| |October 28, 1955 (age 57) |
| |Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
|Residence |Medina, Washington, U.S. |
|Nationality |American |
|Alma mater |Harvard University |
| |(dropped out) |
|Occupation |Co-founder and Chairman of Microsoft |
| |Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
| |CEO of Cascade Investment |
| |Chairman of Corbis |
|Years active |1975–present |
|Net worth |[pic]US$ 66 billion (2012) |
|Board member of | |
| |Berkshire Hathaway |
|Religion |Agnostic |
|Spouse(s) |Melinda Gates (1994-present) |
|Children |3 |
|Parents |William H. Gates, Sr. |
| |Mary Maxwell Gates |
William H. Gates, III was born in Seattle, Washington, the second of three children, in between an older and a younger sister. His father was a successful attorney, and it was expected that young Bill would follow in his father's footsteps. He was a notably gifted student who did well in all subjects but showed a special aptitude for mathematics. When