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Steve Ballmer

Award received: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q10855271&amp;oldid=2563558427" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Knight of the Legion of Honour
Employer: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q2283&amp;oldid=2564603675" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Microsoft · from 1980-06-11 · to 2014-08
Public office: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q484876&amp;oldid=2551704978" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">chief executive officer · from 2000-01 · to 2014-02
Education: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q49123&amp;oldid=2522074581" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Harvard College
Education: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q1413558&amp;oldid=2534545923" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stanford Graduate School of Business

Wikidata describes Steve Ballmer as American businessman, former chief executive officer of Microsoft.

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