Ripley is both a surname and a unisex given name. People bearing it include:

Given name

Ripley P. Bullen Ripley Pierce Bullen (1902–1976) was Curator Emeritus at the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida, where he was the Department Chair of Social Sciences for a period of seventeen years (1956–1973). He was an archaeologi ...

(1902–1976), American archaeologist and academic *

Ripley Hitchcock Ripley Hitchcock (born James Ripley Wellman Hitchcock; 1857–1918) was a prominent American editor. He edited the works of Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Conan Doyle, Zane Grey, Joel Chandler Harris, Stephen Crane and Theodore Dreiser. Biography Riple ...

(1857–1918), American editor * Ripley Parker (born 2000), daughter of

Thandiwe Newton Melanie Thandiwe Newton ( ; born 6 November 1972), formerly credited as Thandie Newton, is a British actress. Newton has received various awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for ...

and Oliver Parker *

Ripley Rand Ripley Eagles Rand is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina from 2011 to 2017. President Barack Obama nominated him to the post on July 28, 2010. Education Rand earned both Bac ...

(born c. 1970), American jurist

Surname

Alexandra Ripley Alexandra Ripley ( Braid; January 8, 1934 – January 10, 2004) was an American writer best known as the author of '' Scarlett'' (1991), written as a sequel to '' Gone with the Wind''. Her first novel was ''Who's the Lady in the President's Bed ...

(1934–2004), American writer *

Alice Ripley Alice Ripley (born December 14, 1963) is an American actress, singer, songwriter and mixed media artist. She is known, in particular, for her various roles on Broadway in musicals, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning '' Next to Normal'' (2009 ...

(born 1963), American actress *

Allen Ripley Allen Stevens Ripley (October 18, 1952 – November 7, 2014) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between the and seasons. Listed at , , Ripley batted and threw right-handed. Born in Norwood, Massachuse ...

(1952–2014), American baseball player *

Amanda Ripley Amanda Ripley is an American journalist and author. She has covered high-profile topics for ''Time'' and other outlets, and she contributes to ''The Atlantic''. Her book ''The Smartest Kids in the World'' was a ''New York Times'' bestseller. Bio ...

, American journalist and author * Andy Ripley (footballer) (born 1975), English footballer *

Andy Ripley Andrew George Ripley OBE (1 December 1947 – 17 June 2010) was an English rugby union international, who represented England from 1972 to 1976, and the Lions on their unbeaten 1974 tour of South Africa. Early life Ripley was born in Liverpo ...

(1947–2010), English rugby player *

Arthur Ripley Arthur DeWitt Ripley (January 12, 1897 – February 13, 1961) was an American film screenwriter, editor, producer and director. Biography In 1923, he joined the Mack Sennett studio as a comedy writer. In the 1920s, he worked closely with Fr ...

(1897–1961), American screenwriter *

Brian Ripley Brian David Ripley FRSE (born 29 April 1952) is a British statistician. From 1990, he was professor of applied statistics at the University of Oxford and is also a professorial fellow at St Peter's College. He retired August 2014 due to ill he ...

(born 1952), British statistician *

Dorothy Ripley Dorothy Ripley (1767–1831)
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Edward H. Ripley Edward Hastings Ripley (November 11, 1839 – September 14, 1915) was a Vermont businessman and Union Army officer in the American Civil War. He attained the rank of brevet brigadier general while commanding brigades in the XVIII and XXIV Corp ...

(1829–1915), American general and businessman *

Edward Payson Ripley Edward Payson Ripley (October 30, 1845 – February 4, 1920), sometimes referred to as Edward P. Ripley or E. P. Ripley, was the fourteenth president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Youth and education Ripley was born on Octob ...

(1845–1920), American railroad executive *

Eleazer Wheelock Ripley Eleazer Wheelock Ripley (April 15, 1782 – March 2, 1839) was an American soldier and politician. He fought in the War of 1812, eventually rising to the rank of brigadier general, and later served as a U.S. Representative from Louisiana, f ...

(1782–1839), American general and politician *

Fay Ripley Fay Ripley (born 26 February 1966)Ripley, Fay (25 February 2011).Don't tell me you are going to get my followers up to 5,000 for my birthday tomorrow...I say my birthday tomorrow. Twitter. Retrieved 26 February 2011. is an English actress, telev ...

(born 1966), British actress *

George Ripley (alchemist) Sir George Ripley (–1490) was an English Augustinian canon, author, and alchemist. Biography George Ripley was one of England's most famous alchemists. His alchemical writings attracted attention not only when they were published in the ...

(ca. 1415–1490), English alchemist *

George Ripley (transcendentalist) George Ripley (October 3, 1802 – July 4, 1880) was an American social reformer, Unitarian minister, and journalist associated with Transcendentalism. He was the founder of the short-lived Utopian community Brook Farm in West Roxbury, Massachu ...

(1802–1880), American social reformer *

Gladys Ripley Gladys Ripley (9 July 190821 December 1955) was an English contralto. Early life She was born in Forest Gate, Essex, England, the daughter of Alfred and Amy Ripley, and was educated at St. Edmund Roman Catholic School, East Ham, and at Clark's B ...

(1908–1955), British singer *

Heather Ripley Heather Ripley (born c. 1961) is a Scottish former actress. She is best known for the film ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' (1968), in which she played Jemima Potts. Early life Ripley was raised in Broughty Ferry, outside of Dundee, Scotland. Her fat ...

(born 1959), actress * Sir Henry William Ripley (1813-1882), British politician and philanthropist * Henry A. Ripley (1842–1926), American politician * Henry J. Ripley (1798–1875), biblical scholar *

James Wolfe Ripley James Wolfe Ripley (December 10, 1794 – March 16, 1870) was an American soldier who served as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the Civil War. In 1861, he was selected to be the 5th Chief of Ordnance for the United States Army Ord ...

(1794–1870), American general *

John Ripley John Ripley VC (20 August 1867 – 14 August 1933) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to members of British and Commonweal ...

(1867–1933), British soldier *

John Ripley (USMC) John Walter Ripley (June 29, 1939 – October 28, 2008) was a decorated United States Marine Corps Colonel who received the Navy Cross for his actions in combat during the Vietnam War. On Easter morning 1972, Captain Ripley repeatedly exposed hi ...

(1939–2008), American Marine *Lynn Ripley (1948–2015), birth name of English singer-songwriter

Twinkle Twinkle may refer to: * Twinkling, the variation of brightness of distant objects People * Twinkle (singer) (1948–2015), born Lynn Annette Ripley, English singer-songwriter * Twinkle Khanna, Indian movie actress * Twinkle Bajpai, female conte ...

Martha Ripley Martha George Rogers Ripley (November 30, 1843 – April 18, 1912) was an American physician, suffragist, and professor of medicine. Founder of the Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Ripley was one of the most outspoken activists fo ...

(1843–1912), American physician *

Robert Ripley LeRoy Robert Ripley (February 22, 1890 – May 27, 1949) was an American cartoonist, entrepreneur, and amateur anthropologist, who is known for creating the ''Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' newspaper panel series, television show, and radio sho ...

(1890–1949), American entrepreneur, amateur anthropologist *

Roswell Ripley Roswell Sabine Ripley (March 14, 1823 – March 29, 1887) was an officer in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War, a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. He was also an author and a prosperous So ...

(1823–1887), American general *

Sarah Bradford Ripley Sarah Alden Bradford Ripley (July 31, 1793 – July 26, 1867) was an American educator and noted scholar at a time when women were rarely admitted to universities. She acquired most of her knowledge of the classics, philosophy, modern languages, ...

(1793–1867), American scholar *

Sidney Dillon Ripley Sidney Dillon Ripley II (September 20, 1913 – March 12, 2001) was an American ornithologist and wildlife conservationist. He served as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution for 20 years, from 1964 to 1984, leading the institution through ...

(1913–2001), American ornithologist *

Steve Ripley Paul Steven Ripley (January 1, 1950 – January 3, 2019) was an American recording artist, record producer, songwriter, studio engineer, guitarist, and inventor. He entered the music industry in 1977. He was also the leader/producer of country roc ...

(1950–2019), American singer-songwriter, frontman of the country rock band The Tractors *

Stuart Ripley Stuart Edward Ripley (born 20 November 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger from 1985 until 2002, notably in the Premier League for Blackburn Rovers and Southampton. He was part of the Rovers squad that won ...

(born 1967), English football player *

Thomas Ripley (architect) Thomas Ripley (1682 Yorkshire – 10 February 1758, London) was an English architect. Career He first kept a coffee house in Wood Street, off Cheapside, London and in 1705 was admitted to the Carpenter's Company. An ex-carpenter, he rose by de ...

(1686–1758), English architect *

William Z. Ripley William Zebina Ripley (October 13, 1867 – August 16, 1941) was an American economist, lecturer at Columbia University, professor of economics at MIT, professor of political economy at Harvard University, and racial anthropologist. Ripley was ...

(1867–1941), American economist and racial theorist

Stage names

Rhea Ripley Demi Bennett (born 11 October 1996) is an Australian professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Rhea Ripley and is a member of The Judgment Day. She was also the inaugural N ...

, ring name of Australian professional wrestler Demi Bennett (born 1996)

Fictional characters

, the daughter of Ellen Ripley in the ''Alien'' film series and the protagonist of the video game ''Alien: Isolation'' * Cyd Ripley, from ''

Best Friends Whenever ''Best Friends Whenever'' is an American comedy television series created by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas that premiered on Disney Channel on June 26, 2015. Its final episode aired on December 11, 2016, after two seasons. The series stars La ...

'' *

Ellen Ripley Ellen Louise Ripley, often referred to simply as Ripley, is a fictional character and protagonist of the ''Alien'' film series, played by American actress Sigourney Weaver. The character earned Weaver worldwide recognition, and the role remains h ...

, the protagonist of the ''Alien'' film series *

Justin Ripley This is a list of fictional characters in the British psychological crime drama television series ''Luther'', its international remakes and film continuation. Overview Main characters John Luther Detective Chief Inspector John Luther, p ...

, a detective sargeant and John Luther's loyal right-hand man in the television series ''Luther'' *

The Ripley ''Dreamcatcher'' is a 2001 science fiction horror novel by American writer Stephen King, featuring elements of body horror, suspense and alien invasion. The book, written in cursive, helped the author recuperate from a 1999 car accident, and ...

, fictional alien viruses in Stephen King's novel and film ''Dreamcatcher'' *

Tom Ripley Thomas Ripley is a fictional character in a series of crime novels by American novelist Patricia Highsmith, as well as several film adaptations. He is a career criminal, con artist, and serial killer who always gets away with his crimes. The fi ...

, in ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'' and other novels and films * Sailor Ripley, ex-con lead from the film ''Wild at Heart'' by David Lynch

Anthropomorphized things

* SpaceX ''Ripley'', the instrumented mannequin aboard the first ISS space station SpaceX Crew Dragon space capsule test flight

Crew Dragon Demo-1 Crew Dragon Demo-1 (officially Crew Demo-1, SpaceX Demo-1, or Demonstration Mission-1) was the first orbital test of the Dragon 2 spacecraft. This first spaceflight was an uncrewed mission that launched on 2 March 2019 at 07:49:03 UTC, and a ...

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