JK Rowling
British author Joanne Kathleen Rowling is the creator of the Harry Potter books. As one of the world’s most beloved authors, she is also one of the richest women in the world. Her name is synonymous with Harry Potter, the orphaned boy wizard she created, who attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry along with his best friends, and often finds himself in various scrapes while fighting the evil Lord Voldemort.
Rowling, born in July 31, 1965, studied at and earned a bachelor’s degree in Exeter University. After several hardships publishing the books, Rowling struck gold with Scholastic, Inc. when they published the first book in October of 1998. It was mostly a “magical” trip from there, what with the succeeding books flying off the shelves as soon as they were released, and movie contracts with Warner Brothers soon to follow, Rowling’s fortune was estimated by Forbes Magazine to be at $1 billion, making her a very special case for getting extremely wealthy for writing books.
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