Howard Bach (born February 22, 1979) is a Vietnamese-American male badminton player from the United States.

When he was five years old, Howard Bach was brought by his father to the Golden Gate YMCA in San Francisco's Tenderloin District.

Bach competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Kevin Han.

From a modest 13th seeded position Howard Bach partnered with Tony Gunawan to win the final of the men's doubles 15–11, 10–15, 15–11, against the Indonesian pair, Candra Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto.

He partnered with Bob Malaythong in Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, advancing to the quarterfinals – the furthest any American has ever reached.