Roark may refer to: *

Roark Capital Group Roark Capital Group is an American private equity firm with over $33 billion in assets under management. The firm is focused on leveraged buyout investments in middle-market companies, primarily in the franchise/multi-location, restaurant and fo ...

, a US-based private equity firm * USS ''Roark'' (FF-1053), a United States Navy frigate *

Roark, Missouri Roark () is an extinct town in Barry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st ...

People with the name

Roark Bradford Roark Whitney Wickliffe Bradford (August 21, 1896, Lauderdale County, Tennessee — November 13, 1948, New Orleans, Louisiana) was an American short story writer and novelist. Life He attended University of California, Berkeley, and served as ...

(1896–1948), American short story writer and novelist *

Roark Critchlow Roark Grant Critchlow (born May 11, 1963) is a Canadian actor. He is known for starring as Dr. Mike Horton on the American daytime soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' from 1994 to 1999. Career From 1994 to 1999, Critchlow starred on the America ...

(born 1963), Canadian actor * Roark Gourley (born 1949), American painter, sculptor, and mixed media artist *

Charles Thomas Irvine Roark Captain Charles Thomas Irvine "Pat" Roark (1895–1939) was an English polo player. He held a ten goal handicap at the peak of his career. Biography Early life He was born in Ireland on 2 May 1895. His father was Thomas Irvine Roark of Wexford. ...

, British polo player *

James Roark James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

(1946?–1995), pseudonym of photographer James Barnas * Raymond Jefferson Roark (1890–1966), Professor of Mechanics (University of Wisconsin), known for writing ''

Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain ''Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain'' is a mechanical engineering design book written by Richard G. Budynas and Ali M. Sadegh. It was first published in 1938 and the most current ninth edition was published in March 2020. Subjects The boo ...

'', later co-authored with Warren C. Young (1923–2012) *

William Marshall Roark USS ''Roark'' (FF-1053), originally designated DE-1053, was a named for William Marshall Roark, Distinguished Flying Cross recipient and first American killed in the Vietnam War to have a ship named for them. ''Roark'' was laid down on 2 Febru ...

(1938–1965), United States fighter pilot killed over North Vietnam *

Tanner Roark Tanner B. Roark ( ; born October 5, 1986) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball for the Washington Nationals, Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Athletics, and Toronto Blue Jays. ...

(born 1986), American baseball pitcher

Fictional

Howard Roark ''The Fountainhead'' is a 1943 novel by Russian-American author Ayn Rand, her first major literary success. The novel's protagonist, Howard Roark, is an intransigent young architect, who battles against conventional standards and refuses to comp ...

, the protagonist of Ayn Rand's ''The Fountainhead'' *

Roark family The Roark family is a fictional dynasty from Frank Miller's graphic novel series '' Sin City''. The family is made up of corrupt officials and landowners of Irish descent, who hold absolute power in Basin City. They are the main antagonists in t ...

, a fictional dynasty in Frank Miller's graphic novel series ''Sin City'' ** Roark Junior, the primary villain of ''That Yellow Bastard'' *

Ted Roark Fulcrum is the codename of a secret fictional hostile espionage organization on the television series ''Chuck''. Fulcrum serves as the series' main antagonists up until the end of season two, though their specific goals beyond acquiring the Inters ...

, a character on ''Chuck'' * Roark (Pokémon), the Gym Leader of the Oreburgh Gym in ''Pokémon Diamond and Pearl'' {{disambiguation, surname, given name