Famous People with Name Ralph

Ralph Goings            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ralph Goings: an American painter closely associated with the Photorealism movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. He is best known for his highly detailed paintings of hamburger stands, pick-up trucks, and California banks, portrayed in a deliberately objective manner."In 1963 I wanted to start painting again but I decided I wasn't going to do abstract pictures. It occurred to me that I should go as far to the opposite as I could. ... It occurred to me that projecting and tracing the photograph instead of copying it freehand would be even more shocking. To copy a photograph literally was considered a bad thing to do. It went against all of my art school training... some people were upset by what I was doing and said 'it's not art, it can't possibly be art'.

Ralph Asher Alpher            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ralph Asher Alpher: was a U.S. cosmologist.In 1954 Alpher moved to a position with the General Electric Company's Research and Development Center. From 1987 to 2004 he served as Distinguished Research Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Union College of Union University in Schenectady, New York, during which time he was able to return to research and teaching. During all this time he continued to publish major peer-reviewed scientific papers and was active in community service for Public Broadcasting. Dr. Alpher was also (1987-2004) Director of The Dudley Observatory.

Ralph Vary Chamberlin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ralph Vary Chamberlin: was an American zoologist from Salt Lake City, Utah. He received his PhD from Cornell University in 1904. He was a professor of zoology at Brigham Young University from 1908-1911, and at the University of Utah from 1925-1938.

Ralph Waldo Emerson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ralph Waldo Emerson: was an American essayist, philosopher, poet, and leader of the Transcendentalist movement in the early 19th century. His teachings directly influenced the growing New Thought movement of the mid 1800s.

Ralph Albert Blakelock            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ralph Albert Blakelock: was a romanticist painter from the United States.Ralph Blakelock was born in New York City on October 15, 1847. In 1864, Blakelock entered the Free Academy of the City of New York (now known as the City College) with aspirations of becoming a physician. A

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,

Shea Sydney Ralph            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Shea Sydney Ralph: is an assistant coach for the University of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team. Ralph held numerous high school records in several sports, and won multiple national player of the year awards. She helped win a National Championship as a player at