Ralston (surname)
Ralston is a surname of Scottish origin.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Alexander Ralston, American architect
- Anthony Ralston, Scottish football player
- Aron Ralston, American mountain climber
- Bill Ralston, New Zealand journalist
- Bob Ralston, American pianist and organist
- Brian Ralston, American composer
- Bruce Ralston, Canadian politician
- Byron Ralston (born 2000), Australian rugby union player
- Chris Ralston, English rugby player
- David Ralston (1954–2022), American politician
- Dennis Ralston, American tennis player
- Esther Ralston, American silent film actress
- Gilbert Ralston, American writer
- Gulliver Ralston, British musician
- Harriet Newell Ralston (1828–1920), American poet
- Harry Ralston, American screenwriter and director
- James Ralston, Canadian lawyer, soldier, and politician
- Jobyna Ralston, American silent film actress
- John Ralston (disambiguation), several people
- Joseph Ralston, American Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Joseph S. Ralston, co-founder of the Ralston Steel Car Company
- Ken Ralston, American visual effects artist
- Les Ralston, American boxer
- Lewis Ralston (1804-1870), American placer gold prospector
- Nick Ralston (born 1996), American football player
- Norman Ralston, American pilot
- Robert Ralston (philanthropist), American merchant and philanthropist
- Rudy Ralston, American film producer
- Samuel M. Ralston, governor of U.S. state of Indiana
- Steve Ralston, American soccer player
- Susan Ralston, American businesswoman
- Vera Ralston, American actress
- William Chapman Ralston, American businessman and financier
- William Shedden Ralston, British scholar of Russian
References
[edit]- ^ Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p. 87. OCLC 1060940902 – via Internet Archive.
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