List of Famous people who are 72

Craig McCaw is an American businessman and entrepreneur, a pioneer in the cellular phone industry. He is the founder of McCaw Cellular and Clearwire Corporation.

Yoshiaki Fujiwara is a Japanese professional wrestler and trainer. He is famous for his long career in wrestling, having worked in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE (ZERO-ONE), and the two incarnations of shoot style promotion Universal Wrestling Federation. Fujiwara is known for his catch wrestling expertise, having been praised by fighters like Josh Barnett and Ken Shamrock. He was trained by Karl Gotch and has trained many MMA fighters and professional wrestlers. Fujiwara also has a strong background in judo and Muay Thai.

Herminio Sánchez Aquino is a Filipino businessman, former politician and a vice presidential candidate where he ran as the running mate of Raul Roco in 2004.

George David Tilman, ForMemRS, is an American ecologist. He is Regents Professor and McKnight Presidential Chair in Ecology at the University of Minnesota, as well as an instructor in Conservation Biology; Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior; and Microbial Ecology. He is director of the Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve long-term ecological research station. Tilman is also a professor at University of California, Santa Barbara's Bren School of Environmental Science & Management.

Louis Martens Kunkel is an American geneticist and member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). His father and grandfather were also scientists and NAS members. Kunkel came from a Lutheran background and attended Lutheran schools in youth. He later graduated from Gettysburg College in 1971. He obtained his PhD from Johns Hopkins University. He is noted for discovering dystrophin, which is relevant to muscular dystrophy research.

Kate Taylor is an American singer-songwriter, originally from Boston, Massachusetts. She is the younger sister of renowned singer-songwriter James Taylor, a five-time Grammy winner.