Some Rishonim
- Abba Mari, (Minhat Kenaot), 13th century Provençal rabbi.
- Don Isaac Abravanel, (Abarbanel), 15th century philosopher and Torah commentator
- Israel Bruna, (Mahari Bruna), 15th century German Rabbi and Posek
- Abraham ibn Daud, (Sefer HaKabbalah), 12th century Spanish philosopher
- Abraham ibn Ezra, (Even Ezra), 12th century Spanish-North African Biblical commentator
- David Abudirham, said to be a student of the Baal Ha-Turim (but this is doubtful)
- Samuel ben Jacob Jam'a, 12th century North African rabbi and scholar
- Asher ben Jehiel, (Rosh), 13th century German-Spanish Talmudist
- David Kimhi, (RaDaK) 12th century French biblical commentator, philosopher, and grammarian
- Yaakov ben Moshe Levi Moelin, (Maharil), 14th century codifier of German minhag
- Obadiah ben Abraham of Bertinoro, (Bartenura), 15th century commentator on the Mishnah
- Bahya ibn Paquda, (Hovot ha-Levavot), 11th century Spanish philosopher and moralist
- Hasdai Crescas, (Or Hashem, parts of Chidushei HaRitv"a), 14th century Talmudist and philosopher
- Dunash ben Labrat, 10th century grammarian and poet
- Rabbenu Gershom, 11th century German Talmudist and legalist
- Gersonides, Levi ben Gershom, (Ralbag), 14th century French Talmudist and philosopher
- Eliezer ben Nathan, 12th century poet and pietist
- Hillel ben Eliakim, (Rabbeinu Hillel), 12th century Talmudist and disciple of Rashi
- Ibn Tibbon, a family of 12th and 13th century Spanish and French scholars, translators, and leaders
- Isaac Alfasi, (the Rif), 11th century North African and Spanish Talmudist and Halakhist; author of "Sefer Ha-halachoth".
- Jacob ben Asher, (Baal ha-Turim ; Arbaah Turim), 14th century German-Spanish Halakhist
- Joseph Albo, (Sefer Ikkarim), 15th century Spain
- Joseph ibn Migash 12th century Spanish Talmudist and rosh yeshiva; teacher of Maimon, father of Maimonides
- Meir Abulafia, (Yad Ramah), 13th century Spanish Talmudist
- Maimonides, Moshe Ben Maimon, (Rambam), 13th century Spanish-North African Talmudist, philosopher, and law codifier
- Mordecai ben Hillel, (The Mordechai), 13th century German Halakhist
- Nahmanides, Moshe ben Nahman, (Ramban), 13th century Spanish and Holy Land mystic and Talmudist
- Nissim of Gerona, (RaN), 14th century Halakhist and Talmudist
- Rashi, (Solomon ben Yitzchak), 11th century Talmudist, the primary commentator of Talmud
- Elazar Rokeach, (Sefer HaRokeach), 12th century German rabbinic scholar
- Samuel ben Judah ibn Tibbon, 12th-13th century French Maimonidean philosopher and translator
- Tosafists, (Tosafot), 11th, 12th and 13th century Talmudic scholars in France and Germany
- Yehuda Halevi, (Kuzari), 12th century Spanish philosopher and poet devoted to Zion
- Menachem Meiri, (Meiri), 13th century Talmudist
- Yom Tov Asevilli, (Ritva), 13th century Talmudist
- Yitzhak Saggi Nehor, (Isaac the Blind), 12th-13th century Provençal Kabbalist
- Solomon ben Aderet, (Rashba), 13th century Talmudist
- Aharon HaLevi, (Ra'ah), 13th century Talmudist
- Zerachiah ha-Levi of Girona, (Baal Ha-Maor) 12th century Talmudist
- Meshullam ben Jacob, (Rabbeinu Meshullam Hagodol), 12th century Talmudist
- Joseph Caspi, 13th-14th century talmudist, grammarian, and philosopher. One of the most prolific writers of his time.
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