William Henry Gates III was born in Seattle, Washington on October 28th 55. The Gates family was composed of William H. Gates II and eminent Seattle lawyer along with Mary Gates, who worked as a teacher prior to when she had children. Bill was the older brother of Kristi as well as a smaller sister named Libby. Bill was a fan of the board game and was competitive in all he did. He was a brilliant student and his most popular class in elementary class was math. Also read about the Rory john gates net worth