Bill Gates - My dad and I share the same name. After starting Microsoft, people used to ask him if he was the real Bill Gates. I always hope he says, “Yes.”
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William H. Gates, the father of Bill Gates, dies aged 94 after a battle with Alzheimer's | Daily Mail Online
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![Melinda French Gates on Twitter: "A very happy birthday to Bill Gates, Sr.—a wonderful father, grandfather, and one of the most generous people I know. We love you! https://t.co/y8FjmiPXpJ" / Twitter Melinda French Gates on Twitter: "A very happy birthday to Bill Gates, Sr.—a wonderful father, grandfather, and one of the most generous people I know. We love you! https://t.co/y8FjmiPXpJ" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKoqUC0XUAIUmj_.jpg)
Melinda French Gates on Twitter: "A very happy birthday to Bill Gates, Sr.—a wonderful father, grandfather, and one of the most generous people I know. We love you! https://t.co/y8FjmiPXpJ" / Twitter
![Bill Gates Sr., Advocate of Health Equity Around the World | University of Washington - Department of Global Health Bill Gates Sr., Advocate of Health Equity Around the World | University of Washington - Department of Global Health](https://globalhealth.washington.edu/sites/default/files/styles/blog_post/public/BGS.jpg?itok=Pac8DRnV)