Jimmy Wales was born on 7 August, 1966 in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. He is 59 years old. He is a Chairman Emeritus. During his life, he has lived in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, Chicago, Illinois, United States, San Diego, California, United States, and London. His longest period of living in one place was in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States (18 years). He studied at Auburn University, University of Alabama, and Indiana University. He has worked for Chicago Options Associates. His most recent job was at Chicago Options Associates. He has had relationships with 3 people. His current relationship is with Kate Garvey. He is the child of Doris Wales. He has 2 children, Kira Wales and Ada Wales.
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Jimmy Donal Wales , also known as Jimbo Wales, is an American Internet entrepreneur and former financial trader. Most notably, he co-founded Wikipedia, a nonprofit free encyclopedia, and Fandom , a for-profit wiki hosting service. He has also worked on Bomis, Nupedia, WikiTribune, and Trust Café . Born in Huntsville, Alabama, Wales attended Randolph School and earned finance degrees from Auburn University and the University of Alabama.
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