J.K. Rowling is a British author famed for writing the Harry Potter novels, the best-selling book series in history. Rowling got the idea for Harry Potter while on the train in 1990, and scribbled notes down on napkins. Seven years later, Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone debuted. Over the next 10 years, she released six sequels, ending in Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows. The books were turned into a massive film franchise, on which she served as a producer, a theme park at Universal Studios, and a spinoff film series: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Rowling also penned the Broadway play Harry Potter & The Cursed Child in 2016. She’s also written a number of crime novels under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Rowling is a philanthropist who supports multiple causes, including multiple sclerosis, which her mother suffered from before her death. She is one of the richest authors in the world. To see more pics of Rowling, scroll through this gallery.