William Henry Gates III (Bill Gates) was born in Seattle, Washington on October 28, 1955 shortly after 9 pm in Seattle's Swedish Hospital. His dad is William H. Gates Sr. (82) and his mom was Mary Maxwell Gates (July 5, 1929- June 9, 1994). Gates has two sisters, Kristi (Kristianne) and Libby. His dad was lawyer and his mom was a teacher.

Gates was very energetic as a kid. He loved his rocking horse, he would ride it for hours. Bill Gates went to Lakeside secondary school and Harvard University. He was the youngest kid in his class but the smartest. Gates loved to read; sometimes he would read entire textbooks at the beginning of classes!

At age eight Gates started to read the 1960 edition of World Book Encyclopedia.Gates was always thinking, in fact whenever the Gates family had to go somewhere they would call little Bill and say “what are you doing”? And little Bill would reply “thinking”. Bill was not allowed to watch weeknight television but playing board games was a big part of his daily life and every day at night Bill and his family would play hours of games- Bill was very competitive.

When Gates attended Harvard he met Paul Allen, his best friend and they started working on the first micro computer in the world. Gates and his friends spent as much time as they could on computers. Gates did not graduate from Harvard, but went on to work on the largest computer software company in the world - Microsoft Corporation. In April, 1975, Gates and Allen founded the Microsoft Corporation in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Gates was married on Jan. 1, 1994, to Melinda French Gates. They have three children. Gates is an avid reader, and enjoys playing golf and bridge. Bill Gates is now 52 years old and the second richest man in the world but he gives billions of dollars to charities and he is probably the best philanthropist in the world. Right now he lives on 1835 73rd Avenue NE, Medina Wa 98039. And that’s Bill Gates; the best philanthropist ever.   

Gates's accomplishments teach us that success can be achieved through hard work and persistence. The best thing of all is this lesson can be applied to anyone. Just follow your passion and dream the undreamable!
"There will be a day, not far distant, when you will be able to conduct business, study, explore the world and its cultures, call up any great entertainment, make friends, attend neighborhood markets, and show pictures to distant relatives--without leaving your desk or armchair. It will be more than an object you carry or an appliance you purchase. It will be your passport into a new, mediated way of life."
by Bill Gates (The Road Ahead, 1995)