Has received Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Birthday
October 28, 1955
Age
70
Birth sign
Scorpio
Nationality
United States
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Entrepreneur, Programmer, Computer Scientist, Bridge Player
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#1
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79.6M
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William Henry Gates III is an American businessman and philanthropist. A pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, he co-founded the software company Microsoft in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Following Microsoft's initial public offering in 1986 and the subsequent increase in its stock price, Gates became the world's then-youngest billionaire in 1987, at age 31. Forbes magazine ranked him as the world's wealthiest person for 18 out of 24 years between 1995 and 2017, including 13 years consecutively from 1995 to 2007. Gates became the first centibillionaire in 1999, when his net worth briefly surpassed US$100 billion. According to Forbes, as of February 2026, his net worth stood at US$107.7 billion, making him the 18th-wealthiest individual in the world.
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Has received National Medal of Technology and Innovation
Source: WikidataHas received Padma Bhushan
Source: WikidataHas received Cross of Recognition
Source: WikidataHas received Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award
Source: WikidataHas received Presidential Medal of Freedom
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United States
Entrepreneur
Programmer
Computer Scientist
Bridge Player
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