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.
20 works Add another?
Most Editions
Most Editions
First Published
Most Recent
Top Rated
Reading Log
Trending
Random
Subjects
Fiction, Children's fiction, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary organization), Juvenile fiction, New York Times bestseller, Wizards, Wizards, fiction, England, fiction, Fantasy, Fantasy fiction, Ficción juvenil, Harry Potter (Fictitious character), Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary place), Magic, Magic, fiction, Potter, harry (fictitious character), fiction, Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse, English literature, Escuelas, Fantasy & Magic, Friendship, Harry Potter (Fictional character), Hermione Granger (Fictitious character), Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry (imaginary organization), fiction, Reading Level-Grade 11Places
England, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Privet Drive, Angleterre, 4 Privet Drive, Anglija, Azkaban, Diagon Alley, Forbidden Forest, Grimmauld Place, Gringotts Wizarding Bank, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary organization), Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary place), Hogwarts Schools of Witchcraft and Wizardry, King's Cross Station, Leaky Cauldron, London, Platform Nine and Three-quartersPeople
Harry Potter, Harry Potter (Fictitious character), Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Hermine Granger, Ron Weasly, Albus Dumbledore, Lord Voldemort, Draco Malfoy, Dudley Dursley, Dumbledore, Hagrid, Severus Snape, Argus Filch, Blaise Zabini, Bloody Baron, Dean Thomas, Fat Friar, Fat Lady, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Gregory Goyle, Hannah Abbott, Hermione Granger (Fictitious character)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
Links outside Open Library
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
| December 25, 2025 | Edited by Drini | reverted to revision 125 |
| November 25, 2025 | Edited by Randy Maas | Edited without comment. |
| 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 |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |