Top 100 name of Sanatan Dharma Great Author

Here is a list of 100 great authors and sages from Sanatan Dharma (Hinduism) who have contributed immensely to its philosophy, scriptures, literature, and spiritual wisdom:

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Ancient Rishis & Vedic Seers (Vedic & Upanishadic Period)

1. Vyasa (Veda Vyasa) – Compiler of the Vedas, author of the Mahabharata & Puranas
2. Valmiki – Author of the Ramayana
3. Vashistha – One of the Saptarishis, Guru of Lord Rama
4. Vishwamitra – Sage who composed the Gayatri Mantra
5. Atri – One of the Saptarishis, author of parts of the Rigveda
6. Bhrigu – Author of the Bhrigu Samhita, an ancient astrological text
7. Angiras – Contributor to the Rigveda
8. Agastya – Composer of Rigvedic hymns, father of Tamil literature
9. Bharadwaja – Great scholar of Ayurveda and Dhanurveda
10. Kanva – Rishi mentioned in the Rigveda
11. Kashyapa – A great sage and progenitor of many divine beings
12. Jamadagni – Father of Parashurama, a Rigvedic sage
13. Shukracharya – Guru of the Asuras, expert in Shastra and Jyotish
14. Gautama – Author of Nyaya Sutras and Rishi of Rigveda
15. Yajnavalkya – Philosopher of Advaita Vedanta, author of Shatapatha Brahmana
16. Patanjali – Compiler of Yoga Sutras, great grammarian
17. Panini – Author of Ashtadhyayi, father of Sanskrit grammar
18. Jaimini – Author of Mimamsa Sutras
19. Kapila – Founder of Samkhya philosophy
20. Kanada – Founder of Vaisheshika school of philosophy

Itihasa & Puranic Authors

21. Narada Muni – Composer of Narada Bhakti Sutra
22. Markandeya – Sage known for Markandeya Purana
23. Parashara – Father of Vyasa, author of Vishnu Purana
24. Lomaharshana – Disciple of Vyasa, compiler of many Puranas
25. Garga Muni – Expert in astrology, wrote Garga Samhita
26. Suta Goswami – Narrator of the Bhagavata Purana
27. Vallabhacharya – Founder of Pushtimarg, author of Shodash Granth
28. Nimbarka – Founder of the Nimbarka Sampradaya
29. Bhaskara – Philosopher who commented on Vedanta
30. Tulsidas – Author of Ramcharitmanas
31. Kamban – Tamil poet, author of Kamba Ramayanam
32. Kumarila Bhatta – Proponent of Purva Mimamsa
33. Madhvacharya – Founder of Dvaita Vedanta
34. Ramanujacharya – Founder of Vishishtadvaita Vedanta
35. Basava – Founder of Lingayat sect
36. Gorakhnath – Major saint in Nath tradition
37. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu – Founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism
38. Mirabai – Poetess and devotee of Krishna
39. Surdas – Poet-saint known for Sur Sagar
40. Kabir Das – Mystic poet who criticized social evils

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Modern Saints & Scholars (18th – 21st Century)

41. Swami Vivekananda – Disciple of Ramakrishna, author of Raja Yoga
42. Sri Aurobindo – Philosopher, author of The Life Divine
43. Ramakrishna Paramhansa – Mystic and spiritual leader
44. Swami Sivananda – Founder of Divine Life Society
45. Ravindra Nath Tagore – Nobel laureate, spiritual poet
46. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada – Founder of ISKCON, translator of Bhagavad Gita
47. Swami Dayananda Saraswati – Founder of Arya Samaj
48. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa – Spiritual saint of 19th-century India
49. Sri Ramana Maharshi – Proponent of Advaita Vedanta
50. Swami Chinmayananda – Founder of Chinmaya Mission

Mathematical & Scientific Authors

51. Aryabhata – Ancient Indian mathematician and astronomer
52. Brahmagupta – Mathematician and author of Brahmasphutasiddhanta
53. Varahamihira – Astronomer and author of Brihat Samhita
54. Bhaskara I – Mathematician known for calculus contributions
55. Bhaskara II – Wrote Lilavati, Siddhanta Shiromani
56. Sushruta – Father of Indian medicine, author of Sushruta Samhita
57. Charaka – Author of Charaka Samhita, father of Ayurveda
58. Nagarjuna – Buddhist philosopher and alchemist

Philosophers & Commentators

59. Adi Shankaracharya – Founder of Advaita Vedanta, wrote commentaries on Vedas
60. Vachaspati Mishra – Commentator on various Hindu scriptures
61. Harsha – Sanskrit poet and philosopher
62. Appayya Dikshita – Shaivite scholar
63. Dnyaneshwar – Marathi saint, author of Dnyaneshwari
64. Eknath – Marathi saint, author of Eknathi Bhagwat
65. Namdev – Bhakti saint and poet
66. Tiruvalluvar – Author of Tirukkural
67. Bhartrihari – Sanskrit philosopher, poet
68. Jayadeva – Author of Gita Govinda
69. Vidyaranya – Advaita scholar and statesman
70. Abhinavagupta – Kashmiri Shaivite philosopher
71. Utpaladeva – Kashmiri Shaivite thinker

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Other Great Contributors

72. Raghunatha Siromani – Logician in Navya Nyaya
73. Udayana – Philosopher in Nyaya tradition
74. Keshav Kashmiri – Scholar who debated with Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
75. Kumarasambhava (Kalidasa) – Sanskrit poet
76. Vidyapati – Maithili poet
77. Raskhan – Muslim devotee of Krishna and poet
78. Sant Tukaram – Marathi poet-saint
79. Swami Ranganathananda – Vedantic scholar
80. Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj – Founder of Radha Madhav Dham
81. Swami Krishnananda – Spiritual writer, disciple of Swami Sivananda
82. Gopinath Kaviraj – Tantric scholar
83. Sri Yukteswar Giri – Guru of Paramahansa Yogananda
84. Paramahansa Yogananda – Author of Autobiography of a Yogi
85. Pandurang Shastri Athavale – Founder of Swadhyaya movement
86. Baba Ramdev – Yoga guru and author on Ayurveda
87. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar – Founder of Art of Living
88. Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev – Mystic and author
89. Rajiv Malhotra – Modern Hindu intellectual
90. Koenraad Elst – Indologist and writer on Hinduism