If you tuned in to Barbara Walters’ special: 10 Most Fascinating People of 2007, you saw Katherine Heigl, the Beckhams, Don Imus, Jennifer Hudson, MySpace’s Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe, Bill Clinton, Hugo Chavez and Justin Timberlake. But who was Barbara Walters’ pick for the most fascinating person of the year?

The honor of most fascinating person of 2007 goes to author J.K. Rowling.

According to Barbara Walters, when selecting the 10 Most Fascinating People of 2007, “We wanted people who accomplished something in the last year. People who made a difference.”

Walters take on best-selling Harry Potter author, J.K. Rowling: “No one suspected that out of the ordinary stuff of childhood, she would create a fantasy world that would captivate everybody.”