7. Gates the eligible bachelor:

Gates was never known to be much of a ladies’ man but his immense fortune and powerful standing made him one of the most eligible bachelors in town. His love affair with Melinda French started in 1989 and culminated into a beautiful marriage in 1994. The couple has two daughters and they live in a lavish 66,000 square foot property overlooking lake Washington.

A woman’s influence in his life and a lot of negative lawsuits paved the way for a reformed software baron.