Bill Gates is an American business magnate, investor, author, philanthropist, humanitarian, and principal founder of Microsoft Corporation.
Passionate Techie, Brilliant Businessman or World’s Greatest Philanthropist : Bill Gates
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Date of Birth
October 28, 1955
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Nationality
American
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Age (2017)
62 Years
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Zodiac Sign
Scorpio
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Marital Status
Married
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Spouse
Melinda French Gates
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Profession
Entrepreneur, Investor and Philanthropist
Awards & Achievements
- In 1994, Bill Gates was honored as the twentieth Distinguished Fellow of the British Computer Society.
- In 1999, Bill Gates received New York Institute of Technology’s President’s Medal.
- In 2002, Bill and Melinda Gates received the Jefferson Award for Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged.
- Time magazine named Bill Gates as one of the 100 people who most influenced the 20th century, as well as one of the 100 most influential people of 2004, 2005, and 2006.
- In 2005, Time magazine named Bill Gates as Person of the Year for his humanitarian efforts.
- In 2006, Gates received the James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award from The Tech Awards.
- In 2015, Gates, along with his wife Melinda, received the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award for their social work in the country.
- In 2016, President Barack Obama honored Gates and his wife Melinda with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for their philanthropic efforts.
- In 2017, President François Hollande awarded Bill and Melinda with France’s highest national award – Legion of Honour in Paris for their charity efforts.