Jimmy Wales

Jimmy Wales

human

Sex or gender	male
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.

Distinctions

Wales for de 2011 Gottlieb Duttweiler Awards Show

Wales dey receive honorary doctorate from Maastricht University, 2015

Jimmy Wales dey accept de Dan David Prize for de Tel Aviv University, 2015