Born on October 28, 1955, Gates and his two sisters grew up in Seattle. Their father, William H. Gates, is a Seattle attorney. Their late mother, Mary Gates, was a schoolteacher, University of Washington regent and chairwoman of United Way International. Gates attended public elementary school and the private Lakeside School. There, he began his career in personal computer software, programming computers at age 13.

Today, Bill Gates is the richest man in the world, worth over $100 billion. He is chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation, the leading provider, worldwide, of software for the personal computer. Microsoft had revenues of $14.4 billion for the fiscal year ending June 1998, and employs more than 27,000 people in 60 countries.

While at Harvard, Gates developed the programming language BASIC for the first micro

The three entrepreneurs that I have discussed all have their own unique stories. They have come from different backgrounds and motivations to become some of the wealthiest people and philanthropists that I know of.

To date, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has committed more than $300 million to organizations working in global health; more than $300 million to improve learning opportunities in the United States and Canada; more than $54 million to community projects in the Pacific Northwest; and more than $29 million to special projects and annual giving campaigns.

With the $56.5 million profit that Master P made in 1998, he has given some of it back to his hometown. The rapper donated $500,000 to keep several schools and churches in his neighborhood from closing. At the shooting of his last video, he treated the fans to a parade, food, free T-shirts, and toys.

Ben and Jerry have been recognized for fostering their company's commitment to social responsibility by the Council on Economic Priorities. They have consistently donated 7.5% of their pre tax profits to nonprofit organizations.

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