Jimmy wales short biography

Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales (; born August 7, 1966^[3]) is an American-born BritishInternetentrepreneur. 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. He then earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in finance. In 1996, he and two partners started Bomis. Bomis was an Internet portal with entertainment and adult content. The company gave money for Nupedia (2000–2003) and, after that, Wikipedia.

Personal life

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Wales has been married three times. He also has three children. Jimmy is of Jewish ancestry^[6][7] When he was 20, Wales married Pam.^[7] Pam was a worker at a store in Alabama.^[7] He met his second wife, Christine Rohan, through a friend in Chicago.^[6] They had a daughter before their marriage ended. Wales moved to San Diego in 1998.

In 2002, he moved