2. J.K. Rowling:

Joanne Rowling, famously known by her pen as J.K. Rowling, was born on 31^st July, 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England.  Before becoming a famous novelist around the world, she served as the secretary for the London office of Amnesty International. But as she always dreamt of becoming a writer, she started writing stories secretly on her work computer at her office. After writing stories during the working hours became a routine, her employers got fed up of this practice which finally forced them to fire her from the job.

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But that didn’t avoid her from writing up stories, but actually, it made her to completely focus on her writing. And now, after she proved herself as a fantastic and popular writer with her series of Harry Potter novel, she has never turned back. Now, she is a multi-billionaire author of one of the most successful book series of all time.

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