Howard Fletcher Frier (born March 31, 1976) is a retired American-Estonian basketball player.

Howard played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes averaging 4.5 points and 3.8 rebounds in his senior year. After graduating he played two seasons in the International Basketball Association League for Rochester Skeeters. After that he shortly played for Wardich Rosaire in Lebanon and Fargo-Moorhead Beez in IBA League.

Frier's European career started in Austria, where he played three seasons for Oberwaltersdorf basketball club. In 2004 Frier signed a deal with Estonian top team BC Kalev/Cramo. He instantly became a lead player and one of the top performers in the team. His excellent performances in the KML finals helped Kalev beat Tartu Ülikool/Rock with the games 4–3 and bring the team's first Estonian League title and season MVP title to Howard. He averaged 13.9 points and 3 rebounds in the play-offs. Frier stayed with Kalev and in 2005–2006 season he helped the team to win a second consecutive Estonian championship averaging 12.9 points and 4.1 rebounds in the play-offs.