Tomasz Padura (born in 1801 - d.1871 in Illintsi Ukraine)- An influential Ukrainian-Polish Romantic poet of the so-called Ukrainian school (a group of Polish-Russophile writers), musician-torbanist, and composer-songwriter.
Padura's ballad of Ustym Karmaliuk "Beyond Siberia The Sun Rises" (За Сибіром Сонце Сходить) achieved extraordinary popularity in 19th century Ukraine, and became a folk-song. His song "Hej Sokoły" is very popular in Poland.