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William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, software developer, investor, and philanthropist. He is best known as the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president and chief software architect, while also being the largest individual shareholder until May 2014. He is one of the best-known entrepreneurs and pioneers of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s.

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Bill Gates in January 2008
Bill Gates in January 2008
The Poker Room in Currier House at Harvard University, where Gates and Allen formed Microsoft
The Poker Room in Currier House at Harvard University, where Gates and Allen formed Microsoft
Gates giving his deposition at Microsoft on August 27, 1998
Gates giving his deposition at Microsoft on August 27, 1998
Gates and Steve Jobs at the 5th D: All Things Digital conference (D5) in 2007
Gates and Steve Jobs at the 5th D: All Things Digital conference (D5) in 2007
Bill and Melinda Gates, June 2009
Bill and Melinda Gates, June 2009
Gates with Bono, Queen Rania of Jordan, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, President Umaru Yar'Adua of Nigeria and others during the Annual Meeting 2008 of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland
Gates with Bono, Queen Rania of Jordan, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, President Umaru Yar'Adua of Nigeria and others during the Annual Meeting 2008 of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland
Gates mugshot of his 1977 arrest in New Mexico
Gates mugshot of his 1977 arrest in New Mexico
  
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