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Which came first: the birth of Bill Gates or Wonder Woman?

Wonder Woman came first, in 1941 (first appears). The birth of Bill Gates followed 14 years later, in 1955.

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  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. First1941

    Wonder Woman

    character · first appears

    Wonder Woman first appeared in a comic in 1941.

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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.