Paul Stepanovych Konoplenko-Zaprozhetz[a] (1890 – 1982) was a Ukrainian Canadian author and kobza player.

Konoplenko was born in Kherson Province and originally obtained his kobza from bandurist Danylo Potapenko in Kyiv in 1902.

Konoplenko had studied violin under professor Karbulka and guitar in Odessa under an Italian teacher Spetsi.

After World War II he emigrated to Canada, settling in Winnipeg where he continued to perform kobzar repertoire on his kobza.

Konoplenko was the author of a number of books about the history of the bandura, koza and kobzars published in Canada including: In 1980 he was awarded the Shevchenko Medal by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress.