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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ID Numbers
- OLID: OL23919A
- Amazon ID: B000AP9A6K
- GoodReads: 1077326
- ISNI: 000000012148628X
- IMDb: nm0746830
- Library of Congress Names: n97108433
- LibraryThing: rowlingjk
- MusicBrainz: 569c0d90-28dd-413b-83e4-aaa7c27e667b
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): RAVV104836
- Storygraph: 6ca9e5f3-d270-4ecf-a0eb-226d334c095e
- VIAF: 116796842
- Wikidata: Q34660
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q34660
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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
- JK.Rowling
- J. K. Rowling Miles
- K. Rowling Joanne,K.Rowling
- J. K. J.K. Rowling
| August 1, 2025 | Edited by WikidataBot | [sync_author_identifiers_with_wikidata] add wikidata remote identifiers |
| July 23, 2025 | Edited by Cheese King of Denmark | Added IMDb identifier |
| June 21, 2025 | Edited by bitnapper | merge authors |
| June 9, 2025 | Edited by Drini | merge authors |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |