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Paul Allen

American businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Microsoft (1953–2018)

  • Fame63.0
  • Momentum0.0
  • Founders rank#88
Source-basedFalling
  • Fame63.0
  • Momentum0.0
  • Founders rank#88
  • Wikipedia74.5K
Lived 1953–2018, aged 65United States
United StatesUnited StatesFoundersFounder
  • Wikipedia
    79 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1953–2018
    Aged 65
  • Known for
    Yes I Am: The Ric Weil…
    2023
Summary
Updated 2026-06-21

Paul Gardner Allen was an American businessman, computer programmer, and investor. He co-founded Microsoft Corporation with his childhood friend Bill Gates in 1975, which was followed by the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s. Allen was ranked as one of the richest people in American history by Forbes, with an estimated net worth of $20.3 billion at the time of his death in October 2018.

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The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.

Fame
Falling
63.0
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Historical26.7
Now attention13.2
Source confidence85.0
Completeness90.0
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Category rank
#88
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