Rowena Ravenclaw is the Hogwarts founder associated with Ravenclaw house in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. She is one of the four medieval witches and wizards credited with establishing Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Ravenclaw house traditionally values intelligence, learning, creativity, and wit. Its emblem is an eagle, despite the house name referring to a raven, and its colors in the books are blue and bronze. The house’s students are sorted by the Sorting Hat.
The four founders are Rowena Ravenclaw, Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, and Salazar Slytherin. Their names are sometimes mixed up because each founder is linked to a house and a distinctive set of values. Rowling’s additional lore states that Ravenclaw’s daughter, Helena, became the Grey Lady, Ravenclaw’s house ghost.