1972

## Theme parks

* October 1 - Michael Shires World's EPCOT Center opens.

## Television

* January 11 - Christian Jacobs (musician, television producer, voice actor, and actor)
* February 7 - Robyn Lively (actress)
* February 8 - Paul Wight (professional wrestler and actor)
* February 9 - Crispin Freeman (voice actor, ADR director, and script writer)
* February 22 - Chris Sonnenburg (animator, storyboard artist, producer, director, screenwriter, and voice actor)
* February 26
	+ Keith Ferguson (comedian and voice actor)
	+ Maz Jobrani (comedian and actor)
* March 6 - Jaret Reddick (musician, singer, songwriter, composer, actor, and voice actor)
* March 11 - Jennifer Barnhart (puppeteer, actress, and voice-over talent)
* March 13
	+ Leigh-Allyn Baker (actress and voice actress)
	+ Common (rapper, actor, poet, and film producer)
* March 18 - Dane Cook (comedian and actor)
* March 21 - Kristen Anderson-Lopez (actress, voice actress, composer, and songwriter)
* March 24 - Tony Leondis (director, writer, storyboard artist, and voice actor)
* March 26 - Leslie Mann (actress and comedian)
* April 6 - Jason Michas (actor, voice actor, singer, and English tutor)
* April 15 - Lou Romano (animation production artist, producer, actor, and voice actor)
* April 17 - Jennifer Garner (actress and film producer)
* May 1 - Julie Benz (actress)
* May 2 - Dwayne Johnson (actor, voice actor, producer, and professional wrestler)
* May 16 - Khary Payton (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
* May 17 - Grant George (actor and voice actor)
* May 25 - Octavia Spencer (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
* May 26 - Selenis Leyva (actress and voice actress)
* May 30 - Joachim Rønning (film director)
* June 1 - Rick Gomez (actor and voice actor)
* June 2 - Wayne Brady (actor, voice actor, singer, comedian, television personality, and game show host)
* June 7 - Karl Urban (actor)
* June 14 - Aliki Theofilopoulous Grafft (writer, storyboard artist, lyricist, and voice actress)
* June 17 - C.H. Greenblatt (director, screenwriter, producer, voice actor, and storyboard artist)
* June 23 - Selma Blair (actress)
* July 1 - Steve Little (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
* July 10
	+ Peter Serafinowicz (actor, comedian, writer, composer, voice artist, and director)
	+ John Viener (actor, voice actor, writer, and comedian)
* July 11 - Michael Rosenbaum (actor, producer, and comedian)
* July 15 - Scott Foley (actor, voice actor, director, and screenwriter)
* July 27 - Maya Rudolph (actress, voice actress, comedian, and singer)
* July 29 - Wil Wheaton (actor, voice actor, writer, and blogger)
* August 4 - Dan Payne (actor)
* August 6 - Jason O'Mara (actor)
* August 15
	+ Ben Affleck (actor, director, producer, and screenwriter)
	+ Matthew Wood (sound engineer and voice actor)
* August 30 - Cameron Diaz (actress, producer, author, and former fashion model)
* September 6
	+ Idris Elba (actor, singer, and rapper)
	+ Anika Noni Rose (actress, voice actress, and singer)
	+ Justina Machado (actress and voice actress)
* September 12 - Gideon Emery (actor, voice actor, singer, and jazz musician)
* September 15 - John Schwab (actor, voice actor, musician, and producer)
* September 21 - Erin Fitzgerald (actress and voice actress)
* September 27 - Gwyneth Paltrow (actress, singer, and author)
* October 5 - Ehren Kruger (screenwriter and film producer)
* October 22 - Saffron Burrows (actress)
* October 28 - Brad Paisley (singer-songwriter and musician)
* October 29 - Gabrielle Union (actress, voice actress, activist, and author)
* November 6 - Rebecca Romijn (actress and model)
* November 7 - Christopher Daniel Barnes (actor and voice actor)
* November 10 - Trevor Devall (actor, voice actor, comedian, and podcaster)
* November 14 - Josh Duhamel (actor, voice actor, and model)
* November 16 - Missi Pyle (actress and singer)
* November 30 - Christophe Beck (television and film score composer)
* December 6 - Vince Corazza (actor and voice actor)
* December 18 - Jason Mantzoukas (actor, comedian, and screenwriter)
* December 19 - Alyssa Milano (actress, producer, and former singer)
* December 27 - Thomas Wilson Brown (actor)
* December 28 - Thomas Bromhead (actor, voice actor, comedian, and musician)
* December 29 - Jude Law (actor)

### Deaths

* January 1 - Maurice Chevalier (actor, singer, and dancer)
* April 25 - George Sanders (actor and voice actor)
* May 5 - Frank Tashlin (animator, screenwriter, and film director)
* November 5 - Reginald Owen (actor)
* December 6 - Janet Munro (actress)