List of Famous people who are 72

Helmy Toulan is an Egyptian football coach and former player with Zamalek SC.

Fumiaki Miyamoto is a Japanese classical oboist and conductor.

Patricia Anglaia Margareth Paaij, best known as Patricia Paay, is a Dutch singer, radio host, glamour model and television personality. In the Netherlands, she is well known for her musical career, which spans over four decades. She is also regularly featured on Dutch television and in Dutch tabloid media. Singer Yvonne Keeley is her sister.

Charles Hamar Delevingne is an English property developer and the father of daughters Cara and Poppy Delevingne. He is the grandson of the lawyer and politician Hamar Greenwood, 1st Viscount Greenwood.

Stephen Roark Gyllenhaal is an American film director and poet. He is the father of actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Yen Ming was the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 8 August 2013 to 30 January 2015.

Ahmed Friaa was the Minister of the Interior of Tunisia for two weeks in January 2011, during the peak of Tunisian revolution.