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10 Rags to Riches Billionaires
By siliconindia
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Monday, 24 October 2011, 16:57 IST |
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J.K. Rowling, United Kingdom
Net worth: $1 billion
Born in Bristol, England into a middle class family. Hit hard by the death of her mother, who suffered from multiple sclerosis, and left for Portugal where she married and had a daughter. Returned to Edinburgh a single mom; lived on welfare while finishing her first Harry Potter tale. The seventh and last book was published in 2007 and the last sequel was divided into parts of which the last part hit the screens a few months back.
