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Bill Gates

American businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Microsoft. Bill Gates was born on 28 October 1955.

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Who is Bill Gates?

Bill Gates is best known for Co-founding Microsoft and pioneering the microcomputer revolution. Bill Gates is an American public figure. Bill Gates was born on 28 October 1955, which places Bill Gates among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1950s. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Bill Gates is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

Facts

Known for: Co-founding Microsoft and pioneering the microcomputer revolution
Nationality: American
Born: 28 October 1955

About Bill Gates

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 in their The World's Billionaires list 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 July 2026, his net worth stood at US$106.5 billion, making him the 19th-wealthiest individual in the world. In 1973, he enrolled at Harvard University, where he took classes including Math 55 and graduate-level computer science courses, but he dropped out in 1975 to co-found and lead Microsoft. He served as its CEO for the next 25 years and also became president and chairman of the board when the company was incorporated in 1981. Succeeded as CEO by Steve Ballmer in 2000, he transitioned to chief software architect, a position he held until 2008. He resigned from the board in 2020.

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What is Bill Gates known for?

Bill Gates is known for Co-founding Microsoft and pioneering the microcomputer revolution.

When was Bill Gates born?

Bill Gates was born on 28 October 1955.

What nationality is Bill Gates?

Bill Gates's nationality is American.

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