List of Famous people who are 72

Ian Fok Chun-wan, SBS, JP is the Chief Executive of the Fok Ying Tung Foundation and the life honorary chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce. He is the incumbent Hong Kong delegate to the National People's Congress.

Chang Sheng-ford is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of Finance of the Republic of China from 2012 to 2016.

Aisha Musa el-Said is a Sudanese translator and politician who is currently serving as a member of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, the country's collective head of state since 21 August 2019. Musa is one of six civilians to hold seats in the 11-member transitional government council, which took power following the Sudanese Revolution; the remaining five members were nominated by the Sudanese military. Musa and fellow Sovereignty Council member Raja Nicola are the first two women in modern Sudanese history to hold the role of a head of state. Musa is known as a women's rights activist and for advocating for improved, fairer and more decentralized education, and for the practical application of acquired knowledge in Sudan.

Chang Wanquan is the former Minister of Defense and State Councilor of the People's Republic of China and a general in the People's Liberation Army. He has been a member of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China and helped to manage China's space program.

Min H. Kao is a Taiwanese-American electrical engineer, billionaire businessman, and philanthropist. He is the co-founder of Garmin, with Gary Burrell. As of February 2020, his personal wealth was estimated at $4.1 billion.