Full Property Details for 795 Hammond Drive #603. 1  Sold For: $122,000. 2  HOA FEE: $311. 3  Taxes: $899 (2014)  Status: 1  Closed. Type: Condo /Townhouse.  MLS ID: 1  5555849. Added: 656 day(s)  ago.
Early Struggles. Joanne Rowling, best known as J.K. Rowling, was born on July 31, 1965, in Yate, England. She adopted her pen name, J.K., incorporating her grandmother's name, Kathleen, for the latter initial (Rowling does not have a middle name).
J.K. Rowling was a single mom living off welfare when she began writing the first Harry Potter novel. Photo by Dan Hallman/Invision/AP. Rowling is now internationally renowned for her seven-book Harry Potter series and, in U.S. currency, became the first billionaire author in 2004.