Bill Gates vs. Alice Walton
Who will win?
Name Bill Gates |
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Net worth
๐ฐ $135.4B |
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Born October 28, 1955 (age 69) |
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Education |
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Source Microsoft |
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Industry Technology |
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When Gates was a kid, he spent so much time reading that his parents finally forbade him from bringing books to the dinner table. Gates took a break from classes his senior year in high school to do programming with his friend Paul Allen at a power plant in North Bonneville, Washington.
Name Alice Walton |
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Net worth
๐ฐ $71.3B |
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Born October 7, 1949 (age 75) |
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Education |
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Source Walmart |
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Industry Retail |
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After graduating from Trinity College in 1971, Walton briefly worked for Walmart as a buyer of children's clothes. Her art collecting career began when she was 11 and bought a 25-cent print of Picasso's "Blue Nude".