J. K. Rowling

Joanne Rowling (Joanne Kathleen Rowling is not her legal name; see below for the explanation) OBE (born 31 July 1965), commonly known as J. K. Rowling (pronunciation: role-ing, as in rolling stone) is a British fiction writer. Rowling is most famous as author of the Harry Potter fantasy series, which has gained international attention, won multiple awards and sold a reported 300 million copies worldwide as of 2005. In February 2004, Forbes magazine estimated her fortune as £576 million (just over US$1 billion), making her the first person to become a US dollar billionaire by writing books. Rowling is also believed to be the wealthiest woman in the United Kingdom, well ahead of even Queen Elizabeth II, but this is unproven as the Queen's personal fortune is hidden in 'The Bank of England Nominees' making her fortune known to only her closest officials.http://www.forbes.com/2004/02/26/cx_jw_0226rowlingbill04.html http://www.forbes.com/lists/results.jhtml?passListId=10&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&searchParameter1=unset&searchParameter2=unset&resultsHowMany=25&resultsSortProperties=%2Bstringfield11%2C-numberfield3&resultsSortCategoryName=Country&fromColumnClick=&bktDisplayField=&bktDisplayFieldLength=&category1=category&category2=category&passKeyword=&resultsStart=301

External links

• English section of J.K. Rowling's official personal site
• English section of J.K. Rowling's official personal site (text-only version)
• MuggleNet/The Leaky Cauldron interview
• J.K. Rowling and Dr. Neil Murray Marriage Profile
• Rowling biography
• An introduction to J.K. Rowling
• BBC news report on suit
• "Potter creator buys Scots hideaway" - BBC News article, dated 22 November 2001 (reference)
• "Baby joy for JK Rowling" - BBC News article, dated 24 March 2003 (reference)
• "Potter author has baby boy" - BBC News article, dated 25 March 2003 (reference)
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