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Roark Capital Group Roark Capital Management, LLC, also known as Roark Capital Group or simply Roark Capital, is an American private equity firm with around $37 billion in assets under management. The firm is focused on leveraged buyout investments in middle-market ...

, 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 (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ra ...

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Roark Bradford Roark Whitney Wickliffe Bradford (August21, 1896November13, 1948) was an American short story writer and novelist. Life He attended University of California, Berkeley, and served as a first lieutenant in the Coast Artillery during World War I. ...

(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 American ...

(born 1963), Canadian actor *

Roark Gourley Roark Gourley is an American Painting, painter, sculptor, and mixed media artist in Laguna Beach, California noted for wall sculptures that depict humorous subject matter. In 1992, the National Museum of Natural History commissioned ''Spaghetti Mee ...

(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 * 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 Burnell Roark ( ; born October 5, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Washington Nationals, Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Athletics, and Toronto Blue Jays. He played college base ...

(born 1986), American baseball pitcher

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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 com ...

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

Ted Roark Fulcrum is the codename of a hostile fictional espionage organization in the television series ''Chuck''. Fulcrum serves as the primary antagonist throughout the show's first two seasons, although their specific goals, beyond acquiring the Inters ...

, a character on ''Chuck'' *

Roark (Pokémon) Roark may refer to: *Roark Capital Group, a US-based private equity firm * USS Roark (FF-1053), USS ''Roark'' (FF-1053), a United States Navy frigate * Roark, Missouri People with the name * Roark Bradford (1896–1948), American short story wr ...

, the Gym Leader of the Oreburgh Gym in ''Pokémon Diamond and Pearl''

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