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Bill Gates
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Born	William Henry Gates III (1955-10-28) October 28, 1955 Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Education	Harvard University (dropped out)
Occupations	Businessman philanthropist computer programmer writer
Years active	1972–present
Known for	Pioneer of the personal computer revolution with Paul Allen Co-founding of Microsoft and Gates Foundation
Title	See list Chair of the Gates Foundation Chairman and founder of Cascade Investment Chairman and founder of Branded Entertainment Network Chairman and co-founder of TerraPower Founder of Breakthrough Energy Founder of Gates Ventures Technology advisor of Microsoft
Spouse	Melinda French ​ ​ (m. ১৯৯৪; div. )​
Children	3
Parents	Bill Gates Sr. Mary Maxwell
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2005) Padma Bhushan (2015) Presidential Medal of Freedom (2016) Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2020) Hilal-e-Pakistan (2022)
Website	gatesnotes.com
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William H. Gates III