Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. For most of the series, he is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts. As part of his backstory, it is revealed that he is the founder and leader of the Order of the Phoenix, an organisation dedicated to fighting Lord Voldemort, the main antagonist of the series. Dumbledore was portrayed by Richard Harris in the film adaptations of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. After Harris' death, Michael Gambon portrayed Dumbledore for all of the remaining Harry Potter films. Jude Law portrayed Dumbledore as a young man in the prequel film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Rowling stated she chose the name Dumbledore, which is a dialectal word for "bumblebee", because of Dumbledore's love of music: she imagined him walking around "humming to himself a lot".
| First appearance | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997) |
| Last appearance | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007) |
| Created by | J. K. Rowling |
| Portrayed by | Richard Harris (films 1–2), Michael Gambon (films 3–8), Jude Law (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald), Toby Regbo (young, film 7, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald) |
| House | Gryffindor |
| Occupation | Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (1960s–1997), Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot (1978–1997), Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards (1983–1995), Transfiguration Professor of Hogwarts (1930–1956), Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor of Hogwarts (c. 1910s–1930) |
| Family | Percival Dumbledore (father), Kendra Dumbledore (mother), Aberforth Dumbledore (brother), Ariana Dumbledore (sister), Aurelius Dumbledore (alleged brother) |
| Born | 1881 |
| Died | 30 June 1997 |
About Albus Dumbledore
Headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts as well as the founder and leader of the Order of the Phoenix, an organization determined to stop Lord Voldemort.
Achievement of Albus Dumbledore
He was introduced in J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States).
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Latest information about Albus Dumbledore updated on July 28 2021.
