J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling, a British novelist best known for the Harry Potter series, was born on July 31, 1965, in Yate, England. The Harry Potter books have achieved worldwide recognition and acclaim, winning numerous accolades and selling more than 400 million copies. They are the all-time best-selling fiction books, and the accompanying film series is the all-time highest-grossing film series. Before becoming a novelist, J.K. Rowling worked for Amnesty International as a researcher and bilingual secretary, and in 1990, she had the idea for the Harry Potter series.

Her first Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997), was a bestseller for several weeks, and her recent book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007) won millions of hearts, after which Rowling left her agency and began adult writing under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, with The Cuckoo's Calling in 2013.

Born: July 31, 1965 (age 56)

Nationality: British

Best Works: Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban (1999), Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince (2005), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007), Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone (1997),...

Website: jkrowling.com