People associated with Perth and Kinross

Joanne Rowling, better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, philanthropist, producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for writing Harry Potter, a seven-volume series about a young wizard. Published from 1997 to 2007, the fantasy novels are the best-selling book series in history, with over 600 million copies sold. They have been translated into 84 languages and have spawned a global media franchise including films and video games. She writes Cormoran Strike, an ongoing crime fiction series, under the alias Robert Galbraith.

British children's writer and illustrator (1866–1943)

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964

English prince and earl

Scottish politician (born 1962)

Scottish politician

British actor (1911-1989)

British obstetrician and life peer

British politician (1930-2015)

British general (1896–1983)

title in the Peerage of Scotland

British judge (born 1938)

Scottish feminist and suffragette

British courtier (1814-1897); Mistress of the Robes and Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria