| Allan Quatermain | |
|---|---|
| Allan Quatermain character | |
 Quatermain depicted by Charles H. M. Kerr in the frontispiece to Allan Quatermain (1887) | |
| Created by | Sir H. Rider Haggard |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | Macumazahn, Macumazana, Hunter Quatermain, Shabaka, Wi |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Professional hunter |
| Spouses | Marie Marais, Stella Carson |
| Children | Harry Quatermain |
| Nationality | British |
Allan Quatermain is the protagonist of H. Rider Haggard's 1885 novel King Solomon's Mines, its one sequel Allan Quatermain (1887), twelve prequel novels and four prequel short stories, totalling eighteen works.[1] An English professional big game hunter and adventurer, in film and television he has been portrayed by Richard Chamberlain, Sean Connery, Cedric Hardwicke, Patrick Swayze and Stewart Granger among others.
- ^ Miller, Thos. Kent. "Fate as a Character: H. Rider Haggard's Secret Currents". In Wormwood (magazine): Literature of the Fantastic, Supernatural and Decadent. New Yorkshire UK, Tartarus Press, 2013 ISSN 1744-2834.