List of Famous people who died in 1972

Milton Carruth was an American film editor and, for a period in the 1930s, film director. Among the 129 films he edited are All Quiet on the Western Front, Shadow of a Doubt, Pillow Talk, and Imitation of Life. His career as an editor spanned nearly four decades, from 1929 through 1966 (The Pad and How to Use It.

Matvei Vasilevich Zakharov was Marshal of the Soviet Union, Chief of the General Staff, Deputy Defense Minister.

Lemeul Eugene Lucas, better known by his stage name Gene Austin, was an American singer and songwriter, one of the first "crooners". His recording of "My Blue Heaven" sold over five million copies and was the largest selling record of all time. His 1920s compositions "When My Sugar Walks Down the Street" and "The Lonesome Road" became pop and jazz standards.

Jack Whittingham was a British playwright and screenwriter.

Kallur Subba Rao was an Indian freedom activist and politician. He was a scholar in Kannada and Telugu and a teacher by profession.