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Ralph may refer to:
Given name
Ralph is a masculine given name, derived from Old Norse Raðulfr 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 the Timid (died 1057), pre conquest Norman earl of Hereford, England
- Ralph Fiennes (born 1962), English actor and director
- Ralph Horween (1896–1997), American football player for Harvard Crimson and in the NFL, centenarian
- 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 Macchio (born 1961), American actor
- 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 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 Kramden, character portrayed by Jackie Gleason on The Honeymooners
- Ralph Wiggum, fictional character 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, main character of the novel Lord of the Flies
- Ralph, in the Wolf and Sheepdog Warner Bros. cartoons
- Ralph, a character from the comic strip Drabble
- Ralph, a character from the comic strip Sally Forth
- Ralph Dring, in the 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
Other
- Ralph (magazine), Australian magazine published 1997–2010
- Ralph Records, original record label of The Residents
- Ralphs, American supermarket chain
See also
- Radulf (disambiguation)
- All pages beginning with "Ralph"