Charles Simonyi
Hungarian-American computer software executive (born 1948)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 10/11/2026 (wikidata)Dispute
Profile Summary
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Charles Simonyi is a Hungarian-American computer software executive, born in 1948, associated with the technology industry and Washington state. He has an estimated net worth of ~$8.4B Wikidata.
Political Activity
FEC records show at least 100 federal contributions in the most recent 100 contributions on file, with reported donations totaling at least $689,487.70 from September 2004 through June 2026; these figures cover only the sampled records. The sample lists $444,464.95 to Republican recipients, $229,100 with unknown party affiliation, and $15,922.75 to Democratic recipients; the largest listed recipients were the Republican National Committee ($217,000), Trump Victory ($150,000), the Washington State Republican Party ($71,062.75), McCain Victory 2008 ($33,100), and Romney Victory Inc ($33,000) FEC.
These donations are matched to this person by name only, so some may belong to a different person with the same name: FEC filings can include a donor's employer and city, but our matching does not check them against what we know about this person.
In the News
A July 2026 Economic Times article described Simonyi as an architect of Microsoft Word and Excel and reported that he spent nearly 20 years living and working aboard a 233-foot military-style superyacht with a helipad NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Political Contributions
These figures cover the 100 most recent of 146 federal contributions on file, not the full record. The total, party split, top recipients and dates below are all computed over that sample, so each is a floor rather than a complete figure.
By Party (in the sample)
Every party in this sample is listed here. The bars are rounded for display; unrounded they total exactly $689,487.70.
Top Recipients (in the sample)
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Giving score
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