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About
Industrialist, computer programmer, philanthropist, and inventor who Forbes ranked as the wealthiest person overall from 1995 to 2009.
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Before Fame
He hacked into his high school's computer system to make sure there would be more girls in his classes than boys.
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Trivia Fact
He attended Lakeside School, whose Mothers Club used garage sale proceeds to buy a Teletype Model 33 ASR computer. This was the computer he learned to program on.
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Family Life:
He married Melinda Gates on January 1, 1994.
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Associated With
His work is often compared to that of Steven Jobs, who was a fierce competitor of his during the computer revolution.
