Moshe (Moses)
Biblical · Moshe (Moses) · Moshe Rabbeinu · c. 13th c. BCE (traditional) · Egypt, Sinai, Wilderness
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King David
Biblical · King David · David HaMelech · c. 1010–970 BCE (traditional) · Israel
King Solomon
Biblical · King Solomon · Shlomo HaMelech · c. 970–931 BCE (traditional) · Israel
Hillel the Elder
Tannaitic · Hillel the Elder · Hillel HaZaken · c. 110 BCE – 10 CE · Babylonia / Jerusalem
Shammai the Elder
Tannaitic · Shammai the Elder · Shammai · c. 50 BCE – 30 CE · Jerusalem
Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai
Tannaitic · Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai · Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai · c. 30 BCE – 90 CE · Jerusalem / Yavneh
Rabbi Akiva
Tannaitic · Rabbi Akiva · Rabbi Akiva ben Yosef · c. 50–135 CE · Land of Israel
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
Tannaitic · Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai · Rashbi · c. 100–160 CE · Land of Israel
Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi
Tannaitic · Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi · Rebbe / Yehudah HaNasi · c. 135–217 CE · Land of Israel
Rav (Abba Arikha)
Amoraic · Rav (Abba Arikha) · Rav · c. 175–247 CE · Babylonia
Rabbi Yochanan bar Nappacha
Amoraic · Rabbi Yochanan bar Nappacha · Rabbi Yochanan · c. 180–279 CE · Land of Israel (Tiberias)
Rava
Amoraic · Rava · Rava bar Yosef bar Chama · c. 280–352 CE · Babylonia (Mechoza)
Saadia Gaon
Geonic · Saadia Gaon · Rabbi Saadia ben Yosef al-Fayyumi · 882–942 · Egypt / Babylonia (Sura)
Rashi
Rishonim · Rashi · Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki · 1040–1105 · Troyes (France)
Yehudah HaLevi
Rishonim · Yehudah HaLevi · Rabbi Yehudah HaLevi · c. 1075–1141 · Spain
Maimonides (Rambam)
Rishonim · Maimonides (Rambam) · Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon · 1138–1204 · Cordoba / Fez / Cairo
Nachmanides (Ramban)
Rishonim · Nachmanides (Ramban) · Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman · 1194–1270 · Catalonia (Girona) / Land of Israel
Rabbi Yaakov ben Asher
Rishonim · Rabbi Yaakov ben Asher · Baal HaTurim · c. 1269–1340 · Toledo, Spain
Rabbeinu Bachya
Rishonim · Rabbeinu Bachya · Bachya ben Asher ibn Halawa · c. 1255–1340 · Spain (Zaragoza)
Rabbi Yosef Karo
Acharonim · Rabbi Yosef Karo · Maran / Beit Yosef · 1488–1575 · Toledo / Safed
Rabbi Moshe Isserles
Acharonim · Rabbi Moshe Isserles · Rema · 1530–1572 · Krakow, Poland
Rabbi Isaac Luria
Acharonim · Rabbi Isaac Luria · Arizal / The Ari · 1534–1572 · Jerusalem / Safed
Rabbi Chaim Vital
Acharonim · Rabbi Chaim Vital · Chaim Vital · 1542–1620 · Safed / Damascus
Leon of Modena
Acharonim · Leon of Modena · Yehudah Aryeh of Modena · 1571–1648 · Venice
Baal Shem Tov
Acharonim · Baal Shem Tov · Rabbi Yisrael ben Eliezer / Besht · c. 1698–1760 · Podolia (Ukraine)
Vilna Gaon
Acharonim · Vilna Gaon · Rabbi Eliyahu of Vilna · 1720–1797 · Vilna, Lithuania
Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi
Acharonim · Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi · Alter Rebbe / Baal HaTanya · 1745–1812 · Liadi (Belarus)
Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto
Acharonim · Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto · Ramchal · 1707–1746 · Padua / Amsterdam / Land of Israel
Rabbi Nachman of Breslov
Acharonim · Rabbi Nachman of Breslov · Rebbe Nachman · 1772–1810 · Breslov (Ukraine)
Rabbi Yisrael Salanter
Acharonim · Rabbi Yisrael Salanter · Yisrael Salanter · 1810–1883 · Lithuania
Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch
Acharonim · Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch · Hirsch · 1808–1888 · Frankfurt
Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan
Acharonim · Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan · Chofetz Chaim · 1838–1933 · Radun (Poland/Belarus)
Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook
Acharonim · Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook · Rav Kook · 1865–1935 · Riga / Land of Israel
Rabbi Moshe Feinstein
Acharonim · Rabbi Moshe Feinstein · Rav Moshe / Reb Moshe · 1895–1986 · Russia / New York
Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik
Acharonim · Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik · The Rav · 1903–1993 · Brest-Litovsk / Boston / NY
Lubavitcher Rebbe
Acharonim · Lubavitcher Rebbe · Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson · 1902–1994 · Russia / Berlin / Paris / NY
Abraham Joshua Heschel
Acharonim · Abraham Joshua Heschel · Heschel · 1907–1972 · Warsaw / Berlin / NY
Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz
Acharonim · Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz · Steinsaltz · 1937–2020 · Jerusalem
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Acharonim · Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks · Rabbi Sacks · 1948–2020 · London
Rabbi Irving (Yitz) Greenberg
Acharonim · Rabbi Irving (Yitz) Greenberg · Yitz Greenberg · 1933– · United States
Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan
Acharonim · Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan · Aryeh Kaplan · 1934–1983 · United States
Rabbi Eliezer Berkovits
Acharonim · Rabbi Eliezer Berkovits · Berkovits · 1908–1992 · Hungary / Germany / US / Israel
Rabbi Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler
Acharonim · Rabbi Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler · Michtav me-Eliyahu · 1892–1953 · Latvia / London / Bnei Brak
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
Acharonim · Rabbi Ovadia Yosef · Ovadia Yosef · 1920–2013 · Iraq / Jerusalem
Mordecai Kaplan
Modern Liberal · Mordecai Kaplan · Kaplan · 1881–1983 · Lithuania / New York
Eugene Borowitz
Modern Liberal · Eugene Borowitz · Borowitz · 1924–2016 · United States
Arthur Green
Modern Liberal · Arthur Green · Art Green · 1941– · United States
Martin Buber
Modern Liberal · Martin Buber · Buber · 1878–1965 · Vienna / Germany / Israel
Gershom Scholem
Modern Scholar · Gershom Scholem · Scholem · 1897–1982 · Berlin / Jerusalem
Adin Steinsaltz (also Acharonim)
Modern Scholar · Adin Steinsaltz (also Acharonim) · — · — · —
Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg
Modern Scholar · Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg · Zornberg · 1944– · Glasgow / Jerusalem
Rabbi Daniel Matt
Modern Scholar · Rabbi Daniel Matt · Matt · 1950– · United States
Rabbi Joshua Berman
Modern Scholar · Rabbi Joshua Berman · Berman · 1964– · United States / Israel
Rabbi Shai Held
Modern Scholar · Rabbi Shai Held · Shai Held · 1971– · United States
Rabbi Ethan Tucker
Modern Scholar · Rabbi Ethan Tucker · Tucker · — · United States
Rabbi Elie Kaunfer
Modern Scholar · Rabbi Elie Kaunfer · Kaunfer · — · United States
Rabbi DovBer Pinson
Modern Scholar · Rabbi DovBer Pinson · Pinson · — · United States
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
Modern Scholar · Rabbi Joseph Telushkin · Telushkin · 1948– · United States
Rabbi David Wolpe
Modern Scholar · Rabbi David Wolpe · Wolpe · 1958– · United States
Rabbi David Fohrman
Modern Scholar · Rabbi David Fohrman · Fohrman · — · United States