Famous People with Name Ralph

Ralph Kaplowitz            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ralph Kaplowitz: is a retired American basketball player. Kaplowitz played in the first two seasons of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), now known as the National Basketball Association (NBA), and is the oldest living person to have played for the New York Knicks.

Ralph Kim Drollinger            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ralph Kim Drollinger: is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 7'2" (219 cm) 250 lb (114 kg) center and played collegiately at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Ralph Milton Beard Jr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ralph Milton Beard Jr: was an American collegiate and professional basketball player. He was born in Hardinsburg, Kentucky. Beard was a member of Adolph Rupp's "Fabulous Five" University of Kentucky basketball team. After the 1951 NBA season, both Alex Groza and himself were suspended from the NBA for life by commissioner Maurice Podoloff when the players admitted point shaving during their college careers. Beard died at his Louisville, Kentucky home in 2007.[1]

Ralph Derek Simpson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ralph Derek Simpson: is a retired American basketball player. He played professionally in the ABA and NBA from 1970 to 1980.Simpson, a 6'5" guard/forward, was a star at Detroit's Pershing High School, where he teamed with Spencer Haywood to win the Michigan state championship in 1967. After two strong years at Michigan State University, he signed a professional contract with the ABA's Denver Rockets (later Denver Nuggets), and he would represent the franchise in five ABA All-Star games. Simpson had his finest season in 1971–1972, in which he averaged 27.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 3.1 assists. After the ABA merged with the NBA in 1976, Simpson joined the Detroit Pistons, but his level of production dropped significantly (from 18 points per game in 1975–1976 to 11 points per game in 1976–1977), and after one-and-a-half seasons, he returned to the Denver Nuggets (who were one of the ABA teams who had joined the NBA).

Ralph Lee Sampson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ralph Lee Sampson: is a retired American college and professional basketball player. He is one of only 98 players on the list of college men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds.

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