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Melinda Gates

Melinda Ann French

American philanthropist.

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Sex or Gender

Female

Spouse

Bill Gates
 (1994 - 2021)
Place of Marriage
:
Lanai
End Cause
:
Divorce
Start Time
: 1994
End Time
: 2021

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Date of Birth

8/15/1964

Country of Citizenship

United States

Instance Of

Human

Place of Birth

Dallas

Educated At

Duke University
 ( - 1986)
Academic Degree
:
Bachelor's Degree
Academic Major
:
Computer Science
End Time
: 1986
Ursuline Academy of Dallas
 ( - 1982)
Award Received
:
Valedictorian
End Time
: 1982
Fuqua School of Business
 ( - 1987)
Academic Degree
:
Master of Business Administration
Academic Major
:
Economics
End Time
: 1987

Occupation

Businessperson
Patron of the Arts
Philanthropist
Founder
Entrepreneur

Position Held

Project Manager
Employer
:
Microsoft

Residence

Medina

Member Of

Kappa Alpha Theta
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Board of Directors
Affiliation
:
Duke University
Affiliation
:
Graham Holdings Company
Affiliation
:
Bilderberg Group

Award Received

20 items
Jefferson Awards for Public Service
 (2002)
Point in Time
: 2002
Time Person of the Year
 (December 2005)
Point in Time
: December 2005
Q97028341
 (November 2006)
Point in Time
: November 2006
Honorary Doctorate From the University of Cambridge
 (6/12/2009)
Conferred By
:
University of Cambridge
Point in Time
: 6/12/2009
Honorary Doctor of the Duke University
 (2013)
Conferred By
:
Duke University
Point in Time
: 2013
Forbes List of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women
 (2013)
Point in Time
: 2013
Padma Bhushan
Chatham House Prize
 (2014)
Point in Time
: 2014
Cross of Recognition
 (10/12/2009)
Point in Time
: 10/12/2009
Presidential Medal of Freedom
 (2016)
Conferred By
:
Barack Obama
Point in Time
: 2016
J. William Fulbright Prize
 (2010)
Point in Time
: 2010
Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award
 (2013)
Together With
:
Bill Gates
Point in Time
: 2013
Otto Hahn Peace Medal
 (2016)
Point in Time
: 2016
United Nations Population Award
 (2010)
Point in Time
: 2010
NAS Public Welfare Medal
 (2013)
Together With
:
Bill Gates
Award Rationale
: For their leadership in applying science and innovation to some of the world’s most difficult challenges in health, development, and education, thereby improving the lives of millions and changing the trajectory of global health.
Point in Time
: 2013
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
BBC 100 Women
 (2021)
Point in Time
: 2021
Radcliffe Medal
 (2021)
Point in Time
: 2021
American Library Association Honorary Membership
 (1998)
Point in Time
: 1998

Given Name

Melinda
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Ann
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Middle Name

Number of Children

3

Birth Name

Melinda Ann French

Employer

Microsoft

Child

Jennifer Katherine Gates
Phoebe Adele Gates
Rory John Gates

Family Name

French
Series Ordinal
:1
Object of Statement Has Role
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Maiden Name
Gates
 (1983 - )
Series Ordinal
:2
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Married Name
Start Time
: 1983

Field of Work

Entrepreneurship

Present in Work

ISteve

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Religion or Worldview

Catholicism

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Participant In

Commencement at the Stanford University
 (2014)
Together With
:
Bill Gates
Subject Has Role
:
Commencement Speaker
Point in Time
: 2014
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015
Subject Named As
:Melinda French Gates
Represents
:
Gates Foundation
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016
Subject Named As
:Melinda Gates
Represents
:
Gates Foundation
IMF 2018 Annual Meetings
Subject Named As
:Melinda Gates
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Mother

Elaine Agnes Amerland

Official Website

http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Pages ...

Affiliation

Gates Foundation

Net Worth

29,000,000,000 United States dollar (2025)
Point in Time
: 2025

Father

Raymond Joseph French
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