# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bill-gates-sr
# Generated: 2026-09-01T14:47:40.211Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/bill-gates-sr"
name: "Bill Gates Sr."
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description: "William Henry Gates II, better known as Bill Gates Sr., was an American attorney, philanthropist, and civic leader. He was the founder of the law firm Shidler McBroom & Gates, and also served as president of both the Seattle King County and Washington State Bar associations. He was the father of Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft."
tagline: "American attorney and philanthropist (1925–2020)"
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birthDate: "1925-11-30"
deathDate: "2020-09-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump