List of Famous people who are 72

Dubravka Ugrešić is a writer born and raised in Yugoslavia. A graduate of University of Zagreb, she has been based in Amsterdam since 1996.

Brian Kerwin is an American actor who has starred in feature films, on Broadway, and television series and movies.

Asfandyar Wali Khan is a Pakistani politician. A democratic socialist and Pashtun nationalist, he is President of the Awami National Party in Pakistan.

Minette Walters is an English crime writer.

Pierre Amoyal is a French violinist and is the artistic director of the Conservatory of Lausanne.

Erich Buck is a German former ice dancer who competed for West Germany. With his sister Angelika Buck, he is the 1972 European champion, a four-time World medalist, and a six-time West German national champion.

Klaus-Peter Thaler was a professional cyclist between 1976 and 1988, successful in road-racing and cyclo-cross. He was world cyclo-cross champion twice as amateur and twice as professional and German champion eight times.