List of Famous people who born in 1972

Paul McMullen was an American middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 meters. Paul was known by some as "the pride of Cadillac" after qualifying and competing in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mariano Recalde is an Argentine lawyer and Justicialist Party politician. He currently serves as a National Senator for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires since December 2019, representing the Frente de Todos. He previously served as a Legislator at the Buenos Aires City Legislature and as president of Aerolíneas Argentinas, Argentina's state-owned flag carrier airline from 2009 to 2015.

Samira Bellil was a French feminist activist and a campaigner for the rights of girls and women.

Selenis Leyva is an American actress. She is known for her role as Gloria Mendoza in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black, and she currently stars on the Disney+ comedy-drama series Diary of a Future President.

Cung Le is a Vietnamese-born American actor, retired mixed martial artist, Sanshou fighter and kickboxer. He competed as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), holding a record of 2–2 with the organization. In kickboxing and sanshou, he is a former International Kickboxing Federation Light Heavyweight World Champion, having a professional kickboxing record of 17–0 before moving to mixed martial arts. He defeated Frank Shamrock to become the second Strikeforce Middleweight Champion before vacating the title to further pursue his acting career. Le is perhaps best known in mixed martial arts for competing in Strikeforce, holding a record of 7–1 with the organization before its demise.

Nickelback is a Canadian rock band formed in 1995 in Hanna, Alberta. The band is composed of guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist Ryan Peake, bassist Mike Kroeger, and drummer Daniel Adair. The band went through several drummer changes between 1995 and 2005, achieving its current lineup when Adair replaced drummer Ryan Vikedal.

Michael Clinton Irby is an American film and television actor. He is best known for portraying Sergeant First Class Charles Grey in the CBS series The Unit (2006–2009).

Gillian Vigman is an American actress, comedian, and screenwriter. She is most recognizable for her role as "Jack's Wife" in many Jack in the Box commercials, but is also notable for her membership in the recurring cast of comedians on the sketch comedy series MADtv. She also starred in the ABC comedy Sons & Daughters, and had recurring roles in the sitcoms Suburgatory and New Girl. In 2020, she voiced the character of Dr. T'Ana on the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks.

George Hertzberg is an American actor best known for his portrayal of the cyber-demonic soldier Adam in the fourth season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Hertzberg, who was born in Glens Falls, New York, has made appearances in several television shows, including 3rd Rock from the Sun and That's My Bush!, and wrote and produced the movie Too Much Magic.

Colin Ferguson is a Canadian/American actor, director and producer. He is known for playing Sheriff Jack Carter on the Syfy series Eureka, the Maytag Man, and Lewis on Then Came You.