Bill Gates

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billionaire businessperson human philanthropist software developer

Bill Gates is an American business magnate, software pioneer, and philanthropist who co-created the Windows operating system and later co-founded one of the world’s largest charitable foundations.

Aliases (1)

William Henry Gates III ×2

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	billionaire → businessperson → human → philanthropist → software developer →
authorOf	Business @ the Speed of Thought → How to Avoid a Climate Disaster → The Road Ahead →
birthName	William Henry Gates III →
child	Jennifer Katharine Gates → Phoebe Adele Gates → Rory John Gates →
coFounded	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation → Microsoft →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1955-10-28 →
educatedAt	Harvard University → Lakeside School →
employer	Microsoft →
familyName	Gates →
founded	Breakthrough Energy → Gates Ventures →
fullName	William Henry Gates III →
gender	male →
givenName	William →
knownFor	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation → Windows operating system → co-founding Microsoft →
marriageEndDate	2021-01-01 →
marriageStartDate	1994-01-01 →
netWorthRanking	one of the richest people in the world →
notableWork	MS-DOS → Microsoft Office → Microsoft Windows →
occupation	business magnate → investor → philanthropist → software developer →
parent	Mary Maxwell Gates → William H. Gates Sr. →
philanthropicFocus	climate change mitigation → education → global health → infectious disease control → poverty alleviation →
placeOfBirth	Seattle, Washington, United States →
positionHeld	CEO of Microsoft → Chairman of Microsoft → Chief Software Architect of Microsoft → Co-chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation →
residence	Medina, Washington, United States →
spouse	Melinda French Gates →

Referenced by (36)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chief Executive Magazine CEO of the Year → Jefferson Award for Public Service → Lasker Award for Public Service → Royal Society of Arts Albert Medal →	notableRecipient
Jennifer Katharine Gates → Phoebe Adele Gates → Rory John Gates →	father
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson → Gates Ventures →	client
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation → Gates Ventures →	foundedBy
Gates Ventures → Microsoft →	founder
Hollis Hall → Medina, Washington →	hasNotableResident
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation → Gates Center for Computer Science →	namedAfter
Bill Gates ("William Henry Gates III") →	birthName
William H. Gates Sr. →	child
William H. Gates Sr. →	coAuthor
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation →	coChair
Paul Allen →	coFoundedWith
Warren Buffett →	coFounderWith
Bill Gates ("William Henry Gates III") →	fullName
Lakeside School →	hasAlumnus
Gates Ventures →	hasKeyPerson
Gates →	hasNotableBearer
Microsoft →	keyPerson
Masters of Scale →	notableGuest
Gates family →	notableMember
Phoebe Adele Gates →	notableRelative
Gates Ventures →	owner
Jobs (2013 film) →	portraysCharacter
Nayel Nassar →	relativeByMarriage
Melinda French Gates →	spouse
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation →	trustee