Bill Gates
Charges:
Speeding and driving without a license

Story:
"On April 29th, 1975, at the age of 19, Bill Gates (founder of
Microsoft) was arrested by the Albuquerque Police department (arrest
record #52090). The charges were speeding and driving without
a license. It was the first of three arrests in the late seventies
by Albuquerque Police." (Source: distant.ca/UselessFacts)
Comment by Matt:
Bill Gates was arrested for speeding in Albuquerque.
He frequently was caught speeding in his Porsche 911. That day
he was driving along with Paul Allen. The bail was set at a thousand
dollars. Bill Gates, although only 21, was very successful in
his early years at Microsoft, and was immediately able to post
bail from his wallet full of cash.
Comment by Bradley:
The story I've heard (I am from Albuquerque) is that he got
in a wreck after blowing a stop sign. And his arrest was for failure
to appear on that violation.
Personally, I think he was arrested for indecent appearance - Check out those clothes!
If anyone has any more details about this incident let me know.