Bill Gates

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Also Known As	William Henry Gates III
Born	October 28, 1955 (age 68) • Seattle • Washington
Founder	Microsoft Corporation • Gates Foundation
Awards And Honors	Presidential Medal of Freedom (2016)
Notable Family Members	spouse Melinda Gates

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Queen Elizabeth II knighted Bill Gates in 2005.
At age 31, Bill Gates became the youngest American billionaire, a record that held from 1987 until 2010, when Mark Zuckerberg became a billionaire at age 23.
In 2005, Bill and Melinda Gates were designated Time Magazine's "Persons of the Year," along with the musician Bono.

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