1972
Jai Taurima, Australian long jumper and police officer
Jai Desmond Taurima is an Australian retired athlete who competed in the long jump.
Jai Taurima, Australian long jumper and police officer
The 1970s
Explore 2973 historical events from 1970–1979.
1972
Dawud Wharnsby, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Dawud Wharnsby is a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, performer, educator and television personality. A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known for his work in the musical/poetic g…
Dawud Wharnsby, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1972
Ngô Bảo Châu, Vietnamese-French mathematician and academic
Ngô Bảo Châu is a Vietnamese-French mathematician at the University of Chicago, best known for proving the fundamental lemma for automorphic forms. He is the first Vietnamese natio…
Ngô Bảo Châu, Vietnamese-French mathematician and academic
1972
Chris Leslie, English politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Christopher Michael Leslie is a British business executive and former politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Shipley from 1997 to 2005 and Nottingham East from …
Chris Leslie, English politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
1972
Geeta Tripathee, Nepali poet, lyricist and literary critic
Geeta Tripathee is a Nepali poet, lyricist, essayist, literary critic and scholar. An eminent writer in Nepali, Geeta Tripathee has two volumes of poetry collection, one of lyrical…
Geeta Tripathee, Nepali poet, lyricist and literary critic
1972
Alessandro Nivola, American actor
Alessandro Antine Nivola is an American actor. His work includes both screen and stage, and his accolades include a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for a Tony…
Alessandro Nivola, American actor
1972
DJ Shadow, American DJ and record producer
Joshua Paul Davis, better known by his stage name DJ Shadow, is an American DJ and record producer. His debut studio album, Endtroducing....., was released in 1996. He uses layered…
DJ Shadow, American DJ and record producer
1972
Sandra Cam, Belgian swimmer
Sandra Cam is a Belgian retired freestyle swimmer who represented her country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, in Barcelona, Spain (1992) and Atlanta, United States (1996). She …
Sandra Cam, Belgian swimmer
1972
Molly Parker, Canadian actress
Molly Parker is a Canadian actress, writer, and director. She garnered critical attention for her portrayal of a necrophiliac medical student in the controversial drama Kissed (199…
Molly Parker, Canadian actress
1972
Darren Shan, Irish author
Darren O'Shaughnessy is an Irish writer and novelist. He is best known for his young adult fiction series The Saga of Darren Shan, The Demonata, and Zom-B, published under the pseu…
Darren Shan, Irish author
1972
Stephen Giles, Canadian canoe racer and engineer
Stephen Giles is a Canadian sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won the bronze in the C-1 1000 m event at Sydn…
Stephen Giles, Canadian canoe racer and engineer
1972
Mike Knuble, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
Michael Rudolf Knuble is a Canadian-born American former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). During his 16 NHL seasons, he played f…
Mike Knuble, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
1972
Matthew Birir, Kenyan runner
Matthew Kiprotich Birir is a former athlete from Kenya and a winner of the 3000 m steeplechase at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Matthew Birir, Kenyan runner
1972
Robert Esmie, Canadian sprinter
Robert Esmie is a Canadian retired sprinter, who was a member of the gold medal-winning Canadian 4 × 100 m relay team at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Robert Esmie, Canadian sprinter
1972
Gary Shteyngart, American writer
Gary Shteyngart is a Soviet-born American writer. He is the author of six novels, and a memoir. Much of his work is satirical.
Gary Shteyngart, American writer
1972
Daniel Andrews, Australian politician, 48th Premier of Victoria
Daniel Michael Andrews is an Australian former politician who served as the 48th premier of Victoria from 2014 to 2023 and the leader of the Victorian Labor Party from 2010 to 2023…
Daniel Andrews, Australian politician, 48th Premier of Victoria
1972
Laurent Gaudé, French author and playwright
Laurent Gaudé is a French writer.
Laurent Gaudé, French author and playwright
1972
Greg Norton, American baseball player and coach
Gregory Blakemoor Norton is an American former professional baseball corner infielder. He spent 13 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) with six teams from 1996 through 2009. Since…
Greg Norton, American baseball player and coach
1972
Zhanna Pintusevich-Block, Ukrainian sprinter
Zhanna Pintusevich-Block is a Ukrainian former world champion sprinter who competed in the Olympic Games.
Zhanna Pintusevich-Block, Ukrainian sprinter
1972
Lisa Leslie, American basketball player and actress
Lisa Deshaun Leslie is an American former professional basketball player. She is formerly the head coach for Triplets in the BIG3 professional basketball league, as well as a studi…
Lisa Leslie, American basketball player and actress
1972
Manfred Stohl, Austrian race car driver
Manfred Stohl is an Austrian rally driver who debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1991. Stohl's co-driver is fellow Austrian Ilka Minor.
Manfred Stohl, Austrian race car driver
1972
Kirsten Vangsness, American actress and writer
Kirsten Vangsness is an American actress and writer best known for her role as FBI technical analyst Penelope Garcia on CBS's Criminal Minds, as well as the spin-offs Suspect Behav…
Kirsten Vangsness, American actress and writer
1972
Karl Dykhuis, Canadian ice hockey player
Karl Sebastien Dykhuis is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Fl…
Karl Dykhuis, Canadian ice hockey player
1972
Sourav Ganguly, Indian cricketer
Sourav Chandidas Ganguly, also known as Dada, is an Indian cricket administrator and former cricketer and captain of the Indian national cricket team. He is popularly called the Ma…
Sourav Ganguly, Indian cricketer