Saints
- Bhagwan Gopinath (1898–1968), a mystic saint of early 20th century Kashmir in India
- Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini First Supreme Leader of Iran, his Grandfather hailed from Kashmir
- Hamza Makhdum (d.1563), poet, Sufi saint and social reformer
- Lalleshwari (1320–1392), a mystic of the Kashmiri Shaivism sect and at the same time a Sufi saint
- Mian Muhammad Bakhsh (1830–1907), Sufi saint, and poet
- Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani Persian Sūfī of the Kubrāwī order, had a major influence in shaping the culture of the Kashmir valley
- Rupa Bhawani mystic poet saint of Kashmir from the Saahib clan of Kashmiri Pandits. The famous Chashme Shahi was built in her memory and consequently named after her.
- Swami Lakshman Joo Raina (1907–1991), scholar of Kashmir Shaivism
- Sheikh Noor-ud-din Wali (1377–1440) Famous Kalahari saint who belonged to the Rishi order
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