List of Famous people who born in 1972

Grant Henry Hill is a retired American professional basketball player who is a co-owner of the Atlanta Hawks. He attended Duke University and is widely considered one of their greatest players. After playing college basketball for four years, Hill played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and played for four teams in his professional career: The Detroit Pistons, the Orlando Magic, the Phoenix Suns, and the Los Angeles Clippers. For most of his career, he played the small forward position. Hill also co-hosts NBA Inside Stuff on NBA TV.

Ai Iijima was a Japanese media personality, writer, activist and actress who was an AV idol early in her career, starring in more than 100 films. She later became the hostess on the nighttime television program, Gilgamesh Night, and transitioned away from AV work. After ending her career in adult videos, Iijima released a musical single Naisho DE Ai! Ai! in July 1993 and soon became a regular on daytime TV talk shows. Iijima became involved in campaigns to educate the public about HIV/AIDS, a cause that few Japanese celebrities were willing to undertake.

Ken Watabe is a Japanese comedian and television presenter. He performs tsukkomi in the comedy duo Unjash with his partner Kazuya Kojima. Watabe currently serves as a co-MC with Chisato Moritaka in the Fuji TV program Love Music.

Anton Nikolaevich Shkaplerov is a Russian cosmonaut. He is a veteran of three spaceflights and is a former Commander of the International Space Station.

Xavier Ortiz Ramírez was a Mexican actor, singer, model, producer, TV host, dentist/surgeon and entrepreneur and owner of bar-restaurant La Santa Bar in Guadalajara, Mexico. A former member of the 8-piece musical group Garibaldi, on April 17, 1999, he married another former member of the group Garibaldi, Patricia Manterola. Their relationship lasted 15 years, including 10 years as a couple and 5 years as husband and wife.

Igor Vladimirovich Rybakov is a meta-entrepreneur who co-owns the Technonikol industrial corporation and the Prytek technology corporation. He has appeared on Forbes 2019 list of the world's wealthiest people with a net worth of $1.1 billion. He is an author, actor, showman, singer, and producer. His motto is: “What we dwell on is who we become.” Rybakov is a philanthropist that focuses on education. Forbes calls the Rybakov Prize, established by Rybakov and his wife, Ekaterina Rybakov, the “Nobel Prize in Education”. Igor and Ekaterina Rybakov's main focus and passion has been the improvement of education in Russia and around the world. To coordinate their efforts and advance in this area, they founded the non-profit Rybakov Family Foundation in 2015.

Barbara Schulz is a French actress who won the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti in 2001. She was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress for the 1999 film La Dilettante.

Golda Rosheuvel is a Guyanese-British actress and singer. She is known for her theatre work.

Shōsuke Tanihara is a Japanese actor probably best known outside Japan for his portrayal of Riki Fudoh in Fudoh: The New Generation.

Kevin Francis Duala is a British actor and presenter. He is perhaps best known for hosting United Kingdom's version of Blue's Clues (1998–2003) for Nick Jr.