Ralph

Ralph may refer to:

Given name

Ralph is a masculine given name, derived from Old Norse Ráðúlfr meaning literally "counsel wolf"

• Ralph Abercromby (1734–1801), Scottish soldier and politician
• Ralph Abernathy (1927–1990), American Civil Rights Movement leader, minister, and a close associate of Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
• Ralph Adams Cram (1863–1942), American architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings
• Ralph Allen (disambiguation), several people
• Ralph Backstrom, retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre
• Ralph Bakshi, American director of animated and live-action films
• Ralph Bass (1911–1997), American rhythm and blues (R&B) record producer and talent scout for several independent labels
• Ralph Bellamy (1904–1991), American actor
• Ralph Blane (1914–1995), American composer, lyricist, and performer
• Ralph Branca, former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
• Ralph Brown, English actor and writer
• Ralph Bunche (1903–1971), American political scientist, academic, and diplomat
• Ralph Burns (1922–2001), American songwriter, bandleader, composer, conductor, arranger, and bebop pianist
• Ralph Byrd (1909–1952), American actor
• Ralph Carmichael, composer and arranger of both secular pop music and contemporary Christian music
• Ralph Chase (1902–1989), American football player
• Ralph D. Cornell (1890–1972), an American landscape architect from Los Angeles, California.
• Ralph Cudworth (1617–1688), English philosopher, the leader of the Cambridge Platonists
• Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803—1882), American essayist, lecturer, and poet
• Ralph Fiennes (born 1962), English actor and director (Shindler's List,The Prince of Egypt, Harry Potter films, 007 series)
• Ralph Foster (disambiguation)
• Ralph Horween (1896–1997), American football player for Harvard Crimson and in the NFL, centenarian
• Ralph Isselhardt (1910–1972), American football player
• Ralph Jarvis (born 1965), American player of gridiron football
• Ralph Klein (basketball) (1931–2008), Israeli basketball player and coach
• Ralph Klein (1942–2013), Canadian politician, Premier of Alberta
• Ralph Lauren (born 1939), American fashion designer
• Ralph Macchio (born 1961), American actor
• Ralph Morgan (1883–1956), American actor
• Ralph Morgan (rugby) (c.1920–2009), Welsh rugby union and league player
• Ralph Neville (died 1244), Archbishop of Canterbury
• Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland (1364–1425), English peer
• Sir Ralph Percy (died 1464), English knight
• Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland (born 1956), English land-owner
• Ralph Stanley (born 1927), American bluegrass/traditional music performer
• Ralph the Timid (died 1057), pre conquest Norman earl of Hereford, England
• Ralph A. Vaughn (1907–2000), African-American academic, architect and film set designer
• Ralph Wammack, American politician, Missouri senator
• Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958), English composer

Surname

• 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
• 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 (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
• Kharis Ralph (born 1992), Canadian former ice dancer
• Mark Ralph (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, character on The Sopranos
• Ralph Kramden, character portrayed by Jackie Gleason on The Honeymooners
• Ralph Wiggum, fictional character on The Simpsons
• Ralph Malph, fictional character on Happy Days
• Ralph Furley, fictional character on Three's Company
• 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, main character of the novel Lord of the Flies
• Ralph, in the Wolf and Sheepdog Warner Bros. cartoons
• Raffish Ralph, fictional character in the Berenstain Bears cartoon series
• Ralph, a character from the comic strip Drabble
• Ralph, a character from the comic strip Sally Forth
• Ralph Dring, in the U.K. sitcom Dear John
• Ralph Drang, in the U.S. sitcom Dear John
• Wreck-It Ralph, the title character and protagonist of the 2012 Disney computer animated film Wreck-It Ralph
• Ralph "Ralphie" Parker, main character/narrator of the classic 1983 Christmas movie A Christmas Story
• Ralph Theodore Guard, a security guard at Warner Bros. in the animated series Animaniacs
• Ralph, a giant wolf monster from the video game Rampage
• Ralph in Rotten Ralph children's picture books
• The title character from the children's novel The Mouse and the Motorcycle

Places

• Ralph, South Dakota
• Ralph, West Virginia

Other

• Ralph (magazine), Australian magazine published 1997–2010
• Ralph Records, original record label of The Residents
• Ralphs, American supermarket chain
• Ralph, a photographic instrument on board the robotic spacecraft New Horizons used to image Pluto

See also

• Radulf (disambiguation)
• Rafe (given name)
• All pages beginning with "Ralph"