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Paul Allen
Allen seated in an airplane
Born
Paul Gardner Allen

(1953-01-21)January 21, 1953
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Died October 15, 2018(2018-10-15) (aged 65)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Education Lakeside School, Washington State University (dropped out)
Occupation
  • Investor
  • entrepreneur
  • philanthropist
Years active 1975–2018
Known for Co-founder of Microsoft
Net worth US$20.3 billion (October 2018)
Relatives Jody Allen (sister)

Paul Gardner Allen (January 21, 1953 – October 15, 2018) was an American who created Microsoft with Bill Gates. He was the fifth richest person in the United States. He lived in Mercer Island, Washington.

Allen was also the outright owner of two sports teams, and was part-owner of a third. He fully owned the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL and the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA. He was a minority owner of Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.

Allen died from complications of non-Hodgkin lymphoma on October 15, 2018 in Seattle, Washington at the age of 65.

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  • Paul Allen and Bill Gates at Lakeside School in 1970

    Allen (left) with Bill Gates at Lakeside School in 1970

  • Altair Basic Sign

    The title page of the assembly language code that produced Altair BASIC, developed by Allen, Gates, and Monte Davidoff, with two early Microsoft business cards showing Gates as president and Allen as vice president

  • Paul G. Allen at Allen Institute for Brain Science

    Allen (right) studies a brain sample with Allan Jones, CEO of the Allen Institute for Brain Science, in 2011

  • RV Petrel in Surigao City after her 2018 retrofit in Singapore

    RV Petrel arriving at Surigao City in 2018

  • Paul Allen and Steve Wozniak at the Living Computer Museum

    Allen and Steve Wozniak at the Living Computer Museum in 2017

  • Paul Allen and the Underthinkers

    Paul Allen and the Underthinkers perform at the Allen Institute for Brain Science's 10th-anniversary gala

  • Octopus1 Grand Cayman 2010

    Allen's Octopus off the Cayman Islands in 2010

  • SpaceShipOne Takeoff photo D Ramey Logan

    SpaceShipOne on ramp before Takeoff in October 2004

  • SS1Group01

    (L-R) Marion Blakey, Mike Melvill, Sir Richard Branson, Burt Rutan, Brian Binnie and Allen reflect on a mission accomplished

  • Ansari X-Prize Check

    Allen (third from right) and Rutan (fifth from right) were awarded the Ansari X PRIZE by members of the X PRIZE Foundation in November 2004

  • SpaceShipOne

    SpaceShipOne at the National Air and Space Museum

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