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Bill Gates

Entrepreneur · Microsoft · born October 28, 1955

$96.5Bolder estimate, as of 2019 · Forbes

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About

William Henry Gates III is an American businessman and philanthropist. A pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, he co-founded the software company Microsoft in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen.

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Milestones, by age

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  1. 19Became CEO of MicrosoftApril 1, 1975
  2. 19Founded MicrosoftApril 4, 1975
  3. ~37Received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation1992
  4. ~40Founded Cascade Investment1995
  5. 44Founded Xbox Game StudiosMarch 1, 2000
  6. 51Received the Order of the Aztec EagleMarch 20, 2007
  7. ~53Founded TerraPower2008
  8. 58Received the Bambi AwardNovember 14, 2013
  9. ~60Named Padma Bhushan2015
  10. ~61Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom2016

Reported wealth

Each figure is a dated estimate from the publisher shown; wealth changes, and nothing here is live.

As ofEstimateSource
2019$96.5BForbes · current
July 2017$89.8BForbes
July 2016$77.7BForbes

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Bernie Ecclestone
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Bernie Ecclestone

Entrepreneur · Formula One Group

1930 · United Kingdom

$2.9Bolder estimate, as of March 2017 · Forbes

Bernard Charles Ecclestone is a British business magnate, motorsport executive and former racing driver. Widely known in journalism as the "F1 Supremo", Ecclestone founded the Formula One Group in 1987, controlling the commercial rights to Formula One until 2017.

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Julia Roberts
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Julia Roberts

Actor

1967 · United States

Julia Fiona Roberts is an American actress. Known for her leading roles across several genres, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globes.

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Caitlyn Jenner
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Caitlyn Jenner

Entrepreneur

1949 · United States

Caitlyn Marie Jenner is an American media personality and retired Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete.

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