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Famous Jews of Al-Andalus

Sages, leaders, writers and artists from the Golden Age of Muslim Spain.

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Famous Jews of Al-Andalus

11 figures
Avraham ibn Ezra
Avraham ibn EzraBiblical commentator, grammarian, poet and astronomerc. 1089–1092–c. 1164–1167 · Al-AndalusSephardi
Hasdai ibn ShaprutPhysician, diplomat, administrator, and patronc. 915–c. 970 · Al-AndalusSephardi
Maimonides (Rambam)
Maimonides (Rambam)Jurist, philosopher, physician and communal leader1138–1204 · Al-AndalusSephardiMoshe ibn EzraPoet and literary theoristc. 1055–1060–after 1138 · Al-AndalusSephardi
Rabbenu Bahya ibn Paquda
Rabbenu Bahya ibn PaqudaDayyan and moral philosopher11th century–11th century · Al-AndalusSephardi
Rabbi Yitzhak ibn Ghiyyat
Rabbi Yitzhak ibn GhiyyatRabbi, head of the Lucena academy, liturgical poet1038–1089 · Al-AndalusSephardi
Shlomo ibn Gabirol
Shlomo ibn GabirolPoet and philosopherc. 1021–c. 1058 · Al-AndalusSephardi
Shmuel HaNagid (Samuel ibn Naghrela)
Shmuel HaNagid (Samuel ibn Naghrela)Vizier, military commander, nagid, poet and halakhist993–1055 or 1056 · Al-AndalusSephardi
The Ri Migash (Rabbi Yosef ibn Migash)
The Ri Migash (Rabbi Yosef ibn Migash)Rabbi and head of the Lucena academy1077–1141 · Al-AndalusSephardi
The Rif (Rabbi Yitzhak Alfasi)
The Rif (Rabbi Yitzhak Alfasi)Talmudist and halakhic decisor1013–1103 · Al-AndalusSephardi
Yehuda HaLevi
Yehuda HaLeviPoet, philosopher and physicianc. 1075–1141 · Al-AndalusSephardi