Mykola Kindratovych Voronyi (Ukrainian: Мико́ла Кіндра́тович Ворони́й, pronounced:; December 6, 1871, – June 7, 1938) was a Ukrainian writer, poet, actor, director, and political activist.

Born in Rostov-on-Don in the Yekaterinoslav Governorate, he acted in the troupes of Marko Kropyvnytskyi and the Ruska Besida Theatre. Voronyi was a founding member of the Central Council of Ukraine. He was also a founder of the Ukrainian National Theater in 1917.

In 1938 he was executed in Odessa by the NKVD troika on accusations to belong to the Ukrainian militarist and nationalist organization.

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