Godric Gryffindor
The Sorting Hat also belonged to Gryffindor. According to the Sorting Hat, Gryffindor came from the moors. He believed that anyone who showed magical ability should be allowed to attend Hogwarts. He had a sword with rubies in the handle, and it helped save Harry Potter from Salazar Slytherin's monster.
Helga Hufflpuff
According to the Sorting Hat, Hufflepuff came from the valley.
Rowena Ravenclaw
According to the Sorting Hat, Ravenclaw came from the glen.
Salazar Slytherin
He believed that only pure-blood Witches and Wizards should be allowed to attend Hogwarts. He got into an argument with Godric Gryffindor about this and eventually left the school. There was a legend that Slytherin built a secret chamber somewhere in Hogwarts that only his true heir would be able to open. This chamber, called the Chamber of Secrets, contained a monster that would finish his "noble purpose" of killing all the Muggle-born students at Hogwarts. As Slytherin's heir, Tom Riddle did open the Chamber and released the monster, a Basilisk. Harry Potter defeated the Basilisk with the help of Fawkes the Phoenix and the sword of Gryffindor. Slytherin was a Parseltongue. Harry Potter has many qualities Salazar Slytherin prized in his hand-picked students: Parseltongue - resourcefulness - determination - a certain disregard for rules. According to the Sorting Hat, Slytherin came from the fen.