A list of events in 1972 related to Star Wars.
January
- 01 – Jennifer Hale is born.
- 28 – Rachel Butera is born.
- 29 – Brian Wood is born.
March
- 31 – Andrew Bowen is born.
April
- 03 – Paul S. Kemp is born.
- 05 – Thomas Hodges is born.
- 14 – Alan Ruscoe is born.
- 26 – Bronagh Gallagher is born.
May
- 16 – Khary Payton is born.
- 19 – Claudia Karvan is born.
July
- 10 – Peter Serafinowicz is born.
- 18 – Slim Khezri is born.
- 21 – Gary Whitta is born.
- 26 – Spencer Wilding is born.
August
- 03 – Sumalee Montano is born.
- 15 – Matthew Wood is born.
- 18 – Cecep Arif Rahman is born.
September
- 10 – Dan Milano is born.
- 12 – Gideon Emery is born.
- 24 – Kate Fleetwood is born.
- 27 – Chris Avellone is born.
October
- 02 – Matt Bouchard is born.
November
- 06 – Thandie Newton is born.
- 07 – Jason London is born.
- 10 – Trevor Devall is born.
December
- 29 – Eric Lopez is born.
Unknown
- Roy Thomas succeeds Stan Lee as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics.