British author known as the creator of the Harry Potter series.
Born 31 July 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
Known as J.K. Rowling because her first publisher, Bloomsbury, did not believe boys would read books by a woman. Used the name of her grandmother, Kathleen, to create her initials-led name form. Writes under the Robert Galbraith pseudonym for her Cormoran Strike series of crime fiction novels for adults.

Officer (OBE) - Order of the British Empire.