J.K. Rowling
The queen. J.K. Rowling is the creator of the wonderful world of Harry Potter. We owe years of mystery, magic, and adventure to her. J.K. Rowling came up with the idea of Harry Potter while she was riding through England on a train one afternoon. Our genius of an author was not able to get her hands on a pen when she first came up with the idea of Harry, so she just let her brain formulate one of the greatest series of our time. After completing the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone, she had quite a difficult time finding a publisher. She submitted her manuscript about seven times before someone finally made an offer. After that, she sold publishing rights to Scholastic, and Harry Potter became a world wide phenomenon. Many different awards, charities, books, and movies later, J.K. Rowling is one of the most renowned and wealthy authors of our day.