Melinda Gates

Melinda Gates

American philanthropist (born 1964)
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Melinda French Gates (born Melinda Ann French; August 15, 1964) is an American philanthropist and former computer scientist and general manager at Microsoft. French Gates has consistently been ranked as one of the world's most powerful women by Forbes.

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Melinda Gates was born on Saturday, 15 August 1964 in Dallas, Texas, USA. Her full name at birth was Melinda Ann French. She is best known as a philanthropist. Gates' country of citizenship (nationality) is American. Melinda attended high school at St. Monica Catholic School. For university, she studied at Duke University. Her religion is listed as Roman Catholic. She is 5' 6" (168 cm) tall and weighs 132 lbs (60 kg) with an average build. She has dark brown eyes and light brown hair (color). Her net worth is reported to be $70,000,000,000 US dollars. Melinda Gates is 60 years old and her zodiac star sign is Leo.

You can find people similar to Melinda Gates by visiting our lists Philanthropists from Washington (state) and 21st-century philanthropists.

Full name at birth
Melinda Ann French
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Claim to fame
former general manager at Microsoft, and having co-founded one of the world’s biggest private charitable organizations Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000
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Date of birth
15 August 1964
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Place of birth
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Philanthropist, Author, Co-Chair and Founder of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Former General Manager at Microsoft
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5' 6" (168 cm)
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Weight
132 lbs (60 kg)
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Cheerful smile
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Residence
Medina, Washington, USA
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Net worth
$70,000,000,000 USD
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High school
  • St. Monica Catholic School
  • Ursuline Academy
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Duke University
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  • Melinda was the 5th most powerful woman in the world in 2021 as per Forbes magazine.
  • Bill Gates and Melinda had waited until 2021 to get divorced because they wanted their youngest daughter Phoebe Adele to turn 18. Phoebe had finally turned 18 in September 2020.
  • In April 2021, Melinda had purchased a $1.2 million cottage (4-bedroom, 2-bathroom) in Seattle’s North Broadway neighborhood, which was 3 weeks before filing for divorce in May 2021.
  • Melinda has declared that if she ever happened to get stranded on a deserted island with her then-husband Bill and could have only 1 item, it would definitely be her best friend. Bill would go for an internet connection, and so she would bring along her buddy to keep her company while her husband would be busy online.
  • Melinda has revealed that she loves the mornings and has typically woken up around 6:30 a.m. She has then usually spent the first hour in quiet time doing meditation, a little bit of stretching, and yoga, which has always been followed by some kind of spiritual reading.

Melinda Gates is known for her role in the film Origin (2023) as executive producer - as Melinda French Gates.

She is also known for her role in the TV mini series documentary Victoria's Secret: Angels and Demons (2022) as Self - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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