| SHORTER | Frank ?, 1972 Olympic marathon gold medallist (7) |
| NEILSON | Sandra ?, 1972 Olympic 100m freestyle swimming gold medallist (7) |
| STECHER | Renate ?, 1972 Olympic 100m and 200m gold medallist (7) |
| WANJIRU | Samuel ?, 2008 Olympic marathon gold medallist (7) |
| AKIIBUA | John ?, 1972 Olympic 400m hurdles gold medallist (4-3) |
| BRAGINA | Lyudmila ?, 1972 Olympic 1,500m gold medallist |
| RODNINA | Irina ?, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympic figure skating pairs gold medallist (7) |
| NASTASE | Ilie ?, 1972 US Open singles tennis champion (7) |
| OFFENCE | The ?, 1972 film thriller starring Sean Connery and Trevor Howard (7) |
| FALCK | Hildegard ?, 1972 Olympic 800m gold medallist (5) |
| EHRHARDT | Annelie ?, 1972 Olympic 100m hurdles gold medallist (8) |
| AVILOV | Mykola ?, 1972 Olympic decathlon gold medallist (6) |
| ROSENDAHL | Heide ?, 1972 Olympic women's long jump gold medallist (9) |
| MEADE | Richard ?, 1972 Olympic individual eventing gold medallist (5) |
| WOTTLE | Dave ?, 1972 Olympic 800m gold medallist (6) |
| KOMAR | Wladyslaw ?, 1972 Olympic shot put gold medallist (5) |
| YEARDOT | The ?, 1972 science fiction novel by John Lymington |
| KIPROTICH | Stephen ___, 2012 Olympic marathon gold medallist (9) |
| MIMOUN | Alain ?, 1956 Olympic marathon gold medallist for France (6) |
| THUGWANE | Josiah ___, 1996 Olympic marathon gold medallist (8) |
