Horoscopes of celebrities with Pluto in 12th House

	Born:	June 1, 1926
	in:	Los Angeles (CA) (United States)
	Sun:	10°27' Gemini	AS:	13°03' Léo
	Moon:	19°06' Aquarius	MC:	6°00' Taurus
Dominants:		Leo, Gemini, Aquarius Neptune, Sun, Moon Houses 7, 11, 8 / Air, Fire / Fixed
Chinese Astrology:		Fire Tiger
Numerology:		Birthpath 7
Height:		Marilyn Monroe is 5' 5½" (1m66) tall
Popularity:		362,277 clicks, 3rd woman, 9th celebrity

Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962; baptized Norma Jeane Baker) was an American actress, singer, model and film producer. After spending much of her childhood in foster homes, Monroe began a career as a model, which led to a film contract in 1946. Her early roles were minor, but her performances in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve (both 1950) were well received, and as her career progressed she became known as a sex symbol. She was praised for her comedic ability in such films as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Marry a Millionaire and The Seven Year Itch, and became one of Hollywood's most popular performers. The typecasting of Monroe's "dumb blonde" persona limited her career prospects, and she broadened her range. Her marriage to baseball...

	Born:	April 25, 1940
	in:	Manhattan Beach, NY (United States)
	Sun:	5°17' Taurus	AS:	4°54' Léo
	Moon:	21°41' Sagittarius	MC:	21°42' Aries
Dominants:		Aries, Leo, Taurus Jupiter, Pluto, Sun Houses 10, 11, 5 / Fire, Earth / Fixed
Chinese Astrology:		Metal Dragon
Numerology:		Birthpath 7
Height:		Al Pacino is 5' 7" (1m70) tall
Popularity:		117,667 clicks, 29th man, 65th celebrity

Alfredo James "Al" Pacino (born April 25, 1940) is an Academy Award, Emmy Award and Tony Award-winning American stage and film actor who played such iconic roles as Michael Corleone in The Godfather Trilogy and Tony Montana in the 1983 film Scarface. He is regarded by many as one of the best actors of his generation. In 1966, Pacino studied under legendary acting coach Lee Strasberg (alongside whom he would later feature in the 1974 film The Godfather Part II). He found acting to be an enjoyable talent that he had possessed since childhood, though it left him penniless and homeless. But by the end of the decade, he had won an Obie award for stage work in The Indian Wants the Bronx and a Tony award for Best Supporting Actor in the Broadway play, Does the Tiger Wear a Necktie?. He made hi...

	Born:	June 9, 1981
	in:	Jerusalem (Israel)
	Sun:	18°37' Gemini	AS:	11°19' Scorpio
	Moon:	19°39' Virgo	MC:	16°08' Léo
Dominants:		Libra, Gemini, Scorpio Pluto, Saturn, Mercury Houses 8, 11, 12 / Air, Water / Cardinal
Chinese Astrology:		Metal Rooster
Numerology:		Birthpath 7
Height:		Natalie Portman is 5' 3" (1m60) tall
Popularity:		111,781 clicks, 37th woman, 70th celebrity

Natalie Portman (Hebrew: נטלי פורטמן), born Natalie Hershlag (Hebrew: נטלי הרשלג) on June 9, 1981, is a Golden Globe-winning, Academy Award-nominated Israeli-American actress. As a child, Portman spent her school holidays attending theater camps. After some experience in an off-Broadway musical, she was cast in Léon (aka The Professional) at age 12. During the mid-1990s, Portman had roles in the films Heat, Everyone Says I Love You and Mars Attacks!, as well as a major role in Beautiful Girls. In the late 1990s, she was cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. She placed a priority on her education, and pursued tertiary studies at Harvard University as a psych...

	Born:	November 1, 1973
	in:	Mangalore (India)
	Sun:	8°24' Scorpio	AS:	17°18' Libra
	Moon:	13°32' Capricorn	MC:	16°08' Cancer
Dominants:		Libra, Scorpio, Capricorn Uranus, Moon, Pluto Houses 3, 1, 7 / Air, Water / Cardinal
Chinese Astrology:		Water Ox
Numerology:		Birthpath 5
Height:		Aishwarya Rai is 5' 7" (1m70) tall
Popularity:		94,887 clicks, 45th woman, 88th celebrity

Aishwarya Rai (born November 1, 1973), is a three-time Filmfare Award-winning Indian actress. She was Miss World in 1994 and has acted in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and English films. Rai is married to Indian actor Abhishek Bachchan and is daughter-in-law to Amitabh Bachchan. Aishwarya Rai was born in Mangalore, in the South Indian state of Karnataka, to Krishnaraj Rai, a marine engineer, and Vrinda Rai, a writer. Her ancestors are from the Bunt (community) of Mangalore.Her family later relocated to Mumbai(Bombay). Rai has one brother, Aditya Rai, who is three years older than she is. Aditya is a film producer, and has occasionally produced films in which Rai acted. Aditya got married in early 2004. Rai attended the Arya Vidya Mandir at Santacruz, Mumbai, then entered Ruparel College, Mat...

	Born:	September 5, 1946
	in:	Zanzibar (Tanzania)
	Sun:	11°55' Virgo	AS:	21°18' Léo
	Moon:	27°54' Sagittarius	MC:	27°34' Taurus
Dominants:		Libra, Virgo, Leo Venus, Mercury, Pluto Houses 1, 2, 3 / Fire, Earth / Mutable
Chinese Astrology:		Fire Dog
Numerology:		Birthpath 7
Height:		Freddie Mercury is 5' 9½" (1m77) tall
Popularity:		93,555 clicks, 46th man, 91st celebrity

Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British rock musician and songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Queen and often heralded as one of the best rock singers of all time. He is remembered for his vocal abilities and charisma as a live performer. As a songwriter, he composed many international hits, including "Killer Queen", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Somebody to Love", "We Are the Champions" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love". In late 1991, Mercury died of Bronchopneumonia brought on by AIDS. Freddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara on the African island of Zanzibar, at the time a British colony, now part of Tanzania. His parents, Bomi and Jer Bulsara, were Parsi-Zoroastrians from India. The family had emigrated to Zanzibar ...

	Born:	February 24, 1955
	in:	San Francisco (CA) (United States)
	Sun:	5°45' Pisces	AS:	22°17' Virgo
	Moon:	7°45' Aries	MC:	21°19' Gemini
Dominants:		Aries, Virgo, Aquarius Mercury, Mars, Jupiter Houses 5, 8, 6 / Water, Air / Cardinal
Chinese Astrology:		Wood Goat
Numerology:		Birthpath 1
Height:		Steve Jobs is 6' 2" (1m88) tall
Popularity:		90,483 clicks, 49th man, 97th celebrity

Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 (source: his birth certificate) – October 5, 2011) was an American computer entrepreneur and inventor. He was co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Jobs also previously served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios; he became a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company in 2006, following the acquisition of Pixar by Disney. He was credited in Toy Story (1995) as an executive producer. In the late 1970s, Jobs, with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Mike Markkula, and others, designed, developed, and marketed one of the first commercially successful lines of personal computers, the Apple II series. In the early 1980s, Jobs was among the first to see the commercial potential of Xerox PARC's mouse-driven gra...

	Born:	April 22, 1937
	in:	Neptune City (NJ) (United States)
	Sun:	2°06' Taurus	AS:	1°43' Léo
	Moon:	29°03' Virgo	MC:	17°39' Aries
Dominants:		Taurus, Aries, Leo Pluto, Sun, Jupiter Houses 10, 3, 12 / Earth, Fire / Fixed
Chinese Astrology:		Fire Ox
Numerology:		Birthpath 1
Height:		Jack Nicholson is 5' 9½" (1m77) tall
Popularity:		79,807 clicks, 59th man, 122nd celebrity

John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937), better known as Jack Nicholson or The Jack is an iconic, three-time Academy Award and seven time Golden Globe winning American method actor known for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters. He has been nominated for an Academy Award 12 times. He is tied with Walter Brennan for most wins by a male actor; he and Brennan are second to Katharine Hepburn for most acting wins overall (Hepburn had four). He is also one of only two actors to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting (either lead or supporting) in every decade since the 1960s. The other is Michael Caine. He has also won seven Golden Globe Awards and he received a Kennedy Centre Honor in 2001. He is best known for his films Chinatown, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's N...

	Born:	April 19, 1965
	in:	Lyon 4e (France)
	Sun:	29°22' Aries	AS:	1°48' Libra
	Moon:	13°09' Sagittarius	MC:	2°12' Cancer
Dominants:		Aries, Taurus, Virgo Venus, Moon, Sun Houses 8, 12, 3 / Earth, Fire / Cardinal
Chinese Astrology:		Wood Snake
Numerology:		Birthpath 8
Popularity:		74,824 clicks, 71st woman, 137th celebrity

Natalie Dessay (born Nathalie Dessaix, 19 April 1965, in Lyon) is a French soprano. She dropped the "h" in her first name in honor of Natalie Wood when she was in grade school and subsequently simplified the spelling of her surname. From actress to vocalist Initially an actress, Dessay was encouraged to study voice at the Conservatoire national de région de Bordeaux and gained experience as a chorister in Toulouse. At the competition Les Voix Nouvelles, run by France Telecom, she was awarded First Prize (Premier Prix de Concours) followed by a year's study at Paris Opera's Ecole d'Art Lyrique, where she sang "Elisa" in Mozart's Il re pastore. Also, she entered the International Mozart Competition at the Vienna Staatsoper, winning First Prize. Dessay is considered to be a coloratura sop...

	Born:	November 13, 1969
	in:	Glasgow (United Kingdom)
	Sun:	20°37' Scorpio	AS:	15°20' Libra
	Moon:	4°22' Capricorn	MC:	21°23' Cancer
Dominants:		Scorpio, Libra, Capricorn Uranus, Venus, Jupiter Houses 2, 1, 12 / Water, Air / Cardinal
Chinese Astrology:		Earth Rooster
Numerology:		Birthpath 4
Height:		Gerard Butler is 6' 2" (1m88) tall
Popularity:		69,906 clicks, 69th man, 145th celebrity

Gerard James Butler (born November 13, 1969) is a Scottish actor and singer, perhaps best known for his roles as the Phantom from The Phantom of the Opera, as well as King Leonidas from 300. Early life Gerard Butler, who is of Scottish/Irish descent, was born in Glasgow, Scotland to Edward and Margaret Butler. Youngest of three, Butler has an older brother Brian and sister Lynne. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Montreal, Canada, where he lived until he was 2 years old. At that time, his parents separated, and his mother Margaret returned with her children to Scotland. Gerry grew up in the Gallowhill area of Paisley near Glasgow. Upon his mother's remarriage the family moved to the district of Ralston. He had no further contact with his father until age 16. Butler attend...

	Born:	June 3, 1986
	in:	Manacor, Majorca (Spain)
	Sun:	12°50' Gemini	AS:	20°44' Scorpio
	Moon:	0°45' Taurus	MC:	1°49' Virgo
Dominants:		Scorpio, Gemini, Capricorn Pluto, Mercury, Moon Houses 8, 2, 6 / Water, Earth / Mutable
Chinese Astrology:		Fire Tiger
Numerology:		Birthpath 6
Height:		Rafael Nadal is 6' 1" (1m85) tall
Popularity:		66,646 clicks, 75th man, 155th celebrity

Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera (Catalan: ; Spanish: ) (born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. As of 11 June 2012, he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time; his success on clay has earned him the nickname "The King of Clay", and has prompted many experts to regard him as the greatest clay court player in the history of tennis. Nadal has won eleven Grand Slam singles titles, including a record seven French Open titles, the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles, a record 21 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, and was also part of the Spain Davis Cup team that won the finals in 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2011. He completed the Career Grand Slam by winning the 201...

	Born:	July 9, 1956
	in:	Concord (CA) (United States)
	Sun:	17°29' Cancer	AS:	21°46' Virgo
	Moon:	9°52' Léo	MC:	20°42' Gemini
Dominants:		Gemini, Cancer, Virgo Venus, Mercury, Mars Houses 10, 6, 11 / Water, Air / Mutable
Chinese Astrology:		Fire Monkey
Numerology:		Birthpath 1
Height:		Tom Hanks is 6' (1m83) tall
Popularity:		66,610 clicks, 76th man, 156th celebrity

Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American film actor, Emmy-winning director, voice-over artist and movie producer who starred in family-friendly and screwball comedies before achieving notable success as a dramatic actor in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. As of September 24, 2006, Hanks is the highest-grossing lead actor of all time, with a combined gross of over USD$3.3 billion and a worldwide gross of nearly $6 billion. Hanks followed Philadelphia with the 1994 summer hit Forrest Gump. Hanks explained what appealed to him about the script: "When I read the script for Gump, I saw it as one of those kind of grand, hopeful movies that the audience can go to and feel ... some hope for their lot and their position in life... I got that from the...

	Born:	May 16, 1974
	in:	Solarolo, Ravenna (Italy)
	Sun:	25°24' Taurus	AS:	29°13' Libra
	Moon:	21°00' Pisces	MC:	5°57' Léo
Dominants:		Libra, Pisces, Taurus Uranus, Mercury, Venus Houses 5, 7, 8 / Air, Fire / Cardinal
Chinese Astrology:		Wood Tiger
Numerology:		Birthpath 6
Height:		Laura Pausini is 5' 6½" (1m69) tall
Popularity:		64,711 clicks, 85th woman, 169th celebrity

Laura Pausini (born May 16, 1974) is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award-winning Italian pop singer, popular in some European and Latin American countries, famed for her soulful voice, her romantic Adult Contemporary ballads and love songs. She has recorded songs in Italian, Spanish, and English, French and Portuguese. Laura Pausini was born in May 16, 1974 in Faenza, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, in Northern Italy, and was raised in the town of Solarolo. She started to sing in local piano bars with her father Fabrizio, a musician and singer, when she was only eight years old. At the age of thirteen, Laura had her first recording experience with the album I sogni di Laura, a semi-professional release produced by her father in 1987. In 1993 her career was launched when she won the prestigio...

	Born:	August 5, 1968
	in:	Neuilly-sur-Seine (92) (France)
	Sun:	13°02' Léo	AS:	15°29' Libra
	Moon:	2°03' Capricorn	MC:	19°41' Cancer
Dominants:		Leo, Cancer, Libra Venus, Sun, Saturn Houses 10, 11, 3 / Fire, Earth / Cardinal
Chinese Astrology:		Earth Monkey
Numerology:		Birthpath 1
Height:		Marine Le Pen is 5' 8½" (1m74) tall
Popularity:		63,211 clicks, 89th woman, 175th celebrity

Marine Le Pen, born Marion Anne Perrine Le Pen on 5 August 1968 at Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine), is a French politician, a lawyer by profession and president of the Front National (FN) political party since 16 January 2011. She is the youngest daughter of the French politician, Jean-Marie Le Pen, former president of the FN and currently its honorary chairman. She joined the FN in 1986, its Executive Committee in 2000 and has been vice-president of the FN (2003–2011). She currently is an ex-officio member of the FN Executive Office, Executive Committee and Central Committee. She has been a regional councillor since 1998 (Île-de-France: 2004-2010, Nord-Pas-de-Calais: 1998-2004, 2010–), a Member of the European Parliament since 2004 (Île-de-France: 2004-2009, North-West France: 20...

	Born:	November 26, 1939
	in:	Nutbush, TN (United States)
	Sun:	4°01' Sagittarius	AS:	17°25' Léo
	Moon:	7°14' Gemini	MC:	10°42' Taurus
Dominants:		Sagittarius, Leo, Pisces Sun, Venus, Uranus Houses 4, 10, 5 / Fire, Earth / Mutable
Chinese Astrology:		Earth Cat
Numerology:		Birthpath 5
Height:		Tina Turner is 5' 4" (1m63) tall
Popularity:		60,995 clicks, 99th woman, 187th celebrity

Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock) (November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award-winning, American Singer, Dancer, and performer whose career has spanned from 1960 to present. Tina Turner's popularity and success in rock and roll throughout the 1980s and 1990s garnered her the title, "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll". Tina Turner is noted for her energetic stage presence, and her physical trademarks, such as her long, well-proportioned legs, hair, and her instantly identifiable voice. Born in Nutbush, Tennessee, at age 16, she moved to St. Louis, Missouri, and became well known for her high energy performances with The Ike & Tina Turner Revue during the 1960s and 1970s. At the height of The Revue's success, Tina Turner developed a reputation as a consummate live entertainer. Although wel...

	Born:	May 11, 1904
	in:	Figueras (Spain)
	Sun:	20°13' Taurus	AS:	19°42' Cancer
	Moon:	2°28' Aries	MC:	29°45' Pisces
Dominants:		Taurus, Aries, Cancer Moon, Venus, Neptune Houses 10, 11, 12 / Earth, Fire / Cardinal
Chinese Astrology:		Wood Dragon
Numerology:		Birthpath 3
Height:		Salvador Dalí is 5' 7½" (1m72) tall
Popularity:		60,081 clicks, 91st man, 192nd celebrity

Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí Domènech Marquis of Pubol (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989), popularly known as Salvador Dalí, was a Spanish artist and one of the most important painters of the 20th century. He was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking, bizarre, and beautiful images in his surrealist work. His painterly skills are often attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters. His best known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in 1931. Salvador Dalí's artistic repertoire also included film, sculpture, and photography. He collaborated with Walt Disney on the Academy Award-nominated short cartoon Destino, which was released posthumously in 2003. Born in Catalonia, Spain, Dalí insisted on his "Arab lineage," claiming that his ancestors descended from the Moors wh...

	Born:	January 25, 1981
	in:	Marseille (France)
	Sun:	4°57' Aquarius	AS:	6°22' Scorpio
	Moon:	0°20' Libra	MC:	13°25' Léo
Dominants:		Aquarius, Libra, Scorpio Pluto, Mars, Mercury Houses 4, 11, 3 / Air, Water / Fixed
Chinese Astrology:		Metal Monkey
Numerology:		Birthpath 9
Height:		Clara Morgane is 5' 5½" (1m66) tall
Popularity:		57,871 clicks, 109th woman, 208th celebrity

Clara Morgane (real name is Emmanuelle Aurélie Munos), now a singer, media personnality and TV host, is a former French porn star who was born on January 25, 1981 in Marseille. At age 12, Morgane was a photographic model through a modelling agency. However, at age 19, she discovered porn during an erotic exhibition show in Paris and decided to give it a try. She was unusual in that, at first, she appeared in a series of films with only one partner; Greg Centauro, who was then her boyfriend. She has been the anchorwoman of the Journal du hard, on the pay-TV channel Canal+, since September 2001. She also writes sex advice columns in a few French magazines for teenagers and adults. In France, she often appears on national TV and provides a kind of socially acceptable, family friendly re...

	Born:	March 31, 1971
	in:	Perth (United Kingdom)
	Sun:	10°25' Aries	AS:	14°51' Libra
	Moon:	18°03' Gemini	MC:	20°50' Cancer
Dominants:		Libra, Aries, Pisces Uranus, Sun, Venus Houses 6, 12, 5 / Air, Fire / Cardinal
Chinese Astrology:		Metal Pig
Numerology:		Birthpath 7
Height:		Ewan McGregor is 5' 10½" (1m79) tall
Popularity:		49,041 clicks, 143rd man, 264th celebrity

Ewan Gordon McGregor (born March 31, 1971) is a Scottish actor who has had significant success in mainstream, indie and art house films. He is ranked #36 in Empire magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. McGregor was born in Crieff, Scotland to James McGregor, a retired dormer school teacher, and Carole (née Lawson), also a teacher. His mother is the sister of actor Denis Lawson, the sister-in-law of the late actress Sheila Gish, and the aunt of Lou Gish. McGregor attended Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1988 to study drama. Six months before graduating, he won a leading role in Dennis Potter’s six-part BBC series Lipstick on Your Collar, and has been working steadily ever since. He made his feature film debut in 1993 in Bill Forsyth’s Being Human. The following y...

	Born:	February 21, 1979
	in:	Waco (TX) (United States)
	Sun:	2°58' Pisces	AS:	1°05' Scorpio
	Moon:	0°28' Capricorn	MC:	4°02' Léo
Dominants:		Leo, Scorpio, Pisces Jupiter, Pluto, Sun Houses 4, 3, 9 / Water, Fire / Fixed
Chinese Astrology:		Earth Goat
Numerology:		Birthpath 4
Height:		Jennifer Love Hewitt is 5' 2½" (1m59) tall
Popularity:		48,014 clicks, 127th woman, 276th celebrity

Jennifer Love Hewitt (born February 21, 1979) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is well-known for her television and film roles in the Fox television series Party of Five and its spin-off Time Of Your Life, as Sarah Reeves, and also starred in I Know What You Did Last Summer and its sequel, as Julie James. Hewitt can currently be seen on the CBS top-rated television series Ghost Whisperer, as Melinda Gordon, a young newlywed who communicates with the dead. Early life and career Hewitt was born in Waco, Texas, to Herbert Daniel Hewitt and Patricia Mae Shipp. Her father is a technician and her mother worked as a speech-language pathologist. Hewitt grew up in Harker Heights, Texas. After the divorce of her parents, Hewitt and her only sibling, Todd Hewitt, were brought up ...

	Born:	July 5, 1979
	in:	Saint-Germain-en-Laye (France)
	Sun:	12°59' Cancer	AS:	8°05' Scorpio
	Moon:	17°29' Scorpio	MC:	20°10' Léo
Dominants:		Scorpio, Leo, Cancer Uranus, Pluto, Jupiter Houses 9, 1, 8 / Water, Fire / Fixed
Chinese Astrology:		Earth Goat
Numerology:		Birthpath 11
Height:		Amélie Mauresmo is 5' 9" (1m75) tall
Popularity:		46,002 clicks, 132nd woman, 284th celebrity

Amélie Simone Mauresmo (born on 5 July 1979) is a French professional tennis player and is a former World No. 1. She is currently the third ranked player in the world. She has won two Grand Slam singles titles, the 2006 Australian Open and 2006 Wimbledon. Mauresmo first attained the top ranking on September 13, 2004, holding it for five weeks on that occasion. She was the fourteenth World No. 1 in women's tennis since the computer rankings began. She is well known for her powerful one-handed backhand (a rarity in women's tennis) and her strong net play. She is coached by Loïc Courteau. Amélie Mauresmo was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Inspired by watching Yannick Noah win the 1983 French Open on television, Mauresmo began to play tennis at the age of 4. In 1996, Mauresmo captured...

	Born:	July 31, 1965
	in:	Bristol (United Kingdom)
	Sun:	7°58' Léo	AS:	1°45' Libra
	Moon:	19°05' Virgo	MC:	2°16' Cancer
Dominants:		Virgo, Leo, Libra Moon, Venus, Sun Houses 11, 12, 6 / Earth, Air / Mutable
Chinese Astrology:		Wood Snake
Numerology:		Birthpath 5
Height:		J. K. Rowling is 5' 5" (1m65) tall
Popularity:		41,515 clicks, 153rd woman, 336th celebrity

Joanne "Jo" Rowling OBE (born 31 July 1965 (birth time source: http://planetaryinfluence.com/charts/j-k-rowling/ it's an assumption)) is an English fiction writer who writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling. Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series, which has gained international attention, won multiple awards, and sold over 325 million copies worldwide. In February 2004, Forbes magazine estimated her fortune at £576 million (just over US$1 billion and still is at the same spot in 2007), making her the first person to become a US-dollar billionaire by writing books. In 2006, Forbes named her the second richest female entertainer in the world, behind talk show host Oprah Winfrey. Name Rowling's surname is pronounced "rolling" (IPA: /rəʊ.lɪŋ/). Her ful...