List of Famous people who are 72

Isolde Mathilde Liebherr is a German-Swiss entrepreneur and vice chairman of Liebherr Group.

Sir James Angus Rhoderick Neil McGrigor, 6th Baronet is a Scottish Conservative Party politician, who is a councillor in Argyll and Bute. He had previously been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Highlands and Islands region from 1999 until 2016.

Hannah Steele is a British actress known for her roles in Wolf Hall and The Night Manager.

Eliot Weinberger is a contemporary American writer, essayist, editor, and translator. His work regularly appears in translation and has been published in more than thirty languages.

Anne Spielberg is an American screenwriter and the sister of film director Steven Spielberg.

Christine Belford is an American television and film actress. She has sometimes been credited as Christina Belford.

Delia Beatriz De la Cruz Delgado, known professionally as Macaria, is a Mexican film and television actress.

Kingsley Sit Ho-yin was the member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.

John F. Tefft is an American diplomat who has served as a Foreign Service Officer since 1972. He was confirmed as the United States Ambassador to Russia on July 31, 2014. He has previously served as the United States' ambassador to Ukraine, Georgia, and Lithuania, as well as chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of the United States in Moscow.

Stanley S. Love is an American former professional basketball player. He is the father of basketball player Kevin Love and the younger brother of Beach Boys co-founder Mike Love.