List of Famous people who are 72

Volker Hage is a retired German journalist, author and literary critic, who has reinvented himself as a novelist.

Ásta Ragnheiður Jóhannesdóttir is an Icelandic politician and was Speaker of Alþingi, Iceland's parliament. She was Iceland's Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security from 1 February 2009 – 14 May 2009. She served as speaker of the Althing from 2009 to 2013. She has been a member of the Alþing since 1995.

Alan Paul Wichinsky is a Grammy Award–winning singer and composer, best known as one of the founding members of the current incarnation of the vocal group The Manhattan Transfer.

Matthijs de Koning is a Dutch racing cyclist. He rode in the 1971 Tour de France.

Arlindo Gomes Furtado is the Cape Verdean Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde, since 2009, and was the first bishop of the Diocese of Mindelo, from 2004 to 2009. In 2015, he was appointed as the first Cape Verdean cardinal by Pope Francis.

Justine Mintsa is a Gabonese writer and member of the Fang people. She is the third child of twelve siblings. She earned her doctorate in English Literature from the University of Rouen in 1977. She is a member of the Haut Conseil de la francophonie. She was the first African woman to publish a novel with Éditions Gallimard, in Paris.

Albertina Natalie "Tina" Noyes is an American former figure skater. She is a four-time U.S. national silver medalist and the 1967 North American bronze medalist. She represented the United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where she placed 8th, and at the 1968 Winter Olympics, where she placed 4th. She was coached by Cecilia Colledge.

Marisol Malaret Contreras is a Puerto Rican TV Host, model and beauty queen. In 1970 she was the first Puerto Rican woman to be crowned Miss Universe.