Jane Porter (Tarzan)

Jane Porter
Early depiction by J. Allen St. John from
The Beasts of Tarzan (1st edition, 1916)
First appearanceTarzan of the Apes
Last appearanceTarzan the Magnificent
Created byEdgar Rice Burroughs
In-universe information
AliasJane Clayton
SpeciesHuman
GenderFemale
TitleLady Greystoke, Chieftess of the Waziri
SpouseTarzan (husband)
ChildrenKorak (son)
RelativesProf. Archimedes Q. Porter (father)
Mrs. Porter (mother; first name unknown)
Meriem (daughter-in-law)
Jackie (grandson)
NationalityAmerican/British

Jane Porter (later Jane Clayton, Lady Greystoke) is a fictional character in Edgar Rice Burroughs's series of Tarzan novels and in adaptations of the saga to other media, particularly film. Jane, an American from Baltimore, Maryland, is the daughter of professor Archimedes Q. Porter. She becomes the love interest, later the wife of Tarzan and subsequently the mother of their son, Korak. She develops over the course of the series from a conventional damsel in distress, who must be rescued from various perils, to an educated, competent and capable adventuress in her own right, fully capable of defending herself and surviving on her own in the jungles of Africa.