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Bill Gates Sr.

1925 - 2020

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William Henry Gates II (November 30, 1925 – September 14, 2020), better known as Bill Gates Sr., was an American attorney, philanthropist, and civic leader. He was the founder of the law firm Shidler McBroom & Gates (a predecessor of K&L Gates), and also served as president of both the Seattle King County and Washington State Bar associations. He was the father of Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Gates Sr. is the 21st most popular lawyer (up from 42nd in 2019), the 1,206th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,151st in 2019) and the 8th most popular American Lawyer.

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Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Bill Gates Sr. ranks 21 out of 136. Before him are Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Merrick Garland, Rudolf von Jhering, Doug Emhoff, Roy Cohn, and Tribonian. After him are Navi Pillay, Carla Del Ponte, Muhammad al-Shaybani, Raphael Lemkin, Peter Benenson, and Al-Tahawi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Bill Gates Sr. ranks 63. Before him are Sam Peckinpah, Paul Mauriat, Milton Obote, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Ieng Sary, and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. After him are Andrea Camilleri, Robert Venturi, Oliver Smithies, John Tate, Wong Fei-hung, and Jean Tinguely. Among people deceased in 2020, Bill Gates Sr. ranks 45. Before him are Juliette Gréco, Kenny Rogers, Dmitry Yazov, Michael Lonsdale, Luis Sepúlveda, and Jiří Menzel. After him are Qasem Soleimani, Jack Steinberger, Masatoshi Koshiba, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Nexhmije Hoxha, and Oliver E. Williamson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Gates Sr. ranks 1,206 out of 20,380. Before him are Harold Lasswell (1902), Jennifer Connelly (1970), James Gandolfini (1961), Jonathan Demme (1944), Stanley Milgram (1933), and Michael Crichton (1942). After him are Lionel Richie (1949), Shawn Michaels (1965), Ted Kennedy (1932), Robert Solow (1924), Carroll O'Connor (1924), and Marco Rubio (1971).

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Among LAWYERS In United States

Among lawyers born in United States, Bill Gates Sr. ranks 8. Before him are Paul Alexander (1946), J. Edgar Hoover (1895), Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841), Merrick Garland (1952), Doug Emhoff (1964), and Roy Cohn (1927). After him are Warren Christopher (1925), Scooter Libby (1950), Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw (1959), Judy Sheindlin (1942), James B. Donovan (1916), and Robert Bilott (1965).

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