List of Famous people who born in 1972

Alikhan Ashanuly Smaiylov is a Kazakh politician who is serving as Prime Minister of Kazakhstan. Previously, he served as the First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan under Askar Mamin. He at the same time served as the Minister of Finance from September 2018 until May 2020. Smaiylov was nominated as the new prime minister of Kazakhstan by the country's president following the 2022 Kazakh protests. His candidacy was unanimously approved by the country's parliament.

Ko So-young is a South Korean actress and model.

Hideki Niwa is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Kasugai, Aichi and graduate of Tamagawa University he was elected for the first time in 2005 after an unsuccessful run in 2003.He was defeated in the 2009 election by DPJ candidate Yoshihiro Ishida.

Nicolas Bro is a Danish actor born in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Vadim Panov is a Russian fantasy and science-fiction writer. He is the author of the seriesTainy gorod [The Secret City], which has been translated into English, as well as the series Anklavy [Enclaves], and Club Moscow.

Petrus Francois Smith is a South African former rugby union player and current Head Coach of Italy. His regular playing position was fly-half or centre.

Kristjan Järvi is an American conductor, composer and producer born in Estonia, younger son of the conductor Neeme Järvi and brother of conductor Paavo Järvi and flautist Maarika Järvi.

Jochen "Noel Pix" Seibert is a German rock and house musician. He is the lead guitarist and programmer of German Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher. Pix formerly belonged also to the band Megaherz as the band's keyboardist. He releases his house tracks under the alias Housemaster Kinky J.

Harper James Simon is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer. Simon's talents have appeared on several studio albums, and has been featured in various feature films and television shows, including HBO's critically acclaimed series Girls. In 2010, Simon released his critically lauded self-titled solo album, followed by his second album Division Street released in 2013.