J.K. Rowling's net worth according to Forbes Rich List

Net Worth:

$1 Billion - As of March 2011

Source:

Novelist (Harry Potter)

Citizenship:

United Kingdom

Residence: Edinburgh, Scotland , Age: 45 , Marital Status: Married , Children: 3

British author, Joanne Kathleen Rowling, has an estimated net worth of $1 billion (£620 million) as of March 2011, according to Forbes Magazine rich list. Rowling is the world’s richest author and Harry Potter Author. The first female billionaire novelist, celebrated the release of the eighth and final film in the Harry Potter series, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II,” 13 years after the release of the first book. The Harry Potter series has earned $6.4 billion at the global box office. Between the films, books, merchandise and amusement park at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. If she never comes up with another good idea, she will be able to collect Harry Potter money for the rest of her life.
Rowling wrote the first Potter books while a single mother living on welfare. She wrote the last book in the upscale Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Written on a manual typewriter, the manuscript for the first Harry Potter novel was rejected by 12 publishers and paid her just £1,500 as an advance when finally accepted. Her success shows that if you have the talent and the determination, hundreds of millions of pounds can be yours. Joanne Rowling was born on 31 July 1965  in Yate, Gloucestershire, England.