List of Famous people who died at 72

Sergio Endrigo was an Italian singer-songwriter.

António Manuel Mascarenhas Gomes Monteiro was the first democratically elected President of Cape Verde from 22 March 1991 to 22 March 2001.

Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Belov was a Soviet modern pentathlon competitor, who won two team medals at the world championships of 1969–70. A Colonel with the Soviet Militsiya, he took part in the cleanup operation after the Chernobyl disaster. He was married to the legendary Russian fencer Elena Belova.

Inger Jacobsen was a Norwegian singer and actress, known internationally for her participation in the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest.

Walter Michael Miller Jr. was an American science fiction writer. His fix-up novel A Canticle for Leibowitz (1959), the only novel published in his lifetime, won the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Prior to its publication, he was a writer of short stories.

Robert Carroll Nye was an American film actor. He appeared in 58 films between 1925 and 1944.

Lila Lee was a prominent screen actress, primarily a leading lady, of the silent film and early sound film eras.

Ludwik Benoit was a Polish film and theatre actor.