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. Born July 31, 1965; 61 today. Alive at the same time as Barack Obama, Salvador Dalí, Pope Francis, Neil Armstrong, and Stephen Hawking. Wiki link