Sir Ralph Lane was an English explorer of the Elizabethan era. He helped colonise the Kingdom of Ireland in 1583 and was sheriff of County Kerry, Ireland, from 1583 to 1585. He was part of the unsuccessful attempt in 1585 to colonise Roanoke Island, North Carolina. He was knighted by the Queen in 1593.
- Occupation
- explorer, politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1558 Parliament, Member of the 1563-67 Parliament
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- 1530
- Died
