Ralph as First Name

Ralph Norman Angell            Origin/Culture/Country: British
Ralph Norman Angell: English lecturer, writer, and Member of Parliament for the Labour Party.

Ralph Ergham Or Erghum W            Origin/Culture/Country: British
Ralph Ergham Or Erghum W: He was Chancellor of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster[1][2] from 1373 to 1377. On October 12, 1375 he was selected to be Bishop of Salisbury, and was consecrated on December 9.[3] On April 3, 1388 he was transferred to the see of Bath and Wells.[4] He was a member of King Richard II's first council, representing John of Gaunt's interests.

Ralph Vaughan Williams            Origin/Culture/Country: British
Ralph Vaughan Williams: was an English composer of symphonies, chamber music, opera, choral music, and film scores. He was also a collector of English folk music and song.

Ralph Slack Littlewood Allen            Origin/Culture/Country: British
Ralph Slack Littlewood Allen: was an English professional footballer. He played as a forward and he was born in Newburn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland.Ralph Allen was playing for Dipton United when signed by Fulham in 1928. After 8 goals in 16 games for the Cottagers, he moved to Brentford in March 1931 for a fee of £275. 3 successful seasons at Brentford, were followed by a move to Charlton Athletic in October 1934 for £650. At Charlton he averaged almost a goal a game, scoring 47 goals in only 52 league appearances. He still holds the Charlton record for league goals in one season, a feat made more impressive by the fact that he didn't join them until October. In June 1936, Allen moved on again, this time to Reading for a fee of £828, but moved to Northampton Town in October 1936 after only 10 league games in which he scored 7 times. He stayed for just over 2 years at Northampton, before moving to Torquay United in November 1938 in exchange (and as a direct replacement for) Jack Haycox.

Ralph Hammond Innes            Origin/Culture/Country: British
Ralph Hammond Innes: was an English author who wrote over 30 novels, as well as children's and travel books.He was born in Horsham, Sussex and educated at Cranbrook School in Kent. He left in 1931 to work as a journalist, initially with the Financial Times (at the time called the Financial News). The Doppelganger, his first novel, was published in 1937. In WWII he served in the Royal Artillery, eventually rising to the rank of Major. During the war, a number of his books were published, including Wreckers Must Breathe (1940), The Trojan Horse (1941) and Attack Alarm (1941); the last of which was based on his experiences as an Anti-Aircraft Gunner during the Battle of Britain. After being demobbed in 1946, he worked full-time as a writer, achieving a number of early successes. His novels are notable for a fine attention to accurate detail in descriptions of places, such as in Air Bridge (1951), set partially at RAF Gatow, RAF Membury after its closure and RAF Wunstorf during the Berlin Airlift.

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Ralph as Last Name

Sheryl Lee Ralph            Origin/Culture/Country: American
Sheryl Lee Ralph: Ralph graduated from high school at age 16. She graduated from Rutgers University at age 19 in 1975. She missed her graduation to tape a Skippy Peanut Butter commercial. Many years later, she served as the commencement speaker at Rutgers for the Class of 2003. She appeared recently on an episode of Clean House with her two children Etienne and Ivy- Victoria aka "Coco" (named after Ralph's mother). In July of 2004, Ralph was inducted as an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. at the 47th National Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. In May of 2008,