta Rhymes

Busta Rhymes

b. 1972 · May 20

American rapper

Brian Molko

Brian Molko

b. 1972 · December 10

Singer and musician

Brad Paisley

Brad Paisley

b. 1972 · October 28

American country musician

Died in 1972

  • J. Edgar Hoover1895–1972 · American law enforcement administrator
  • George Sanders1906–1972 · British actor and singer
  • Cecil Day-Lewis1904–1972 · Irish-born British poet
  • Adam Clayton Powell Jr.1908–1972 · American pastor and politician
  • Cristóbal Balenciaga1895–1972 · Spanish fashion designer
  • Brandon deWilde1942–1972 · American theater, film, television actor
  • Frederik IX1899–1972 · King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972
  • Berry Oakley1948–1972 · American bassist
  • Gil Hodges1924–1972 · American baseball player and manager
  • Bruce Cabot1904–1972 · American actor
  • Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski1899–1972 · German politician and SS general
  • James F. Byrnes1879–1972 · American politician
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