Which came first? · Tricky

Which came first: the birth of Bill Gates or Interpol?

Interpol came first, in 1923 (founded). The birth of Bill Gates followed 32 years later, in 1955.

  1. Second1955

    The birth of Bill Gates

    person · born

    Bill Gates, born in Seattle in 1955, became the world's then-youngest billionaire in 1987, at age 31.

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  2. First1923

    Interpol

    institution · founded

    Interpol was founded in Vienna in 1923 as the International Criminal Police Commission.

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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.