J.K. Rowling is a British author best known for her Harry Potter book series. She was born in 1965 in Yate, England and studied at the University of Exeter. Rowling is famous for writing seven Harry Potter books about the young wizard Harry Potter and his adventures at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The idea for Harry Potter came to her while traveling from Manchester to London. The Harry Potter books have sold over 500 million copies worldwide and been translated into 80 languages.