Ralph (pronounced or ) is a male name of English origin, derived from the

Old English Old English ( or , or ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. It developed from the languages brought to Great Britain by Anglo-S ...

''Rædwulf'' and

Old High German Old High German (OHG; ) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally identified as the period from around 500/750 to 1050. Rather than representing a single supra-regional form of German, Old High German encompasses the numerous ...

''Radulf'', cognate with the

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms are: * Ralph, the common variant form in

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

, which takes either of the given pronunciations. *

Rafe In Hebrew orthography the rafe or raphe (, , meaning "weak, limp") is a diacritic (), a subtle horizontal overbar placed above certain letters to indicate that they are to be pronounced as fricatives. It originated with the Tiberian Masoret ...

, variant form which is less common; this spelling is always pronounced . * Raif, a very rare variant. Raif Rackstraw from H.M.S. Pinafore * Ralf, the traditional variant form in

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

, and

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

. * Ralfs, the traditional variant form in Latvian. * Raoul, the traditional variant form in

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

. * Raúl, the traditional variant form in

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

. *

Raul Raul, Raúl, Raül, and Raüll are forms of a common first name in Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Galician, Asturian, Basque, Aragonese, and Catalan. The name is cognate of the Anglo-Germanic given name Ralph or Rudolph and the French R ...

, the traditional variant form in Portuguese and

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

. * Raül, the traditional variant form in Catalan. * Rádhulbh, the traditional variant form in Irish.

First name

Middle Ages

Ralph the Timid Ralph the Timid, also known as Ralf of Mantes (died 1057), was Earl of Hereford between 1051 and 1055 or 1057. His mother was Godgifu, the daughter of King Æthelred the Unready and his second wife Emma. His father was Drogo of Mantes, Coun ...

(died 1057), pre-Conquest Norman earl of Hereford, England *

Ralph de Gael Ralph de Gaël (otherwise Ralph de Guader, Ralph Wader or Radulf Waders or Ralf Waiet or Rodulfo de Waiet; before 1042 – 1100) was the Earl of East Anglia (Norfolk and Suffolk) and Lord of Gaël and Montfort-sur-Meu, Montfort (''Seigneur de Ga ...

(1042–1096), the Earl of East Anglia (Norfolk and Suffolk) and Lord of Gaël and Montfort, leader of the

Revolt of the Earls The Revolt of the Earls in 1075 was a rebellion of three earls against William I of England (William the Conqueror). It was the last serious act of resistance against William in the Norman Conquest. Cause The revolt was caused by the king's re ...

Ralph d'Escures Ralph d'Escures (also known as RadulfEadmer. ''Eadmer’s History of Recent Events in England = Historia Novorum in Anglia''. Translated by Geoffrey Bosanquet. London: Cresset Press, 1964.) (died 20 October 1122) was a medieval abbot of Séez ...

(died 1122), Abbot of Séez, Bishop of Rochester and Archbishop of Canterbury *

Ralph (administrator) Ralph the Englishman (died 1174) was a Catholic prelate who was the bishop of Bethlehem and chancellor of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Biography Ralph is expressly stated by William of Tyre to have been an Englishman. But nothing is known of him b ...

(died 1174), Bishop of Bethlehem * Ralph de Warneville (died 1191), twentieth

Lord Chancellor The Lord Chancellor, formally titled Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom. The lord chancellor is the minister of justice for England and Wales and the highest-ra ...

of England as well as later

Bishop of Lisieux The Diocese of Lisieux was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in France, centered on Lisieux, in Calvados. The bishop of Lisieux was the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lisieux. The bishopric was suppressed during the French ...

in Normandy *

Ralph de Diceto Ralph de Diceto or Ralph of Diss (; ) was archdeacon of Middlesex, dean of St Paul's Cathedral (from ), and the author of a major chronicle divided into two partsoften treated as separate worksthe (Latin for "Abbreviations of Chronicles") fro ...

(c. 1120 – c. 1202), archdeacon of Middlesex, dean of St Paul's Cathedral (from c. 1180), and author of two chronicles, the ''Abbreviationes chronicorum'' and the ''Ymagines historiarum'' *

Ralph Neville Ralph Neville (or Ralf NevillClanchy ''From Memory to Written Record'' p. 90 or Ralph de Neville; died 1244) was a medieval clergyman and politician who served as Bishop of Chichester and Lord Chancellor of England. Neville first appears in th ...

(died 1244), Archbishop of Canterbury *

Ralph de Maidstone Ralph of Maidstone (died 1245) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. Life Nothing is known of Maidstone's background or upbringing. Although his year of birth is unknown, he was probably born before about 1195. He earned the title of ''magister'', ...

(died 1245), Bishop of Hereford *

Ralph Baldock __NOTOC__ Ralph Baldock (or Ralph de Baldoc) was a medieval Bishop of London. Baldock was elected on 24 February 1304, confirmed 10 May, and consecrated on 30 January 1306.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 258. Baldock served ...

(died 1313), Bishop of London and Lord Chancellor of England in 1307 * Ralph Stratford (c. 1300 – 1354), Bishop of London *

Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland Earl Marshal (c. 136421 October 1425), was an English nobleman of the House of Neville. Origins Ralph Neville was born about 1364, the son of John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville by his wife Maud Percy ( ...

(1364–1425), English peer *

Ralph Percy Sir Ralph Percy (11 August 1425 – 25 April 1464) was an English nobleman of the House of Percy, a knight, a Governor of Bamburgh Castle and a supporter of the Lancastrian faction in the Wars of the Roses. Percy was the son of Henry Percy, 2nd ...

(died 1464), English knight * Saint Ralph Sherwin (died 1581), Catholic saint and English martyr

Modern world

Ralph Abercromby Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby, (7 October 173428 March 1801) was a British Army officer, politician and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Trinidad in 1797. Rising to the rank ...

(1734–1801), Scottish soldier and politician, one of the principal commanders of

French Revolutionary Wars The French Revolutionary Wars () were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802. They pitted French First Republic, France against Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain, Habsb ...

and

French campaign in Egypt and Syria The French invasion of Egypt and Syria (1798–1801) was a military expedition led by Napoleon Bonaparte during the French Revolutionary Wars. The campaign aimed to undermine British trade routes, expand French influence, and establish a ...

Ralph Abernathy Ralph David Abernathy Sr. (; March 11, 1926 – April 17, 1990) was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was ordained in the Baptist tradition in 1948. Being the leader of the civil rights movement, he was a close frien ...

(1927–1990), American civil rights leader, minister and a close associate of Martin Luther King, Jr. *

Ralph Abraham (mathematician) Ralph Herman Abraham (July 4, 1936 – September 19, 2024) was an American mathematician. In 1968 he became a member of the faculty of the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), and later stayed on as a professor emeritus of mathematics. ...

(1936–2024), American mathematician *

Ralph Abraham (politician) Ralph Lee Abraham Jr. (born September 16, 1954) is an American veterinarian, physician, and politician who is Louisiana Surgeon General. He was the U.S. representative for from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he is a native an ...

(born 1954), member of the US House of Representatives *

Ralph Adams Cram Ralph Adams Cram (December 16, 1863 – September 22, 1942) was a prolific and influential American architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings, often in the Gothic Revival style. Cram & Ferguson and Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson are partn ...

(1863–1942), American architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings *

Ralf Akoto Ralf Akoto (born 31 January 1974) is a German judoka. Achievements See also * History of martial arts * Martial arts timeline *Outline of martial arts Outline or outlining may refer to: * Outline (list), a document summary, in hierarchical l ...

(born 1974), German judoka *

Ralph Allen (disambiguation) Ralph Allen (1693–1764) was an English entrepreneur and philanthropist, notable for his reforms to the UK postal system. Ralph Allen may also refer to: *Ralph Allen (journalist) (1913–1966), Canadian journalist, editor, and novelist *Ralph G. ...

Ralph Backstrom Ralph Gerald Backstrom (September 18, 1937 – February 7, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and later a coach, entrepreneur and hockey executive. He played in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles ...

(1937–2021), Canadian hockey player *

Ralph Bakshi Ralph Bakshi (; born October 29, 1938) is a Mandatory Palestine-born American retired animator and filmmaker, known for his fantastical animated films. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent anim ...

(born 1938), American director of animated and live-action films *

Ralph Barbieri Ralph Louis Barbieri (October 28, 1945August 3, 2020) was an American sports radio personality from San Francisco, California. Along with former NBA player Tom Tolbert, Barbieri hosted the afternoon sports radio show ''The Razor and Mr. T'' on K ...

(1945–2020), American sports radio personality *

Ralph Henry Barbour Ralph Henry Barbour (November 13, 1870 in Cambridge, MassachusettsBARBOUR, Ralph Henry

, American novelist, who primarily wrote popular works of sports fiction for boys *Ralf Baartmans, Dutch DJ and Electronic music producer known as

Ralvero Ralf Baartmans (born Roosendaal, Netherlands ), better known by his stage name Ralvero, is a Dutch Disc jockey, DJ and record producer. He is a part of Spinnin' Records, the label on which he released most of his singles. Discography Singles Ch ...

Ralph Bass Ralph Basso Jr. (May 1, 1911 – March 5, 1997), known as Ralph Bass,The birth surname of Ralph Bass's paternal grandfather, who was born in Italy, was DuBasso. was an American rhythm-and-blues record producer and talent scout for several indepe ...

(1911–1997), American rhythm and blues record producer and talent scout for several independent labels *

Ralph Beard Ralph Milton Beard Jr. (December 2, 1927 – November 29, 2007) was an American collegiate and professional basketball player. He won two NCAA national basketball championships at the University of Kentucky and played two years in the National ...

(1927–2007), American basketball player *

Ralf Becker Ralf Becker (born 26 September 1970) is a German former football player and coach who works as the sports director of Dynamo Dresden. Playing career Becker spent a significant portion of his time as a youth player with VfB Stuttgart, as well ...

(born 1970), German footballer, coach and administrator * Ralph F. Beermann (1912–1977), American politician, member of the US House of Representatives *

Ralph Bellamy Ralph Rexford Bellamy (June 17, 1904 – November 29, 1991) was an American actor whose career spanned 65 years on stage, film, and television. During his career, he played leading roles as well as supporting roles, garnering acclaim and award ...

(1904–1991), American actor *

Ralf Bendix Karl Heinz Schwab (16 August 1924 – 1 September 2014), known professionally as Ralf Bendix, was a German Schlager singer, music producer, composer and songwriter. Biography Early on, Ralf Bendix played the modern music of his time in bands ...

(1924–2014), German singer * Ralph Beebe Blackman (1904–1990), American mathematician and engineer *

Ralph Blane Ralph Blane (July 26, 1914 – November 13, 1995) was an American composer, lyricist, and performer. Life and career Blane was born Ralph Uriah Hunsecker in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. He attended Tulsa Central High School. He studied singing wit ...

(1914–1995), American composer, lyricist and performer *

Ralph Blegborough Ralph Blegborough (8 April 1769 – 23 January 1827) was an English physician. Biography Blegborough was the son of a surgeon at Richmond, Yorkshire, where he was born on 8 April 1769. He was educated at the grammar school of his native town, an ...

(1769–1827), English physician * Ralf Bochröder (born 1940), German marathon runner *

Ralph Branca Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca (January 6, 1926 – November 23, 2016), nicknamed "Hawk", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1944 through 1956. Branca played for the Brooklyn Dod ...

(1926–2016), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Ralph Brinkhaus (born 1968), German politician *

Ralph Brown Ralph William John Brown (born 18 June 1957) is an English actor and writer, known for playing Danny the drug dealer in '' Withnail and I'', the security guard Aaron (a.k.a. "85") in ''Alien 3'', DJ Bob Silver in '' The Boat That Rocked'' aka ...

, English actor and writer *

Ralph Bunche Ralph Johnson Bunche ( ; August 7, 1904 – December 9, 1971) was an American political scientist, diplomat, and leading actor in the mid-20th-century decolonization process and US civil rights movement, who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Priz ...

(1903–1971), American political scientist, academic and diplomat *

Ralph Burns Ralph Joseph P. Burns (June 29, 1922 – November 21, 2001) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Early life Burns was born in Newton, Massachusetts, United States, where he began playing the piano as a child. In 1938, he attend ...

(1922–2001), American songwriter, bandleader, composer, conductor, arranger and bebop pianist *

Ralph Byrd Ralph Byrd (April 22, 1909 – August 18, 1952) was an American actor. He was most famous for playing the comic strip character Dick Tracy on screen, in serials, films and television. Early life and career The son of George and Edna May ...

(1909–1952), American actor *

Ralph Carmichael Ralph Carmichael (May 27, 1927 – October 18, 2021) was an American composer and arranger of both secular pop music and contemporary Christian music. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of contemporary Christian music. Early life and career C ...

, composer and arranger of secular pop music and contemporary Christian music *

Ralph Chaplin Ralph Hosea Chaplin (1887–1961) was an American writer, artist and labor activist. Background Chaplin was born in 1887. At the age of seven, he saw a worker shot dead during the Pullman Strike in Chicago, Illinois. He had moved with his f ...

(1887–1961), American writer, artist and labor activist *

Ralph Chase Ralph E. "Horse" Chase (December 19, 1902 – October 24, 1989) was an American football Tackle (gridiron football), tackle who played one season in the National Football League (NFL) with the Hammond Pros and Akron Indians. Chase played college ...

(1902–1989), American football player *

Ralph Coates Ralph Coates (26 April 1946 – 17 December 2010) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. Coates played for Burnley, Tottenham Hotspur and Orient, making 480 appearances in the Football League. From 1970 to 1971, he playe ...

(1946 - 2010),English Footballer, Burnley, Tottenham and Leyton Orient * Ralph Louis Cohen (born 1952), American mathematician *

Ralph Connor Charles William Gordon, CMG (September 13, 1860 – October 31, 1937), also known as Ralph Connor, was a Canadian novelist, using the Connor pen name while maintaining his status as a church leader, first in the Presbyterian and later the Uni ...

(1860–1937), Canadian novelist and church leader *

Ralph Connor (scientist) Ralph Connor (1907-1990) was an American chemist. Connor is best known for his research in organic chemistry, catalysis, synthesis, explosives, and reaction mechanisms. He served as a division chief on the National Defense Research Committee in W ...

(1907–1990), American chemist *

Ralph Cook Ralph Delano Cook (born April 29, 1944) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 1993 to 2001. Governor Jim Folsom Jr. appointed Cook to finish the term of Oscar W. Adams Jr. upon Adams' retirement. Early life, education, and career ...

(born 1944), Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court *

Ralph Cooperman Arnold Ralph Cooperman (16 November 1927 – 22 March 2009) was a British three-time Olympic foil and sabre fencing, fencer. Personal life Cooperman was born in Stoke Newington, England, and was Jewish. Fencing career He won the British ju ...

(1927–2009), British Olympic fencer *

Ralph D. Cornell Ralph Dalton Cornell (January 11, 1890 – April 6, 1972) was an American landscape architect from Los Angeles, California. Biography Early life Ralph Dalton Cornell was born on January 11, 1890, in Holdrege, Nebraska. He was a Fellow of the ...

(1890–1972), American landscape architect *

Ralph Cudworth Ralph Cudworth (; 1617 – 26 June 1688) was an English Anglican clergyman, Christian Hebraist, classicist, theologian and philosopher, and a leading figure among the Cambridge Platonists who became 11th Regius Professor of Hebrew (Cambr ...

(1572/3–1624), English scholar, cleric and theologian (father of

) *

(1617–1688), English philosopher, theologian, the leader of the

Cambridge Platonists The Cambridge Platonists were an influential group of Platonist philosophers and Christian theologians at the University of Cambridge that existed during the 17th century. The leading figures were Ralph Cudworth and Henry More. Group and its nam ...

* Ralph DeLoach (1957–2022), American football player *

Ralph Della-Volpe Ralph Eugene Della–Volpe (May 10, 1923 – November 2, 2017) was an American painter, printmaker, and educator, known for his colorful abstract paintings. He taught at the Art Students League of New York and at Bennett College (New York), Ben ...

(1923–2017), American painter, teacher *

Ralph Drollinger Ralph Kim Drollinger (born April 20, 1954) is an American clergyman and former professional basketball player. He led the "White House Bible Study Group", a study group sponsored by 10 cabinet members which held weekly meetings each Wednesday d ...

(born 1954), American basketball player and clergyman *

Ralph Earl Ralph Earl (May 11, 1751August 16, 1801) was an American artist known for his landscape paintings and numerous portraits. Early life Ralph Earl was born on May 11, 1751, in either Shrewsbury or Leicester, Massachusetts, the oldest of four ch ...

(1751–1801), American painter known for his portraits * Ralph Earle, several people *

Ralph Earnhardt Ralph Lee Earnhardt (February 23, 1928 – September 26, 1973) was an American stock car racer and patriarch of the Earnhardt racing family. He was the father of seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt, grandfather of Kerry Earn ...

(1928–1973), American racing driver and patriarch of the Earnhardt racing family *

Ralph Edwards (disambiguation) Ralph Edwards (1913–2005) was an American radio and television host Ralph Edwards may also refer to: * Ralph Edwards (homesteader) (c. 1892–1977), British Columbia homesteader and conservationist *Ralph Edwards (footballer) (1935–2019), Austr ...

Ralph Ellison Ralph Waldo Ellison (March 1, 1913 – April 16, 1994) was an American writer, literary critic, and scholar best known for his novel '' Invisible Man'', which won the National Book Award in 1953. Ellison wrote '' Shadow and Act'' (1964), a co ...

(1913–1994), American novelist, literary critic and scholar *

Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803April 27, 1882), who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, minister, abolitionism, abolitionist, and poet who led the Transcendentalism, Transcendentalist movement of th ...

(1803—1882), American essayist, lecturer and poet *

Ralph Emery Walter Ralph Emery (March 10, 1933 – January 15, 2022) was an American country music disc jockey, radio and television host from McEwen, Tennessee. Emery promoted numerous stars on his radio and TV shows, and was called the Dick Clark (ent ...

(1933–2022), American country music disc jockey, radio and television host *

Ralph Fiennes Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (; born 22 December 1962) is an English actor, film producer, and director. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Ralph Fiennes, various accolades, including a British Academy Film ...

(born 1962), English actor and director * Ralph Fletcher (1780–1851), English surgeon and writer *

Ralph Perry Forbes Ralph Perry Forbes (March 12, 1940 – June 10, 2018) was an American Christian Identity minister and neo-Nazi who unsuccessfully ran for various Arkansas political offices. A former US Marine, he was a member of the American Nazi Party throug ...

(1940–2018), American neo-Nazi and Arkansas political candidate *

Ralph Foster (disambiguation) Ralph Foster may refer to: * Ralph Foster (American football coach) (1884–1956), college football coach for the Citadel Bulldogs * Ralph Foster (tackle) (1917–1999), American football player * Ralph D. Foster (1893–1984), American broadcaster ...

* Ralph A. Gamble (1885–1959), Republican politician who represented Westchester County, New York in the United States House of Representatives *

Ralph Goldstein Ralph Myer Goldstein (October 6, 1913 – July 25, 1997) was an American Olympic épée fencer. Early and personal life Goldstein was born in Malden, Massachusetts, and was Jewish.Ralph E. Gomory (born 1929), American applied mathematician and IBM executive *

Ralph Heywood Ralph Alvin Heywood (September 11, 1921 – April 10, 2007) was an American professional American football player in the National Football League (NFL) and the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). He played college football for the USC Troj ...

(1921–2007), American football player *

Ralph Holley Ralph Holley (born January 22, 1999) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He most recently won a Grey Cup championship with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Foo ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Ralph Horween Ralph Horween (born Ralph Horwitz; also known as Ralph McMahon or B. McMahon; August 3, 1896 – May 26, 1997) was an American football player and coach. He played fullback and halfback and was a punter and drop-kicker for the unbeaten Harvard ...

(1896–1997), American football player for Harvard Crimson and in the NFL, centenarian *

Ralf Hütter Ralf Hütter (born 20 August 1946) is a German musician and composer best known as the lead singer and keyboardist of Kraftwerk, which he founded with Florian Schneider in 1970, and became the only consistent member of the band (although he brief ...

(born 1946), German musician *

Ralph Ince Ralph Waldo Ince (January 16, 1887 – April 10, 1937) was an American pioneer film actor, director and screenwriter whose career began near the dawn of the silent film, silent film era. Ralph Ince was the brother of John Ince (actor), John E. I ...

(1887–1937), American pioneer film actor, director and screenwriter * Ralph Isselhardt (1910–1972), American football player * Ralph B. Ives (1973–1934), American businessman *

Ralph Jackson (disambiguation) Ralph Jackson may refer to: * Ralph Jackson (basketball) (born 1962), American basketball player * Ralph Jackson (martyr) (died 1556), one of the Stratford Martyrs * Ralph Jackson (priest) (died 1559), English priest * Ralph Ward Jackson (1806� ...

* Ralph Jarvis (born 1965), American player of gridiron football *

Ralph Jodice Lieutenant-General Ralph J. Jodice II (born 1955) is a retired United States Air Force general and a former Commander of NATO's Allied Air Command at İzmir, Turkey. He was also the Air Component Commander for Operation Unified Protector, NATO ...

, American Air force General, one of the principal commanders of

2011 military intervention in Libya On 19 March 2011, a NATO-led coalition began a military intervention into the ongoing Libyan civil war (2011), Libyan Civil War to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 (UNSCR 1973). The UN Security Council passed the reso ...

and

Operation Unified Protector Operation Unified Protector was a NATO operation in 2011 enforcing United Nations United Nations Security Council, Security Council United Nations Security Council resolution, resolutions United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970, 1970 and ...

Ralph Johnson (disambiguation) Ralph Johnson may refer to: Sports *Ralph Johnson (basketball) (1921–2005), American professional basketball player *Ralph Johnson (footballer) (1922–2013), English footballer *Ralph Johnson (outfielder), American baseball player *Ralph Johnson ...

Ralph Jones Ralph Robert "Curley" Jones (September 22, 1880 – July 26, 1951) was an American football and basketball coach. He also served as the head coach for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 1930 to 1932, leading them to the ...

(1880–1951), American high school and college football and basketball coach *

Ralph Kaminski Rafał Stanisław Kamiński (Polish pronunciation: ; born 8 November 1990), known professionally as Ralph Kaminski, is a Polish singer-songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. His works are often characterized by experimentation wi ...

(born 1990), Polish singer-songwriter *

Ralph Kerr Captain Ralph Kerr CBE (16 August 1891 – 24 May 1941) was an officer in the Royal Navy. He served in the First and Second World Wars, and was killed in the sinking of by the German battleship ''Bismarck'' at the Battle of the Denmark Str ...

(1891–1941), officer in the Royal Navy who served in First and Second World Wars, one of the principal commanders of

Battle of the Denmark Strait The Battle of the Denmark Strait was a naval engagement in the Second World War, which took place on 24 May 1941 between ships of the Royal Navy and the ''Kriegsmarine''. The British battleship and the battlecruiser fought the German battlesh ...

Ralph Kiner Ralph McPherran Kiner (October 27, 1922 – February 6, 2014) was an American Major League Baseball player and broadcaster. An outfielder, Kiner played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and Cleveland Indians from 1946 through 1955. Fo ...

(1922–2014), American Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball player *

Ralph Klein Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 2 ...

(1942–2013), Canadian politician, Premier of Alberta *

Ralph Klein (basketball) Ralph Klein, also known as Rafael "Ralph" Ram (; July 29, 1931 – August 7, 2008) was an Israeli professional basketball player and coach. In Israel, he was known as "Mr. Basketball". Early life Klein was born in Berlin, during the time of t ...

(1931–2008), Israeli basketball player and coach *

Ralph Knibbs Ralph Andrew Knibbs is an English former rugby union player who played for Bristol. Rugby career He made his debut as a seventeen-year-old against Pontypridd RFC in 1982, scoring with his first touch of the ball.Ralph Kuncl Ralph W. Kuncl is an American neurologist and president emeritus of the University of Redlands. His previous administrative positions include as provost/executive vice president at the University of Rochester and provost at Bryn Mawr College. The ...

, American neurologist and academic *

Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren ( ; ; born October 14, 1939) is an American fashion designer, philanthropist, and billionaire businessman, best known for founding the brand Ralph Lauren (brand), Ralph Lauren, a global multibillion-dollar enterprise. He stepped do ...

(born 1939), American fashion designer *

Ralph Maxwell Lewis Ralph Maxwell Lewis (February 14, 1904 – January 12, 1987), was an American mystic and the second Imperator of the Rosicrucian organisation AMORC from 1939 to 1987. He is the author of a number of books regarding mysticism. His father, Harvey ...

(1904–1987), American Rosicrucian * Ralph Liguori (1926–2020), American racing driver *

Ralph Macchio Ralph George Macchio Jr. ( , ; born November 4, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Daniel LaRusso in the ''Karate Kid'' films (1984–1989, 2025), a role he reprised in the martial arts series ''Cobra Kai'' (2018–2025). F ...

(born 1961), American actor * Ralph Malone (born 1964), American football player *

Ralph McQuarrie Ralph Angus McQuarrie (; June 13, 1929 – March 3, 2012) was an American conceptual designer who worked in film and television. His career included work on the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy, the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' television se ...

(1929–2012), American conceptual designer and illustrator, noted for his work in the ''Star Wars'' trilogy *

Ralph Michael Ralph Michael (26 September 1907 – 9 November 1994) was an English actor. He was born as Ralph Champion Shotter in London. His film appearances included '' Dead of Night'', '' A Night to Remember'', '' Children of the Damned'', '' Grand Pri ...

(1907–1994), English actor *

Ralf Moeller Ralf Rudolf Moeller (born Möller; ; 12 January 1959) is a German actor and former competitive bodybuilder. He is known for his roles of Brick Bardo in ''Cyborg'', Kjartan in '' The Viking Sagas'', the title character in the television show '' ...

(born 1959), German actor * Ralph Morgan (1883–1956), American actor * Ralph Morgan (rugby) (c.1920–2009), Welsh rugby union and league player * Ralph Morton (1896–1985), puisne judge of the High Court of Southern Rhodesia * Ralph Nader (born 1934), American political activist, author, lecturer and attorney * Ralph Nichols (1910–2001), English badminton player * Ralph Nichols (American football) (1874–1949), American politician and college football player and head coach * Ralph Northam (born 1959), American politician * Ralph O. Olson (1902–1955), associate justice of the Washington Supreme Court * Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland (born 1956), English landowner * Ralph "Bucky" Phillips (born 1962), American fugitive * Ralf Rangnick (born 1958), German football coach and manager * Ralph Recto (born 1964), Filipino politician * Ralph David Richardson (1902–1983), English actor * Ralph Sadler (1507–1587), English diplomat, Privy Councillor, Secretary of State and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster * Ralph Savarese (born 1960s), American academic, writer, poet, and activist * Ralf Schumacher (born 1975), German former racing driver * Ralph Sheheen (born 1964), motorsport broadcaster * Ralph Shortey, (born 1982) American politician * Ralph Siegel (born 1945), German record producer and songwriter * Ralph Smart, Ralph F. Smart, (1908–2001) British film producer and director * Ralf Socher (born 1967), Canadian alpine skier * Ralph Stanley (1927–2016), American bluegrass/traditional music performer * Ralph Terry (1936–2022), American former professional baseball player and golfer * :nl:Ralph Dundas Tindal, Ralph Dundas Tindal, Dutch military leader * Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958), English composer * Ralph A. Vaughn (1907–2000), African-American academic, architect and film set designer * Ralph Waite (1928–2014), American actor and political activist * Ralph Waller (born 1945), Methodist Minister, former Principal of Harris-Manchester College, Oxford, former Pro-Vice Chancellor of Oxford University * Ralph Wammack (1867–1945), American politician, Missouri senator * Ralph Webb (American football) (born 1994), American football player * Ralph Welker (1911-1981), American politician * Ralph Wilson (1918–2014), founder and owner of the Buffalo Bills National Football League team * Ralf Wolter (1926–2022), German actor * Ralph Yarborough (1903–1996), American politician, longtime senator from Texas * Ralph Young (disambiguation) * Ralph Young (singer) (1918–2008), American singer and actor * Ralph Tanaka Magara (2001-date), Zimbabwean

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* Bo Ralph (born 1945), Swedish linguist * Brian Ralph (born 1973), American cartoonist * Caleb Ralph (born 1977), New Zealand rugby union footballer * Damani Ralph (born 1980), Jamaican football player * David Ralph (born 1972), Scottish field hockey forward * Dicky Ralph (1908–1989), Welsh international rugby player * Elena Ralph (born 1984), Miss Israel 2005 * Elsie Reasoner Ralph (1878–1913), first female war correspondent in US history * Francis James Ralph (1892–1918), British World War I aerial observer flying ace * Glencora Ralph (born 1988), Australian water polo player * Hanna Ralph (1888–1978), German actress * J. Ralph (born 1975), American composer, singer/songwriter and producer * Josh Ralph (athlete) (born 1991), Australian athlete * James Ralph (died 1762), American-born English political writer, historian and reviewer * James Ralph (cricketer) (born 1975), English cricketer * Jessie Ralph (1864–1944), American actress * Jolyon Ralph, founder of the mineral database mindat.org in 1993 * Kharis Ralph (born 1992), Canadian former ice dancer * Mark Ralph (field hockey) (born 1980), Scottish field hockey player * Michael Ralph (born c.1963), American actor and comedian * Nathan Ralph (born 1993), English footballer * Richard Ralph (born 1946), British ambassador * Richard Ralph (Missouri politician), American politician, Missouri senator * Shea Ralph (born 1978), American basketball player and coach * Sheryl Lee Ralph (born 1956), American actress and singer

Fictional characters

* Ralph Cifaretto, on ''The Sopranos'' * Ralph Furley, on ''Three's Company'' * Ralph Kramden, portrayed by Jackie Gleason on ''The Honeymooners'' * Ralph Malph, on ''Happy Days'' * Ralph Wiggum, on ''The Simpsons'' * Ralph Jones, title character of ''King Ralph'', a 1991 American comedy film starring John Goodman * the title character of ''Ralph 124C 41+'', a 1911 science fiction novel * Ralph, in the Wolf and Sheepdog Warner Bros. cartoons * Ralph, from the comic strip ''Drabble (comic strip), Drabble'' * Ralph, from the comic strip ''Sally Forth (syndicated strip), Sally Forth'' * Ralph Dring, in the UK sitcom Dear John (UK TV series), ''Dear John'' * Ralph Drang, in the US sitcom Dear John (U.S. TV series), ''Dear John'' * Wreck-It Ralph (character), Wreck-It Ralph, the title character of the 2012 Disney computer-animated film ''Wreck-It Ralph'' * Ralph, a dog in the animated film ''Balto III: Wings of Change'' * Ralph "Ralphie" Parker, main character/narrator of the 1983 Christmas movie ''A Christmas Story'' * Ralph, a giant wolf monster from the video game ''Rampage (video game), Rampage'' * The title character from the children's novel ''The Mouse and the Motorcycle'' * Ralph Nickleby, uncle of Nicholas in the novel ''Nicholas Nickleby#The Nickleby family, Nicholas Nickleby'' by Charles Dickens * Ralph Rackstraw in the comic opera ''H.M.S. Pinafore'' * Sir Ralph Shawcross from the TV series ''You Rang, M'Lord?'' * Ralph Waldo Simpson, a character on the American television sitcom ''Gimme a Break!#Main characters, Gimme a Break'' * Ralph Hinkley "Hankley" from the TV series ''The Greatest American Hero'' * Ralph, the main protagonist in William Golding's 1954 novel ''Lord of the Flies'', and also the two film adaptations: Lord of the Flies (1963 film), the 1963 film and Lord of the Flies (1990 film), the 1990 film. * Ralph, on ''Detroit: Become Human'' * Ralf Olsen and Ralf Senior, from the manga series ''No/Name, No\Name''

References

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