List of Famous people who are 72

Debra Monk is an American actress, singer, and writer, best known for her performances on the Broadway stage. She earned her first Tony Award for the 1993 production of Redwood Curtain and won an Emmy Award for several guest appearances on NYPD Blue between 1998 and 1999.

Michael Steiner is a German diplomat who served as head of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). He was the German Ambassador to India from March 2012 - June 2015.

Grigory Borisovich Karasin is a career diplomat who formerly served as a State Secretary and a Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia.

Michael Kwan Ching-kit is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer previously with the Philips label, and later with EMI. His back catalogue (1986–1988) continues to be published by Universal Music Group. He retired his music career in 1988 and now works as an architect in Seattle, United States, with his wife and son.

Luminița Gheorghiu is a Romanian film actress, and artistic performer in East Central Europe. She achieved international recognition for her roles in The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2006) and Child's Pose (2013). Gheorghiu's roles have mostly been in Romanian and French, including that in Code Unknown with Juliette Binoche.

Timothy J. McCarthy is a former United States Secret Service agent best known for defending President Ronald Reagan during the assassination attempt on Reagan's life on Monday, March 30, 1981, in Washington, D.C.