August 8, 1966
Precision: day · Rank: normal
- Source: driver's license
- Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- Source: birth certificate
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Jimmy Wales
co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966)
Jimmy Wales has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists August 7, 1966 in Huntsville, United States.
Born
August 7, 1966
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Huntsville, United States
- Professions
- merchant, Wikimedian, entrepreneur, orator, researcher, businessperson, computer scientist
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, United States
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: August 7, 1966 (WorldCat Entities; marriage certificate; Who's Who in America; The Fine Art Archive; Davos 2014 Participant List) or August 8, 1966 (driver's license; Encyclopædia Britannica Online; birth certificate).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
More about Jimmy Wales
- Birth name
- Jimmy Donal Wales
- Pseudonyms
- Jimbo
Official links & social profiles
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
- WorldCat Entities
- marriage certificate
- Who's Who in America
- The Fine Art Archive
- Davos 2014 Participant List
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Jimmy Wales born?
Jimmy Wales was born in Huntsville, United States.
What was Jimmy Wales’s name at birth?
Jimmy Wales’s recorded birth name is Jimmy Donal Wales.