Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) was an American philosopher and essayist.
Ralph Emerson may also refer to:
Ralph Emerson (theologian) (1787–1863), American Congregational pastor in Norfolk, Connecticut Ralph Emerson (botanist) (1912–1979), American botanist, academic, and professor at the University of California, Berkeley William Ralph Emerson (1833–1917), American architect Ralph Emerson (actor) (1899–1984), American actor Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones (1905–1982), American educator and baseball coach
See also Emerson (surname)