A lot of those scholars were not "Islamic" or "Muslim", just happened to live in the area. Many of them were christians (Church of the East), Sabians, Jews, or local hellenistic inspired cults. Also some of those translations were translated to other local languages (eg. Assyrian, Hebrew...) then to Arabic.
Of course, in todays world, one could say Arabic/Islam becoming the dominant culture/religion minimized the work and exposure others get.
Of course, in todays world, one could say Arabic/Islam becoming the dominant culture/religion minimized the work and exposure others get.
Here are some of the more famous ones
Christians: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunayn_ibn_Ishaq - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishaq_ibn_Hunayn - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergius_of_Reshaina - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masawaiyh
Sabians: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinan_ibn_Thabit
Cult of Sin: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thābit_ibn_Qurra