PAUL ALLEN

Born on: 21st Jan 53

Born in: United
States
Marital status:
Single
Occupation:
Investor,
Businessman

Paul Allen co-founded the company Microsoft

withBill Gatesin 1975. Microsoft grew into
one of the great success stories of the
personal computer era and one of the world's
largest companies

Allen left the company in 1983 after a

bout with Hodgkin's disease, but he
remained a member of Microsoft's
board of directors until 2000, and his
company stock has made him a
billionaire many times over

On his own he made

a name for himself as
a founder of and
shrewd investor in hitech firms like
Starwave, America
Online and
Ticketmaster, and as
the enthusiastic
owner of the NBA's
Portland Trailblazers
and the NFL's Seattle
Seahawks.

Paul Allen published an autobiography

in 2011, titledIdea Man: A Memoir by
the Cofounder of Microsoft.

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