Elihu Yale (1649–1721), after whom Yale University is named Frankie Yale (née Ioele) (1893–1928), American gangster James Murray Yale (1798–1871), trader for Hudson's Bay Company in Canada John R. Yale (1855–1925), New York politician Jonathan T. Yale (1987–2008), American Marine killed in Iraq, recipient of the Navy Cross Linus Yale, Jr. (1821–1868), an inventor and lock maker Linus Yale, Sr. (1797–1858), his father, also an American inventor and lock maker