Kishen Pattnaik (30 June 1930 – 27 September 2004) was an Indian social leader, socialist thinker, author and activist.

As a member of parliament for the 3rd Lok Sabha, he represented the Praja Socialist Party for the Sambalpur Constituency of India.

After moving to his maternal uncle's house in Bhawanipatna, he enrolled in classes in 1946 in Rajendra College, Bolangir.

[2] After numerous deaths due to starvation were reported in the Kalahandi district, Pattnaik and activist Kapil Narayan Tiwari filed a public interest litigation against the State of Odisha.

In 1995, along with leaders like Jugal Kishore Roybir, Bhai Vaidya and emerging youths like Sunil, Adv.