List of Famous people who died in 1972

Vera Mikhailovna Inber, born Shpenzer, Russian: Ве́ра Миха́йловна И́нбер was a Russian and Ukrainian-Soviet poet and writer.

Ted Shawn, originally Edwin Myers Shawn, was one of the first notable male pioneers of American modern dance. Along with creating the Denishawn School with former wife Ruth St. Denis he was also responsible for the creation of the well-known all-male company Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers. With his innovative ideas of masculine movement, he was one of the most influential choreographers and dancers of his day. He was also the founder and creator of Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Massachusetts, and "was knighted by the King of Denmark for his efforts on behalf of the Royal Danish Ballet."

György Hajós was a Hungarian mathematician who worked in group theory, graph theory, and geometry.