Maharam MiRuttenberg, R' Meir ben R' Boruch, died in prison because he wouldn't allow the Jews to pay an enormous ransom to free him (1293) Rebbe of the Rosh
R' Shmuel Abuchatzeira - The forefather of the Abuchatzeira dynasty, which includes the Abir Yaakov and Baba Sali. Origianally the family name was Elbaz, but it was changed to Abuchatzeira, which means master of the carpet, after the well know story of the him travelling on top of a carpet over the sea, after he was refused passage on a ship. He was a talmid of R' Chaim Vital, and is mentioned by the Chida in Shem Hagedolim as being a great tzadik. He was born in Eretz Yisroel but lived in Syria for a while.
R' Menachem Mendel ben R' Yosef "Charif" Thurm of Rimanov (1815) He said he would do a favor for one who lights a candle for his neshama. He was one of the 4 main talmidim of the Rebbe Reb Elimelech of Lizhensk. See Heichal HaNegina: How the Riminover became a Chassid
R' Ezra Attiah, Rosh Yeshivas Porat Yosef (1970)
R' Yaakov Moshe Soloveitchik of Zurich, Rosh Yeshiva in Lucerne (1995)
R' Avraham Chaim Pinaso (1896) Wrote sefer Beis El
R' Moshe of Brosholi, talmid of the Chofetz Chaim
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