Bill Gates

Bill Gates KBE
Gates in 2023
Born	William Henry Gates III (1955-10-28) October 28, 1955 (age 69) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Business magnate, investor, author, programmer, philanthropist, humanitarian
Known for	Principal founder of Microsoft
Title	Co-chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Chairman of Branded Entertainment Network Chairman of TerraPower CEO of Cascade Investment Technology advisor at Microsoft
Board member of	Microsoft Corporation Berkshire Hathaway
Spouse	Melinda French Gates ​ ​ (m. 1994; div. 2021)​
Children	3
Parents	William Henry Gates Sr. Mary Maxwell Gates
Website	gatesnotes.com
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William Henry Gates III KBE (born October 28, 1955)^[2] is an American businessman and the co-founder and former chairman of Microsoft. He is the third-richest person in the world behind Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk in net worth as of January 2021.^[3][4]

1. ↑ "Bill Gates". Forbes. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
2. ↑ "Bill Gates Biography". biography.com. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
3. ↑ "The World's Billionaires". Forbes.
4. ↑ Desjardins, Jeff (2021-01-07). "Elon Musk is the World's Richest Person in 2021". Visual Capitalist. Retrieved 2021-01-27.