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Bill Gates Daughters Son (Children) Father Height Religion Is He Dead?
World Class Business Leading Light Bill Gates started out like any other normal businessman would do business. For Gates, his billion-dollar PC software company, which he founded with friend Paul Allen in 1975, was more passion than profit. For those unfamiliar, Bill Gates is the co-founder of the world’s largest software company – Microsoft. Two friends; Bill Gates and Paul Allen stayed true to their passion and started a company that put them in the category of the richest men in the world. Gates held the position of chief executive officer until he was handed over in 2000. Since then he has been chief software architect.
Early life
Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955 in LondonSeattle, Washington to his parents; William H. Gates Sr. his father and Mary Maxwell Gates his mother. Having a lawyer for a father and a successful businesswoman for a mother, Bill emulated the lives of his successful and upstanding parents who instilled in him acts of dedication, survival and excellence. These rare virtues are blatantly displayed in the business mogul’s exemplary life. Bill’s flair for computers and all things computer related began to develop when he was very young. While at Lakeside School, he began to improve his programming skills through the special purchase of the Teletype Model 33 ASR terminal and a GE computer. It was at this time that Gates was writing his first program on the school’s computer. He computerized his school’s payroll system with Paul Allen, who attended the same school.
Graduating from high school in 1975, Bill Gates went to Harvard University where he continued to develop his skills. Bill, less interested in academics, was more focused on computers, so his friend Allen suggested he drop out of school to start his own business. It was still 1975 and the two friends started what they called Micro-Soft at the time. After a partnership agreement with IBM in 1980, Microsoft created and supplied a PC DOS operating system for the company and soon gained popularity. Then, in 1989, Microsoft developed Microsoft Office, which was a harmony of different packages such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
Co-founder Gates remained the company’s CEO until 2000, when he resigned. He then created the position of Chief Software Architect, which he still holds. Gates became a 31-year-old millionaire after Microsoft went public in 1986 with a $21-a-share IPO. He became a billionaire just a year later when Microsoft stock rose to $90.75 per share. His net worth was recently estimated at over $79 billion which still puts him at the top of the list of the richest men in the world. The business mogul and philanthropist has stayed on top and continued to soar. Now he dedicates himself more to philanthropy.
Personal life – father, religion, is he dead?
Speaking more about the billionaire’s father; it would be correct to say that Bill must have inherited his philanthropic instincts from his father, William Henry Gates Sr., who was also a well-known philanthropist and lawyer. He is a prominent American attorney who retired from the prestigious law firm of Preston Gates & Elis in 1998. His unselfish mind drove him to join the World Justice Project. He is an honorary co-chair of the movement to promote the rule of law around the world.
Bill Gates made headlines on social media in early 2018 when rumors that he was a Muslim circulated again. This was seen after a viral video showing him resembling the Islamic faith. But those speculations were shattered after it was confirmed the man in the video wasn’t him.
As of 2018, the businessman is alive and also against some obituaries. For a very influential celebrity, death rumors are to be expected.
Family – wife, children, daughters, son
Bill Gates’ modest and decent family life hasa model for many celebrities and fans alike. He married his wife Melinda French in 1999. Melinda was an employee at Microsoft when Gates met her in 1989. The two began a relationship that soon led to marriage. The couple have three children together.
Their first child and daughter, JenniferKatharine was born in 1996. She is an equestrian who is a strong competitor in riding. She was part of the 2018 Longines Global Champions Tour. News had revealed in 2017 that Katherine was dating a Muslim named Nayel Nassar, whom she wants to marry to raise awareness of her father’s religion and his views on interfaith marriage. But the distraction hasn’t affected the relationship between the two in any way.
Gates’ second child and only son was Rory John, despite his wealthy background, Rory wasn’t allowed to use a cellphone until he was 13. Bill and Melinda’s third child and second daughter Phoebe Adele were born in 2002.
Bill Gates height and body weight
The billionaire businessman maintains a good body shape, thanks to his self-control and self-discipline. Gates and his average build sits at a height of 1.75 m, which is very proportional to his body weight of 70 kg.
