Albus Dumbledore

Albus Dumbledore
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter character
	Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore
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 films); Toby Regbo (young, film 7, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald);
House	Gryffindor
In-universe information
Full name	Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore
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 (nephew);
Significant other	Gellert Grindelwald
Nationality	British
Born	1881
Died	30 June 1997

Prof. 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 (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). Following Harris' death in October 2002, Michael Gambon portrayed Dumbledore in the six remaining Harry Potter films from 2004 to 2011. Jude Law portrayed Dumbledore as a middle-aged man in the prequel films Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022).

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".

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