Ancestry of
Bill Gates
Founder of Microsoft
The family tree for Bill Gates is still in progress.
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Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Bill Gates
Daniel Henry Chamberlain
76th Governor of South Carolina
6th cousin 2 times removed
via Stephen Gates
Charlie Munger
Vice-Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway
12th cousin 2 times removed
via Adam Winthrop Jr.
Thomas Lawrence
(c1619/20 - c1703)
Planter passenger 1635
11th cousin 10 times removed
via Sir Gilbert Pecche
William Lawrence
(c1622 - 1679/80)
Planter passenger 1635
11th cousin 10 times removed
via Sir Gilbert Pecche
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Bill Gates photo by World Economic Forum (CC BY 2.0)
