Paul Allen is the brother of Jody Allen.
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Paul was an American business magnate, computer programmer, researcher, investor, film producer, and philanthropist.
He was best regarded for co-founding Microsoft Corporation with his friend Bill Gates in 1975, which helped spark the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s.
Born Paul Gardner Allen on January 21, 1953, in Seattle, Washington, United States, to Kenneth S. Allen and Faye G. Allen.
After quitting day-to-day work at Microsoft in early 1983 due to Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosis, Paul He and his sister, Jody Allen, founded Vulcan Inc. in 1986, a privately held company that managed his business and philanthropic efforts.
Forbes 2018 44th-wealthiest person in the world, Paul had a multi-billion dollar investment portfolio, including technology and media companies, scientific research, real estate holdings, private space flight ventures, and stakes in other sectors.
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He owned the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League and the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association and was part-owner of the Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer.
Paul also founded the Allen Institutes for Brain Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Cell Science, as well as companies like Stratolaunch Systems and Apex Learning.
In 2009, he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Paul died of septic shock related to cancer on October 15, 2018, at the age of 65.
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