Paul Allen: Microsoft Co-Founder Dies at 65

Paul Allen was an American businessman and philanthropist. Born on January 21, 1953, in Seattle, he co-founded Microsoft with his school friend Bill Gates in 1975.

He left Microsoft in 1983 after being diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. He was a billionaire investor, the owner of the Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers and a founder of the Allen Institute for Brain Science. He funded SpaceShipOne, the first private craft to reach space.

He also founded the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle. Allen died of complications of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Seattle on October 15, 2018, at age 65.

Achievements: Co-founder of Microsoft, owner of the Seahawks and Trail Blazers.

Birth: January 21, 1953 - Seattle, Washington.

Profession: Businessman and philanthropist.

Interesting Facts: He played guitar and loved Jimi Hendrix.