Jimmy Wales is Internet famous.
Jimmy Donal `` Jimbo '' Wales ( [ 'd ʒɪmi_ˈdoʊnəl_ˈweɪlz ] born August 7 , 1966 in Huntsville , Alabama ) is an American Internet entrepreneur . He is the co-founder of Wikipedia , the online non-profit encyclopedia , and the for-profit web hosting company Wikia . His role in creating Wikipedia , which has become the world 's largest encyclopedia , prompted Time Magazine to name him in their 2006 list of `` The 100 Most Influential People in the World '' .