List of Famous people who died in 1972

Tarcisio Vincenzo Benedetti was the Italian Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodi from his appointment by Pope Pius XII on November 11, 1952, until his death on May 24, 1972.

Edward Tiffin Cook Sr. was an American athlete who shared the gold medal in the pole vault at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Roland Dimon "Doc" Crandall was an American animator. He is best known for his work at Fleischer Studio, especially on the Betty Boop version of Snow White and as lead animator with Seymour Kneitel on the first year of the "Popeye" the Sailor cartoons starting in 1933.

Carl W. Stalling was an American composer and arranger for music in animated films. He is most closely associated with the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts produced by Warner Bros., where he averaged one complete score each week, for 22 years.