List of Famous people who are 72

José Manuel Rodríguez Cuadros is a Peruvian diplomat. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru from 2003 to 2005, during Alejandro Toledo's presidency, and later was appointed ambassador to Bolivia in 2010.

Yoshiharu Sekino is a Japanese surgeon, explorer, travel writer, photographer and anthropologist.

Pauline Marois is a Canadian politician, who served as the premier of Quebec from 2012 to 2014, the 30th since Confederation. Marois had been a member of the National Assembly in various ridings since 1981 as a member of the Parti Québécois (PQ), serving as party leader from 2007 to 2014. She is the first female premier of Quebec.

Brian Yuzna is a Filipino-American producer, director, and writer. He is best known for his work in the science fiction and horror film genres. Yuzna began his career as a producer for several films by director Stuart Gordon, such as Re-Animator (1985) and From Beyond (1986), before making his directorial debut with the satirical body horror film Society (1989).

Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda is a Japanese prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been Archbishop of Osaka since 2014. He was Bishop of Hiroshima from 2011 to 2014. Pope Francis elevated him to cardinal on 28 June 2018.

Flávio Hugo Venturini is a Brazilian singer and songwriter.

Edwin Soeryadjaya also known as Tjia Han Pun is a Chinese Indonesian businessman, He is the son of the late William Soeryadjaya, who founded automotive group Astra International. Soeryadjaya set up investment firm Saratoga Investama Sedaya in 1998. Today, through his private equity firm, PT Saratoga Investama Sedaya, he holds an ownership in coal miner Adaro Energy. He also has a stake in cell tower company Tower Bersama Infrastructure and bought Mandala Airlines in 2011 with his partner Sandiaga Uno.

Isabel Tocino Biscarolasaga is a Spanish politician.

Jorge Bucay is an Argentine gestalt psychotherapist, psychodramatist and writer. His books have sold more than 2 million copies around the world, and have been translated into more than seventeen languages.

Alberto José Rodriguez Saá is an Argentine lawyer and politician. He is the Governor of San Luis Province. He was presidential candidate for the center-right peronism, Federal Peronism, in 2007 and 2011.