Jimmy Wales

Co-founder of Wikipedia, internet entrepreneur, founder of WT:Social, advocate for free knowledge and open access to information.

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Jimmy Wales is an American internet entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Wikipedia, the world's largest free online encyclopedia.
He launched Wikipedia in 2001 alongside Larry Sanger, revolutionizing how knowledge is shared and accessed globally.
Wales has been a prominent advocate for open-source information and free culture movements.
Beyond Wikipedia, he founded WT:Social, a social network aiming to provide an alternative to traditional platforms.
His work has been instrumental in promoting collaborative knowledge creation and digital freedom worldwide.