Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Ralph Nickleby 1839 Nicholas Nickleby 
Fictional Characters from Television:
3 characters
Ralph Kramden 1955 The Honeymooners
Ralph Wiggum 1990 The Simpsons
Ralph Christie 2000 Waking the Dead
Hall-of-Famers:
1 baseball, 1 basketball, 1 football, 1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Ralph "Cooney" Weiland 1971
(baseball) Ralph Kiner 1975
(football) Ralph Wilson Jr. 2009
(basketball) Ralph Sampson 2012
Nobel Prize Winners:
2 peace, 1 medicine
(peace) Norman Angell (a.k.a. Ralph) 1933
(peace) Ralph Bunche 1950
(medicine) Ralph M. Steinman 2011
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
10 actors, 1 presenter/entertainer
Ralph Richardson 1902-1983
Ralph Bellamy 1904-1991
Donald Woods (a.k.a. Ralph) 1906-1998
Ralph Byrd 1909-1952
Ralph Meeker 1920-1988
Peter Marshall (a.k.a. Ralph) 1926-2024
Ralph Waite 1928-2014
Greg Evigan (middle name Ralph) 1953-
Ralph Macchio 1961-
Ralph Fiennes 1962-
Ralph Ineson 1969-
Notable Artists:
1 fashion designer, 1 game designer
Ralph Henry Baer 1922-2014
Ralph Lauren 1939-
Notable Athletes:
1 baseball, 1 basketball
(baseball) Ralph Kiner 1922-2014
(basketball) Ralph Sampson 1960-
Notable Musicians:
1 composer
Ralph Vaughan Williams 1872-1958
Notable Writers:
2 authors
Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882
Ralph Ellison 1913-1994
Olympic Medalists:
6 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze, 2 bronze/silver/gold, 1 gold/silver/bronze
(bronze/silver/gold) Ralph Rose 1904; 1908; 1912 discus throw; hammer throw; shot put; shot put - both hands
(gold) Ralph Craig 1912 100 m; 200 m
(bronze) Ralph Hills 1924 shot put
(gold) Ralph Breyer 1924 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Edward Smouha (middle name Ralph) 1928 4x100 m relay
(silver) Ralph Hill 1932 5000 m
(bronze/silver/gold) Ralph Metcalfe Sr. 1932; 1936 200 m; 100 m; 4x100 m relay
(gold) Ralph Bishop 1936 basketball
(silver) Ralph Flanagan 1936 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Rolf Olinger (a.k.a. Ralph) 1948 alpine skiing
(gold) Ralph Beard Jr. 1948 basketball
(gold/silver/bronze) Ralph Boston 1960; 1964; 1968 long jump
(gold) Ralph Doubell 1968 800 m
(silver) Ralph Hutton 1968 swimming - 400 m freestyle
(silver) Ralph Mann 1972 400 m hurdles
(gold) Derrick Adkins (middle name Ralph) 1996 400 m hurdles
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
1 musician
Ralph Johnson 2000 Earth, Wind & Fire
Saints:
5 blessed, 2 saints
Blessed Ralph ?-1152
Saint Ralph Sherwin 1550-1581
Saint Ralph Crockett ?-1588
Blessed Ralph Milner ?-1591
Blessed Ralph Grimston ?-1598
Blessed Ralph Corby 1598-1644
Blessed Ralph Ashley ?-1606
Shakespearian Characters:
3 characters
Lord Hastings (a.k.a. Ralph) Henry IV (2)
Ralph Mouldy Henry IV (2)
Westmoreland (a.k.a. Ralph) Henry V