List of Famous people who are 72

Paolo Mieli is an Italian journalist who has been editor of Italy's leading newspaper, Corriere della Sera.

Robert Dolman is a Canadian screenwriter, actor, director and producer.

Richard Rogler is a German Kabarett artist and professor of Kabarett at the University of the Arts in Berlin.

Alexander Henry Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee, DL is a Scottish peer, Conservative politician and Chief of the Clan Scrymgeour.

Mirosława Danuta Wałęsa, is the wife of the former President of Poland Lech Wałęsa. In 1983 she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway on behalf of her husband, who feared, at a time of great political upheaval in the country, that the Polish government might not allow him to return if he travelled to Oslo himself. Lech and Danuta have been married since 8 November 1969 and have eight children.

Jean-Pierre Marcon was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented Haute-Loire's 1st constituency from 2007 to 2012 as a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. He was the substitute candidate for Laurent Wauquiez in the 2007 election and replaced Wauquiez when he was appointed to the government. He did not contest the 2012 election.