Bill Gates

William Henry Gates III (b. October 28, 1955), usually known as Bill Gates, is an American businessman and a microcomputer pioneer. Along with others, he wrote the original Altair BASIC interpreter for the Altair 8800 (an early microcomputer). With Paul Allen, he co-founded Microsoft Corporation, and is now its chairman and "Chief Software Architect." According to Forbes magazine in 2005, Gates is the wealthiest person in the world with a net worth of around US$46.5 billion.

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