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Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales (born August 7, 1966) is a British-American Internet entrepreneur, webmaster, and former financial trader. He is a co-founder of Wikipedia and the for-profit wiki hosting service Fandom (formerly Wikia). He has worked on other online projects, including Bomis, Nupedia, WikiTribune, and WT Social.
- Fandom, Inc
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- Kate Garvey
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Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales ( / ˈdoʊnəl ˈweɪlz /; born August 7, 1966 [3]) is an American-born British Internet entrepreneur. He is one of the people who started Wikipedia and Wikia. [4] [5] Wales was born in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. There, he went to Randolph School.
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Feb 2, 2024 · Jimmy Wales (born August 8, 1966, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. [see Researcher’s Note]) American entrepreneur, who cofounded Wikipedia, a free Internet-based encyclopaedia operating under an open-source management style. Wales received degrees in finance from Auburn University (B.S.) and the University of Alabama (M.S.).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Feb 7, 2014 · Fri 7 Feb 2014 02.01 EST. On Wikipedia, you're "Jimbo", are you called that in the real world too? No. Just Jimmy in the real world. Many many years ago, when I first got on the internet, I was...
Learn about Jimmy Wales, the U.S. internet entrepreneur and wiki pioneer who created Wikipedia, the 5th most visited web site worldwide. Find out his background, achievements, awards, and interests in this brief biography.
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Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, shares how he built a collaborative online encyclopedia with a ragtag band of volunteers. Watch his TEDGlobal 2005 talk and learn about the history, challenges and vision of Wikipedia.
Jimmy Wales is the founder of Wikipedia and a member of its governing board. He also supports and celebrates the Wikimedia movement and its volunteers through talks and awards.