Mykola Danylovych Rudenko (Ukrainian: ????´?? ????´????? ????´???; 12 December 1920, Yuryivka, Donetsk Governorate, Ukrainian SSR – 1 April 2004, Kiev) was a Ukrainian poet, writer, philosopher, Soviet dissident, human rights activist and World War II veteran.
He was the founder of the Ukrainian Helsinki group, and was twice arrested for his dissident activities.