Yogis, Sufi Poets and Mystics
- Amir Khusro, Sufi mystic, one of the iconic figures in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent.
- Bharat Bhushan (yogi), the only 'Padmashri' recipient in Yoga, Founder President of Mokshayatan International Yogashram, Saharanpur
- Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud, Gazi Miya of Baharaich.
- Gopi Krishna, a yogi, mystic, teacher, social reformer, and writer.
- Kabir, poet and SaintVaranasi
- Nizamuddin Auliya, Sufi saint born in Badayun
- Paramhansa Yogananda, Mystic who introduced Yoga in the West, Gorakhpur
- Salim Chishti, Sufi saint of Fatehpur Sikri, Agra
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