Famous people and celebrities who died in December 1972

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in December 1972. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Dec. 2 José Limón
• Dec. 3 William Manuel Johnson

  American bassist (b. 1872).

• Dec. 7 Humberto Mariles
• Dec. 9 Louella Parsons

  American actress screenwriter and journalist (d.72).

• Dec. 10 Mark Van Doren

  American poet, critic, and academic (b. 1894).

• Dec. 18 Neilia Hunter Biden

  First wife of joe biden (b. 1942).

• Dec. 19 Ahmet Emin Yalman

  Turkish journalist, author, and academic (b. 1888).

• Dec. 20 Adolfo Orsi

  Italian businessman (b. 1888).

• Dec. 20 Günter Eich
• Dec. 22 Giovanni Reggio
• Dec. 22 Giorgio Piccardi
• Dec. 23 Andrei Tupolev

  The tupolev company was founded by a russian engineer and designer (d. 1972).

• Dec. 23 Abraham Joshua Heschel
• Dec. 23 Jimmy Dimmock
• Dec. 24 Gisela Richter

  English-american archaeologist and historian (b. 1882).

• Dec. 24 Charles Atlas
• Dec. 26 Harry S. Truman

  American colonel and politician, 33rd president of the united states (b. 1884).

• Dec. 26 Giuseppe Salvatore Bellusci
• Dec. 26 Sonia Greene
• Dec. 27 Lester B. Pearson

  Canadian historian and politician, 14th prime minister of canada, nobel prize laureate (b. 1897).

• Dec. 29 Joseph Cornell

  Joseph Cornell was a pioneering American artist renowned for his intricate shadow boxes and surrealist assemblage art, which transformed...

• Dec. 31 Roberto Clemente

  Legendary Puerto Rican baseball player and broadcaster, known for his exceptional skills and humanitarian work before his tragic death.

• Dec. 31 Henry Gerber

  German-american activist, founded the society for human rights (b. 1892).