List of Famous people who died at 72

Josef Kemr was a Czech actor. He starred in the 1969/1970 film Witchhammer under director Otakar Vávra.

Wanda Kosakiewicz, French theatre actress in the 1940s, was one of Jean-Paul Sartre's love interests and Olga Kosakiewicz's sister. Sartre wrote that she was one of the reasons that his friendship with Albert Camus went sour. Her relations with both rival philosophers featured in the book The Boxer and the Goalkeeper by Andy Martin ; she appears as Wanda in Lettres à Sartre, and Tania in Lettres au Castor.

Alexander Wallace Fielding was a British author, translator, journalist and traveller, who served as a Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent in Crete, France and the Far East during World War II. The purpose of SOE was to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in occupied Europe and Asia against the Axis powers, especially Nazi Germany.

Joseph Oriolo was an American cartoon animator, writer, director and producer, known as the co-creator of Casper the Friendly Ghost and the creator of the Felix the Cat TV series.

Rubens Recalcatti was a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and policeman. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he served on the Legislative Assembly of Paraná from 2017 until his death in 2021.

Roger Excoffon was a French typeface designer and graphic designer.

Antonio Macrì, popularly known as Zzi 'Ntoni, was a historical and charismatic boss of the 'Ndrangheta, a criminal and mafia-type organisation in Calabria, Italy. He was born in Siderno on the Ionian coast of Calabria and was the capobastone of the 'ndrine in his hometown.