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    • Joanne Rowling , known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and philanthropist. She is the author of Harry Potter, 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. The Casual Va… See more

    BornJoanne Rowling · 31 July 1965 · Yate, Gloucestershire, England
    SpouseJorge Arantes · (m. 1992; div. 1995) · Neil Murray (m. 2001)
    Children3
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    Although she writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling, before her remarriage her name was Joanne Rowling, or Jo. At birth, she had no middle name. Staff at Bloomsbury Publishing suggested that she use two init… See more

    Life and career

    Joanne Rowling was born on 31 July 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, to a middle-class family. Her parents Anne (née Volant) and Peter ("Pete") James Rowling had met the previous year on a train, sharing a trip from King's Cros… See more

     
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    J.K. Rowling is the author of the much-loved series of seven Harry Potter novels, originally published between 1997 and 2007. Along with the three companion books written for charity, the series has sold over 500 million copies, been …

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    The Anne Rowling Clinic was founded by a donation from J.K. Rowling in 2010 in memory of her mother Anne, who died in 1990 from complications related to multiple sclerosis. The Clinic delivers clinical care and research to improve the …

  5. J.K. Rowling - Books, Family & Facts - Biography

    Apr 3, 2014 · J.K. Rowling, is a British author and screenwriter best known for her seven-book Harry Potter children's book series. The series has sold more than 500 million...

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    Dec 20, 2016 · Once upon a time, JKRowling.com was a cosy corner of cyberspace where I could share things I was writing, answer readers’ questions, debunk baseless press stories and be as serious or as frivolous as I fancied …

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    3 days ago · J.K. Rowling’s willingness to weigh in on transgender issues has made her a culture-wars combatant since before the turn of the decade.But it hasn’t appeared to affect her lucrative ...

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    J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter™️ series is now available on Yoto! I spent a year living in Paris, while I was studying for my degree in French and Classics at Exeter University. I was on a train from Manchester to London when I came …

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