Moshe Yitzhak Matlon was one of Tel Aviv's founders. Born in Jaffa, he studied at Mikve Israel and was one of the first Sephardim to graduate from the school. Then, he studied law, and in 1896, opened a law office in Jaffa and became one of the first Jewish lawyers in the city. The Matlon family first arrived in Israel from Iraq in 1817, over 200 years ago, playing a pioneering role in establishing the Jewish community in Jaffa.

King George V (1865 - 1936) was King of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936.

Edmund Allenby (1861 - 1936) was a British military officer who became famous during World War 1 for conquering the Land of Israel and Jerusalem. These areas were under the control of the Ottoman Empire for hundreds of years.

Menahem Sheikin was a Zionist leader and one of the founding figures of Tel Aviv.

Born in Odessa, Rachel Cohen-Kagan was a Zionist activist and Israeli politician.