List of Famous people who are 72

Hendrik Willem Lenstra Jr. is a Dutch mathematician.

Anne Enger, formerly Anne Enger Lahnstein is a Norwegian politician who served as County Governor of Østfold from 2004 until 2015, and Leader of the Centre Party from 1991 to 1999 with opposition to the European Union. She was the front person of the successful "No to EU" campaign at the 1994 referendum. She was also the leader in the campaign against abortion on demand in Norway in the late 1970s.

Renato Janine Ribeiro is a Brazilian full professor of ethics and political philosophy at the University of São Paulo. As of April 6, 2015 he was named Minister of Education of Brazil in the cabinet of Dilma Rousseff.

Jeremy Webster "Fred" Frith is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improvisor.

Gianni Lou Cassini, better known with her stage name Nadia Cassini, is a retired American actress, singer and showgirl who became famous in Italian exploitation films of the 1970s and early 1980s, particularly in the commedia sexy all'italiana genre in late 1970s.