List of Famous people who died in 1972

David Ross Lederman was an American film director noted for his Western/action/adventure films of the 1930s and 1940s.

David Cohen (1887–1972) was a rabbi, talmudist, philosopher, kabbalist, and a disciple of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook. A noted Jewish ascetic, he took a Nazirite vow at the outbreak of World War I.

Miguel García Vivancos was a Spanish Naïve painter and anarchist. He was a member of the National Confederation of Labor, during the Spanish Civil War he commanded several military units. With the defeat of the Republic he went into exile, where he developed a career as a painter. He was artistically known by his second surname.

Pietro Linari was an Italian cyclist. He finished in fourth place in the 1925 Paris–Roubaix.

Julien Maitron was a French professional road bicycle racer, who competed in the 1904 to 1912 Tours de France. He won one stage in the 1910 Tour de France, and had his best overall position in the 1904 Tour de France when he finished fifth.

"Aslan" Nihat Asım Bekdik was a Turkish professional footballer. He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club, Galatasaray. He also represented Turkey on 21 occasions, captaining them 10 times.

Hector Martin was a Belgian road racing cyclist, professional from 1925 to 1935. In 1924 he won the "Tour of Flanders for Independents" and the Belgian championship cycling for independents. From 1925 to 1935 he was a professional cyclist. In the 1927 Tour de France he won the third stage in Caen and the 22nd stage to Charleville and he wore the yellow jersey for 4 days. In 1928 he won Bordeaux-Paris and in 1929 he came second. In 1930 he won the Circuit de Béarn. He was the brother of Léon Martin.

Giuseppe Capogrossi was an Italian painter.