5 Most Famous Personalities in the World

3. Bill Gates

Currently, the fourth richest person in the world according to Forbes magazine, his influence and popularity know no bounds. Born in a relatively influential family – to a lawyer father and a banker mother – Bill Gates had greatness in his blood. At the early age of only 13, Bill Gates had already made his first software program.

Due to his academic scores and intelligence, he was able to gain admission to Harvard. It is where he met his future business partner Steve Ballmer. Known as the owner of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), Bill Gates had dabbled into philanthropy and in 2000 launched the Bill and Melinda Gates based in Seattle Washington. One of the primary goals of the foundation was to enhance healthcare and reduce poverty cases around the globe and is one of the largest foundations in the world. He was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20 century and as one of the 100 most influential people of 2004, 2005, and 2006. Not only this, he was ranked by Forbes as the fourth most powerful person in the world in 2012. Hence, it can be without a doubt said that Bill Gates’ influence in the technological sector and the world through his philanthropic work stays unparalleled making him one of the most famous people in the world.

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