- Source of Wealth: Microsoft, Investments, Self-made
- Age: 68
- Birth Place: Seattle, Washington
- Height: 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Marital Status: Single
- Full Name: Paul Gardner Allen
- Nationality: United States
- Date of Birth: January 21, 1953
- Ethnicity: American
- Occupation: Investor, Businessman
- Education: Dropout, Washington State University
American business magnate, investor, real estate developer and philanthropist, Paul Gardner Allen has a net worth of $27.1 billion in September 2018. Allen co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates. He is the founder and chairman of Vulcan Inc., which manages his business and philanthropic efforts. Allen also has a multi-billion dollar investment portfolio which includes technology companies such as Evri and Gist, real estate holdings, and stakes in other technology, media, and content companies. Allen also owns two professional sports teams, the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL), and the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also part-owner of the Seattle Sounders FC, which joined Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2009. The Microsoft cofounder has recently sued half of Silicon Valley. His Interval Research Corp. filed patent-infringement complaints against Apple, eBay, Facebook, Yahoo, Google and others. He left Microsoft in 1983 after being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease.