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J. K. Rowling

Joanne "Jo" Murray, OBE (née Rowling), better known under the pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author best known as the creator of the Harry Potter fantasy series, the idea for which was conceived whilst on a train trip from Manchester to London in 1990. The Potter books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, sold more than 400 million copies, and been the basis for a popular series of films.

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Born 31 July 1965

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  • Cover of: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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  • Cover of: Harry Potter et la Chambre des Secrets

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  • Cover of: ཧ་རུའེ་ཕོད་དར་དང་ཨ་ཙེ་ཁཱ་པན་གྱི་བརྩོན་པ།

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  • Cover of: Harry Potter et la Coupe de Feu

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  • Cover of: Harry Potter i Zakon Feniksa

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  • Cover of: Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe

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  • Cover of: Ŭmyu siin Bidŭl iyagi: Run muncha ro toen wŏnbon ŭl Herŭmionnŭ Gŭreinjŏ ka pŏnyŏk hada

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  • Cover of: Les animaux fantastiques : Vie & habitat

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  • Cover of: Trafny wybor

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  • Cover of: Quidditch Through The Ages

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  • Cover of: Les animaux fantastiques: Le texte du film

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  • Cover of: Harry Potter si Pocalul de Foc

    First published in 2003 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: ハリー ポッターと謎のプリンス: 下

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  • Cover of: 해리 포터와 불사조 기사단: 4

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  • Cover of: 해리 포터와 불사조 기사단: 3

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  • Cover of: Harry Potter și Ordinul Phoenix

    First published in 2017 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: 해리포터 : 불사조 기사단: 5

    First published in 2017 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: 해리포터와혼혈왕자: III

    First published in 2005 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: 해리포터와 혼혈 왕자: IV

    First published in 2008 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Harry Potter a ohnivý pohár

    First published in 2003 — 1 edition
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Born 31 July 1965

Subjects

Fiction, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary organization), Juvenile fiction, Magic, Wizards, Children's fiction, Harry Potter (Fictitious character), Wizards, fiction, Fantasy, Fantasy fiction, Ficción juvenil, New York Times bestseller, Schools, England, fiction, Fantasy & Magic, Harry Potter (Fictional character), Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary place), Magic, fiction, Potter, harry (fictitious character), fiction, Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse, English literature, Escuelas, Friendship, Hermione Granger (Fictitious character), Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry (imaginary organization), fiction

Places

England, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Privet Drive, London, Angleterre, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary organization), Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary place), 4 Privet Drive, Azkaban, Diagon Alley, Forbidden Forest, Grimmauld Place, Gringotts Wizarding Bank, Hogwarts Schools of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Inglaterra, King's Cross Station, Leaky Cauldron, London (England), Platform Nine and Three-quarters

People

Harry Potter, Harry Potter (Fictitious character), Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Albus Dumbledore, Hermine Granger, Ron Weasly, Draco Malfoy, Hagrid, Lord Voldemort, Dudley Dursley, Dumbledore, Ginny Weasley, Severus Snape, Argus Filch, Aunts, Blaise Zabini, Bloody Baron, Cousins, Dean Thomas, Dobby, Fat Friar, Fat Lady, Fred Weasley, George Weasley

Time

2000-2009, Late 1990s, Witches, late 1990s

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Alternative names

  • Joanne Rowling
  • Joanne K. Rowling
  • Jo Murray
  • Kennilworthy Whisp
  • JK Rowling
  • Robert Galbraith
  • Джоан Роулінг
  • Dzhoan Rouling
  • J.K. Rowling
  • ROWLING
  • روبرت غالبريث - Robert Galbraith
  • Rouling Dzh.K.
  • Newt Scamander
  • Newton Scamander
  • J. K Rowling (creator) Jack Thorne
  • J.k. Rowling
  • Rowling.J.K.
  • J K Rowling
  • J. K Rowling
  • J-K Rowling
  • Joanne K Rowling
  • J. K. ROWLING

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September 11, 2024 Edited by Zora Elbe merge authors
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