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J. K. Rowling
English author
browse: film producers, writers, novelists
alive
- born
- 1965
- died
- no date on record
- age
- 61
- known for
- film producer, writer, novelist
born 1965

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who j. k. rowling is
Joanne Rowling, better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, philanthropist, producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for writing Harry Potter, a seven-volume series about a young wizard and the best-selling book series in history, with over 600 million copies sold. She also writes Cormoran Strike, an ongoing crime fiction series, under the alias Robert Galbraith.
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