* An English clergyman and philanthropist
* Born in the Southwark area of London in 1607
* Studied at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
* Became a Puritan minister and was involved in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
* Donated his library and half of his estate to the college which was later named after him as Harvard University
* Died in 1638
Elihu Yale
* A British merchant, governor, and philanthropist
* Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1649
* Studied at the Collegiate School in New Haven, Connecticut
* Became a successful merchant in Madras, India
* Served as governor of Fort St. George in Madras from 1687 to 1692
* Donated a collection of books and manuscripts to the Collegiate School in New Haven which was later named Yale University after him
* Died in London in 1721