Ronald Howard may refer to:

• Ron Howard (born 1954), American actor and director
• Ron Dean Howard (September 20, 1953 – July 20, 2021), an American politician
• Ronald Howard (British actor) (1918–1996), British actor
• Ronald A. Howard (1934-2024), Stanford professor
• Ron Howard (American football) (born 1951), American football player
• Ron Howard (Australian footballer) (1940–2023), Australian footballer for Footscray
• Ron Howard (basketball) (born 1982), American professional basketball player
• Ronald Ray Howard (1973–2005), American murderer executed by lethal injection