Paul Allen

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businessperson co-founder of Microsoft computer programmer entrepreneur human investor philanthropist

Paul Allen was an American entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist best known as the co-founder of Microsoft alongside Bill Gates.

Aliases (4)

Paul G. Allen ×5
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen ×1
Paul Allen is co-founder of Microsoft ×1
Paul Gardner Allen ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	businessperson → co-founder of Microsoft → computer programmer → entrepreneur → human → investor → philanthropist →
causeOfDeath	non-Hodgkin lymphoma →
coFounded	Microsoft →
coFoundedWith	Bill Gates →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1953-01-21 →
dateOfDeath	2018-10-15 →
diagnosedWith	Hodgkin lymphoma →
educatedAt	Lakeside School → Washington State University →
employer	Microsoft → Vulcan Inc. →
familyName	Allen →
fieldOfWork	philanthropy → software industry → venture capital →
founded	Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence → Allen Institute for Brain Science → Allen Institute for Cell Science → Vulcan Inc. →
fullName	Paul Gardner Allen →
genreOfPhilanthropy	arts and culture support → education funding → science research funding →
givenName	Paul →
knownFor	co-founding Microsoft → large-scale philanthropy → technology investments →
leftOrganization	Microsoft →
memberOf	Microsoft board of directors →
netWorth	over 20 billion USD →
occupation	computer programmer → entrepreneur → investor → philanthropist →
owned	Portland Trail Blazers → Seattle Seahawks → Seattle Sounders FC minority stake →
placeOfBirth	Seattle, Washington, United States →
placeOfDeath	Seattle, Washington, United States →
positionHeld	Microsoft board member →
publicationDateOfWork	2011 →
reasonForLeaving	health issues →
residence	Seattle, Washington, United States →
wrote	Idea Man: A Memoir by the Co-founder of Microsoft →

Referenced by (37)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence → Allen Institute for Brain Science → Allen Institute for Cell Science ("Paul G. Allen") → Experience Music Project → Paul G. Allen Family Foundation → Vulcan Inc. →	foundedBy
Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence → Allen Institute for Brain Science → Allen Telescope Array ("Paul G. Allen") → Allen Telescope Array ("Paul G. Allen") → Estate of Paul Allen → Paul G. Allen Family Foundation →	namedAfter
Microsoft → Museum of Pop Culture →	founder
Allen Telescope Array ("Paul G. Allen") → Allen Telescope Array ("Paul G. Allen") →	fundedBy
Lakeside School → Mercer Island High School →	hasAlumnus
Cinerama (Seattle theater) →	associatedWith
Scaled Composites →	collaboratedWith
Allen family ("Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen") →	connectedTo
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation →	continuesLegacyOf
Octopus (yacht) →	formerOwner
Vulcan Inc. ("Paul Allen is co-founder of Microsoft") →	foundedByNotableFactAboutFounder
Paul Allen ("Paul Gardner Allen") →	fullName
Estate of Paul Allen →	hasBenefactor
Allen family →	hasRelative
Estate of Paul Allen →	hasTestator
Vulcan Inc. →	keyPerson
Mercer Island High School →	notableAlumnus
Allen family →	notableMember
Cinerama (Seattle theater) →	patron
Stratolaunch carrier aircraft →	projectFounder
Jody Allen →	relative
Cinerama (Seattle theater) →	renovatedBy
Jody Allen →	sibling
SpaceShipOne →	sponsor