Tulsidas:

Tulsidas, one of the most revered poets and saints in Hinduism , is best known for authoring the Ramcharitmanas, a retelling of the Ramayana in the Awadhi language. His works and life epitomize devotion to Lord Rama and have left an indelible mark on Hindu culture and spirituality. Tulsidas (born 1543?, probably Rajapur, India—died 1623, Varanasi) was an Indian Vaishnavite (devotee of the deity Vishnu) poet whose principal work, the Hindi Ramcharitmanas (“Sacred Lake of the Acts of Rama”), remains the most-popular version of the story of Rama. Rambola Dubey (Hindi pronunciation: [rɑːməboːlɑː d̪ubeː]; 11 August 1511 – 30 July 1623 [1]), popularly known as Goswami Tulsīdās (Sanskrit pronunciation: [tʊlsiːdaːsa]), [2] was a Vaishnava (Ramanandi) Hindu saint, devotee (भक्त) and poet, renowned for his devotion to the deity Rama. Goswami Tulsidas , or simply Tulsidas, was an eminent Hindu saint and a poet. He was a great devotee of Lord Rama, the seventh incarnated form of Lord Vishnu.