# Is Jimmy "Wikipedia" Wales Handsome? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 18, 2010, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jimmy-wikipedia-wales-handsome/561096 "2010-11-18T15:07:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jimmy-wikipedia-wales-handsome/561096/1 "2010-11-18T15:07:57Z")
Those of you who visit the Wikipedia will note when you go there, you get hit with a personal appeal from [Jimmy Wales](http://images.google.com/images?btnG=Google+Search&safe=off&filter=0&q=jimmy%20wales) founder (or co-founder, depending on whom you believe). He seems to be quite the handsome man to me. I’m a gay male, but I was wondering what others think? I never really think of computer people as being attractive, you know you picture them all like Bill Gates, a bit on the dorky side Any other comments you want to make about this guy I’d like to hear ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jimmy-wikipedia-wales-handsome/561096/2 "2010-11-18T15:42:23Z")
Straight female - I said so-so. Good facial structure, nice eyes, hate the facial hair in many of the pics, and looks a bit too weathered for his age. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jimmy-wikipedia-wales-handsome/561096/3 "2010-11-18T17:02:32Z")
I said so/so. It wouldn’t occur to me to call him handsome, but if I got romantically involved with him I’d have no issues with his appearance. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jimmy-wikipedia-wales-handsome/561096/4 "2010-11-18T17:13:43Z")
Glad to be in the majority, although I said so-so because I didn’t want to commit. It’s like betting that a tossed coin will land on its edge. ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jimmy-wikipedia-wales-handsome/561096/5 "2010-11-18T17:14:39Z")
Female, I voted “so-so”. He’s a nice looking guy and has nice eyes and a nice smile, but he’s average to above average, and not strikingly handsome. (PS: Is that you, Jimmy?) ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jimmy-wikipedia-wales-handsome/561096/6 "2010-11-18T17:35:05Z")
Yeah, I voted “so-so” as well. He’s nice enough looking, but not quite in my definition of “handsome”. ---
**Author:** ![Skara\_Brae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Skara\_Brae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skara_Brae)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jimmy-wikipedia-wales-handsome/561096/7 "2010-11-18T18:35:14Z")
I voted so-so as well. He is not classically handsome, but I could see how he could be attractive. He’s not ugly by any stretch. His face has character. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jimmy-wikipedia-wales-handsome/561096/8 "2010-11-18T18:38:02Z")
He looks a little like a poor man’s Daniel Craig, doesn’t he? C’mon, I can’t be the only one to see that, right? Anywho, I voted so-so— he’s handsome enough, just not my type. I like guys with a stronger jawline, personally. ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jimmy-wikipedia-wales-handsome/561096/9 "2010-11-18T18:44:32Z")
I voted ‘So-so’. I’m sure plenty would think him handsome. In some pics he looks pretty good to me, but others show he’s got a recending chin, weakish jawline and slopey forehead. So he’s not my cup of tea. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jimmy-wikipedia-wales-handsome/561096/10 "2010-11-18T19:02:35Z")
I voted “no”. I don’t like his face, including the whiskers but especially the eyes - I don’t trust those eyes. And I don’t like the way he dresses. Roddy ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jimmy-wikipedia-wales-handsome/561096/11 "2010-11-18T19:15:41Z")
On a scale of 0-10, I’d rate him somewhere between a 3.0 and an 8.5. It depends on the angle and lighting and probably a few other factors. When I saw him on Charlie Rose I was very unimpressed by his looks, but some pics get a very different reaction from me. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jimmy-wikipedia-wales-handsome/561096/12 "2010-11-18T19:23:14Z")
Easy enough on the eyes. I like a bit of weathering, though. I am getting a little bit tired of/creeped out by having him staring at me out of every single wikipedia page I visit, though. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jimmy-wikipedia-wales-handsome/561096/13 "2010-11-18T19:40:24Z")
> [@LawMonkey](#): > > … > I am getting a little bit tired of/creeped out by having him staring at me out of every single wikipedia page I visit, though. OK you win the award for best response 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jimmy-wikipedia-wales-handsome/561096/14 "2010-11-18T19:46:10Z")
Halfway between so-so and yes. He’d be a lot closer to yes if he’d shave. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jimmy-wikipedia-wales-handsome/561096/15 "2010-11-18T20:46:52Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > He looks a little like a poor man’s Daniel Craig, doesn’t he? C’mon, I can’t be the only one to see that, right? > > Anywho, I voted so-so— he’s handsome enough, just not my type. I like guys with a stronger jawline, personally. I think he looks like that actor from _Blood Simple._ ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jimmy-wikipedia-wales-handsome/561096/16 "2010-11-18T22:41:11Z")
Straight male here. I think he’s relatively handsome, but the rotating banners of him in various dramatically-lit shots are extremely creepy. It’s the friggin’ Cult of Jimmy. ---
**Author:** ![Spectralist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Spectralist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectralist)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jimmy-wikipedia-wales-handsome/561096/17 "2010-11-19T01:47:20Z")
> [@LawMonkey](#): > > I am getting a little bit tired of/creeped out by having him staring at me out of every single wikipedia page I visit, though. There should be a little ‘x’ in the corner of the banner you can click to make it go away. I clicked it days ago and the banner has never reappeared. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jimmy-wikipedia-wales-handsome/561096/18 "2010-11-19T01:53:28Z")
He’s okay. He looks a bit like Hodgins on _Bones_, only Hodgins is cuter. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jimmy-wikipedia-wales-handsome/561096/19 "2010-11-19T01:55:53Z")
He’s okay-looking. His Ayn Rand obsession is a big turn-off, though. ---
**Author:** ![QuercusMax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/8baadc/32.png) [@QuercusMax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuercusMax)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jimmy-wikipedia-wales-handsome/561096/20 "2010-11-19T02:07:19Z")
Ditto on the creepy thing. He has a pretty creepy stare in some of those pics. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jimmy-wikipedia-wales-handsome/561096.md?page=2)