| NASTASE | Ilie ?, 1972 US Open singles tennis champion (7) |
| VENTURA | "___ Highway" -- 1972 America song (7) |
| RODNINA | Irina ?, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympic figure skating pairs gold medallist (7) |
| NEILSON | Sandra ?, 1972 Olympic 100m freestyle swimming gold medallist (7) |
| OFFENCE | The ?, 1972 film thriller starring Sean Connery and Trevor Howard (7) |
| SHORTER | Frank ?, 1972 Olympic marathon gold medallist (7) |
| STECHER | Renate ?, 1972 Olympic 100m and 200m gold medallist (7) |
| AKIIBUA | John ?, 1972 Olympic 400m hurdles gold medallist (4-3) |
| BRAGINA | Lyudmila ?, 1972 Olympic 1,500m gold medallist |
| YEARDOT | The ?, 1972 science fiction novel by John Lymington |
| ILIENASTASE | Winner of the 1972 US Open and 1973 French Open |
| ROGERTAYLOR | and 11ac, 1971 and 1972 US Open men's doubles tennis championship winner |
| DRYSDALE | 1972 US Open men's doubles tennis championship winner with Roger Taylor (8) |
| CLIFF | 1972 US Open men's doubles tennis championship winner with Roger Taylor (5) |
| ROGER | and 11ac, 1971 and 1972 US Open men's doubles tennis championship winner |
| TAYLOR | see 7ac, 1971 and 1972 US Open men's doubles tennis championship winner |
| CLIFFDRYSDALE | Tennis player who won the 1972 US Open men's doubles title with Roger Taylor (5,8) |
| ILIE | He beat Arthur in the 1972 US Open |
| WADE | Virginia ?, 1972 Australian Open singles tennis champion (4) |
| GIMENO | Andres ?, 1972 French Open singles tennis championship winner |
