Harry Potter author JK Rowling turns 46

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Harry Potter author JK Rowling turns 46

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The creator of the Harry Potter, JK Rowling, is celebrating her 46th birth day on July 31.

31 July,2011 05:40 am

Harry Potter novel series have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, sold more than 400 million copies and been the basis for a popular series of films, in which Rowling had overall approval on the scripts as well as maintaining creative control by serving as a producer on the final installment.Rowling is perhaps equally famous for her rags to riches life story, in which she progressed from living on benefits to multi-millionaire status within five years. When its latest world billionaires list was published on March 2011, Forbes estimated Rowlings net worth to be US$1 billion.The 2008 Sunday Times Rich List estimated Rowlings fortune at $798 million, ranking her as the twelfth richest woman in the United Kingdom.Forbes ranked Rowling as the forty-eighth most powerful celebrity of 2007 and Time magazine named her as a runner-up for its 2007 Person of the Year, noting the social, moral, and political inspiration she has given her fans.In October 2010, JK Rowling was named Most Influential Woman in Britain by leading magazine editors.She has become a notable philanthropist, supporting such charities as Comic Relief, One Parent Families, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain and Lumos.Rowling launched her website with the URL, www.jkrowling.com, where additional information about her characters is available. Rowling did not announce her new Harry Potter Novel yet.