Oleksandr Yakovych Konysky (18 August 1836 – 12 December 1900) was a Ukrainian interpreter, writer, lexicographer, pedagogue, poet, and civil activist of liberal direction.

He had around 150 pen names, including О. Return-freedom (Ukrainian: Верниволя), F. Gorovenko, V. Burkun, Perebendia, and О. Khutorianyn.

From 1865 Konysky lived beyond the borders of the Russian Empire and came into closer contact with the Ukrainian activists of Halychyna.

In 1887, together with Volodymyr Antonovych, and influenced by the Brotherhood of Tarasovs as a member of the Stara Hromada, Konysky led the creation of the All-Ukrainian Public Organization, a civil-political fellowship with the aim of uniting all circles of nationally conscious Ukrainians.

As the organization's publication source, he founded the publishing firm Vik, which existed for fifteen years and released over 100 books in Ukrainian.