Abraham ben HaRaMBaM (1186-1237), son of the great philosopher Maimonides (Rabbi Moses ben Maimon) (1135-1204), influenced by Muslim (Sufi) mystics, author of a commentary on the Torah (in Arabic) of which only parts of Genesis and Exodus are extant.
Ari--see Isaac Luria ('The Ari,' 'Lion') (1534-1572).
Ba'al Shem Tov--see Israel ben Eliezer, the Ba'al Shem Tov.
Bachya ben Asher ben Chlava (13th century), known as Rabbenu ('Our Rabbi') Bachya, author of the Torah commentary that bears his name, in which he offers four levels of interpretation, including kabbalistic.
Baruch of Medzibodz (1757-1810), grandson of the Ba'al Shem Tov, best known for his sumptuous court, his sayings are recorded in a variety of sources.
Benjamin Ze'ev HaLevi of Balta (d.1825), a disciple of Pinchas of Koretz.
Brit Menuchah ('A Covenant of Rest'), a kabbalistic text of unknown authorship dating from the second half of the fourteenth century.
Dov Baer, the Maggid of Mezritch (d. 1772), the second 'founder' of the Hasidic movement, teacher and mentor of a whole generation of Hasidic masters, all his teachings were recorded by others.
Elazar ben Judah of Worms (c.1160-1237), a leader of the Hasidei Ashkenaz (German Pietists), author of Sefer HaRokeach ('The Book of the Pharmacist'), a law code, and a Torah-commentary that places great emphasis on gematria and other techniques of manipulating the text.
Elimelech of Lyzhansk (1717-1787), a key disciple of the Maggid of Mezritch, his book No'am Elimelech ('The Pleasantness of Elimelech') is a Hasidic classic.
Ephraim Shlomo ben Aaron of Luntschits (1550-1619), a Polish preacher and commentator, author of Keli Yakar ('Precious Vessel') which is often published in standard collections of Torah commentaries (Mikra'ot Gedolot).
Hanoch of Alexander (1798-1870), a disciple of Simchah Bunam of Pshische (1765-1827).
Hayyim ben Moshe ibn Attar (1696-1743), Moroccan kabbalist and author of a popular Torah commentary 'Or HaHayyim ('The Light of Life').
Hayyim Vital (1542-1620), chief disciple of Isaac Luria ('The Ari') and kabbalist of Safed.
Isaac Arama (c.1420-1494), author of the philosophical Torah commentary 'Akedat Yitzchak ('The Binding of Isaac').
Isaac ben Samuel of Akko (Acre) (late 13th-mid 14th century), a well-travelled kabbalist, his most famous extant work is Me'irat 'Eynayim ('Enlightening the Eyes'), a super-commentary on Nachmanides.
Isaac Luria ('The Ari,' 'Lion') (1534-1572), the greatest kabbalist of Safed, his ideas and interpretations are transmitted in the works of his disciples, notably Hayyim Vital.
Isaac of Vorki (d. 1858), a disciple of Simchah Bunam of Pshische (1765-1827).
Isaiah HaLevi Horowitz (c.1570-1626), rabbi, kabbalist and preacher, he is the author of Shnei Luchot HaBrit ('The Two Tablets of the Covenant'), one of the most popular and comprehensive books of its day, and the kabbalistic prayerbook commentary Sha'ar HaShamayim ('The Gate of Heaven').
Israel ben Eliezer, the Ba'al Shem Tov (1700-1760), founder of the Hasidic movement, his recorded sayings and the events of his life come down to us through his disciples and folk-stories; he offered a new approach to mysticism, making aspects of it accessible to non-scholars.
Israel ben Shabbetai Hapstein, the Maggid of Koznitz (1733-1814), disciple of Dov Baer, the Maggid of Mezritch.
Israel Friedman of Ruzhyn (1797-1850), Hasidic master and great-grandson of Dov Baer, the Maggid of Mezritch.
Jacob ben Asher (1268-1340), born in Germany, died in Spain, author of a code of Jewish law called the 'Arba'ah Turim ('The Four Columns') or simply the Tur, author of a Torah-commentary that transmits traditions of the Hasidei Ashkenaz ('German Pietists'), notably Elazar ben Judah of Worms.
Jacob David of Amshinov (1814-1877), Hasidic leader, son of Isaac of Vorki.
Jacob Joseph of Polonnoye (died c.1782), chief disciple of the Ba'al Shem Tov, author the first Hasidic books, notably Toldot Ya'akov Yosef ('The Generations of Jacob Joseph'), Ben Porat Yosef ('A Fruitful Bough is Joseph'), Tzafnat Pa'neach (Joseph's Egyptian name, cf. Genesis 41:45).
Jacob Zevi Jolles (c.1778-1825), disciple of Jacob Isaac, the Seer of Lublin (d.1815), author of the kabbalistic encyclopedia Kehillat Ya'akov ('The Congregation of Jacob').
Joseph Karo (1488-1575), best known as author the Shulchan 'Aruch ('The Set Table'), the classic law code, Karo was also a kabbalist in Safed and author of a mystical diary, presented as a Torah commentary and called Maggid Mesharim ('Preacher of Uprightness').
Judah ben Samuel HeHasid of Regensburg (d.1217), first leader of the Hasidei Ashkenaz movement, reputed author of Sefer Hasidim ('The Book of the Pious').
Kalonymos Kalman HaLevi Epstein (d.1823), disciple of Elimelech of Lyzhansk, author of the Hasidic Torah commentary Ma'or VaShemesh ('Luminary and Sun').
Kitvei Qodesh ('Holy Writings'), an anonymous Hasidic text, including quotations from the Ba'al Shem Tov, Maggid of Mezritch, and others.
Levi Isaac of Berditchev (1740-1809), disciple of Dov Baer, the Maggid of Mezritch and one of the best loved Hasidic rebbes, author of Qedushat Levi ('The Holiness of Levi').
Menachem 'Azariah da Fano (1548-1620), a prominent Italian kabbalist, follower of Moses Cordovero, and later, Isaac Luria.
Menachem Mendel of Kotzk (1787-1859), disciple of Jacob Isaac, the 'Holy Jew' of Pshische (1765-1814) and Simchah Bunam of Pshische, known for his stern, challenging approach.
Menachem Mendel of Rymanov (d.1815), disciple of Elimelech of Lyzhansk.
Menachem Mendel of Vorki (d.1868), son of Isaac of Vorki, known as the 'Silent Tzaddik' because he rarely spoke.
Menachem Ziyyoni (late 14th-early 15th century), lived in Cologne, brought together ideas from the Provencal-Spanish kabbalistic and Hasidei Ashkenaz traditions.
Meshullam Zusil [Zusya] of Hanipol (d.1800), brother of Elimelech of Lyzhansk and disciple of the Dov Baer of Mezritch, one of the best loved Hasidic teachers.
Midrash Ne'elam ('An Esoteric Midrash'), a section of the Zohar.
Mordechai Joseph Leiner of Izbica (1814-1878), disciple of Simchah Bunam of Pshische and Menachem Mendel of Kotzk, an original and sometimes controversial thinker.
Moses Alsheich (d. after 1593), kabbalist of Safed and Torah commentator, author of Torat Moshe ('The Torah of Moses', but usually simply known as 'Alsheich on the Torah').
Moses Cordovero (1522-1570), one of the great kabbalists of Safed, author of Pardes Rimmonim ('Orchard of Pomegranates' [Song of Songs 4:13]) and other influential kabbalistic works.
Moses Hayyim Ephraim of Sudlykov (d.1800), grandson of the Ba'al Shem Tov, famous as the author of the Hasidic classic Degel Machane Ephraim ('Flag of the Camp of Ephraim').
Moshe Leib of Sassov (d.1807), disciple of the Maggid of Mezritch.
Nachman of Bratzlav (1772-1811), great-grandson of the Ba'al Shem Tov, one of the most original thinkers in the Hasidic movement, most famous for his inventive tales.
Nathan Nata ben Solomon Spira (1585-1633), kabbalist of Cracow in Poland, author of Megalleh 'Amukot ('Revealer of Profound Secrets').
Nathan of Breslov (Nemirov) (1780-1844), Nachman of Bratzlav's amanuensis and Hasidic teacher in his own right.
'Otiot deRabbi 'Aqiva ('Letters of Rabbi 'Aqiva'), also known as the Alef Bet of Rabbi 'Aqiva, a late midrash including many mystical topics, attributed to the great second century sage.
Pinchas of Koretz (1726-1791), an independent Hasidic thinker and younger contemporary of the Ba'al Shem Tov.
Raphael Emanuel Ben Avraham Hai Ricchi (1688-1743), Italian kabbalist, author of Mishnat Hasidim ('The Mishnah/Teaching of the Pious'), a synopsis of the mystical theories and meditations of the school of Isaac Luria, the Ari.
Raphael of Bershad (died c.1816), principle disciple of Pinchas of Koretz.
Sefer 'Or 'Olam ('the Book of the Light of the World' or 'the Book of Eternal Light'), I have been unable to find any information on this work, quoted in Yalqut Re'uveni.
Sefer HaQanah ('the Book of Reed Cutter(?)'), a fourteenth century work allegedly written by the grandson of the first century scholar Nechuniah ben HaQanah, it offers kabbalistic reasons for the commandments.
Shalom of Belz (d. 1855), disciple of Israel ben Shabbetai Hapstein, the Maggid of Koznitz and Ya'akov Yitzchak HaLevi, 'The Seer' of Lublin.
Shneur Zalman of Liady (1746-1813), disciple of Dov Baer, the Maggid of Mezritch, brilliant scholar and author of the Tanya' ('It has been taught...'), founder of the movement later known as Lubavitch or ChaBaD Hasidism.
Simchah Bunam of Pshische (1765-1827), disciple of Jacob Isaac, the 'Holy Jew' of Pshische.
Tiqqunei HaZohar ('Repairs to the Zohar'), an anonymous work that appeared in Spain after the publication of the Zohar in the late fourteenth century.
Tzadok HaKohen of Lublin (1823-1900), disciple of Mordechai Joseph Leiner of Izbica and Judah Leib Eger of Lublin (1816-1888).
Ya'akov Yitzchak HaLevi, 'The Seer' of Lublin (1745-1815), disciple of Elimelech of Lyzhansk.
Yalqut Re'uveni ('Re'uven's Anthology'), compiled by Reuben Hoeschke, grandson of Ephraim Luntschits, who lived in the seventeenth century, includes kabbalistic and midrashic interpretations of Torah.
Yechiel of Alexander (d.1894), disciple of Isaac of Vorki.
Yehoshua Heschel of Apt (d.1825), disciple of Elimelech of Lyzhansk, known as the 'Ohev Yisra'el ('Lover of Israel') after the title of his collection of sermons.
Yitzchak Meir Alter of Ger (1789-1866), disciple of Menachem Mendel of Kotzk.
Ze'ev Wolf of Zhitomir (d.1800), disciple of Dov Baer, the Maggid of Mezritch.
Zohar ('Book of Splendour'), classic text of the Kabbalah, published in Spain in the late thirteenth century, but traditionally attributed to the second century teacher R. Shimon bar Yochai and his school.
Zusya of Hanipol (d.1800)--see Meshullam Zusil [Zusya] of Hanipol.