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Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''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: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ...
, which takes either of the given pronunciations. * Rafe, variant form which is less common; this spelling is always pronounced , as are all other English spellings without "l". * Raife, a very rare variant. * Raif, a very rare variant. Raif Rackstraw from H.M.S. Pinafore * Ralf, the traditional variant form in Dutch,
German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...
, Swedish, and Polish. * Ralfs, the traditional variant form in Latvian. * Raoul, the traditional variant form in
French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
. * Raúl, the traditional variant form in Spanish. * Raul, the traditional variant form in Portuguese and Italian. * Raül, the traditional variant form in
Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...
. * Rádhulbh, the traditional variant form in Irish.


Given name


Middle Ages

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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, Count ...
(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 1042c. 1100) was the Earl of East Anglia (Norfolk and Suffolk) and Lord of Gaël and Montfort (''Seigneur de Gaël et Montfort'') ...
(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 refu ...
* Ralph de Diceto (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 d'Escures (died 1122), Abbot of Séez, Bishop of Rochester and Archbishop of Canterbury * Ralph Neville (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 (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 (1364–1425), English peer * Ralph Percy (died 1464), English knight * Saint Ralph Sherwin (died 1581), Catholic saint and English martyr *
Ralph de Warneville Ralph de Warneville (died 1191; sometimes Ralph de VarnevilleTurner and Heiser ''Reign of Richard Lionheart'' pp. 178-179 or Ralf of WannevillePowicke ''Loss of Normandy'' p. 70) was the twentieth Lord Chancellor of England as well as later Bi ...
(died 1191), twentieth
Lord Chancellor The lord chancellor, formally the lord high chancellor of Great Britain, is the highest-ranking traditional minister among the Great Officers of State in Scotland and England in the United Kingdom, nominally outranking the prime minister. Th ...
of England as well as later
Bishop of Lisieux A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
in Normandy


Modern world

* Ralph Tanaka Magara (born 2001,fourth, Harare, Zimbabwe) *
Ralph Abercromby Lieutenant General Sir Ralph Abercromby (7 October 173428 March 1801) was a British soldier and politician. He rose to the rank of lieutenant-general in the British Army, was appointed Governor of Trinidad, served as Commander-in-Chief, Ir ...
(1734–1801), Scottish soldier and politician, one of the principal commanders of
French Revolutionary Wars The French Revolutionary Wars (french: Guerres de la Révolution française) were a series of sweeping military conflicts lasting from 1792 until 1802 and resulting from the French Revolution. They pitted France against Britain, Austria, Pruss ...
and
French campaign in Egypt and Syria The French campaign in Egypt and Syria (1798–1801) was Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign in the Ottoman territories of Egypt and Syria, proclaimed to defend French trade interests, to establish scientific enterprise in the region. It was the p ...
* Ralph Abernathy (1927–1990), American civil rights leader, minister and a close associate of Martin Luther King, Jr. * Ralph Abraham (mathematician) (born 1936), American mathematician *
Ralph Abraham (politician) Ralph Lee Abraham Jr. (born September 16, 1954) is an American veterinarian, physician, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he is a native and resident of Alto, Louisia ...
(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 partne ...
(1863–1942), American architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings * Ralph Allen (disambiguation) * Ralph Backstrom (1937–2021), Canadian hockey player * Ralph Bakshi (born 1938), American director of animated and live-action films * Ralph Barbieri (1945–2020), American sports radio personality * Ralph Henry Barbour, American novelist, who primarily wrote popular works of sports fiction for boys *Ralf Baartmans, Dutch DJ and Electronic music producer known as Ralvero * Ralph Bass (1911–1997), American rhythm and blues record producer and talent scout for several independent labels * Ralph Beard (1927–2007), American basketball player * Ralf Becker (born 1970), German footballer, coach and administrator * Ralph F. Beermann (1912–1977), American politician, member of the US House of Representatives * Ralph Bellamy (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 Blane (1914–1995), American composer, lyricist and performer * Ralf Bochröder (born 1940), German marathon runner * Ralph Branca (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 Prize ...
(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 atten ...
(1922–2001), American songwriter, bandleader, composer, conductor, arranger and bebop pianist * Ralph Byrd (1909–1952), American actor * Ralph Carmichael, 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. At the age of seven, he saw a worker shot dead during the Pullman Strike in Chicago, Illinois. He had moved with his family from Ames, Kansas to Chicago i ...
(1887–1961), American writer, artist and labor activist * Ralph Chase (1902–1989), American football player *
Ralph Louis Cohen Ralph Louis Cohen (born 1952) is an American mathematician, specializing in algebraic topology and differential topology. Career Cohen received his bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 1973 and his Ph.D. in 1978 from Brandeis Uni ...
(born 1952), American mathematician *
Ralph Connor Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms ...
(1860–1937), Canadian novelist and church leader * Ralph Connor (scientist) (1907–1990), American chemist * Ralph Cook (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 fencer. Personal life Cooperman was born in Stoke Newington, England, and was Jewish. Fencing career He won the British junior ...
(1927–2009), British Olympic fencer * Ralph D. Cornell (1890–1972), American landscape architect * Ralph Cudworth (1572/3–1624), English scholar, cleric and theologian (father of Ralph Cudworth) * Ralph Cudworth (1617–1688), English philosopher, theologian, the leader of the Cambridge Platonists * Ralph DeLoach (1957–2022), American football player * Ralph Drollinger (born 1954), American basketball player and clergyman * Ralph Earl (1751–1801), American painter known for his portraits * Ralph Earle, several people * Ralph Earnhardt (1928–1973), American racing driver and patriarch of the Earnhardt racing family *
Ralph Edwards (disambiguation) Ralph Edwards Ralph Livingstone Edwards (June 13, 1913DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). ''Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . Pp. 86-87. – November 16, 2005) was an ...
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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. He also wrote '' Shadow and Act'' (1964), a collec ...
(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, abolitionist, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a cham ...
(1803—1882), American essayist, lecturer and poet *
Ralph Fiennes Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes ( ; born 22 December 1962) is an English actor, film producer, and director. A Shakespeare interpreter, he excelled onstage at the Royal National Theatre before having further success at the Royal Shak ...
(born 1962), English actor and director * Ralph Foster (disambiguation) *
Ralph A. Gamble Ralph Abernethy Gamble (May 6, 1885 – March 4, 1959) was a Republican politician who represented Westchester County, New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1957. He was a member of the prominent Gamble family of So ...
(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 Ralph Edward Gomory (born May 7, 1929) is an American applied mathematician and executive. Gomory worked at IBM as a researcher and later as an executive. During that time, his research led to the creation of new areas of applied mathematics. ...
(born 1929), American applied mathematician and IBM executive *
Ralph_Heywood Ralph Alvin Heywood (September 11, 1921 – April 10, 2007) was an American American football player. He played college football at University of Southern California (USC) and professionally in the National Football League (NFL) and the All-Amer ...
* Ralph Horween (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 1969. On May 12, 2021, Kraftwerk was announced as one of the inductees of ...
(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 era. Ralph Ince was the brother of John E. Ince and Thomas H. Ince. Biogra ...
(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 (born 1962), American basketball player * Ralph Jarvis (born 1965), American player of gridiron football * Ralph Jodice, American Air force General, one of the principal commanders of
2011 military intervention in Libya On 19 March 2011, a multi-state NATO-led coalition began a military intervention in Libya, to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, in response to events during the First Libyan Civil War. With ten votes in favour and ...
and Operation Unified Protector * Ralph Johnson (disambiguation) * Ralph Jones (1880–1951), American high school and college football and basketball coach * Ralph Kaminski (born 1990), Polish singer-songwriter *
Ralph Kerr Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms ...
(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 battleshi ...
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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. Foll ...
(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 20 ...
(1942–2013), Canadian politician, Premier of Alberta * Ralph Klein (basketball) (1931–2008), Israeli basketball player and coach * Ralph Knibbs (born 1964), British rugby union player * Ralph Kuncl, American neurologist and academic *
Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren, ( ; ; born October 14, 1939) is an American fashion designer, philanthropist, and billionaire businessman, best known for the Ralph Lauren Corporation, a global multibillion-dollar enterprise. He has become well known for his c ...
(born 1939), American fashion designer * Ralph Liguori (1926–2020), American racing driver *
Ralph Macchio Ralph George Macchio Jr. ( ; born November 4, 1961) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Daniel LaRusso in three '' Karate Kid'' films and in '' Cobra Kai'', a sequel television series. He also played Johnny Cade in '' The Outsider ...
(born 1961), American actor * Ralph McQuarrie (1929–2012), American conceptual designer and illustrator, noted for his work in the ''Star Wars'' trilogy * Ralph Michael (1907–1994), English actor * Ralf Moeller (born 1959), German actor * Ralph Morgan (1883–1956), American actor *
Ralph Morgan (rugby) Douglas Ralph Morgan ( 1920 – May 2009) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Machen RFC, Cross Keys RFC, Newport Police RFC and Newpor ...
(c.1920–2009), Welsh rugby union and league player *
Ralph Nader Ralph Nader (; born February 27, 1934) is an American political activist, author, lecturer, and attorney noted for his involvement in consumer protection, environmentalism, and government reform causes. The son of Lebanese immigrants to the Un ...
(born 1934), American political activist, author, lecturer and attorney *
Ralph Nichols Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols (12 August 1910 – 27 May 2001) was an English male international badminton player. Badminton career Nichols won 9 All England Open Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships is the worl ...
(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 Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland (born 1956), English landowner *
Ralph "Bucky" Phillips Ralph James "Bucky" Phillips (born June 19, 1962) is a convicted murderer from Western New York caught on September 8, 2006, by the Pennsylvania State Police.The Associated Press. (2006"Phillips Case: Ex-fugitive "Bucky" Phillips pleads guilty ...
(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 * 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 F. Smart, (1908–2001) British film producer and director * Ralph Stanley (1927–2016), American bluegrass/traditional music performer *
Ralph Terry Ralph Willard Terry (January 9, 1936 – March 16, 2022) was an American baseball player who played as a right-handed starting pitcher for twelve seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athleti ...
(born 1936), American former professional baseball player and golfer * Ralph Dundas Tindal, Dutch military leader * 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) Ralph Webb (born November 21, 1994) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Vanderbilt University, and was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent after the 2018 NFL Draft. ...
(born 1994), American football player *
Ralph Vaughan Williams Ralph Vaughan Williams, (; 12 October 1872– 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over ...
(1872–1958), English composer * Ralph Wilson (1918–2014), founder and owner of the Buffalo Bills National Football League team *
Ralf Wolter Ralf Wolter (26 November 1926 – 14 October 2022) was a German stage and screen actor. Wolter appeared in nearly 220 films and television series in his over 60 years as a character actor. Life and career Wolter began his long career on the B ...
(1926–2022), German actor * Ralph Yarborough (1903–1996), American politician, longtime senator from Texas *
Ralph Young (disambiguation) Ralph Young may refer to: * Ralph Young (American football, born 1946), American football coach * Ralph Young (baseball) (1888–1965), American baseball player * Ralph Young (singer) Ralph Young (July 1, 1918 – August 22, 2008) was an Ameri ...
* Ralph Young (singer) (1918–2008), American singer and actor


Surname

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Bo Ralph Bo Rune Ingemar Ralph (born 4 October 1945) is a Swedish linguist, member of the Swedish Academy, and professor of Nordic Languages at the Department of Swedish Language at Gothenburg University. He was elected to the Swedish Academy on 15 Apri ...
(born 1945), Swedish linguist *
Brian Ralph Brian Ralph (born 1973) is an American alternative cartoonist. His illustrations have appeared in ''Wired'' and the ''New York Post''. His debut graphic novel, ''Cave-In'', was nominated for three Harvey Awards, one Eisner Award, and listed as one ...
(born 1973), American cartoonist * Caleb Ralph (born 1977), New Zealand rugby union footballer * Damani Ralph (born 1980), Jamaican football player *
David Ralph David Ralph (born 17 August 1972) in Glasgow, Scotland is a former international hockey player who played as a forward for Scotland. He earned his first cap in 1993 and played club hockey for Loughborough Students' Hockey Club. Ralph, an ex ...
(born 1972), Scottish field hockey forward *
Dicky Ralph Dicky Ralph (21 January 1908 – 5 October 1989) was a Welsh international rugby fly-half who played rugby union for Newport and rugby league with Leeds and Batley. He won six caps for Wales at rugby union, and also represented Wales at r ...
(1908–1989), Welsh international rugby player * Elena Ralph (born 1984), Miss Israel 2005 *
Elsie Reasoner Ralph Elsie Reasoner Ralph (April 25, 1878 – April 29, 1913) was an American war correspondent in Cuba and a sculptor. The first female war correspondent in US history, Ralph travelled to Cuba to cover the Spanish–American War under the cover s ...
(1878–1913), first female war correspondent in US history *
Glencora Ralph Glencora Ralph (born 8 August 1988) is an Australian water polo centre back/driver. She attended the Curtin University of Technology and is a dental therapist. She competes for the Fremantle Marlins in the National Water Polo League, and was o ...
(born 1988), Australian water polo player *
Hanna Ralph Hanna Ralph (born Johanna Antonia Adelheid Günther; 25 September 1888 – 25 March 1978) was a German stage and film actress whose career began on the stage and in silent film in the 1910s and continued through the early 1950s. Career Hanna Ra ...
(1888–1978), German actress * J. Ralph (born 1975), American composer, singer/songwriter and producer *
Josh Ralph Joshua "Josh" Ralph (born 27 October 1991) is an Australian middle-distance runner. He was a participant at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics and the 2014 Commonwealth Games and is a current Oceanian Record holder in the 4 × 800 m. B ...
(born 1991), Australian athlete *
James Ralph James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambigua ...
(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 (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 Richard Peter Ralph CMG CVO (born 27 April 1946) is an English former diplomat who was ambassador to Peru and then chairman of a mining company that operates in Peru. Diplomatic career Ralph was educated at The King's School, Canterbury, and ...
(born 1946), British ambassador *
Richard Ralph (Missouri politician) Richard F. Ralph (August 31, 1869 - October 2, 1949) was an American politician from Valley Park, Missouri, who served in the Missouri Senate as Republican floor. He was elected as prosecuting attorney for St. Louis County, Missouri in 1914, 191 ...
, American politician, Missouri senator *
Shea Ralph Shea Sydney Ralph (born March 12, 1978) is a former collegiate basketball player and current head coach for the Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team. She was previously an assistant coach at UConn from 2008 to 2021. Ralph was proficien ...
(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 A drabble is a short work of fiction of precisely one hundred words in length."Winners ...
'' * Ralph, from the comic strip ''
Sally Forth Sally Forth may refer to: * ''Sally Forth'' (Greg Howard comic strip) (from 1982) * ''Sally Forth'' (Wally Wood comic strip) (1968–74) * "Sally Forth", an episode of ''3rd Rock from the Sun'' (season 4) See salso * Sally port A sally p ...
'' * Ralph Dring, in the UK sitcom ''Dear John'' * Ralph Drang, in the US sitcom ''Dear John'' * Wreck-It Ralph, the title character of the 2012 Disney computer animated film ''
Wreck-It Ralph ''Wreck-It Ralph'' is a 2012 American Computer-animated film, computer-animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The List of Walt Disney Animation Studios films, 52nd Disney animated f ...
'' * 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 ''A Christmas Story'' is a 1983 Christmas comedy film directed by Bob Clark and based on Jean Shepherd's semi-fictional anecdotes in his 1966 book '' In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash'', with some elements from his 1971 book ''Wanda Hickey's ...
'' * Ralph Theodore Guard, a security guard at Warner Bros. in the animated series '' Animaniacs'' * Ralph, a giant wolf monster from the video game '' Rampage'' * The title character from the children's novel ''
The Mouse and the Motorcycle ''The Mouse and the Motorcycle'' is a children's novel written by Beverly Cleary, illustrated by Louis Darling and published in 1965. It is the first in a trilogy featuring Ralph S. Mouse, a house mouse who can speak to humans (though typically ...
'' * Ralph Nickleby, uncle of Nicholas in the novel '' Nicholas Nickleby'' by
Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian er ...
* Ralph Rackstraw in the comic opera ''
H.M.S. Pinafore ''H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and a libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It opened at the Opera Comique in London, on 25 May 1878 and ran for 571 performances, which ...
'' * Sir Ralph Shawcross from the TV series ''
You Rang, M'Lord? ''You Rang, M'Lord?'' is a BBC television sitcom written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the creators of ''Dad's Army''. It was broadcast between 1990 and 1993 on the BBC (although there had earlier been a pilot episode in 1988). The show was s ...
'' * Ralph Waldo Simpson, a character on the American television sitcom '' 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: the 1963 film and the 1990 film. * Ralph, on '' Detroit: Become Human''


See also

* *
Ralphs Ralphs is an American supermarket chain in Southern California. The largest subsidiary of Cincinnati-based Kroger, it is the oldest such chain west of the Mississippi River. Kroger also operates stores under the Food 4 Less and Foods Co. n ...
, a supermarket chain in Southern California, USA * Ralphie, a related given name * Radulf (disambiguation) * Rafe (given name) * Raul and its French cognate Raoul (disambiguation) * Rudolph


References

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