Pak Heon-yeong (Hangul: 박헌영, Hanja:朴憲永, 28 May 1900 – 5 December 1955 ?) was a Korean independence activist, politician, philosopher and Communist activist. One of the main leaders of the Korean communist movement during Japan's colonial rule (1910–45). his nickname was Ijung (이정) and Ichun (이춘), courtesy name was Deokyeong (덕영).