Authors born in 1872
- Max Beerbohm Essayist, 1872
- Norman Angell Lecturer, 1872
- Piet Mondrian Artist, 1872
- Ralph Vaughan Williams Conductor, 1872
- Wilfred Trotter Surgeon, 1872
- William Henry Keeler Baseball Player, 1872
- William Rothenstein Painter, 1872
- Willie Keeler Baseball Player, 1872
- Winifred Kirkland Writer, 1872
- Zane Grey Author, 1872