Rao Bahadur Yele Mallappa Shetty (Kannada: ರಾವ್ ಬಹದ್ದೂರ್ ಎಲೆ ಮಲ್ಲಪ್ಪ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ), (1815-1887), was an Indian merchant and philanthropist.

In the late 19th century when the Bangalore region was suffering from a great drought, He generously donated a large part of his wealth to the construction of a large lake to harvest rainwater and provide respite to the people, now its popularly known as Yele Mallappa Shetty Lake.

In the late 19th century during Great Famine of 1876–1878 when the Bangalore and surrounding areas were suffering from a great drought, The existing lakes and ponds had dried up and the British Government and the Mysore Kingdom were making all out efforts to meet the challenge of providing water to the parched residents, Yele Mallappa Shetty, generously donated a large part of his own wealth to the construction of huge lake now it is called as Yele Mallappa Shetty Lake to harvest rainwater and provide assistance to the people.

[1] As the effect of great draught, local farmers were suffering from food scarcity, Shettaru used them as a daily wage workers to construct the lake by giving financial support.

[6][4] In 1880, After a death of one of the lake's construction workers during childbirth, Shettaru decided to set up a maternity hospital to help the women across Bangalore surrounding regions.