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).
It's a double birthday! J.K. Rowling was born July 31, 1965, in Bristol, England. From the stories that Rowling tells about her composition of the Harry Potter book series, Harry was born on a train one day when she imagined the story. Harry's official birthday as recorded in the novels, however, is July 31.