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Paul Allen

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  • Born 21 January 1953
  • Birth Place Seattle
  • Profession Inventor, Computer Scientist, Film Producer, Musician, Entrepreneur, Businessperson, Record Producer, Composer, Art Collector, Television Producer, Programmer, Philanthropist, Investor, Co-founder
  • Company Microsoft, Vulcan Inc.
  • Designation Chairman And Co-founder Of Vulcan Inc., Owner Of Seattle Seahawks And Portland Trail Blazers, Part-owner Of Seattle Sounders FC, Founder Of Allen Institute For Brain Science, Founder Of Allen Institute For Cell Science, Founder Of Allen Institute For Artificial Intelligence, Founder Of Apex Learning, Founder Of Stratolaunch Systems, Co-founder Of Mojave Aerospace Ventures, Strategy Advisor Of Microsoft
  • Citizenship United States
  • Residence Mercer Island

paul allen BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 06 Feb 2025
Paul Gardner Allen: A Tech Visionary and Philanthropic Force Born January 21, 1953, Paul Allen's impact extended far beyond his co-founding of Microsoft in 1975 with Bill Gates. His early involvement in the microcomputer revolution laid the groundwork for the modern tech landscape. While stepping ba...

paul allen PERSONAL LIFE

Spouse no value
Education Washington State University (dropped out)

PAUL ALLEN NEWS

Paul Allen, billionaire who co-founded Microsoft, dies at 65

October 16, 2018 11:20 am

Allen, along with Gates, helped create an entire industry selling software for a new breed of smaller, more affordable and widely accessible computers.

Who was Paul Allen?

October 16, 2018 8:08 am

In 1988, Paul Allen purchased the Portland Trail Blazers and was intimately involved in the team's operations until his death. He has donated more than $2 billion to various charities including $500 million to the Allen Institute for Brain Science and $52 million to Oregon charities.

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies at 65

October 16, 2018 8:09 am

Allen, who was an avid sports fan, owned the Portland Trail Blazers and the Seattle Seahawks. Allen and Gates met while attending a private school in north Seattle. The two friends would later drop out of college to pursue the future they envisioned.

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen cancer relapses, says will 'fight it aggressively'

October 02, 2018 7:33 am

"A lot has happened in medicine since I overcame this disease in 2009," Paul Allen said. "My doctors are optimistic that I will see good results from the latest therapies, as am I."

Innovators of intelligence

December 21, 2014 1:40 am

AI2 is an effort to advance artificial intelligence while simultaneously reaching back into the field’s past.

Formula One pit lane safety in spotlight

July 08, 2013 5:29 pm

Paul Allen was taken to hospital with a broken collarbone and fractured ribs.

Seattle: Living Computer Museum not just for geeks

November 02, 2012 11:30 am

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has opened Living Computer Museum,with displays of old machines.

Microsoft co-founder accuses Gates of taking his credit

May 02, 2011 3:35 pm

Allen also claims that he is the one,not Gates,who came up with the name Microsoft.

‘Book not revenge against Gates’

April 16, 2011 12:24 am

He says it was meant as an important slice of technology history and not as revenge against Bill Gates

Friend to foe?

April 03, 2011 12:43 am

Paul Allen,co-founder of Microsoft,might be one of the richest men in the world,but he still feels slighted at being ousted in 1983 from the company that he started with Bill Gates.

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