Paul Henry Konerko (pronounced /kəˈnɛrkoʊ/; born March 5, 1976 in Providence, Rhode Island) is a first baseman in Major League Baseball with the Chicago White Sox. He previously played with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1997-1998) and Cincinnati Reds (1998). Recently, Konerko helped the Chicago White Sox win the 2005 World Series. Konerko is of Polish (paternal) and Italian (maternal) descent. He is currently the captain of the White Sox.

As a child, Konerko lived in Norwich, Connecticut, and played for the Norwich Little League. He threw a one-hitter as a member of the Red Sox at an early age, only giving up a single to a M. Rubic as noted in the Little League scorebook. At Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, Konerko was named the Arizona Republic/Phoenix Gazette Player of the Year as a senior, after leading his team to a Class 4-A state championship. His older brother Peter had a brief stay in the minor leagues.

So far in his career, he has a .278 batting average, he has 311 home runs, 963 RBI, and 813 runs scored. In 5576 at-bats, he has 1549 hits, 284 doubles, 6 triples, and eight grand slams.