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William Henry Gates IIIKBE (born October 28, 1955)^[2] is an Americanbusinessman and the co-founder and former chairman of Microsoft.

He is the third-richest person in the world behind Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk in net worth as of January 2021.^[3][4]

Early life

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William Henry Gates III was born on October 28, 1955 at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, U.S.^[5] He has British and German ancestry.

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Bill gates' childhood

His father William H. Gates, Sr. was a lawyer. His mother Mary Maxwell Gates served on the board of directors for First Interstate Banksystem and the United Way. His parents wanted him to be a lawyer. At the age of 13, Bill went to Lakeside High School.^[6]

Career

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College career and the Founding of Microsoft

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He was a freshman at Harvard University in 1973.

He left Harvard to make software. Bill Gates saw an opportunity to transform the per