Surname Ripken (Ripken 
) , around the globe, is a rare cognomen. The last name Ripken is habitual in Western Europe, particularly Germany, where it is a rare surname, Netherlands, and Switzerland. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Germany, Netherlands, and the United States. Much less frequently, Ripken is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Ripken | Austria, Netherlands, Germany, United States, Switzerland |
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cal ripken sr. American baseball coach and manager (1935–1999), US (b. 1935) |
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| georg ripken German diplomat and politician (1900-1962), DE (b. 1900) |
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cal ripken jr. American retired baseball player (born 1960), US (b. 1960) |
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billy ripken American baseball player, US (b. 1964) |
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| peter ripken social scientist (b. 1942) |
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| chris ripken visual artist, NL (b. 1956) |
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| yvonne ripken NL (b. 1946) |
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| wolfgang ripken Ph.D. Universität Hamburg 1997 (b. 1967) |
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| christina ripken researcher |
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| dina ripken researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0001-7133-5113 |
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| tammo ripken researcher |
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| renée m ripken researcher |
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| knut ripken Ph.D. Technische Universität München 1977 |
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| bernd ripken |
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