Bill Gates is the founder of the computer company Microsoft. He was born in 1955 and married to Melinda.
They have 3 children and live in the Seattle area. When Bill Gates was very young, he started a company in his garage and it later became Microsoft. He left Harvard to create a computer software company with his friend Paul Allen. In high school got out of math class to pursue his interest in computers.
Bill and his wife Melinda, created the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. As of 2007, this foundation has donated over $28 billion to charities ranging from AIDS research to providing bed netting to fight malaria. They are part of a new generation of wealthy activists who are personally getting involved in worldwide causes. He is a hero because he worked hard to create a huge company and now wants to give his fortune to help others.
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