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Remembering Paul Allen: The life story of Microsoft co-founder

Remembering Paul Allen: The life story of Microsoft co-founder

Remembering Paul Allen: The life story of Microsoft co-founder

BusinessToday.In
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  • Updated Oct 16, 2018, 8:30 PM IST
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Paul Allen was born on 21 January 1953 in Seattle, Washington, United States.

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He was a student in Washington State University (WSU), but dropped out of college after two years.


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In 1968 he met Bill Gates and in 1975 they both founded Microsoft. In March 1983, he officially resigned from Microsoft.

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Allen played electric guitar and also had a band called The Underthinkers. Their debut album was called Everywhere At Once.

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In 1990, at the age of 37, he became a billionaire. He ranked 22nd on the wealthiest American list with a total net worth of around $21 billion dollars in 2017, according to Forbes magazine.

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He was also the owner of three professional US sports team - the NFL's Seattle Seahawks, the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers and the MLS's Seattle Sounders (a partial owner).

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He never got married and has no kids.

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Allen was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma (a type of cancer) and died at the age of 65.

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He was a part of many ventures such as Allen Institute for Brain Science, Allen Institute for Cell Science, Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, and The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation.