Tell about J. K. Rowling ?

But, her publisher did suggest she not use her real name Joanne Rowling for her books, because they didn't believe boys would want to read a fantasy book about a boy wizard that was written by a woman.

She wrote two companion books to the Harry Potter series in 2001: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages.

The "K" in J.K. is the initial of her grandmother's name — Kathleen. Rowling had no middle names of her own. Friends and family call her "Jo

Rowling has a charitable heart and a funny bone. In 2009, she donated the proceeds of the two Potter companion books to Comic Relief — a total estimated at over £17 million and counting

In 1993, she spent Christmas in Edinburgh with her sister and her young daughter Jessica. She stayed for a few months and received welfare benefits while she finished Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

She received an honourary degree from Harvard University in 2008, where she gave a stirring commencement speech, which you can watch below.

A voracious reader from an early age, Rowling said she based the character of Hermione Granger on her 11-year-old self.

Only one Harry Potter character is named after a real person — Natalie McDonald, who was a young Canadian girl who wrote to Rowling shortly before she died of cancer.

She used to write books for her family's entertainment and penned her first one at age six, titled Rabbit.

The Casual Vacancy was adapted into a TV three-part miniseries. It aired in early 2015 on BBC One and HBO.

Rowling has over 14 million Twitter followers. She regularly communicates with fans and even gets into arguments over comments or behaviour she disagrees with.

She's a big fan of the block-building video game Minecraft, which she plays with her son David.

In 2015, Rowling came to the defense of tennis star Serena Williams on Twitter when some one posted a sexist comment about Williams' physique. She has also called out Rupert Murdoch for making Islamophobic comments.

In her late 20s, struggling as an underemployed single mom after a failed marriage, Rowling went through a period of clinical depression. Her experiences with this later inspired her descriptions of the soul-stealing Dementors introduced in the third Potter book.

You know you've become an icon when you make a guest appearance on The Simpsons. Rowling was animated into the long-running comedy series in 2003, in an episode in which the family visits the U.K.

Her net worth is estimated to be around $1 billion U.S. In 2004, Forbes magazine declared her the first person to become a U.S.-dollar billionaire primarily through book writing.

Rowling founded the international children's organization Lumos, whose mission is to "support the 8 million children in institutions worldwide to regain their right to a family life and to end the institutionalization of children.

In March 2015, Rowling received the British Red Cross Humanity Award for her charitable work and advocacy for humanitarian causes. The award honours prominent philanthropists and humanitarians whose work has changed people's lives around the world.

Rowling's parents actually met on a train from King's Cross Station. Potter fans will recognize King's Cross as the magical gateway into the wizarding world.

In 2010, when J.K. Rowling turned 45 — the same age her mother was when she died of multiple sclerosis — Rowling donated £10 million to the University of Edinburgh to found a clinic in her mother's name. The Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic opened in January 2013.

I am quite disciplined in my writing and do try to have a set working day, but I don't set myself targets of number of words to achieve."

In March 2015, Rowling received the British Red Cross Humanity Award for her charitable work and advocacy for humanitarian causes. The award honours prominent philanthropists and humanitarians whose work has changed people's lives around the world.

The first print run of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was a mere 1,000 copies.

Due to the popularity of the books, Quidditch has become an actual sport with teams at many universities and its own world cup tournament.

Rowling has a charitable heart and a funny bone. In 2009, she donated the proceeds of the two Potter companion books to Comic Relief  — a total estimated at over £17 million and counting.