Bill Gates

Bill Gates once quoted funnily ''Like almost everyone who uses e-mail, I receive a ton of spam every day. Much of it offers to help me get out of debt or get rich quick. It would be funny if it weren't so exciting''. Bill Gates, the man behind Microsoft - one of the world's richest multinational corporations, is an American business tycoon, an altruist and an author. He was born on October 28, 1955 in a family having rich business and political background. He founded Microsoft along with Paul Allen. His ideas were instrumental in the development of the famous Windows operating system, Microsoft Office, Xbox 360 and so on. Currently, his net worth is an amazing $40 billion! He was named by the famous Time magazine as one of the 100 people who influenced the 20th century. Bill Gates' qualities of being a visionary, intelligence and competitiveness have made it possible for him to make a unique mark in the history of computers. His philanthropic nature is evident from his charity towards organizations and research through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.