- Served in the United States Army.
- Father-in-law of Lauren Bush Lauren, granddaughter of former US President George Bush.
- Uncle of actor Greg Lauren and Elizabeth Berkley.
- Born to Frank Lifshitz, an Ashkenanzi Jewish house painter, and his wife Fraydl Kotlar, he grow up in The Bronx. At the age of 16, his brother Jerry changed their name into "Lauren", while his other brother Lenny remained a "Lifshitz" for many years.
- Created his own fashion label "Polo Ralph Lauren" in 1967, which became a public company in the middle of the 1990s.
- Some of the cars he has owned include: Mercedes-Benz 280SE, Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing coupé, Mercedes-Benz SSK "count trossi", Porsche 930, Porsche 911, Porsche 911 GT3 RS, Porsche 996 turbo, Porsche 918 spyder, Porsche 356, RUF CTR3, Bentley 4,5 litre blower, Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 milla miglia, Jaguar D-type, Jaguar XKD, Jaguar XKSS, Jaguar XK120, Jaguar XK140, Jaguar XK150, Ferrari LaFerrari, Ferrari 250 GTO, Ferrari 250 GT spyder california, Ferrari 250 LM, Ferrari 275 P2/3 spyder drogo, Ferrari 250 testa rossa, Ferrari 275 GTB, Ferrari 4 nart spyder, Bugatti type 57SC atlantic, Bugatti type 59 grand prix, Bugatti Veyron, McLaren F1 Le Mans, McLaren F1 GTR, McLaren P1, Aston Martin DB5 volante, Maserati 250F, Ford "woody" station wagon.
- His net worth is $5.6 billion.
- His children are: sons, Andrew Lauren, born in 1969, and David Lauren, born in October 1971, and daughter, Dylan Lauren, born in May 1974.
- His surname is pronounced "like a girl's first name", according to his niece, Jennifer Lauren.
- Collects classic automobiles.
- Father-in-law of Paul Arrouet.
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