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Ralph Botting Ralph Wayne Botting (born May 12, 1955 in Houlton, Maine) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The left-hander was drafted by the California Angels in the 7th round of the 1974 amateur draft, and played for the Angels in 1979 and 1980.
Ralph Bowen Ralph Bowen was an economist in the United States Department of State during World War II who worked with Soviet spy, Flora Wovschin. Wovschin, who was acquainted with Bowen and his wife, Sue, since their youth together in the Comintern affiliated Young Communist League.
Ralph Bowman Ralph "Scotty" Bowman - (Born January 20, 1911, in Winnipeg, Manitoba - Died 1990) was a Professional Hockey Defenseman who played 7 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators, St. Louis Eagles and Detroit Red Wings.
Ralph Branca Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca (born January 6, 1926 in Mount Vernon, New York) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1944 through 1956, Branca played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1944-53, 1956), Detroit Tigers (1953-54), and New York Yankees (1954).
Ralph Brown Ralph Brown (b. June 18 1960) is an actor born in Cambridgeshire England, best known for playing the dim security guard Aaron (aka "85") in Alien³, and the pilot Ric Olié in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
Ralph Bunche Ralph Johnson Bunche (August 7, 1904 – December 9, 1971) was an American political scientist and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his mediation in Palestine in the late 1940s that led to an armistice agreement between the Israelies and Palestinians in the region. He was the first
Ralph Camroux Morris Colonel Ralph Camroux Morris (1894-1977) was a British Army officer and hunter-naturalist who was born in India. His father was a Scottish planter Randolph Hayton Morris who was the first to introduce coffee in the Biligirirangans.
Ralph Caplan Author of "By Design: Why There Are No Locks on the Bathroom Doors in the Hotel Louis XIV and Other Object Lessons", Caplan also writes about design for major design magazines and is a Director Emeritus of the International Design Conference in Aspen, Colorado.
Ralph Cirella Ralph Cirella (born April 20, 1965) serves as a wardrobe consultant to radio host Howard Stern and briefly co-hosted Howard 100's The Friday Show(now on hiatus) with Gary Dell'Abate and Jon Hein on Sirius Satellite Radio. He has also appeared on Stern's television show, for which he designs the sets.
Ralph Cochrane Air Chief Marshal Sir Ralph Alexander Cochrane GBE KCB AFC RAF (24 February 1895–17 December 1977), the youngest son of Thomas Cochrane, 1st Baron Cochrane of Cults, was a British pilot and Royal Air Force officer, perhaps best known for his role in Operation Chastise–the famous "Dambusters" raid.
Ralph Covert Ralph Covert is the lead singer of children's music group Ralph's World and lead singer of the Chicago based indie-rock band The Bad Examples. Ralph was nominated for his Best Musical Album For Children at the 48th Grammy Awards.
Ralph d'Escures Ralph (d. 1122), Archbishop of Canterbury, called Ralph de Turbine, or Ralph d'Escures from his father's estate of Escures, near SĂ©ez in Normandy, entered the abbey of St Martin at SĂ©ez in 1079, and ten years later became abbot of this house.
Ralph de Hengham Sir Ralph de Hengham (c. 1235 - May 18, 1311) was Lord Chief Justice of England from 1274 until 1290, when he was imprisoned and fined 800 marks (although some say 7000 marks, a vast and improbable amount for the time) for erasing a court roll and reducing a fine.
Ralph de la Vega Ralph de la Vega, a native of Cuba, is the Chief Operating Officer of Cingular Wireless. Previously, he was the President of Latin America Operations, and the President of Broadband and Internet Services for BellSouth.
Ralph Earle (ambassador) Ambassador Ralph Earle II was director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency between 1980 and 1981, and was also deputy director at the agency from 1994 to 1999. From 1978 to 1979 he served as the United States' chief negotiator at the SALT II round of talks on nuclear disarmament.
Ralph Edward Dodge Ralph Edward Dodge is a retired American Bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1956. He was born 25 January 1907, the youngest of four children of Ernest and Lizzie Longshore Dodge of Dickinson County, Iowa.
Ralph Echemendia Ralph Echemendia is well known Information Security Expert, Ethical Hacker and Instructor who has been providing technical training to hundreds of professionals worldwide and has appeared on KTLA, CNN, FOX News and Animal Planet, as well as in the pages of USA Today and Forbes magazine to name a few.
Ralph Elihu Becker Ralph Elihu Becker (January 29, 1907 - August 24, 1994) was an American Ambassador to Honduras from 1976-1977 under the Ford administration. He was a founding trustee of the National Center for the Performing Arts and served as its general counsel during the Eisenhower administration.
Ralph Eugene Diffendorfer Ralph Eugene Diffendorfer (1879-January 31, 1951) was an American clergyman, born at Hayesville, Ohio, and educated at Ohio Wesleyan University, Drew Theological Seminary, and Union Theological Seminary. He was assistant secretary of the Epworth League from 1902 to 1904, and from 1904 to 1916 was secretary of the Missionary Education Movement in the United States and Canada.
Ralph Evans Ralph Evans (born December 20, 1953) is a former boxer from Great Britain who won the bronze medal in the light flyweight division (– 48 kg) at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. In the semifinals he was deafeted by Hungary's eventual gold medalist György Gedó.
Ralph Forbes Ralph Forbes (born "Ralph Taylor" September 30, 1896 in London - died March 31, 1951 in New York, New York) was a British actor in the American cinema. He was the son of actress Mary Forbes and brother of actress Brenda Forbes.
Ralph Fox Ralph Hartzler Fox (March 24, 1913, Morrisville, Pennsylvania – December 23, 1973, Philadelphia) was an American mathematician. As a professor at Princeton University, he taught and advised many of the contributors to the Golden Age of differential topology, and he played an important role in the modernization and main-streaming of knot theory.
Ralph G. Brooks Ralph Gilmour Brooks (July 6, 1898 - September 9, 1960) was a Nebraska democrat politician best known for being the 32nd governor of Nebraska. He was governor from 1959 until September 9, 1960 when he died in office.
Ralph Gagliano Ralph Michael Gagliano (born October 8, 1946 in Memphis, Tennessee) played in one Major League Baseball game for the Cleveland Indians on September 21, 1965, during which he recorded no at-bats. He has no "official" fielding position since he entered the game as a pinch-runner.
Ralph Garcia Ralph Garcia (September 18, 1956 - August 31, 1999) was a US prison guard, at a New Mexico prison owned and operated by the Wackenhut Corrections Corporation, who was murdered during a prison riot in Santa Rosa. His death led to increased criticism of Wackenhut.
Ralph Garman Ralph Garman (b. November 17, 1964 in Philadelphia) is an actor, best known as the host of The Joe Schmo Show, for his voice work in Family Guy, and as the entertainment reporter and impressionist for the Kevin and Bean morning show on Los Angeles radio station, KROQ.
Ralph Garr Ralph Allen Garr (born December 12, 1945 in Monroe, Louisiana) is a former Major League Baseball player who played outfield for the Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox and California Angels. He batted left-handed and threw right.
Ralph Gibson Ralph Gibson (born January 16th, 1939, Los Angeles, California) is an American art photographer best known for his photographic books. His images often incorporate fragments with erotic and mysterious undertones, building narrative meaning through contextualization and surreal juxtaposition.
Ralph Ginzburg Ralph Ginzburg (October 28, 1929 – July 6, 2006) was an American author, editor, publisher and photo-journalist. He was best known for publishing books and magazines on erotica and art and for his conviction in 1963 for violating federal obscenity laws.
Ralph Glaze Daniel Ralph Glaze (March 13 1882 - October 31 1968) was an American athlete and coach who played as a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, and later became a football and baseball coach and administrator at several colleges.
Ralph Goings Ralph Goings (May 9, 1928) is 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.
Ralph H. Johnson Ralph Henry Johnson (1949-1968) was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in March 1968 during the Vietnam War. He sacrificed his life to save the life of a fellow Marine.
Ralph Hall Ralph Moody Hall (born May 3, 1923) is a United States Representative from the Fourth Congressional District in Texas (map). First elected in 1980, Hall is a senior member of the Science and the Energy and Commerce Committees.
Ralph Hodgson Ralph Hodgson (September 9 1871 – November 3 1962) was an English poet, very popular in his lifetime on the strength of a small number of anthology pieces, such as The Bull. He was one of the more 'pastoral' of the Georgian poets.
Ralph Horr Ralph Ashley Horr (12 August 1884-26 January 1960), an American politician, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1931 to 1933. He represented the First Congressional District of Washington as a Republican.
Ralph Houk Ralph George Houk (born August 9, 1919 in Lawrence, Kansas), nicknamed "The Major," is a former catcher, coach, manager, and front office executive in Major League Baseball. He is best known as the successor of Casey Stengel as the manager of the New York Yankees from 1961-63, when he won three consecutive American League pennants and the 1961-62 World Series championships.
Ralph Humphreys Webb Colonel Ralph Humphreys Webb (1887—1945) was a soldier and politician based in Manitoba, Canada. He served as the Mayor of Winnipeg from 1925 to 1927 and again from 1930 to 1934, and also served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1932 to 1941.
Ralph Hyde Ralph Hyde, a former curator of graphic arts at the Guildhall Library in London, is a pre-eminent historian and writer on the subject of Panoramic painting. Since his retirement, he has lived in France and continues as an active scholar in the field.
Ralph Chandler Rear Admiral Ralph Chandler (23 August 1829 – 9 February 1889) served in the United States Navy. He saw action during the Mexican-American War, the American Civil War and later served as Commander, Asiatic Squadron.
Ralph Chaplin Ralph Hosea Chaplin (1887—1961) became a labor activist, when at the age of seven, he saw a worker shot dead during the Pullman strike in Chicago, Illinois. He had moved with his family from Ames County, Kansas to Chicago in 1893.
Ralph Chubb Ralph Nicholas Chubb (8 February 1892 - 14 January 1960) was an English poet, printer, and artist. Heavily influenced by Whitman, Blake, and the Romantics, his work was the creation of a highly intricate personal mythology, one that was anti-materialist and sexually revolutionary.
Ralph Ineson Ralph Ineson is an English actor best known for playing the character of Chris Finch on the BBC television program The Office. He has a rich Yorkshire accent, and has also starred as Donald Bamford in the sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart and as "Zack" in the British soap opera Coronation Street.
Ralph Inzunza Ralph Inzunza was the San Diego City Council District Eight representative elected in February 2001 who resigned in 2005 along with Michael Zucchet after being involved in a corruption scandal. Ironically one of his first actions was to challenge the appointments to an Ethics Committee by Mayor Dick Murphy.
Ralph Izard (1785) Ralph DeLancey Izard (26 February 1785 – 21 January 1822), was a United States Navy officer who became a hero for his actions at Tripoli, during the Barbary Wars. The destroyer USS Izard (DD-589) was named after him.
Ralph J. Marino Ralph John Marino (January 2, 1928 - April 6, 2002) was majority leader of the New York State Senate from 1988 until 1994. He was ousted during the Thanksgiving holiday in 1994 by allies of then Governor-elect George Pataki and replaced by Joseph Bruno.
Ralph Jordan James Ralph "Shug" Jordan (JURD-an) (September 25, 1910 - July 17, 1980) was the winningest football coach at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. The university's Jordan-Hare Stadium is named in his honor.
Ralph Josselin Ralph Josselin (1616-1683), was the vicar of Earls Colne in Essex from 1641 until his death in 1683. He is celebrated for his remarkable diary rivalling that of Samuel Pepys which records intimate details of everyday farming life, family and kinship in a small, isolated rural community.
Ralph Keyes Ralph Keyes (born March 1, 1961 in Cork, Ireland) is a rugby player who won 8 caps playing at fly-half for the Irish rugby union side. He made his international test debut at the age of 24 on 1 March, 1986 against England.
Ralph Kimball Ralph Kimball, PhD, is a widely published author on the subject of data warehousing and business intelligence. He is known for long-term convictions that data warehouses must be designed to be understandable and fast.
Ralph Kirshbaum Ralph Henry Kirshbaum (born April 4, 1946) is an American cellist currently living in England. During his career he has performed solos with major orchestras worldwide, won prizes in several international competitions, and recorded extensively.
Ralph Klein Ralph Phillip Klein (born November 1, 1942) was the premier of the Canadian province of Alberta and leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives from 1992 until his retirement in 2006. His tenure as premier ended, when the Alberta Progressive Conservatives new leader Ed Stelmach, assumed office December 14, 2006,Stelmach sworn in as Alberta's 13th premier - CBC Article, December 14, 2006 exactly fourteen years after he first became Premier.
Ralph Lawler Ralph Lawler (born 1938 in Peoria, Illinois) is the television and radio voice of the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Clippers. Going back to the franchise's six-year stint in San Diego (1978-84), Lawler has broadcasted virtually every Clippers game, whether it be radio and/or television.
Ralph Lee Ralph Lee is an Obie award-winning mask and puppet maker living in New York City. In 1973, he staged a wandering neighborhood puppet show in Manhattan's Greenwich Village that would become the inspiration for New York's Village Halloween Parade, which continues to this day, now attracting audiences of two million.
Ralph Leonhardt Ralph Leonhardt (born October 14, 1967) is a former East German/German nordic combined skier who competed during the late 1980's and early 1990's. He won a bronze medal in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.
Ralph Lewis (basketball) Ralph Adolphus Lewis (born March 28 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA. He was selected by the Boston Celtics in the 1985 NBA Draft and began his career in 1987 with the Detroit Pistons.
Ralph Linton Ralph Linton (Philadelphia, 27 February 1893 - New Haven, 24 December 1953) was one of the best-known American anthropologists of the mid-twentieth century, and is particularly remembered for his works' 'The Study of Man (1936) and The Tree of Culture (1955). One of Linton's major contributions to anthropology was finding a distinction between status and role.
Ralph Lomma Ralph Lomma, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1924, is often credited, along with his brother, Al, with popularizing miniature golf in the mid 1950s through their design and manufacture of now famous obstacles such as castles, clown heads and windmills. Lomma Enterprises, which Ralph Lomma founded, is still in business today.
Ralph Lucas The Ralph Lucas was an English automobile manufactured by its namesake from 1901 until around 1908. The first model was an odd two-stroke car powered by paraffin; it had a piston and a crankshaft at either end of its one cylinder.
Ralph Luther Criswell Ralph Luther Criswell (October 12, 1861—November 17, 1947) was the first person to represent the seventh district of the Los Angeles City Council under the new charter in 1925. The Illinois native served until 1927.
Ralph Luttrell Ralph Luttrell was a founding member of the Atlanta-based bluegrass band Possum Trot in the 1970s. Currently, Ralph is an Atlanta area musician and a luthier that builds what many consider to be some of the finest handmade resonator guitars available.
Ralph M. Brown Ralph Milton Brown (1908–1966) was a member of the California State Assembly from California's Central Valley representing Turlock. He was Speaker of the Assembly from January 1959 until his resignation in September 1961.
Ralph Maraj Ralph Maraj is a Trinidad and Tobago politician, playwright and teacher. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under a People's National Movement (PNM) administration, Minister of Communication and Information Technology under a United National Congress (UNC) administration, and was a founding member of National Team Unity before returning to the PNM to work as a speech writer for Prime Minister Patrick Manning.
Ralph Maxwell Lewis Ralph Maxwell Lewis (1904 - January 1987), the son of Harvey Spencer Lewis, was the Imperator of fraternal organisation Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (AMORC) from 1939 to 1987. In Fédération Universelle des Ordres et Sociétés Initiatiques, FUDOSI, he was known with the nomen mysticum Sar Validivar.
Ralph McCall Ralph McCall is a writer, consultant, speaker, and director of several companies in Switzerland. He has worked for the International Trade Centre in Geneva, Switzerland (a subsidiary organization of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations).
Ralph McGill Ralph Emerson McGill (February 5, 1898 – February 3, 1969), American journalist, was best known as the anti-segregationist editor and publisher of the Atlanta Constitution newspaper. He won a Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing in 1959.
Ralph Metcalfe Ralph Harold Metcalfe (May 30, 1910 - October 10, 1978) was an American athlete who jointly held the world record for the 100 metre sprint. Ralph Metcalfe was known as the world’s fastest human from 1932 through 1934.
Ralph Morgan Ralph Morgan (July 6, 1883 in New York City, New York - June 11, 1956 in New York City, New York) was a Hollywood character actor and brother of Frank Morgan (who played the title role in The Wizard of Oz 1939).
Ralph Munroe Ralph Middleton Munroe (3 April 1851-20 August 1933) was an American yacht designer and early resident of Coconut Grove, in south Florida. His home, now The Barnacle Historic State Park is the oldest home in Miami-Dade County still standing on its original foundation.
Ralph Nelson Elliott Ralph Nelson Elliott (born July 28, 1871, in Marysville, Kansas; died January 15, 1948) was the creator of the Elliott wave theory, which is based on Fibonacci numbers and is used to describe market trends in the stock market. He married Mary Elizabeth Fitzpatrick (1869–1941) in 1903.
Ralph P. Lowe Ralph Phillips Lowe (27 November 1805 to 22 December 1883) was born in Warren County, Ohio. He settled in the town of Muscatine, and was selected as a representative to the Iowa state constitutional convention in 1844.
Ralph Palmer, 12th Baron Lucas Ralph Matthew Palmer, 12th Baron Lucas and 8th Lord Dingwall (born 7 June 1951) is the son of Major The Hon. Robert Jocelyn Palmer (fifth child and third son of the 3rd Earl of Selborne) and the 11th Baroness Lucas and 7th Lady Dingwall.
Ralph Peña Ralph Peña is a founding member and the current artistic director of Ma-Yi Theater Company, an Obie Award winning theater based in New York City. As a playwright, his works inlude Flipzoids, Project: Balangiga, This End Up, and Loose Leaf Bindings.
Ralph Pomeroy Ralph Hayward Pomeroy (born January 12, 1867 in New York City; died August 22, 1925) was an American gynecologist who became famous after his death for a female sterilization procedure that he had developed and now carries his name as the “Pomeroy” tubal ligation.
Ralph Raico Ralph Raico is an American historian, libertarian, and specialist in European classical liberalism and Austrian Economics. He is currently a professor of history at Buffalo State College and a senior faculty member at the Ludwig von Mises Institute.
Ralph Randolph Gurley Ralph Randolph Gurley (May 26, 1797 - July 30, 1872) was a clergyman, an advocate of the separation of the races and a major force in the American Colonization Society, which offered passage to their colony in west Africa (now Liberia), to free black Americans.
Ralph Rapson Ralph Rapson (born September 13, 1914) is a modernist architect born in Alma, Michigan. He was educated at the University of Michigan and Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan under Eliel Saarinen.
Ralph Reese Ralph Reese is an American artist who illustrated for books, magazines and comic books from the 1960s to the 1990s. He was recognized for his work in comics with a Shazam Award for Best Inker (Humor Division) in 1973 and 1974.
Ralph Regula Ralph Regula (born December 3, 1924 in Beach City, Ohio) is a Representative in the United States Congress from the 16th District of the State of Ohio, elected to his 17th term in November 2004. He is a member of the Republican party and is the second longest serving Republican member of the US House.
Ralph Rene Ralph Rene is a self-taught inventor and small press publisher who is a vocal proponent of the Apollo moon landing hoax Theory. He has also recently self-published a book on 9/11 called World Trade Center Lies and Fairytales.
Ralph Richardson Sir Ralph David Richardson (19 December 1902 – 10 October 1983) was an English actor, one of a group of theatrical knights of the mid-20th century who, though more closely associated with the stage, did their best to make the transition to film.
Ralph Rose Ralph Waldo Rose (born March 17, 1885 in Healdsburg, California, deceased October 16, 1913) was an American athlete. A giant of a man at 6' 5 1/2" and 250 pounds, Ralph Rose was the first shot putter to break 50 feet.
Ralph Rumney Ralph Rumney (June 5, 1934 - March 6, 2002) artist, born in Newcastle, England. In 1957 lifelong conscientious objector Rumney was one of the co-founders of the London Psychogeographical Association, which was dissolved to form the Situationist International with Walter Olmo, Michèle Bernstein (who he was later to be married to), Asger Jorn and Guy Debord in the Italian village of Cosio d'Arroscia.
Ralph Saenz Ralph Saenz is the lead singer for glam metal parody band Metal Skool, who goes by the stage names "Michael Diamond" or "Michael Star." Metal Skool was formerly known as "Metal Shop" and were once featured in a Discover Card commercial as "Danger Kitty"; those older band names are currently used by unrelated parody bands, now.
Ralph Sampson Ralph Lee Sampson (born July 7 1960 in Harrisonburg, Virginia) is a former college and professional basketball player. He was arguably the most heavily recruited (for both college and the NBA) basketball prospect of his generation.
Ralph Samuelson Ralph Samuelson (July 3, 1903–August 1977) was the inventor of water skiing, which he first performed in the summer of 1922 in Lake City, Minnesota in the days before his nineteenth birthday. Samuelson was already skilled at aquaplaning—standing on a board while being pulled by a powerboat—but he hoped to create something like snow skiing on the water.
Ralph Santolla Ralph Santolla is an Italian-American metal guitarist who currently plays in Deicide. He has played in many other bands in the past, including Eyewitness, Death (did not record with, but toured with 1993 and appeared in The Philosopher video), Millennium, Iced Earth, and the Sebastian Bach band.
Ralph Sarich Ralph Tony Sarich (born December 10, 1938) is a West Australian multi millionaire businessman and qualified engineer who was responsible for developing the Orbital Engine in 1972. Also developed the orbital combustion process engine, which is based on a re-designed two stroke engine using direct gasolene injection.
Ralph Sazio Ralph Joseph Sazio (Born July 22, 1922, in Avellino, New Jersey) is a former football player, assistant coach, head coach general manager and team president for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He also served as president of the Toronto Argonauts.
Ralph Scopo Ralph "Little Ralphie" Scopo (1932-1993) was a New York mobster and a member of the Colombo crime family involved in extortion and labor racketeering as union president of the Concrete Workers District Council, and later a subject of suvailance by undercover federal agents As Gennaro Langella]'s consiglieri, Scopo was one of the many high ranking members inprisoned during the [[Mafia Commission Trial in 1986. He later died of natural causes while in a federal penitentiary.
Ralph Shapey Ralph Shapey (March 12, 1921 - June 13, 2002) was an American composer and conductor. He is well-known for his work as a composition professor at the University of Chicago, where he founded and directed the Contemporary Chamber Players.
Ralph Sheheen Ralph Sheheen (born on August 23, 1964 in Utica, New York) perhaps ranks on the level of Bob Varsha as one of SPEED Channel's most recognizable faces. At SPEED, Sheheen is an occasional anchor for SPEEDNews, and the lap-by-lap announcer for the World of Outlaws' Knoxville Nationals.
Ralph Snelgrove Ralph Trapnell Snelgrove (1914 – March 27 1990) was a Canadian radio and television pioneer who obtained one of the first television licences issued in Canada and built television station CKVR-TV in Barrie, Ontario.
Ralph Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys (Ralph) Thomas Campion George Sherman Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys GCVO DL (born April 16, 1940) was Lord Chamberlain of the United Kingdom from 1998 to 2000, when he retired due to ill health. He followed David George Patrick Coke Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie and was succeeded by Richard Luce, Baron Luce.
Ralph Story Ralph Story (August 19 1920 – September 26 2006) was an American television and radio personality. He was best remembered as the host of The 64,000 Dollar Challenge, a spin off of the game show The 64,000 Dollar Question, from 1956 until 1958.
Ralph Strait Ralph Strait (July 8, 1936 – July 31, 1992) was an American actor who starred in film and on television. He is best known for his roll in the 1982 cult film The Beastmaster as Sacco, also that year he starred in the horror movie Halloween III: Season of the Witch as Buddy Kupfer, and that year he starred in They Call Me Bruce?.
Ralph Strangis Ralph Strangis is a play-by-play commentator who has covered a variety of sports, but most notably has been the commentator, along with Daryl Reaugh, for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League since the team's move to Dallas in 1993. Strangis has worked as a commentator for ESPN, Fox Sports, and the Westwood One Radio Network.
Ralph Sutton Ralph Earl Sutton (born November 4 1922 in New Hamburg, Missouri — died December 30, 2001 in Evergreen, Colorado) was a renowned American jazz pianist. He was known as a stride pianist in the tradition of James P.
Ralph Tabakin Ralph Tabakin (born 1922; died May 13, 2001 in Silver Spring, Maryland) is an actor, engineer, and World War II veteran. In his acting career he is most associated with the work of Barry Levinson as he appeared in most of his films from Diner onward.
Ralph Talbot Ralph Talbot (6 January 1897 – 25 October 1918) was the first United States Marine Corps aviator to be awarded the Medal of Honor — for "exceptionally meritorious service and extraordinary heroism" while attached to Squadron C, 1st Marine Aviation Force, in France during World War I.
Ralph Teetor Ralph Teetor (1890-1982) was a prolific (and blind) inventor who invented cruise control. He was also the longtime president of the very successful automotive parts company The Perfect Circle Corporation in Hagerstown, Indiana, a manufacturer of piston rings.
Ralph Bowen Ralph Bowen was an economist in the United States Department of State during World War II who worked with Soviet spy, Flora Wovschin. Wovschin, who was acquainted with Bowen and his wife, Sue, since their youth together in the Comintern affiliated Young Communist League.
Ralph Bowman Ralph "Scotty" Bowman - (Born January 20, 1911, in Winnipeg, Manitoba - Died 1990) was a Professional Hockey Defenseman who played 7 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators, St. Louis Eagles and Detroit Red Wings.
Ralph Branca Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca (born January 6, 1926 in Mount Vernon, New York) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1944 through 1956, Branca played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1944-53, 1956), Detroit Tigers (1953-54), and New York Yankees (1954).
Ralph Brown Ralph Brown (b. June 18 1960) is an actor born in Cambridgeshire England, best known for playing the dim security guard Aaron (aka "85") in Alien³, and the pilot Ric Olié in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
Ralph Bunche Ralph Johnson Bunche (August 7, 1904 – December 9, 1971) was an American political scientist and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his mediation in Palestine in the late 1940s that led to an armistice agreement between the Israelies and Palestinians in the region. He was the first
Ralph Camroux Morris Colonel Ralph Camroux Morris (1894-1977) was a British Army officer and hunter-naturalist who was born in India. His father was a Scottish planter Randolph Hayton Morris who was the first to introduce coffee in the Biligirirangans.
Ralph Caplan Author of "By Design: Why There Are No Locks on the Bathroom Doors in the Hotel Louis XIV and Other Object Lessons", Caplan also writes about design for major design magazines and is a Director Emeritus of the International Design Conference in Aspen, Colorado.
Ralph Cirella Ralph Cirella (born April 20, 1965) serves as a wardrobe consultant to radio host Howard Stern and briefly co-hosted Howard 100's The Friday Show(now on hiatus) with Gary Dell'Abate and Jon Hein on Sirius Satellite Radio. He has also appeared on Stern's television show, for which he designs the sets.
Ralph Cochrane Air Chief Marshal Sir Ralph Alexander Cochrane GBE KCB AFC RAF (24 February 1895–17 December 1977), the youngest son of Thomas Cochrane, 1st Baron Cochrane of Cults, was a British pilot and Royal Air Force officer, perhaps best known for his role in Operation Chastise–the famous "Dambusters" raid.
Ralph Covert Ralph Covert is the lead singer of children's music group Ralph's World and lead singer of the Chicago based indie-rock band The Bad Examples. Ralph was nominated for his Best Musical Album For Children at the 48th Grammy Awards.
Ralph d'Escures Ralph (d. 1122), Archbishop of Canterbury, called Ralph de Turbine, or Ralph d'Escures from his father's estate of Escures, near SĂ©ez in Normandy, entered the abbey of St Martin at SĂ©ez in 1079, and ten years later became abbot of this house.
Ralph de Hengham Sir Ralph de Hengham (c. 1235 - May 18, 1311) was Lord Chief Justice of England from 1274 until 1290, when he was imprisoned and fined 800 marks (although some say 7000 marks, a vast and improbable amount for the time) for erasing a court roll and reducing a fine.
Ralph de la Vega Ralph de la Vega, a native of Cuba, is the Chief Operating Officer of Cingular Wireless. Previously, he was the President of Latin America Operations, and the President of Broadband and Internet Services for BellSouth.
Ralph Earle (ambassador) Ambassador Ralph Earle II was director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency between 1980 and 1981, and was also deputy director at the agency from 1994 to 1999. From 1978 to 1979 he served as the United States' chief negotiator at the SALT II round of talks on nuclear disarmament.
Ralph Edward Dodge Ralph Edward Dodge is a retired American Bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1956. He was born 25 January 1907, the youngest of four children of Ernest and Lizzie Longshore Dodge of Dickinson County, Iowa.
Ralph Echemendia Ralph Echemendia is well known Information Security Expert, Ethical Hacker and Instructor who has been providing technical training to hundreds of professionals worldwide and has appeared on KTLA, CNN, FOX News and Animal Planet, as well as in the pages of USA Today and Forbes magazine to name a few.
Ralph Elihu Becker Ralph Elihu Becker (January 29, 1907 - August 24, 1994) was an American Ambassador to Honduras from 1976-1977 under the Ford administration. He was a founding trustee of the National Center for the Performing Arts and served as its general counsel during the Eisenhower administration.
Ralph Eugene Diffendorfer Ralph Eugene Diffendorfer (1879-January 31, 1951) was an American clergyman, born at Hayesville, Ohio, and educated at Ohio Wesleyan University, Drew Theological Seminary, and Union Theological Seminary. He was assistant secretary of the Epworth League from 1902 to 1904, and from 1904 to 1916 was secretary of the Missionary Education Movement in the United States and Canada.
Ralph Evans Ralph Evans (born December 20, 1953) is a former boxer from Great Britain who won the bronze medal in the light flyweight division (– 48 kg) at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. In the semifinals he was deafeted by Hungary's eventual gold medalist György Gedó.
Ralph Forbes Ralph Forbes (born "Ralph Taylor" September 30, 1896 in London - died March 31, 1951 in New York, New York) was a British actor in the American cinema. He was the son of actress Mary Forbes and brother of actress Brenda Forbes.
Ralph Fox Ralph Hartzler Fox (March 24, 1913, Morrisville, Pennsylvania – December 23, 1973, Philadelphia) was an American mathematician. As a professor at Princeton University, he taught and advised many of the contributors to the Golden Age of differential topology, and he played an important role in the modernization and main-streaming of knot theory.
Ralph G. Brooks Ralph Gilmour Brooks (July 6, 1898 - September 9, 1960) was a Nebraska democrat politician best known for being the 32nd governor of Nebraska. He was governor from 1959 until September 9, 1960 when he died in office.
Ralph Gagliano Ralph Michael Gagliano (born October 8, 1946 in Memphis, Tennessee) played in one Major League Baseball game for the Cleveland Indians on September 21, 1965, during which he recorded no at-bats. He has no "official" fielding position since he entered the game as a pinch-runner.
Ralph Garcia Ralph Garcia (September 18, 1956 - August 31, 1999) was a US prison guard, at a New Mexico prison owned and operated by the Wackenhut Corrections Corporation, who was murdered during a prison riot in Santa Rosa. His death led to increased criticism of Wackenhut.
Ralph Garman Ralph Garman (b. November 17, 1964 in Philadelphia) is an actor, best known as the host of The Joe Schmo Show, for his voice work in Family Guy, and as the entertainment reporter and impressionist for the Kevin and Bean morning show on Los Angeles radio station, KROQ.
Ralph Garr Ralph Allen Garr (born December 12, 1945 in Monroe, Louisiana) is a former Major League Baseball player who played outfield for the Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox and California Angels. He batted left-handed and threw right.
Ralph Gibson Ralph Gibson (born January 16th, 1939, Los Angeles, California) is an American art photographer best known for his photographic books. His images often incorporate fragments with erotic and mysterious undertones, building narrative meaning through contextualization and surreal juxtaposition.
Ralph Ginzburg Ralph Ginzburg (October 28, 1929 – July 6, 2006) was an American author, editor, publisher and photo-journalist. He was best known for publishing books and magazines on erotica and art and for his conviction in 1963 for violating federal obscenity laws.
Ralph Glaze Daniel Ralph Glaze (March 13 1882 - October 31 1968) was an American athlete and coach who played as a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, and later became a football and baseball coach and administrator at several colleges.
Ralph Goings Ralph Goings (May 9, 1928) is 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.
Ralph H. Johnson Ralph Henry Johnson (1949-1968) was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in March 1968 during the Vietnam War. He sacrificed his life to save the life of a fellow Marine.
Ralph Hall Ralph Moody Hall (born May 3, 1923) is a United States Representative from the Fourth Congressional District in Texas (map). First elected in 1980, Hall is a senior member of the Science and the Energy and Commerce Committees.
Ralph Hodgson Ralph Hodgson (September 9 1871 – November 3 1962) was an English poet, very popular in his lifetime on the strength of a small number of anthology pieces, such as The Bull. He was one of the more 'pastoral' of the Georgian poets.
Ralph Horr Ralph Ashley Horr (12 August 1884-26 January 1960), an American politician, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1931 to 1933. He represented the First Congressional District of Washington as a Republican.
Ralph Houk Ralph George Houk (born August 9, 1919 in Lawrence, Kansas), nicknamed "The Major," is a former catcher, coach, manager, and front office executive in Major League Baseball. He is best known as the successor of Casey Stengel as the manager of the New York Yankees from 1961-63, when he won three consecutive American League pennants and the 1961-62 World Series championships.
Ralph Humphreys Webb Colonel Ralph Humphreys Webb (1887—1945) was a soldier and politician based in Manitoba, Canada. He served as the Mayor of Winnipeg from 1925 to 1927 and again from 1930 to 1934, and also served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1932 to 1941.
Ralph Hyde Ralph Hyde, a former curator of graphic arts at the Guildhall Library in London, is a pre-eminent historian and writer on the subject of Panoramic painting. Since his retirement, he has lived in France and continues as an active scholar in the field.
Ralph Chandler Rear Admiral Ralph Chandler (23 August 1829 – 9 February 1889) served in the United States Navy. He saw action during the Mexican-American War, the American Civil War and later served as Commander, Asiatic Squadron.
Ralph Chaplin Ralph Hosea Chaplin (1887—1961) became a labor activist, when at the age of seven, he saw a worker shot dead during the Pullman strike in Chicago, Illinois. He had moved with his family from Ames County, Kansas to Chicago in 1893.
Ralph Chubb Ralph Nicholas Chubb (8 February 1892 - 14 January 1960) was an English poet, printer, and artist. Heavily influenced by Whitman, Blake, and the Romantics, his work was the creation of a highly intricate personal mythology, one that was anti-materialist and sexually revolutionary.
Ralph Ineson Ralph Ineson is an English actor best known for playing the character of Chris Finch on the BBC television program The Office. He has a rich Yorkshire accent, and has also starred as Donald Bamford in the sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart and as "Zack" in the British soap opera Coronation Street.
Ralph Inzunza Ralph Inzunza was the San Diego City Council District Eight representative elected in February 2001 who resigned in 2005 along with Michael Zucchet after being involved in a corruption scandal. Ironically one of his first actions was to challenge the appointments to an Ethics Committee by Mayor Dick Murphy.
Ralph Izard (1785) Ralph DeLancey Izard (26 February 1785 – 21 January 1822), was a United States Navy officer who became a hero for his actions at Tripoli, during the Barbary Wars. The destroyer USS Izard (DD-589) was named after him.
Ralph J. Marino Ralph John Marino (January 2, 1928 - April 6, 2002) was majority leader of the New York State Senate from 1988 until 1994. He was ousted during the Thanksgiving holiday in 1994 by allies of then Governor-elect George Pataki and replaced by Joseph Bruno.
Ralph Jordan James Ralph "Shug" Jordan (JURD-an) (September 25, 1910 - July 17, 1980) was the winningest football coach at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. The university's Jordan-Hare Stadium is named in his honor.
Ralph Josselin Ralph Josselin (1616-1683), was the vicar of Earls Colne in Essex from 1641 until his death in 1683. He is celebrated for his remarkable diary rivalling that of Samuel Pepys which records intimate details of everyday farming life, family and kinship in a small, isolated rural community.
Ralph Keyes Ralph Keyes (born March 1, 1961 in Cork, Ireland) is a rugby player who won 8 caps playing at fly-half for the Irish rugby union side. He made his international test debut at the age of 24 on 1 March, 1986 against England.
Ralph Kimball Ralph Kimball, PhD, is a widely published author on the subject of data warehousing and business intelligence. He is known for long-term convictions that data warehouses must be designed to be understandable and fast.
Ralph Kirshbaum Ralph Henry Kirshbaum (born April 4, 1946) is an American cellist currently living in England. During his career he has performed solos with major orchestras worldwide, won prizes in several international competitions, and recorded extensively.
Ralph Klein Ralph Phillip Klein (born November 1, 1942) was the premier of the Canadian province of Alberta and leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives from 1992 until his retirement in 2006. His tenure as premier ended, when the Alberta Progressive Conservatives new leader Ed Stelmach, assumed office December 14, 2006,Stelmach sworn in as Alberta's 13th premier - CBC Article, December 14, 2006 exactly fourteen years after he first became Premier.
Ralph Lawler Ralph Lawler (born 1938 in Peoria, Illinois) is the television and radio voice of the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Clippers. Going back to the franchise's six-year stint in San Diego (1978-84), Lawler has broadcasted virtually every Clippers game, whether it be radio and/or television.
Ralph Lee Ralph Lee is an Obie award-winning mask and puppet maker living in New York City. In 1973, he staged a wandering neighborhood puppet show in Manhattan's Greenwich Village that would become the inspiration for New York's Village Halloween Parade, which continues to this day, now attracting audiences of two million.
Ralph Leonhardt Ralph Leonhardt (born October 14, 1967) is a former East German/German nordic combined skier who competed during the late 1980's and early 1990's. He won a bronze medal in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.
Ralph Lewis (basketball) Ralph Adolphus Lewis (born March 28 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA. He was selected by the Boston Celtics in the 1985 NBA Draft and began his career in 1987 with the Detroit Pistons.
Ralph Linton Ralph Linton (Philadelphia, 27 February 1893 - New Haven, 24 December 1953) was one of the best-known American anthropologists of the mid-twentieth century, and is particularly remembered for his works' 'The Study of Man (1936) and The Tree of Culture (1955). One of Linton's major contributions to anthropology was finding a distinction between status and role.
Ralph Lomma Ralph Lomma, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1924, is often credited, along with his brother, Al, with popularizing miniature golf in the mid 1950s through their design and manufacture of now famous obstacles such as castles, clown heads and windmills. Lomma Enterprises, which Ralph Lomma founded, is still in business today.
Ralph Lucas The Ralph Lucas was an English automobile manufactured by its namesake from 1901 until around 1908. The first model was an odd two-stroke car powered by paraffin; it had a piston and a crankshaft at either end of its one cylinder.
Ralph Luther Criswell Ralph Luther Criswell (October 12, 1861—November 17, 1947) was the first person to represent the seventh district of the Los Angeles City Council under the new charter in 1925. The Illinois native served until 1927.
Ralph Luttrell Ralph Luttrell was a founding member of the Atlanta-based bluegrass band Possum Trot in the 1970s. Currently, Ralph is an Atlanta area musician and a luthier that builds what many consider to be some of the finest handmade resonator guitars available.
Ralph M. Brown Ralph Milton Brown (1908–1966) was a member of the California State Assembly from California's Central Valley representing Turlock. He was Speaker of the Assembly from January 1959 until his resignation in September 1961.
Ralph Maraj Ralph Maraj is a Trinidad and Tobago politician, playwright and teacher. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under a People's National Movement (PNM) administration, Minister of Communication and Information Technology under a United National Congress (UNC) administration, and was a founding member of National Team Unity before returning to the PNM to work as a speech writer for Prime Minister Patrick Manning.
Ralph Maxwell Lewis Ralph Maxwell Lewis (1904 - January 1987), the son of Harvey Spencer Lewis, was the Imperator of fraternal organisation Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (AMORC) from 1939 to 1987. In Fédération Universelle des Ordres et Sociétés Initiatiques, FUDOSI, he was known with the nomen mysticum Sar Validivar.
Ralph McCall Ralph McCall is a writer, consultant, speaker, and director of several companies in Switzerland. He has worked for the International Trade Centre in Geneva, Switzerland (a subsidiary organization of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations).
Ralph McGill Ralph Emerson McGill (February 5, 1898 – February 3, 1969), American journalist, was best known as the anti-segregationist editor and publisher of the Atlanta Constitution newspaper. He won a Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing in 1959.
Ralph Metcalfe Ralph Harold Metcalfe (May 30, 1910 - October 10, 1978) was an American athlete who jointly held the world record for the 100 metre sprint. Ralph Metcalfe was known as the world’s fastest human from 1932 through 1934.
Ralph Morgan Ralph Morgan (July 6, 1883 in New York City, New York - June 11, 1956 in New York City, New York) was a Hollywood character actor and brother of Frank Morgan (who played the title role in The Wizard of Oz 1939).
Ralph Munroe Ralph Middleton Munroe (3 April 1851-20 August 1933) was an American yacht designer and early resident of Coconut Grove, in south Florida. His home, now The Barnacle Historic State Park is the oldest home in Miami-Dade County still standing on its original foundation.
Ralph Nelson Elliott Ralph Nelson Elliott (born July 28, 1871, in Marysville, Kansas; died January 15, 1948) was the creator of the Elliott wave theory, which is based on Fibonacci numbers and is used to describe market trends in the stock market. He married Mary Elizabeth Fitzpatrick (1869–1941) in 1903.
Ralph P. Lowe Ralph Phillips Lowe (27 November 1805 to 22 December 1883) was born in Warren County, Ohio. He settled in the town of Muscatine, and was selected as a representative to the Iowa state constitutional convention in 1844.
Ralph Palmer, 12th Baron Lucas Ralph Matthew Palmer, 12th Baron Lucas and 8th Lord Dingwall (born 7 June 1951) is the son of Major The Hon. Robert Jocelyn Palmer (fifth child and third son of the 3rd Earl of Selborne) and the 11th Baroness Lucas and 7th Lady Dingwall.
Ralph Peña Ralph Peña is a founding member and the current artistic director of Ma-Yi Theater Company, an Obie Award winning theater based in New York City. As a playwright, his works inlude Flipzoids, Project: Balangiga, This End Up, and Loose Leaf Bindings.
Ralph Pomeroy Ralph Hayward Pomeroy (born January 12, 1867 in New York City; died August 22, 1925) was an American gynecologist who became famous after his death for a female sterilization procedure that he had developed and now carries his name as the “Pomeroy” tubal ligation.
Ralph Raico Ralph Raico is an American historian, libertarian, and specialist in European classical liberalism and Austrian Economics. He is currently a professor of history at Buffalo State College and a senior faculty member at the Ludwig von Mises Institute.
Ralph Randolph Gurley Ralph Randolph Gurley (May 26, 1797 - July 30, 1872) was a clergyman, an advocate of the separation of the races and a major force in the American Colonization Society, which offered passage to their colony in west Africa (now Liberia), to free black Americans.
Ralph Rapson Ralph Rapson (born September 13, 1914) is a modernist architect born in Alma, Michigan. He was educated at the University of Michigan and Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan under Eliel Saarinen.
Ralph Reese Ralph Reese is an American artist who illustrated for books, magazines and comic books from the 1960s to the 1990s. He was recognized for his work in comics with a Shazam Award for Best Inker (Humor Division) in 1973 and 1974.
Ralph Regula Ralph Regula (born December 3, 1924 in Beach City, Ohio) is a Representative in the United States Congress from the 16th District of the State of Ohio, elected to his 17th term in November 2004. He is a member of the Republican party and is the second longest serving Republican member of the US House.
Ralph Rene Ralph Rene is a self-taught inventor and small press publisher who is a vocal proponent of the Apollo moon landing hoax Theory. He has also recently self-published a book on 9/11 called World Trade Center Lies and Fairytales.
Ralph Richardson Sir Ralph David Richardson (19 December 1902 – 10 October 1983) was an English actor, one of a group of theatrical knights of the mid-20th century who, though more closely associated with the stage, did their best to make the transition to film.
Ralph Rose Ralph Waldo Rose (born March 17, 1885 in Healdsburg, California, deceased October 16, 1913) was an American athlete. A giant of a man at 6' 5 1/2" and 250 pounds, Ralph Rose was the first shot putter to break 50 feet.
Ralph Rumney Ralph Rumney (June 5, 1934 - March 6, 2002) artist, born in Newcastle, England. In 1957 lifelong conscientious objector Rumney was one of the co-founders of the London Psychogeographical Association, which was dissolved to form the Situationist International with Walter Olmo, Michèle Bernstein (who he was later to be married to), Asger Jorn and Guy Debord in the Italian village of Cosio d'Arroscia.
Ralph Saenz Ralph Saenz is the lead singer for glam metal parody band Metal Skool, who goes by the stage names "Michael Diamond" or "Michael Star." Metal Skool was formerly known as "Metal Shop" and were once featured in a Discover Card commercial as "Danger Kitty"; those older band names are currently used by unrelated parody bands, now.
Ralph Sampson Ralph Lee Sampson (born July 7 1960 in Harrisonburg, Virginia) is a former college and professional basketball player. He was arguably the most heavily recruited (for both college and the NBA) basketball prospect of his generation.
Ralph Samuelson Ralph Samuelson (July 3, 1903–August 1977) was the inventor of water skiing, which he first performed in the summer of 1922 in Lake City, Minnesota in the days before his nineteenth birthday. Samuelson was already skilled at aquaplaning—standing on a board while being pulled by a powerboat—but he hoped to create something like snow skiing on the water.
Ralph Santolla Ralph Santolla is an Italian-American metal guitarist who currently plays in Deicide. He has played in many other bands in the past, including Eyewitness, Death (did not record with, but toured with 1993 and appeared in The Philosopher video), Millennium, Iced Earth, and the Sebastian Bach band.
Ralph Sarich Ralph Tony Sarich (born December 10, 1938) is a West Australian multi millionaire businessman and qualified engineer who was responsible for developing the Orbital Engine in 1972. Also developed the orbital combustion process engine, which is based on a re-designed two stroke engine using direct gasolene injection.
Ralph Sazio Ralph Joseph Sazio (Born July 22, 1922, in Avellino, New Jersey) is a former football player, assistant coach, head coach general manager and team president for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He also served as president of the Toronto Argonauts.
Ralph Scopo Ralph "Little Ralphie" Scopo (1932-1993) was a New York mobster and a member of the Colombo crime family involved in extortion and labor racketeering as union president of the Concrete Workers District Council, and later a subject of suvailance by undercover federal agents As Gennaro Langella]'s consiglieri, Scopo was one of the many high ranking members inprisoned during the [[Mafia Commission Trial in 1986. He later died of natural causes while in a federal penitentiary.
Ralph Shapey Ralph Shapey (March 12, 1921 - June 13, 2002) was an American composer and conductor. He is well-known for his work as a composition professor at the University of Chicago, where he founded and directed the Contemporary Chamber Players.
Ralph Sheheen Ralph Sheheen (born on August 23, 1964 in Utica, New York) perhaps ranks on the level of Bob Varsha as one of SPEED Channel's most recognizable faces. At SPEED, Sheheen is an occasional anchor for SPEEDNews, and the lap-by-lap announcer for the World of Outlaws' Knoxville Nationals.
Ralph Snelgrove Ralph Trapnell Snelgrove (1914 – March 27 1990) was a Canadian radio and television pioneer who obtained one of the first television licences issued in Canada and built television station CKVR-TV in Barrie, Ontario.
Ralph Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys (Ralph) Thomas Campion George Sherman Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys GCVO DL (born April 16, 1940) was Lord Chamberlain of the United Kingdom from 1998 to 2000, when he retired due to ill health. He followed David George Patrick Coke Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie and was succeeded by Richard Luce, Baron Luce.
Ralph Story Ralph Story (August 19 1920 – September 26 2006) was an American television and radio personality. He was best remembered as the host of The 64,000 Dollar Challenge, a spin off of the game show The 64,000 Dollar Question, from 1956 until 1958.
Ralph Strait Ralph Strait (July 8, 1936 – July 31, 1992) was an American actor who starred in film and on television. He is best known for his roll in the 1982 cult film The Beastmaster as Sacco, also that year he starred in the horror movie Halloween III: Season of the Witch as Buddy Kupfer, and that year he starred in They Call Me Bruce?.
Ralph Strangis Ralph Strangis is a play-by-play commentator who has covered a variety of sports, but most notably has been the commentator, along with Daryl Reaugh, for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League since the team's move to Dallas in 1993. Strangis has worked as a commentator for ESPN, Fox Sports, and the Westwood One Radio Network.
Ralph Sutton Ralph Earl Sutton (born November 4 1922 in New Hamburg, Missouri — died December 30, 2001 in Evergreen, Colorado) was a renowned American jazz pianist. He was known as a stride pianist in the tradition of James P.
Ralph Tabakin Ralph Tabakin (born 1922; died May 13, 2001 in Silver Spring, Maryland) is an actor, engineer, and World War II veteran. In his acting career he is most associated with the work of Barry Levinson as he appeared in most of his films from Diner onward.
Ralph Talbot Ralph Talbot (6 January 1897 – 25 October 1918) was the first United States Marine Corps aviator to be awarded the Medal of Honor — for "exceptionally meritorious service and extraordinary heroism" while attached to Squadron C, 1st Marine Aviation Force, in France during World War I.
Ralph Teetor Ralph Teetor (1890-1982) was a prolific (and blind) inventor who invented cruise control. He was also the longtime president of the very successful automotive parts company The Perfect Circle Corporation in Hagerstown, Indiana, a manufacturer of piston rings.
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