J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling, born Joanne Rowling on July 31, 1965, in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, is a British author and philanthropist. She is best known for creating the Harry Potter series, a seven-volume fantasy novel series published from 1997 to 2007. The series has sold over 600 million copies, been translated into 84 languages, and spawned a global media franchise including films and video games.

Her journey to success was not easy. She conceived the idea for the Harry Potter series while working as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty International in 1990. The seven-year period that followed saw the death of her mother, the birth of her first child, divorce from her first husband, and relative poverty until the first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was published in 1997. Six sequels followed, concluding with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in 2007. By 2008, Forbes had named her the world's highest-paid author.

Her lifestyle reflects her commitment to self-development and philanthropy. Despite her immense wealth, she remains humble and has donated significant amounts to various charities. She established the Volant Charitable Trust in 2000 and co-founded the charity Lumos in 2005. Her philanthropy centers on medical causes and supporting at-risk women and children.

Full Name	J.K. Rowling
Other Name	Joanne Rowling J. K. Rowling Robert Galbraith
Gender	Female
Occupation	Author/Philanthropist/Producer/Screenwriter
Date of Birth	31-July-1965 (60 years)
Birth Year	1965
Birth Location	Yate, Gloucestershire, England

In 2012, Forbes estimated that her charitable giving totaled $160 million. She has also donated to Britain's Labour Party and opposed Scottish independence and Brexit. Her personal life has seen its share of ups and downs. She married Jorge Arantes in 1992, and they had a daughter, Jessica, in 1993. However, the marriage ended in divorce in 1995. In 2001, she married Dr. Neil Murray, and they have two children, David and Mackenzie. The family resides in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Her career began with humble beginnings. After graduating from the University of Exeter in 1986, she worked for Amnesty International in London, where she started to write the Harry Potter adventures.

In the early 1990s, she traveled to Portugal to teach English as a foreign language, but after a brief marriage and the birth of her daughter, she returned to the United Kingdom, settling in Edinburgh. Living on public assistance between stints as a French teacher, she continued to write. The success of the Harry Potter series brought her wealth and recognition, which she has used to advance philanthropic endeavors and political causes. She has also written novels for adults, including The Casual Vacancy in 2012. She writes the Cormoran Strike series, an ongoing crime fiction series, under the alias Robert Galbraith.

She has been awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to children's literature in 2000 and was made a Companion of Honour for services to literature and philanthropy in 2017.

She has also received the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2010 and the Freedom of the City of London in 2012. Her Harry Potter series has garnered multiple British Book Awards, including the Children's Book of the Year in 1997 and 1998 for the first two volumes. The series has also won the Hugo Award for the fourth book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and the British Book Awards' adult prize for the sixth novel, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.