She wrote the Harry Potter books.
Her birthday is on the 31 of July
She used to be an English teacher
She has 3 children (see Related Question below the answer area)
Harry Potter idea came to her on a train ride to Manchester
She's sold over 1 billion books worldwide
She has a little sister named Di.
She based Hermione Granger on herself
She's British
She hand writes her books
She's good at keeping secrets
She's a great role model
She wrote her first book when she was six but the book didn't get published.
Her first book was about a rabbit called Rabbit
One of her favorite movies was "The fabulous baker boys"
She likes the rock band "The Smiths"
To date (2008), is the best-selling author in the history of literature and the first to become a billionaire from writing books. She is the first author billionaire.
Her hero is Robert F. Kennedy
On the first day the last HP book sold over 8 million copies.
She now lives in a castle
She first wrote "Harry Potter" to pay her gas bills
She helps run a charity.
She wrote "The Tales of Beedle the Bard"
She likes writing.
She likes reading
She likes relaxing
She was awarded O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 2000.
When the first "Harry Potter" novel was published, the publisher asked her to use initials rather than her first name, because boys would be biased against a book written a woman. Since she only had one given name, they then asked her to make up another initial; she took "K." from her favorite grandmother, Kathleen.
She writes in a cafe or at home.
She graduated from Exeter University.
Is an avid train buff.
She met Barack Obama
The day she signed her contract for the first "Harry Potter" novel, the publishing representative told her she would not make any money selling children's books.
Was almost barred from boarding a plane from the U.S. to the U.K. when airport security personnel demanded that her manuscript for her final book be screened or placed in her checked luggage. Rowling refused to give up the manuscript, which was bound with rubber bands.
She finished writing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in a hotel room.
Owns two properties in the Perthshire and Edinburgh areas of Scotland. In 2003, she hired a former SAS officer as her bodyguard to patrol her Perth home and protect her family.
Shares the same birthday with Michael Klesic, Wesley Snipes, Ben Chaplin, Barry Van Dyke, Emilia Fox and Loren Dean.
She Is a huge fan of "Monty Python".
She likes comedy books.
The fifth book in the Harry Potter series, entitled "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", was published on June 21 2003. It was approximately 896 pages long, containing 38 chapters and over 255,000 words, making it her longest "Harry Potter" book yet. The first U.S. printing was 8.5 million copies, an American publishing record.
She has blonde hair.
As of November 2002, the year and month of the second "Harry Potter" movie (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) being released, her franchise of books have currently sold over 175,000,000 copies and printed in over 200 languages to become the biggest and fastest selling novels ever.
Her book, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", was the top-selling book of 2000, with 7 million hardcovers sold.
She received an honorary degree from Edinburgh University in recognition of the Potter books and her outstanding contribution to children's literature. [7 July 2004]
She appeared on the Channel Four documentary The Importance of Being Morrissey (2002) (TV).
She wrote her first book when she was 5 or 6!It was about a rabbit.
J. K. Rowling (born 1965), the British author of 'Harry Potter' series
Well, I think her last name's Rowling. But I'm not 100% sure. It might also be Smith. Or Graham. Or Happydungryson. One of them.
1. J K stands for Joanne Kathleen, although she has no middle name. The Kathleen is part of her pen name.
2. She went from living on welfare to becoming a multi-millionaire in five years.
3. She is ranked as the 12th richest woman in Britian.
4. Her favorite musical group is The Smiths.
5. Her idea for Harry Potter fully formed while on a delayed train trip in 1990.
6. The idea of the Dementors in the Harry Potter series came from her illness of clinical depression.
7. She was born on 31 July 1965.
8. She is married to Neil Michael Murray.
9. She has stated in an interview that her hero is Robert F. Kennedy
10. She was teaching English in Portugal when she met her first husband Jorge Arantes.
11. Paul wants to marry her.
12. she has three children, two girls and one boy
13. her first book (Harry Potter and the Socerrer's Stone or how ever you spell it) was published and improved in 1998
Well, it is amazing but J.K. (Joanne Kathleen) Rowling was actually quite poor before she wrote the Harry Potter and became extremely rich. She wrote Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone in a cafe, which had heating that her apartment lacked, and was rejected by many publishers before beginning one of the most popular series ever. She actually thought of Harry Potter on a train, apparently the characters 'just walked into her head' By the time she arrived at Kings Cross Station, she was thinking a lot about the idea.
In my opinion J.K. Rowling has written the best series I have ever read. If you haven't read them I would highly suggest you do!
She and Harry Potter share the same birthday: July 31st. Interesting, right?
she has a daughter named Jessica and she was born in 1993
