Jimmy Wales is an entrepreneur.
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 .