List of Famous people who died at 72

William Laurence Bergsma was an American composer.

Hugh Archibald Nairn Burden was an English actor and playwright.

James N. Aparo was a master American comic book artist best known for his 1960s and 1970s DC Comics work, including on the characters Batman, Aquaman and the Spectre.

Walter Holscher was a German-born American art director. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction.

Ruth Moufang was a German mathematician.

Bernard Noël "Banjo Barney" McKenna was an Irish musician and a founding member of The Dubliners. He played the tenor banjo, violin, mandolin, and melodeon. He was most renowned as a banjo player.

John Carr Munro was a Canadian politician. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1962 election, and served continuously as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Hamilton, Ontario in the electoral riding of Hamilton East until his resignation in 1984, following his defeat for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada which was eventually won by John Turner.