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Jimmy Wales
Sex or gender | male ![]() |
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Country wey e be citizen | USA, United Kingdom ![]() |
Name in native language | Jimmy Donal Wales ![]() |
Birth name | Jimmy Donal Wales ![]() |
Given name | Jimmy, Donal ![]() |
Family name | Wales ![]() |
Pseudonym | Jimbo ![]() |
Name in kana | ジミー・ドナル・ウェールズ ![]() |
Date of birth | 7 August 1966 ![]() |
Place dem born am | Huntsville ![]() |
Spouse | Kate Garvey ![]() |
Native language | American English ![]() |
Languages spoken, written or signed | American English, English ![]() |
Field for work | website, Internet, collaborative software, encyclopedia, business ![]() |
Employer | Fandom, Bomis ![]() |
Position dem hold | Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, non-executive director, Founder's seat ![]() |
Educate for | Auburn University, University of Alabama, Indiana University Bloomington, Randolph School ![]() |
Religion or worldview | irreligion ![]() |
Notable work | Wikipedia ![]() |
Member of | Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, Wikimedia Foundation ![]() |
Owner of | Bomis, WikiTribune, WT:Social ![]() |
Influenced by | Ayn Rand, Friedrich Hayek ![]() |
Official website | https://jimmywales.com/ ![]() |
Website account on | Fandom, WT:Social, Fandom ![]() |
Affiliation string | Wikimedia Foundation, Board of Trustees, Wikimedia Foundation, Wikipedia.org ![]() |
Jimmy Donal Wales (dem born am August 7, 1966), dem san so know am for Wikipedia top by de nickname Jimbo, be American–British Internet entrepreneur, webmaster den former financial trader. He be co-founder for de online non-profit encyclopedia Wikipedia den de for-profit wiki hosting service Fandom (formerly Wikia). He job for oda online projects top, wey dey include Bomis, Nupedia, WikiTribune, den WT Social.
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- 1966 births
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- 21st-century American businesspeople
- American technology company founders
- Auburn University alumni
- American Wikimedians
- Berkman Fellows
- British technology company founders
- British Wikimedians
- Creative Commons-licensed authors
- Indiana University alumni
- History of Wikipedia
- People wey komot Huntsville, Alabama
- People wey komot St. Petersburg, Florida
- University of Alabama alumni
- Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees members
- Wikipedia people