Paul Gardner Allen (January 21, 1953 – October 15, 2018) was an American businessman, computer programmer, researcher, film producer, explorer, sports executive, investor, author, and philanthropist.

Jan 17, 2025 · Paul Allen (born January 21, 1953, Seattle, Washington, U.S.—died October 15, 2018, Seattle) was an American investor and philanthropist best known as the cofounder of Microsoft Corporation, a leading developer of personal-computer software systems and …

Nov 28, 2019 · SEATTLE — Paul Allen intended to give away the majority of the $20 billion-plus fortune he accumulated as Microsoft co-founder, technology investor, real estate magnate and NFL and...

Apr 2, 2014 · Entrepreneur and investor Paul Allen was best known for being one of the co-founders of Microsoft with Bill Gates.

Oct 15, 2018 · Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft, has died aged 65 from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He had revealed the disease's return only two weeks ago, after...

Paul’s philanthropic contributions of more than $2.65 billion during his life have helped save endangered species, deepen our understanding of climate science, improve ocean health, develop new technologies, create museums, tackle epidemics, research how the human brain works, and invest in sustainable communities.

Oct 16, 2018 · SEATTLE (AP) — Paul G. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates before becoming a billionaire philanthropist who invested in conservation, space travel, arts and culture and professional sports, died Monday.

Paul Allen lived a life motivated by a love of ideas and the urge to put them into motion. His philanthropic contributions of more than $2.65 billion during his life have helped save endangered species, deepened our understanding of bioscience, shared art and music, developed new technologies, tackled epidemics, and explored the ocean floor.

Paul Gardner Allen was the co-founder of Microsoft and a philanthropist. He was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, to parents who were both librarians. He was always interested in science and computers and attended Lakeside School in Seattle.

Oct 15, 2018 · Paul Allen, the taciturn computer programmer who founded the software behemoth Microsoft with Bill Gates when he was 22 and walked away eight years later with what would become one...