Saints:

1. Devotees of Sri Rama:

-- Ramananda (14th - 15th Century CE) - Founder of Ramananda sampradaya who worship Sri Rama

-- Tulsidas (Rajapur) (1532 - 1623 CE) - Composed Ramcharitmanas in Avadhi describing the life of Sri Rama

-- Samartha Ramdas (Jamb) (1608 - 1682 CE) - Composed Dasabodha, a text dealing with various aspects of spiritual life

-- Bhadrachala Ramadasu (Nelakondapalli) (1620 - 1688 CE) - Composed many devotional songs of Sri Rama in Telegu known as Ramadasu Keertanalu

-- Thyagaraja (Tiruvarur) (1767 - 1847 CE) - One of the Trinity of Carnatic music, who composed many devotional songs of Sri Rama in Telegu


2. Devotees of Sri Krishna:

-- Madhvacharya (Udupi) (1199 - 1278 CE) - Exponent of the philosophy of Dvaita Vedanta and founder of the Udupi Mutt

-- Namdev ((Narsi) (1270 - 1350 CE) - Tradition of Maharashtrian Saints who are ardent devotees of Lord Panduranga

-- Jnaneshwar (Apegaon) (1275 - 1296 CE) - Tradition of Maharashtrian Saints as well as Yogi of Nath tradition; Composed Dyaneshwari and Amrutanubhav

-- Narsi Mehta (Gopnath) (1414 - 1488 CE) - An ardent devotee of Sri Krishna who composed the famous bhajan "Vaishnava Jana To Tene Kahiye"

-- Shankara Deva (Alipukhuri) (1449 - 1568 CE) - Exponent of the philosophy of Ekasarana Dharma which is based on devotion to Sri Krishna

-- Surdas (Sihi) (1478 - 1573 CE) - An ardent devotee of Sri Krishna who composed Sur Sagar, a collection of melodious songs on Sri Krishna

-- Vallabhacharya (Champaram) (1479 - 1531 CE) - Exponent of the philosophy of Shuddha Advaita Vedanta and believed to have got the vision of Srinathji of Nathadwara

-- Purandara Dasa (Purandaragada) (1484 - 1564 CE) - Tradition of Haridasas of Karnataka who is called as the grandfather of Carnatic music

-- Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (Nabadwip) (1486 - 1534 CE) - Exponent of the philosophy of Achintya Bheda-Abheda; a pillar of Gaudiya Vaishnavism who popularised the chanting of Hare Krishna Maha Mantra

-- Meerabai (Merta) (1497 - 1557 CE) - An ardent devotee of Sri Krishna who considered the Lord as her husband; composed hundreds of bhajans of Sri Krishna which are popularly known as Meera bhajans

-- Eknath (Paithan) (1533 - 1599 CE) - Tradition of Maharashtrian Saints who composed Eknath Bhagavatam, a commentary on Srimad Bhagavatam


3. Devotees of Lord Vishnu:

-- Alvars (Various Places) (5th - 9th Century) - Alvars (literally meaning those immersed in God) were poet-saints of Tamil Nadu whose lives embodied ecstatic devotion towards Lord Vishnu. They sang divine hymns praising the 108 sacred shrines of Lord Vishnu which are called the Divya Desams. The collection of their divine hymns are known as the Divya Prabandha.

-- Nathamuni (Viranarayanapura) (823 – 951 CE)

-- Thirukachi Nambi (Poonamallee) (1009 - ? CE)

-- Ramanujacharya (Sriperumbudur) (1017 - 1137 CE)

-- Vedanta Desika (Thooppul) (1268 - 1369 CE)

-- Manavala Mamunigal (Alwarthirunagiri) (1370 - 1443 CE)

-- Annamacharya (Tallapaka) (1408 - 1503 CE)

-- Pothana (Bammera) (1450 - 1510 CE)

-- Doddacharya (Sholingur) (1543 - 1607 CE?)

-- Raghavendra Swamy (Bhuvanagiri) (1581 - 1671 CE)


4. Devotees of Lord Shiva:

-- Nayanmars (Various Places) (5th - 9th Century) - Nayanmars were saints mostly from Tamil Nadu whose lives embodied deep devotion towards Lord Shiva. They sang divine hymns praising the 176 sacred shrines of Lord Shiva which are called the Paadal Petra Sthalams. The collection of their divine hymns are known as Thevarams. Their lives are recorded in the book Periya Puranam.

-- Abhinavagupta (Kashmir) (950 – 1016 CE)

-- Akka Mahadevi (Udutadi) (1130 - 1160 CE)

-- Basava (Basavana Bagewadi) (1131 - 1167 CE)

-- Sekkizhar (Kundrathur) (12th Century CE)


5. Devotees of Devi:

-- Bhaskararaya Makhin (Hyderabad) (1690 – 1785 CE)

-- Ramprasad (Halishahar) (1723 - 1775 CE)

-- Shyama Shastri (Tiruvarur) (1762 - 1827 CE)

-- Kamalakanta (Bardhaman) (1769 - 1821 CE)

-- Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (Kamarpukur) (1836 - 1886 CE)

-- Bamakhepa (Rampurhat) (1837 - 1911 CE)


6. Advaita exponents:

-- Gaudapada (7th Century CE) - Guru of Govindapada

-- Govindapada - Guru of Adi Shankara

-- Adi Shankaracharya (Kaladi) (788 - 820 CE?) - Advaita Vedanta

-- Sureshvara (9th Century CE) - Disciple of Adi Shankara. Sringeri Mutt - South

-- Padmapada (Sanandana) (9th Century CE) - Disciple of Adi Shankara. Dwaraka Matha - West

-- Hastamalaka (9th Century CE) - Disciple of Adi Shankara. Govardhana Matha - East

-- Totaka (9th Century CE) - Disciple of Adi Shankara. Jyotir Matha - North

-- Abhinavagupta (Kashmir) (950 – 1016 CE) - Kashmir Shaivism

-- Narayana Guru (Chempazhanthy) (1856 - 1928 CE) - Atmopadesa Satakam

-- Swami Vivekananda (Kolkata) (1863 - 1902 CE) - Practical Vedanta

-- Ramana Maharshi (Thirucuzhi) (1879 - 1950 CE) - Aatma Vichara


7. Yoga exponents:

-- Shyama Charan Lahiri (Ghurni) (1828 – 1895 CE)

-- Paramahamsha Yogananda (Gorakhpur) (1893 – 1952 CE)


8. Others:

-- Kabir Das (Varanasi) (1398 - 1518 CE)

-- Shirdi Sai Baba (Pathri?) (1838 - 1918 CE)

1. Jammu and Kashmir:

-- Abhinavagupta (Kashmir) (950 – 1016 CE)


2. Nepal:

-- Buddha (Kapilavastu) (563 - 483 BCE?)


3. Assam:

-- Shankara Deva (Alipukhuri) (1449 - 1568 CE)


4. Haryana:

-- Surdas (Sihi) (1478 - 1573 CE)


5. Uttar Pradesh:

-- Kabir Das (Varanasi) (1398 - 1518 CE)

-- Tulsidas (Rajapur) (1532 - 1623 CE)

-- Paramahamsha Yogananda (Gorakhpur) (1893 – 1952 CE)


6. Bihar:

-- Mahavira (Vaishali) (599 - 527 BCE?)


7. Pakistan:

-- Guru Nanak (Talwandi) (1469 - 1539 CE)


8. Rajasthan:

-- Meerabai (Merta) (1497 - 1557 CE)


9. Gujarat:

-- Narsi Mehta (Gopnath) (1414 - 1488 CE)


10.Chhattisgarh:

-- Vallabhacharya (Champaram) (1479 - 1531 CE)


11. Maharashtra:

-- Namdev (Narsi) (1270 - 1350 CE)

-- Jnaneshwar (Apegaon) (1275 - 1296 CE)

-- Eknath (Paithan) (1533 - 1599 CE)

-- Samartha Ramdas (Jamb) (1608 - 1682 CE)

-- Shirdi Sai Baba (Pathri?) (1838 - 1918 CE)


12. West Bengal:

-- Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (Nabadwip) (1486 - 1534 CE)

-- Ramprasad (Halishahar) (1723 - 1775 CE)

-- Kamalakanta (Bardhaman) (1769 - 1821 CE)

-- Shyama Charan Lahiri (Ghurni) (1828 – 1895 CE)

-- Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (Kamarpukur) (1836 - 1886 CE)

-- Bamakhepa (Rampurhat) (1837 - 1911 CE)

-- Swami Vivekananda (Kolkata) (1863 - 1902 CE)

-- Aurobindo (Kolkata) (1872 - 1950 CE)


13. Karnataka:

-- Akka Mahadevi (Udutadi) (1130 - 1160 CE)

-- Basava (Basavana Bagewadi) (1131 - 1167 CE)

-- Madhvacharya (Udupi) (1199 - 1278 CE)

-- Purandara Dasa (Purandaragada) (1484 - 1564 CE)


14. Telangana:

-- Pothana (Bammera) (1450 - 1510 CE)

-- Bhadrachala Ramadasu (Nelakondapalli) (1620 - 1688 CE)

-- Bhaskararaya Makhin (Hyderabad) (1690 – 1785 CE)


15. Andhra Pradesh:

-- Annamacharya (Tallapaka) (1408 - 1503 CE)


16. Kerala:

-- Adi Shankaracharya (Kaladi) (788 - 820 CE?)

-- Narayana Guru (Chempazhanthy) (1856 - 1928 CE)


17. Tamil Nadu:

-- Alvars (Various Places) (5th - 9th Century)

-- Nayanmars (Various Places) (5th - 9th Century)

-- Nathamuni (Viranarayanapura) (823 – 951 CE)

-- Thirukachi Nambi (Poonamallee) (1009 - ? CE)

-- Ramanujacharya (Sriperumbudur) (1017 - 1137 CE)

-- Sekkizhar (Kundrathur) (12th Century CE)

-- Vedanta Desika (Thooppul) (1268 - 1369 CE)

-- Manavala Mamunigal (Alwarthirunagiri) (1370 - 1443 CE)

-- Doddacharya (Sholingur) (1543 - 1607 CE?)

-- Raghavendra Swamy (Bhuvanagiri) (1581 - 1671 CE)

-- Shyama Shastri (Tiruvarur) (1762 - 1827 CE)

-- Thyagaraja (Tiruvarur) (1767 - 1847 CE)

-- Muthuswamy Dikshitar (Tiruvarur) (1776 - 1835 CE)

-- Ramana Maharshi (Thirucuzhi) (1879 - 1950 CE)