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William Henry Gates II [1] (November 30, 1925 – September 14, 2020), better known as Bill Gates Sr., was an American attorney, philanthropist, and civic leader.He was the founder of the law firm Shidler McBroom & Gates (a predecessor of K&L Gates), [2] and also served as president of both the Seattle King County and Washington State Bar associations. [3]
This is a list of nickname-related list articles on Wikipedia. A nickname is "a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name." [ 1 ] A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule.
A pun of the portmanteau of Phil Lester's and Daniel Howell's names—"Phan"—and the word "fandom". [91] Danny Gonzalez: Greg YouTuber In one of his videos, Gonzalez looked up "Strong Names" on Google and found the name "Gregory," which he shortened to Greg, and declared it a "good, strong name." [92] DAY6: My Day Music group [93] Deadsy: Leigons
List of nicknames of presidents of the United States This page was last edited on 17 January 2023, at 07:01 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Once a young boy who enjoyed tinkering with computers, Bill Gates now is one of the richest people in the world. According to Forbes, Gates' net worth was at a staggering $128.1 billion as of June...
For the Gates Foundation, that number is $77 billion. That size and influence has invited criticism, as has Gates' leadership style at the Foundation—which some have likened to a king holding court.
Bill Gates Sr. (1925–2020), American attorney and philanthropist, father of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates; Willie Gates (born 1987), U.S. mixed martial artist; William "Pop" Gates (1917–1999), American basketball player; William Gates (basketball) (born 1971), American basketball player, subject of 1994 movie Hoop Dreams
Gates and his wife invited Joan Salwen to Seattle to speak about what the family had done, and on December 9, 2010, Bill and Melinda Gates and investor Warren Buffett each signed a commitment they called the "Giving Pledge", which is a commitment by all three to donate at least half of their wealth, over the course of time, to charity.