Bill Gates Overview Full Name: Bill Gates

Date of Birth: October 28, 1955



Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States

Nationality: American

Spouse: Melinda Gates (m. 1994)

Education: Harvard College (1973–1975), Lakeside School (1967–1973), Harvard College, Harvard University

Height: 1.75 m

Weight: 70 kg

Eye Color: Greyish Blue

Hair Color: Grey

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Religion: Christianity

Hobbies: Playing Golf & Tennis

Net worth: 96.1 Billion USD (2018)

Biography

Bill Gates is an American entrepreneur, computer programmer and co-founder of the software company, Microsoft. He was born on October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington. Bill Gates grew up in an upper-middle-class family with his older sister, Kristianne, and younger sister, Libby.

Bill Gates married ‘Melinda French’ in 1994 and together they have three children Jennifer, Rory, and Phoebe.

Career

Gates met future business partner Paul Allen while attending Lakeside School. The two co-founded Microsoft (formerly Micro-Soft) in 1975. Through hard work and an aggressive business strategy, Microsoft evolved into the world’s largest PC software company.

Gates served as Microsoft’s CEO from 1975-2000 and chairman from 1975-2014. His current job title at Microsoft is ‘Technology Advisor’.

In 1994, Bill and Melinda Gates established the William H. Gates Foundation, which was dedicated to supporting education, world health, and investment in low-income communities.

In April 2018, Gates announced that he was teaming with Google co-founder Larry Page to provide $12 million in funding for a universal flu vaccine.

Net Worth

American business magnate Bill Gates is one of the world’s wealthiest person who has $96.1 billion net worth as of 2018.

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