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Paul Allen

Co-founder of Microsoft; investor and philanthropist.

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Dates
21 Jan 1953 – 15 Oct 2018
Place
Seattle
Also known as
Paul Gardner Allen, Paul G. Allen
Background

Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1975. He was among the first signatories of the The Giving Pledge in 2010.

He met Bill Gates at Lakeside School in Seattle.

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Timeline 3 dates
  1. 21 Jan 1953 – 15 Oct 2018 Paul Allen
  2. 1975 Paul Allen founded Microsoft
  3. 2010 Paul Allen signed The Giving Pledge
Proof 4 sources
  1. Remarks by Bill Gates at Lakeside School, Gates Foundation, 23 Sep 2005. Primary record
    The experience and insight Paul Allen and I gained here gave us the confidence to start a company based on this wild idea that nobody else agreed with
  2. Bill Gates (leadership biography), Gates Foundation. Primary record
    Bill co-founded Microsoft Corporation in 1975 with Paul Allen and led the company to become the worldwide leader in business and personal software and services.
  3. Microsoft Corporation annual report (Form 10-K), fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, Microsoft, 29 Jul 2026. Primary record
  4. Paul G. Allen (pledger profile), The Giving Pledge. Primary record
    Pledged in 2010
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