Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales (; born August 7, 1966) is an American Internet entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and promoter of the online non-profit encyclopedia Wikipedia and the Wikia company. Wales was born in Huntsville, Alabama, United States, where he attended Randolph School, a university-preparatory school, then earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in finance. While in graduate school, he taught at two universities, but left before completing a PhD in order to take a job in finance and later worked as the research director of a Chicago futures and options firm. In 1996, he and two partners founded Bomis, a male-oriented web portal featuring entertainment and adult content. The company would provide the initial funding for the peer-reviewed free encyclopedia Nupedia (2000–2003) and its successor, Wikipedia.

Jimmy Donal Wales (* 7. August 1966 in Huntsville, Alabama), auch bekannt als „Jimbo“, ist ein Unternehmer sowie Mitbegründer und Förderer der freien und kollaborativen Enzyklopädie Wikipedia.

Jimmy Wales (de son nom complet, Jimmy Donal Wales, surnommé Jimbo Wales) (né le à Huntsville en Alabama) est un homme d'affaires américain. Il est le fondateur du fournisseur d'accès à Internet/portail Web américain Bomis et de l'encyclopédie libre, wiki et gratuite du web, Wikipédia, ainsi que d'autres projets basés sur le wiki comme Wikimedia et Wikia.

Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales, född 7 augusti 1966 i Huntsville, Alabama, är en amerikansk internetentreprenör, mest känd som grundare, ibland även kallad medgrundare, av det fria uppslagsverket Wikipedia.

Jimmy Donald „Jimbo” Wales (ur. 7 sierpnia 1966 w Huntsville w stanie Alabama w USA) – biznesmen, zaangażowany w tworzenie serwisów opartych na mechanizmie wiki, założyciel Wikipedii i Wikii.