List of Famous people who are 72

Kristina Carlson, also known by her pen name Mari Lampinen, is a Finnish novelist, poet and writer.

Terry Zwigoff is an American filmmaker whose work often deals with misfits, antiheroes, and themes of alienation. He first garnered attention for his work in documentary filmmaking with Louie Bluie (1985) and Crumb (1994). After Crumb, Zwigoff moved on to write and direct fiction feature films, including the Academy Award nominated Ghost World (2001) and Bad Santa (2003).

Wolfgang Schuster was the Lord Mayor of Stuttgart, Germany, from January 1997 until January 2013. He was the successor to Manfred Rommel and he is a member of the CDU.

Bertalan Farkas is the first Hungarian cosmonaut, space explorer, fighter pilot. The Hungarians were the seventh nation to be represented in space by him. Following him, the Hungarian-American Károly Simonyi was the second Hungarian cosmonaut, the only one in the world, who was twice in space as space tourist who paid himself for the spaceflights. The next Hungarian astronaut will travel to the International Space Station by 2025. Farkas is the first Esperantist cosmonaut too. He is currently the president of Airlines Service and Trade.

Craig Redding Baxley is an American director, stunt coordinator, stunt performer and occasional actor. He is best known for his work in the action and thriller genres.

Francesco Giavazzi is an Italian economist who is Professor of Economics at Bocconi University, and a regular visiting professor at MIT.