List of Famous people who are 72

Ralph Derek Simpson is an American former basketball player. He played professionally in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1970 to 1980.

Henri Lubatti is an American actor.

Li Hongta is a retired Chinese politician who served as vice chairman of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 2008 to 2013. He was a member of the 11th, and 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Penny Rose is a British costume designer who has worked in the film industry since the 1970s. Rose has been nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design three times for the films Evita (1996), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006).

Bisera Vukotić, known professionally as Olga Bisera, is a Yugoslav-born Italian film actress and producer.

Mohamed Zouaoui, is a Tunisian-born actor living in Italy. In 2004 he made his first appearance on the television, gets his first role in the TV miniseries Posso chiamarti amore?. He also acted in Nassiryia - Per non dimenticare, Capri, and RIS Delitti Imperfetti. In 2007, he acted in the miniseries Liberi di giocare. His cinema debut was the 2008 film L'ultimo pulcinella, directed by Maurizio Scapparo. In 2009 he starred in I mostri oggi, and in 2010 appeared in The Father and the Foreigner. In 2010 he acted in I fiori di Kirkuk, directed by Fariborz Kamkari. For this role he earned several awards, including the Globo d'Oro for Best New Actor.