J.K. Rowling Named Most Powerful Author on Earth

J.K.R. has been named #9 on "The Celebrity 100" on Forbes.com. She is sandwiched between Brad Pitt and The Police. Her "pay rank" is 1, her "web rank" is 23, her "Press Rank" is 27, her "TV/Radio Rank" is 64, and her "Power Rank" is (as we already said) 9. Forbes reports her pay at $300 million US dollars! The top 10 also includes Oprah, Tiger Woods, Angelina Jolie, Beyonce, David Beckham, Johny Depp, and Jay-Z. Not only does she have the highest pay of anybody on the list, she is also the only author in the top 30. And she is one of only four total authors on the list. These authors are J.K.R. (9), Stephen King (34), James Patterson (58), and Tom Clancy (75). Forbes has this to say about our favorite author "It was wizardry that transformed J.K. Rowling from a destitute single mother on welfare into a best-selling billionaire."