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Bill Gates

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William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American businessman and philanthropist. 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 the company's 1986 initial public offering (IPO), Gates became a billionaire in 1987—then the youngest ever, at age 31. Forbes magazine ranked him as the world's wealthiest person for 18 out of 24 years between 1995 and 2017, including 13 years consecutively from 1995 to 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Gates is the 5th most popular businessperson (down from 3rd in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from United States (down from 65th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Businessperson.

Bill Gates is most famous for co-founding Microsoft in 1975. He is one of the richest people in the world, and he has donated a lot of his money to charity.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Bill Gates ranks 5 out of 847. Before him are Ivana Trump, Howard Hughes, Cecil Rhodes, and Pierre de Coubertin. After him are Warren Buffett, Oskar Schindler, George Soros, John D. Rockefeller, Jeff Bezos, Sepp Blatter, and Bernie Madoff.

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Among people born in 1955, Bill Gates ranks 3. Before him are Pope Leo XIV, and Steve Jobs. After him are Bruce Willis, Nicolas Sarkozy, Alain Prost, Friedrich Merz, Michel Platini, Kevin Costner, Rowan Atkinson, Pietro Parolin, and Bill Paxton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Gates ranks 69 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Clinton (1946), Marlon Brando (1924), Toni Morrison (1931), George R. R. Martin (1948), Bob Dylan (1941), and Richard Nixon (1913). After him are David Lynch (1946), Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927), George H. W. Bush (1924), Henry Ford (1863), Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890), and Danny DeVito (1944).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Bill Gates ranks 2. Before him are Howard Hughes (1905). After him are Warren Buffett (1930), John D. Rockefeller (1839), Jeff Bezos (1964), Bernie Madoff (1938), Vince McMahon (1945), Robert McNamara (1916), Tim Cook (1960), Fred Trump (1905), William Boeing (1881), and Jeffrey Epstein (1953).

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