Bill Gates

Bill Gates

American business magnate
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William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, software developer, investor, author, and philanthropist. He is co-founder of Microsoft, along with his late childhood friend Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president and chief software architect, while also being the largest individual shareholder until May 2014. He was a major entrepreneur of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s.

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Bill Gates was born on Friday, 28 October 1955 in Seattle, Washington, USA. His full name at birth was William Henry Gates III. He is best known as a business professional. Gates' country of citizenship (nationality) is American. Bill attended high school at Lakeside School. For university, he studied at Harvard University. His religion is listed as Roman Catholic. He is 5' 10" (178 cm) tall and weighs 140 lbs (64 kg) with a slim build. He has blue eyes and light brown hair (color). His net worth is reported to be $100,000,000,000 US dollars. Bill Gates is 69 years old and his zodiac star sign is Scorpio.

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Full name at birth
William Henry Gates III
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Microsoft, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Date of birth
28 October 1955
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Business
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5' 10" (178 cm)
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140 lbs (64 kg)
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Xanadu 2.0, Medina, Washington
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Net worth
$100,000,000,000 USD
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Lakeside School
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Harvard University
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I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act.
Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.
  • He has two sisters, one older and one younger.
  • He and his wife, Melinda Gates, were both awarded the 2010 'J. William Fulbright' Prize for International Understanding.
  • His dad was friends with Wilbert Saunders, (1908-2006), who founded World Concern with Jim McCoy. At first, the company started as a small business called Medicines for Missions, then was renamed World Concern in 1973. Gates attended Wilbert Saunders' funeral.
  • As of March 2006, the 12th year in a row as #1 on Forbes' list of The World's Richest People, with a net worth exceeding $50 billion (US).
  • Made an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) by Queen Elizabeth II on March 2, 2005. Because he is not a British citizen, he may not use the title Sir, but is allowed to put KBE after his name.

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