- Born
- Birth nameMelinda Ann French
- Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- Melinda Gates was born on August 15, 1964 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She is a producer, known for Origin (2023), Smarter Every Day (2011) and CNN Newsroom (1989). She was previously married to Bill Gates.
- SpouseBill Gates(January 1, 1994 - August 2, 2021) (divorced, 3 children)
- ChildrenRory John Gates
- She met Bill Gates, by chance, while both were present at a press conference in Manhattan.
- Co-founder, with Bill Gates, of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
- Microsoft employee (1987-1996).
- Along with Bono and Bill Gates, was named one of Time Magazine's Persons of the Year in 2005.
- She and her husband, Bill Gates, were both awarded the 2010 J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding.
- I care much more about saving the lives of mothers and babies than I do about a fancy museum somewhere.
- But we also believe in taking risks, because that's how you move things along.
- All lives have an equal value.
- We talk a lot in our home together about where we're going, what I'm doing.
- I learn in a different way. I learn experientially.
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