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President & CEO of Amazon.com
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1955- (70)
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Dan Kaminsky
Computer scientist, hacker, computer programmer for White Ops, cyber security researcher, Bitcoin enthusiast, crypto enthusiast
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financier aka Dee Hawk, entrepreneur, founder & CEO of VISA credit card association, pioneer in credit cards
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Founder, executive chairman and former CEO of Amazon.com, founder of Blue Origin, billionaire, private jet owner, yacht owner, landowner of real estate worth $237m
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Billionaire, businessman, co-founder and former CEO of Costco Wholesale
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Music composer, pianist, Seattle Symphony conductor
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Billionaire, commercial real estate developer, founder of Martin Selig Real Estate in 1958
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Mary Gates
teacher, political activist, philanthropist, chairwoman of the United Way, director at First Interstate Bank, Unigard Security Insurance Group, Pacific Northwest Bell, Children's Hospital Foundation, Seattle Symphony, Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, mother of Bill Gates
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Paul Allen
founder of Vulcan Capital with his sister Jody Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, Traf-O-Data with Bill Gates, entrepreneur aka the Idea Man, sports team owner of the Portland Trail Blazers (NBA) since 1998, Seattle Seahawks (NFL), Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) via Vulcan Sports and Entertainment (VSE), Octopus megayacht owner, founder of Vulcan Productions, Stratolaunch Systems
1953-2018 (65)
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Susan Silver
Talent agent, music manager for Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Screaming Trees, restauranteur, co-owner of The Crocodile