Bill Gates
Gates in 2023
Born	William Henry Gates III (1955-10-28) October 28, 1955 (age 68) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Occupation	Business magnate, investor, author, programmer, philanthropist, humanitarian
Known for	Principal founder of Microsoft
Net worth	US$ 117 billion (2023)
Title	Co-chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Chairman of Branded Entertainment Network Chairman of TerraPower CEO of Cascade Investment Technology advisor at Microsoft
Board member of	Microsoft Corporation Berkshire Hathaway
Spouse(s)	Melinda French Gates (m. 1994; div. 2021)
Children	3
Parent(s)	William Henry Gates Sr. Mary Maxwell Gates
Website	gatesnotes.com
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William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American businessman 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.