List of Famous people who are 72

Émerson Leão is a Brazilian head coach and former football player. He is regarded by pundits as one of best Brazilian goalkeepers of all time. A documentary video produced by FIFA, FIFA Fever, called him the third-most impressive defense player of all time. He was born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo.

Michael Shrieve is an American drummer, percussionist, and composer. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band Santana, playing on the band's first seven albums from 1969 to 1974. At age 20, Shrieve was the second youngest musician to perform at Woodstock. His drum solo during "Soul Sacrifice" in the Woodstock film has been described as "electrifying", although he considers his drum solo during "Soul Sacrifice" in 1970 at Tanglewood as being better.

Abdul Karim al-Kabariti is a Jordanian politician and businessman who was the Prime Minister of Jordan from 4 February 1996 to 9 September 1997.

Laureano Brizuela is an Argentine singer-songwriter and musician whose career has spanned over 30 years.

Masatō Ibu is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He is sometimes credited as Masato Eve.

Carmen Rigalt Tarragó is a Spanish journalist and novelist.

Rudy Hartono Kurniawan is a former Indonesian badminton player who won the men's singles title at the prestigious All-England Championship eight times, seven times consecutively (1968–1974) and at World Championship in 1980 on his only attempt at this title. He is one of the most famous players in the history of the sport and is considered to be one of the greatest badminton players of all time.

Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler is a British musician and songwriter. He is best known as the bassist and primary lyricist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He has also recorded and performed with Heaven & Hell, GZR, and Ozzy Osbourne. Butler currently is the bassist of Deadland Ritual.

María Esther Medina Núñez also known as Baby Bátiz is a Mexican singer. Her work is focused on blues, soul and rock and roll genres.

Beatriz Pla Navarro better known as Beatriz Carvajal is a Spanish theatre, television and film actress.