J.K ROWLING (1965- )

Joanne Kathleen Rowling is the auther of the Harry Potter books.She wrote her first story, called 'Rabbit' when she was six.Before she became famous she worked as an English teacher.She had the idea for Harry Potter when she was on a train.It ltook five years to write the first book.Now you can buy her books in 200 different contries and read them in 61 languages.