List of Famous people who died at 72

Hans Asplund was a Swedish architect. His work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Alois Rohrmoser is an Austrian Entrepreneurial leadership, and founder of Atomic Skis, in Altenmarkt im Pongau.

Nachman Aronszajn was a Polish American mathematician. Aronszajn's main field of study was mathematical analysis. He also contributed to mathematical logic.

David Alan Hampshire was a British racing driver from England. He was born in Mickleover, Derbyshire and died in Newton Solney, in South Derbyshire.

Zeferino Vaz led the construction, establishment and development of the Unicamp university, in the interior of the State of São Paulo, Brazil in the 1960s and 1970s. The main campus is named after Zeferino, who strived to bring together some of Brazil's best scientists to form a recognised research institution.

Peter Lloyd Rogers CBE was a British businessman, who was chief executive of Babcock International Group plc, a British multinational support services company specialising in managing complex assets and infrastructure in safety- and mission-critical environments. He was previously employed by Ford Motor Company and was also an executive director of Courtaulds and deputy chief executive of Acordis.

James Allen was an English socialist playwright from Miles Platting, Manchester, Lancashire, best known for his collaborations with Ken Loach.