Inventor
Jimmy Wales
Wikipedia co-founder
1966 - today
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Jimmy Wales
His biography is available in 185 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 177 in 2024). Jimmy Wales is the 31st most popular inventor (up from 43rd in 2024), the 369th most popular biography from United States (up from 394th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Inventor.
Jimmy Wales is most famous for being the founder of Wikipedia.
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Historical Popularity Index
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#1
Jimmy Wales is the most memorable of the 14 notable people born in Huntsville, Alabama, United States, ahead of Tallulah Bankhead, Michael E. Brown, and Kim Dickens.
#1
Of the 1,168 people in Pantheon born in 1966, Jimmy Wales is the most memorable.
185
Jimmy Wales's biography appears in 185 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 99% of all Inventors.
Aug 7
Jimmy Wales shares a August 7 birthday with Mata Hari, Elizabeth Báthory, and Edgar the Peaceful.
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Among Inventors
Among inventors, Jimmy Wales ranks 31 out of 426. Before him are Bartolomeo Cristofori, Werner von Siemens, John Logie Baird, Denis Papin, Thomas Newcomen, and Abbas ibn Firnas. After him are Ernő Rubik, Samuel Colt, Gideon Sundback, John Herschel, Antonio Meucci, and Igor Sikorsky.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
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Bartolomeo Cristofori
1655 - 1731
HPI: 76.05
Rank: 25
Werner von Siemens
1816 - 1892
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 26
John Logie Baird
1888 - 1946
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 27
Denis Papin
1647 - 1712
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 28
Thomas Newcomen
1663 - 1729
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 29
Abbas ibn Firnas
810 - 887
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 30
Jimmy Wales
1966 - Present
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 31
Ernő Rubik
1944 - Present
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 32
Samuel Colt
1814 - 1862
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 33
Gideon Sundback
1880 - 1954
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 34
John Herschel
1792 - 1871
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 35
Antonio Meucci
1808 - 1889
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 36
Igor Sikorsky
1889 - 1972
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 37
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1966, Jimmy Wales ranks 1. After him are Sinéad O'Connor, Romário, Mike Tyson, Sophie Marceau, George Weah, Salma Hayek, Grigori Perelman, Hristo Stoichkov, Eric Cantona, Tony Adams, and Helena Bonham Carter.
Others Born in 1966
Go to all RankingsJimmy Wales
INVENTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 1
Sinéad O'Connor
SINGER
1966 - 2023
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 2
Romário
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 3
Mike Tyson
BOXER
1966 - Present
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 4
Sophie Marceau
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 5
George Weah
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 6
Salma Hayek
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 7
Grigori Perelman
MATHEMATICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 8
Hristo Stoichkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 9
Eric Cantona
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 10
Tony Adams
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 11
Helena Bonham Carter
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 12
In United States
Among people born in United States, Jimmy Wales ranks 369 out of 20,380. Before him are Irvin D. Yalom (1931), Bernie Sanders (1941), Margaret Hamilton (1936), Ed White (1930), Willis Lamb (1913), and Robert E. Lee (1807). After him are Jesse Owens (1913), Spencer Tracy (1900), Philip K. Dick (1928), Ava Gardner (1922), Gertrude B. Elion (1918), and The Undertaker (1965).
Others born in United States
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Irvin D. Yalom
PSYCHOLOGIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 363
Bernie Sanders
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 364
Margaret Hamilton
BUSINESSPERSON
1936 - Present
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 365
Ed White
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1967
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 366
Willis Lamb
PHYSICIST
1913 - 2008
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 367
Robert E. Lee
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1807 - 1870
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 368
Jimmy Wales
INVENTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 369
Jesse Owens
ATHLETE
1913 - 1980
HPI: 75.19
Rank: 370
Spencer Tracy
ACTOR
1900 - 1967
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 371
Philip K. Dick
WRITER
1928 - 1982
HPI: 75.12
Rank: 372
Ava Gardner
ACTOR
1922 - 1990
HPI: 75.11
Rank: 373
Gertrude B. Elion
CHEMIST
1918 - 1999
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 374
The Undertaker
WRESTLER
1965 - Present
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 375
Among Inventors In United States
Among inventors born in United States, Jimmy Wales ranks 6. Before him are Thomas Edison (1847), Henry Ford (1863), Samuel Morse (1791), Eli Whitney (1765), and Lee de Forest (1873). After him are Samuel Colt (1814), Bob Kahn (1938), Herman Hollerith (1860), Robert Fulton (1765), Steve Wozniak (1950), and George Westinghouse (1846).
Thomas Edison
1847 - 1931
HPI: 91.65
Rank: 1
Henry Ford
1863 - 1947
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 2
Samuel Morse
1791 - 1872
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 3
Eli Whitney
1765 - 1825
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 4
Lee de Forest
1873 - 1961
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 5
Jimmy Wales
1966 - Present
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 6
Samuel Colt
1814 - 1862
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 7
Bob Kahn
1938 - Present
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 8
Herman Hollerith
1860 - 1929
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 9
Robert Fulton
1765 - 1815
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 10
Steve Wozniak
1950 - Present
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 11
George Westinghouse
1846 - 1914
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 12
