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This article is about the entrepreneur and philanthropist. For other people of the same name, see Paul Allen (disambiguation).

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Paul Allen
$\"Allen$ Allen at the Flying Heritage Collection in 2013
Born	Paul Gardner Allen (1953-01-21)January 21, 1953 Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Died	October 15, 2018(2018-10-15) (aged 65) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Education	Washington State University (dropped out)
Occupations	Businessman Computer programmer Researcher Film producer Explorer Sports executive Investor Philanthropist
Years active	1972\u20132018
Known for	\n Pioneer of the personal computer revolution with Bill Gates \n Co-founding of Microsoft \n
Title	\n See list \n Chairman and co-founder of Vulcan Inc.\n Owner of Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers\n Part-owner of Seattle Sounders FC\n Founder of Allen Institute for Brain Science\n Founder of Allen Institute for Cell Science\n Founder of Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence\n Founder of Apex Learning\n Founder of Stratolaunch Systems\n Co-founder of Mojave Aerospace Ventures\n Strategy advisor of Microsoft^[1]\n \n
Relatives	Jody Allen (sister)
Website	paulallen.com

Paul Gardner Allen (January 21, 1953 \u2013 October 15, 2018) was an American businessman, computer programmer, researcher, film producer, explorer, sports executive, investor, author, and philanthropist. He co-founded Microsoft Corporation with his childhood friend Bill Gates in 1975, which was followed by the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s. Allen was ranked as the 44th-wealthiest person in the world by Forbes with an estimated net worth of $20.3 billion at the time of his death in October 2018.^[2]^[3]\n

Allen quit from day-to-day work at Microsoft in early 1983 after a Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis, remaining on its board as vice-chairman. He and his sister, Jody Allen, founded Vulcan Inc. in 1986,^[4] a privately held company that managed his business and philanthropic efforts. At the time of his death, he had a multi-billion dollar investment portfolio, including technology and media companies, scientific research, real estate holdings, private space flight ventures, and stakes in other sectors. He owned the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League^[5] and the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association,^[6] and was part-owner of the Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer.^[7] Under Allen's helm, the Seahawks won Super Bowl XLVIII and made it to two other Super Bowls (XL and XLIX). In 2000 he resigned from his position on Microsoft's board and assumed the post of senior strategy advisor to the company's management team.\n

Allen founded the Allen Institutes for Brain Science,^[8] Artificial Intelligence,^[9] and Cell Science,^[10] as well as companies like Stratolaunch Systems^[11] and Apex Learning.^[12] He gave more than $2 billion to causes such as education, wildlife and environmental conservation, the arts, healthcare, and community services.^[13] In 2004, he funded the first crewed private spaceplane with SpaceShipOne.^[14]^[15] He received numerous awards and honors, and was listed among the Time 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2007 and 2008.^[16]\n

Allen was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2009. He died of septic shock related to cancer on October 15, 2018, at the age of 65.^[17] Shortly after his death, in April 2019, the Allen-funded Stratolaunch first flew and became the largest aircraft in history by wingspan.^[18]\n

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Business positions\n
Preceded by Ken Behring \n	Seattle Seahawks owner 1997\u20132018\n	Succeeded by Jody Allen \n
Preceded by Larry Weinberg \n	Portland Trail Blazers owner 1988\u20132018\n	Succeeded by Allen's estate \n
Preceded by (expansion team) \n	Seattle Sounders FC owner 2008\u20132018\n	Succeeded by Adrian Hanauer \n

v t e Vulcan Inc.
\n Paul Allen \n Jody Allen \n
Subsidiaries	\n Seattle Cinerama \n The Hospital Club \n Vulcan Productions \n Vulcan Capital \n Vulcan Real Estate \n
Museums	\n Museum of Pop Culture \n Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum \n Living Computer Museum \n
Vulcan Aerospace	\n Mojave Aerospace Ventures\n The Spaceship Company \n Stratolaunch Systems\n Scaled Composites Roc \n SpaceX Falcon 9 Air \n Orbital Sciences Pegasus II \n
Mojave Aerospace Ventures	\n Tier One\n SpaceShipOne \n WhiteKnightOne \n Ansari X-Prize flights\n 11P \n 13P \n 14P \n 15P \n 16P \n 17P \n Tier 1b\n SpaceShipTwo\n RocketMotorTwo \n WhiteKnightTwo \n Stratolaunch Systems\n Scaled Composites Stratolaunch \n
Vulcan Sports and Entertainment	\n Seattle Seahawks \n Seattle Sounders FC \n Portland Trail Blazers \n Moda Center \n
Research and philanthropy	\n Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence \n Allen Institute for Brain Science \n Allen Institute for Cell Science \n Allen Brain Atlas \n Great Elephant Census \n RV Petrel \n
Other	\n Vulcan FlipStart \n
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v t e Seattle Seahawks
\n Founded in 1976 \n Based in Seattle, Washington \n Headquartered in Renton, Washington \n
Franchise	\n Franchise \n History \n Seasons \n All-time roster \n Coaches \n Quarterbacks \n Expansion draft \n First-round draft picks \n Records \n Draft history \n Broadcasters \n Virginia Mason Athletic Center \n
Stadiums	\n Kingdome \n Husky Stadium \n Lumen Field \n
Culture	\n 12th Man \n 12s \n \"Bitter Sweet Symphony\" \n Blitz \n Blue Thunder \n \"Can't Hold Us\" \n Jones Soda \n Paul Allen \n Ring of Honor \n Seahawks Dancers \n Steve Largent Award \n Tuba Man \n Mama Blue \n
Lore	\n We want the ball and we're going to score! \n Snow Globe Game \n Beast Quake \n Legion of Boom\n Seattle Cover 3 \n Fail Mary \n The Tip \n 2014 NFC Championship Game \n Super Bowl goal-line interception \n 2019 NFC Divisional playoff game \n
Rivalries	\n Arizona Cardinals \n Denver Broncos \n Green Bay Packers \n Oakland Raiders (former) \n Los Angeles Rams \n San Francisco 49ers \n
Division championships (11)	\n 1988 \n 1999 \n 2004 \n 2005 \n 2006 \n 2007 \n 2010 \n 2013 \n 2014 \n 2016 \n 2020 \n
Conference championships (3)	\n 2005 \n 2013 \n 2014 \n
League championships (1)	\n 2013 (XLVIII) \n
Retired numbers	\n 12 \n 45 \n 71 \n 80 \n 96 \n
Affiliations	\n League: National Football League \n Conference: National Football Conference \n Division: West Division \n

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Early life

Microsoft

Businesses and investments

Financial and technology

Aerospace

Real estate

Venues

Sports team ownership

Portland Trail Blazers

Seattle Seahawks

Seattle Sounders FC

Filmmaking

Philanthropy

Science and research

Environment and conservation

Ebola

Exploration

Museums and community institutions

Art

Education

Personal life

Music

Yachting

Idea Man

Death

Awards and recognition

Honorary degrees

See also

References

Further reading

External links

Paul Allen

Talks

2 April, 2007