Howard Roark

Howard Roark is the architect lead character of the 1943 Ayn Rand novel The Fountainhead.

Roark was said to have been inspired by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

In 2012, Roark was named the number one top fictional architect by The Guardian.

Roark is a modernist architect and is described in the novel as having orange hair.

The Fountainhead character Dominique Francon is Roark's lover and later his wife.

Roark was portrayed by actor Gary Cooper in the 1949 film version of The Fountainhead.

In the 2014 play version of The Fountainhead Roark was portrayed by actor Ramsey Nasr.

United States President Donald Trump has described the character of Howard Roark as being his role model.