Richest Person in the World Since 1995
Bill Gates William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955 ) is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and the chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft he has held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and he remains the largest individual shareholder with more than 8% of the common stock. [3] Forbes magazine's list of The World's Billionaires has ranked him as the richest person in the world since 1995, [2] and recent... Sign in to see full entry.