Roy Wilson Howard (January 1, 1883 – November 20, 1964) was an American newspaperman with a long association with E. W. Scripps Company.

He began his newspaper career as a paperboy in Indianapolis, Indiana, but quickly moved up.

He quickly made a name for himself and in 1912 worked his way up to president of United Press.

On November 3, 1922, the Scripps-McRae League was renamed Scripps-Howard Newspapers to recognize Howard.

In 1933, he went to Manchuria to cover the Sino-Japanese War and interviewed Puyi, the puppet emperor of Manchukuo.