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J. K. Rowling's ethnicity/nationality has been discussed here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here.. Current consensus is that she is British, and that whether she is also English, Scottish or Welsh has no bearing on her work or her biography, and is best not discussed.
The topic of her middle name has been discussed here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here. Her full name is simply Joanne Rowling; she contracted the first name and chose the middle initial K from her grandmother's name, Kathleen, in order to remove the gender association from her own name.
Her married name has been discussed here, here, here, here, here and here. She uses her married name, Murray, for private business, but her maiden name, "Rowling", is used here, as it is the one by which she is most widely known.
The pronunciation of her name has been discussed here, here, here, here and here. She has commented that her name is pronounced like bowling and not like howling.
The topics of her political values and communism in the series have been discussed here, here, here, here, here and here. She has not publicly espoused any radical political views and any attempt to uncover such views in her works is very likely to violate WP:OR.
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Does the 'K.' in her initials stand for anything? Why did she choose a male name as her pseudonym? Seems so wrong. Because she's female, of course.--193.163.223.192 (talk) 16:32, 18 October 2017 (UTC)
Your first question is answered in the article. Your second question is also answered in the article. Chaheel Riens (talk) 10:20, 9 October 2017 (UTC)
18 October 2017? Weird glitch.--193.163.223.192 (talk) 16:59, 10 October 2017 (UTC)
Not a glitch but a typo - you changed it yourself here. Chaheel Riens (talk) 17:10, 10 October 2017 (UTC)
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I don't know what this means: and read for a B.A. in French and Classics at the University of Exeter. Do you mean she studied a bachelor of arts in French and Classics at the university of exeter? Then why not just say that instead of saying 'she read for'. What does that even mean? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.216.136.77 (talk) 05:39, 8 January 2018 (UTC)
Fixed. I changed it to "earned a B.A. in French and Classics". Other sources confirm that she earned the degree, not just "read for" it.
RexxiA —Preceding undated comment added 22:08, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
Are the Harry Potter books something that you would call children's books? I don't know, if this was discussed before, but isn't Young adult fiction the correct description? ZeR0101MiNt (talk) 16:31, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
Maybe.I’m not sure either. But children’s books seem right. It’s what they say in our country. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ColeCole714 (talk • contribs) 07:09, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
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In the first paragraph of the article, it states that she has sold over 400 million copies worldwide. This is an outdated figure from 2008; she has recently surpassed 500 million total sales for the Harry Potter series, and the article should reflect this. Here is the most reliable source I could find: https://www.thebookseller.com/news/harry-potter-books-sales-reach-500-million-worldwide-723556. That source says they received their figure from the publishing house. I could not find the figure stated directly from the publishing house themselves.
Thank you. Nomadben (talk) 00:05, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
Her occupation should include "philanthropist." I'm sure it was just an oversight given that her Lumos foundation is referenced in the article. Here is another famous living person who happens to be a male whose occupation also includes "philanthropist".
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Added . :-) Serendipodous 17:51, 13 August 2018 (UTC)
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"Rowling had gained some creative control on the films, reviewing all the scripts[103] as well as acting as a producer on the final two-part instalment, Deathly Hallows.[104]"
"instalment" is spelled incorrectly. 74.85.95.74 (talk) 19:54, 12 September 2018 (UTC)
See the "common comments" box above. Serendipodous 20:35, 12 September 2018 (UTC)
Not done: As mentioned, "instalment" is correct in British English. Those silly Brits. Saucy[talk – contribs] 04:08, 13 September 2018 (UTC)