William Henry Gates İ is the co-founder of Microsoft and is an American business magnate, investor, author and philanthropist. In 1975, Gates and Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft, which became the worlds largest PC software company. \r
Born: 28 October 1955 (age 61), Seattle, Washington, United States\r
Spouse: Melinda Gates (m. 1994)\r
Organizations founded: Microsoft Corporation, \r
Children: Jennifer Katharine , Rory John , Phoebe Adele \r
Siblings: Libby , Kristi \r
Board member of Microsoft Berkshire Hathaway\r
Children 3\r
Parent(s) William H. Gates Sr. Mary Maxwell Gates\r
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Recent news:\r
Bill Gates wants to tax robots, but the EU says, no way, no way\r
Weekend roundup: Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and college grads | Fear the market | Running low on s to reboot\r
EU Commissioner Andrus Ansip does not support Bill Gates idea for a robot tax\r
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See also\r
• Big History – academic discipline advocated by Bill Gates\r
• List of richest Americans in history\r
• List of wealthiest historical figures