Porter or O'Porter is a surname, and may refer to:

Contents

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• Y
• Z

A

• Aaron Porter (born 1985), British student affairs and higher education activist
• Adam Porter (born 2002), English footballer
• Adina Porter, American actress.
• Adriana Porter (1857–1946), Canadian poet and alleged witch
• Agnes Porter (c.1752–1814), Scottish diarist
• Al Porter (born 1993), Irish comedian, actor and writer
• Alan Porter (born 1977), American baseball umpire
• Alana Porter (born 2001), Australian rules footballer
• Albert Porter (cricketer) (1864–1937), English cleric and cricketer
• Albert G. Porter (1824–1897), American politician from Indiana
• Albert S. Porter (1904–1979), American engineer and politician from Ohio
• Alex Porter (born 1980), English volleyball player
• Alexander Porter (1785–1844), American lawyer, planter and politician from Louisiana
• Alexander Porter (cyclist) (born 1996), Australian racing cyclist
• Alice Hobbins Porter (1854–1926), British-American journalist and syndicalist
• Alisan Porter (born 1981), American singer, actress and dancer
• Allan Porter (1934–2022), American-Swiss photographer and journalist
• Alvin Porter (born 1977), American football player
• Amy Porter (flutist), American flutist and pedagogue
• Anna Porter, Canadian publisher and novelist
• Anna Maria Porter (1778–1832), English poet and novelist
• Andrew Porter (baseball) (1910–2010), American baseball player
• Andrew Porter (Civil War general) (1820–1872), Union Army general in the American Civil War
• Andrew Porter (historian) (born 1945), British historian
• Andrew Porter (music critic) (1928–2015), British music critic, opera director and organist
• Andrew Porter (Revolutionary War officer) (1743–1813), American officer in the Revolutionary War
• Andrew Porter (rugby union) (born 1996), Irish rugby union footballer
• Andrew C. Porter (born 1942), American educational psychologist and psychometrician
• Andrew I. Porter (born 1946), American science fiction editor and publisher
• Andrew J. Porter (born 1972), American short story writer and novelist
• Sir Andrew Porter, 1st Baronet (1837–1919), Irish lawyer and judge
• Andrew Horsbrugh-Porter (1907–1986), British Army officer and baronet
• Andy Porter (footballer, born 1937), Scottish footballer
• Andy Porter (footballer, born 1968), English footballer, coach and manager
• Anna Porter, Canadian publisher and novelist
• Anna Maria Porter (1780–1832), English poet and novelist
• Anthony Porter (1954–2021), American murderer
• Archie W. N. Porter (1885–1963), American Episcopal bishop
• Art Porter Sr. (1934–1993), American jazz pianist
• Art Porter Jr. (1961–1996), American jazz saxophonist, son of Art Porter Sr.
• Arthur Porter (cricketer) (1914–1994), English cricketer
• Arthur Porter (engineer) (1910–2010), British-Canadian engineer and computer pioneer
• Arthur Porter (historian) (1924–2019), Creole professor and author
• Arthur Porter (MP) (c.1505–1559), English politician
• Arthur Porter (physician) (1956–2015), Canadian physician and hospital administrator
• Arthur Kingsley Porter (1883–1933), American archaeologist, art historian and medievalist
• Arthur Gould-Porter (1905–1987), English actor
• Aubrey Porter (c.1660–1717), English Member of Parliament
• Augustus Porter (1769–1849), American businessman, judge, farmer and politician from New York State
• Augustus Seymour Porter (1798–1872), American politician from Michigan, son of Augustus Porter
• Austin Porter (born 1997), American singer from boy band PrettyMuch

B

• Barry Porter (1939–1996), British lawyer and politician
• Basil Porter (1916–1997), Australian rugby union footballer
• Benjamin Curtis Porter (1843–1908), American artist
• Benjamin F. Porter (1808–1868), American lawyer, reformer and state legislator in Alabama
• Bern Porter (1911–2004), American artist
• Bernard Porter (born 1941), British historian and academic
• Bernadette Porter (born 1952), British Catholic nun and educator
• Bertha Porter (1852–1941), English biographer and bibliographer
• Beth Porter (1942–2023), American actress and writer who worked in the United Kingdom
• Beulah Wright Porter (1869–1928), American physician and educator
• Bill Porter (author) (born 1943), American author who writes under the name Red Pine
• Bill Porter (golfer) (born 1959), American golfer
• Bill Porter (hurdler) (1926–2000), American track and field hurdler
• Bill Porter (salesman) (1932–2013), American salesman with cerebral palsy
• Bill Porter (sound engineer) (1931–2010), American audio engineer and record producer
• Billie JD Porter (born 1992), British journalist, model and documentary filmmaker
• Billy Porter (born 1969), American actor and singer
• Billy Porter (Australian footballer) (1875–1910), Australian rules footballer
• Billy Porter (criminal) (1850–?), American burglar and underworld figure in New York City
• Billy Porter (footballer, born 1905) (1905–1946), English footballer
• Bo Porter (born 1972), American baseball player, manager and coach
• Bob Porter (baseball) (born 1959), American baseball player
• Bob Porter (footballer) (born 1942), Australian rules footballer
• Bob Porter (record producer) (1940–2021), American blues record producer and radio presenter
• Brad Porter (born 1987), Australian soccer player
• Brett Porter (1913–1970), Australian television producer, writer and director
• Brian Porter (cricketer), Australian cricketer
• Brian J. Porter (born 1958), Canadian banker
• Brian S. Porter (born 1938), American politician and police chief from Alaska
• Brittany Martin Porter, American television producer
• Brock Porter (born 2003), American baseball pitcher
• Bruce Porter (1865–1953), American artist and writer
• Bruce D. Porter (1952–2016), American political scientist, academic and LDS Church general authority
• Bruce Bruce-Porter (1869–1948), British physician and writer
• B. J. Porter (born 1970), American actor, writer and comedian

C

• Caleb Porter (born 1975), American soccer coach
• Callum Porter (born 1999), Australian rules footballer
• Cameron Porter (born 1993), American soccer player
• Carol Porter, American candidate from Georgia, wife of DuBose Porter
• Carol Shea-Porter (born 1952), American politician
• Cassie Porter (born 2002), Australian golfer
• Catherine Porter (born 1965), American singer, songwriter and musician
• Chana Porter, American playwright, novelist, and education activist
• Chanice Porter (born 1994), Jamaican long jumper
• Charles Porter (Australian politician) (1910–2004), Australian politician, author, playwright and broadcaster
• Charles Porter (Lord Chancellor of Ireland) (c. 1630–1696), English-born politician and judge
• Charles Porter (Pennsylvania politician) (1756–1830), American politician, Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
• Charles Ethan Porter (c.1847–1923), American painter
• C. Fred Porter (Charles Frederick Porter) (1883–1971), American official in Iowa
• Charles Talbot Porter (1826–1910), American lawyer, engineer and inventor
• Charles H. Porter (mayor) (1843–1911), American businessman and politician from Massachusetts
• Charles H. Porter (Virginia politician) (1833–1897), American politician from Virginia
• Charles O. Porter (1919–2006), American lawyer and politician from Oregon
• Charles Ethan Porter (1848–1923), American still life painter
• Charles W. Porter (1849–1891), Secretary of State of Vermont
• Charles Talbot Porter (1826–1910), American lawyer, engineer and inventor
• Charlie Porter (1950–2014), American mountaineer and climate change scientist
• Charlie Porter (journalist) (born 1973), British fashion journalist
• Charlie Porter (trumpeter) (born 1978), American trumpeter and composer
• Chilla Porter (Charles Michael Porter, 1936–2020), 1956 Australian Olympic silver medalist in high jump
• Christian Porter (Charles Christian Porter, born 1970), member of the Australian Parliament for Pearce
• Charlotte Porter (1857–1942), American poet, translator and literary critic
• Charmaine Porter (born 1995), British racing cyclist
• Chester Porter (1926–2021), Australian barrister
• Chester W. Porter (1861–1911), American farmer and politician from New York
• Chilla Porter (1936–2020), Australian high jumper and political figure
• Chris Porter (basketball) (born 1978), American basketball player
• Chris Porter (comedian) (born 1979), American comedian
• Chris Porter (footballer, born 1885) (1885–1915), English footballer
• Chris Porter (footballer, born 1979), English football goalkeeper and coach
• Chris Porter (footballer, born 1983), English footballer for Oldham Athletic
• Chris Porter (ice hockey) (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player
• Chris Porter (producer) (active from 1976), British record producer, engineer and narrator
• Christopher Porter (born 1970), Canadian political activist and dolphin merchant
• Christopher Porter (architect) (c.1801–1874), Australian architect
• Christian Porter (born 1970), Australian politician
• Chrystabel Leighton-Porter (1913–2000), English model
• Chuck Porter (baseball) (born 1955), American baseball pitcher
• Chuck Porter (executive) (born 1945), American advertising executive and author
• Chuck Porter (politician), Canadian politician
• Claire Porter (born 1942), American choreographer/comedian
• Claude R. Porter (1872–1946), American lawyer and politician
• Cliff Porter (1899–1976), New Zealand rugby union footballer
• Cloyd A. Porter (born 1935), American politician
• Cody Porter (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
• Cole Porter (1891–1964), American composer
• Colin Porter (born 1975), American baseball player
• Colin Porter (rower) (1930–2020), British rower
• Connie Porter (born 1959), American writer of young-adult books
• Countee Leroy Porter (1903–1946), American writer as Countee Cullen
• Craig Porter Jr. (born 2000), American basketball player
• Curt Porter (born 1988), American football player
• Curtis Porter known as Shafi Hadi (1929–1976), American jazz saxophonist
• Cyril Porter (1890–1964), British track and field athlete
• Cyrus Kinne Porter (1828–1910), American architect

D

• Dameon Porter (born 1975), American football player
• Dan Porter (1931–2017), American baseball player
• Dana Porter (1901–1967), Canadian politician and jurist
• Daniel Porter (born 1992), known professionally as Daniel Portman, Scottish actor
• Daniel Porter (pirate), 18th-century Caribbean pirate and trader
• Daniel J. Porter (born 1966), American businessman
• D. P. Porter (Daniel Price Porter) (1835–1899), Mississippi lawyer and politician
• Darien Porter (born 2001), American football player
• Darrell Porter (1952–2002), American baseball player
• Darren Porter (born 1972), Australian rugby league footballer
• Darwin Porter (born 1937), American travel writer
• Daryl Porter (born 1974), American football player
• Daryl Porter Jr. (born 1990), American attorney and politician
• Daryl Porter Jr. (American football) (born 2002), American football player
• Dave Porter (Canadian politician) (born 1953), Canadian politician
• Dave Porter (composer), American composer
• Dave Porter (Norfolk Islander politician) (born 1954), leader of the Norfolk Liberals
• Dave Porter (sportsman) (1946–2012), American college wrestler and football player
• David Porter (Australian judge), justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania
• David Porter (bishop) (1906–1993), bishop of Aston in the Church of England
• David Porter (British politician) (born 1948), Member of Parliament for Waveney
• David Porter (Ontario politician) (1849–1893), Ontario businessman and political figure
• David Porter (figure skater) (born 1949), Canadian ice dancing champion
• David Porter (Illinois politician), American politician of the 19th century
• David Porter (musician) (born 1941), American musician
• David Porter (naval officer) (1780–1843), United States Navy officer and ambassador
• David Porter (sport shooter) (born 1953), Australian sport shooter
• David Dixon Porter (1813–1891), American Civil War Navy officer, son of David Porter, naval officer
• David Dixon Porter (Medal of Honor) (1877–1944), American Marine officer of the Philippine–American War
• David Richard Porter (1882–1973), American figure in YMCA
• David Stewart Porter (1909–1989), American judge
• David H. Porter (1935–2016), American academic and college head
• David J. Porter (judge) (born 1966), United States circuit judge
• David J. Porter (politician) (born 1956), American member of the Texas Railroad Commission
• David R. Porter (1788–1867), Pennsylvania politician
• David Dineen-Porter (born 1979), Canadian actor, comedian and musician
• Davina Porter, British audiobook narrator and actor
• Dawn Porter (filmmaker), American documentary film director and producer
• Dawn C. Porter, American business academic
• Dawn O'Porter (born 1979), British television presenter and writer
• DeForest Porter (1840–1889), American jurist and politician
• Deborah Porter (born 1958), American non-profit director
• Del Porter (1902–1977), American jazz vocalist, saxophonist and clarinetist
• Delia Lyman Porter (1858–1933), American author and social reformer
• Denaun Porter (born 1978), American rapper under stage names and record producer
• Derek Porter (born 1967), Northern Irish-Canadian rower
• Derek Porter (footballer) (1936–2023), English football player and manager
• Dick Porter (1901–1974), American baseball player
• Don Porter (1912–1997), American actor
• Donald J. Porter (1921–2003), American judge
• Donn F. Porter (1931–1952), American soldier of the Korean War, posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor
• Doreen Porter (born 1941), New Zealand sprinter
• Dorothy Porter (1954–2008), Australian poet, daughter of Chester Porter
• Dorothy B. Porter (1905–1995), American librarian
• Dorothy Germain Porter (1924–2012), American golfer
• Doug Porter (1929–2024), American football coach and college athletics administrator
• Doug Porter (politician) (1916–1989), Australian politician
• DuBose Porter (born 1953), American attorney, politician and newspaper publisher
• Drew Porter (born 1985), Australian cricketer
• Dwight J. Porter (1916–2006), American diplomat

E

• Ebenezer Porter (1772–1834), American minister and writer
• Ebenezer F. Porter (1859–1919), American businessman and politician from Kansas
• Edward Porter (cricketer) (1846–1918), English cricketer
• Edward Porter (Labour politician) (1880–1960), British politician and socialite
• Edward F. Porter (1858–1915), American politician
• Edward Guss Porter (1859–1929), Canadian politician
• Edward S. Porter (1848–1902), American physician in Kentucky
• E. Melvin Porter (Edward Melvin Porter) (1930–2016), American lawyer, politician and civil rights activist
• Edwin S. Porter (1870–1941), American filmmaker
• Eleanor H. Porter (1868–1920), American novelist
• Elias Porter (1914–1987), American psychologist
• Eliot Porter (1901–1990), American photographer
• Eliza Chappell Porter (1807–1888), American educator
• Elizabeth Porter (died 1752), English wife of Samuel Johnson the author
• Elizabeth W. Porter (born 1964), American politician
• Elliott Porter (born 1991), British racing cyclist
• Endymion Porter (1587–1649), English royalist diplomat
• Enid Porter (1908–1984), English curator and collector of folklore
• Eric Porter (1928–1995), English actor
• Eric Porter (filmmaker) (1911–1983), Australian filmmaker and animator
• Erin Porter (born 1990), Canadian curler
• Erin Porter (speed skater) (born 1978), American short track speed skater
• Esther Porter (1900–1935), Ukrainian-Argentine anarchist
• Eugene H. Porter (1856–1929), American physician
• Evan Porter (born 1987), American baseball player and coach
• Ewan Porter (born 1982), Australian golfer

F

• Fairfield Porter (1907–1975), American painter and art critic
• Fannie Porter (born 1873), American madam
• Fitz John Porter (1822–1901), Union Army general in the American Civil War
• Florence Collins Porter (1853–1930), American newspaper editor and temperance advocate
• Foster B. Porter (1891–1965), American politician from Wisconsin
• Frances Porter (1925–2022), New Zealand writer and historian
• Francis Porter (fl. c. 1650 – 1702), Irish Franciscan
• Frank Porter (cricketer), South African cricketer
• Frank Addison Porter (born 1859), American pianist and composer
• Frank B. Porter, pioneer businessman and real estate developer of Monterey Peninsula
• Frank M. Porter, Trinidadian author
• Fred L. Porter (1877–1938), American politician
• Freda Porter (born 1957), American applied mathematician and environmental scientist
• Frederic Hutchinson Porter (1890–1976), American architect
• Frederick Charles Porter (1832–1869), Australian miner and explorer
• F. W. Porter (Frederick William Porter) (1821–1901), Anglo-Irish architect

G

• Gail Porter (born 1971), British television presenter
• Galen Porter (1807–1883), American police captain
• Gareth Porter (born 1942, American historian, investigative journalist and author
• Garnet Porter (1866–1945), American journalist in Canada
• Garth Porter (born 1948), Australian musician
• Gary Porter (American football), American football quarterback
• Gary Porter (driver) (born 1961), American monster-truck racer
• Gary Porter (footballer) (born 1966), English footballer
• Gary Porter (rugby union) (born 1996), South African rugby union footballer
• Gary Porter, Baron Porter of Spalding (born 1960), British politician
• Gene Porter (1910–1993), American jazz saxophonist and clarinettist
• Gene Stratton-Porter (1863–1924), American writer, nature photographer and naturalist
• George Porter (1920–2002), British chemist
• George Porter Jr. (born 1947), American musician
• George Porter (architect) (c.1796–1856), British architect
• George Porter (British politician) (1884–1973), British politician
• George Porter (conspirator) (1659–1728), English soldier and conspirator
• George Porter (cricketer) (1861–1908), English cricketer
• George Porter (footballer) (born 1992), English professional footballer
• George Porter (hurdler) (born 1966), American athlete
• George Porter (mariner) (1786–1872), British mariner and early settler of South Australia
• George Porter (New Zealand politician) (1921–1998), New Zealand architect, company director and politician
• George Porter (Royalist) (bapt.1621–1683), English army officer of the English Civil War
• George Porter (rugby union) (born 1989), English rugby union footballer
• George Bryan Porter (1791–1834), American politician
• George Hornidge Porter (1822–1895), Irish surgeon
• George Richardson Porter (1792–1852), British statistician
• George E. Porter (active 1965–1980), American sound engineer
• George Porter, usual name of George de Hochepied, 6th Baron de Hochepied (1760–1828), British politician
• Gilchrist Porter (1817–1894), American politician and jurist from Missouri
• Gillian Porter (born 1965), Northern Irish television presenter
• Gladys Porter (1894–1967), Canadian politician
• Graeme Porter (born 1955), Australian cricketer
• Greg Porter, American politician
• Greg Porter (game designer), American designer of role-playing games
• Gregory Porter (born 1971), American jazz vocalist
• Gwendoline Porter (1902–1993), British sprinter
• Guy Porter (athlete) (1884–1951), American track and field athlete
• Guy Porter (rugby union) (born 1997), English rugby union footballer
• Guyan Porter (born 1971), Scottish visual artist

H

• Hal Porter (1911–1984), Australian novelist, playwright, poet and author
• Hannah Porter (born 1979), New Zealand rugby union footballer
• Harold Everett Porter (1887–1936), American writer
• Harry Porter (1882–1965), American high jumper
• H. Boone Porter Jr. (Harry Boone Porter Jr.) (1923–1999), American Episcopal priest and liturgist
• Helen Porter (1899–1987), British botanist
• Helen Fogwill Porter (1930–2023), Canadian writer, educator and activist
• Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter (1876–1963), American translator and writer
• Henry Porter (MP) (1613–?), English politician, member of parliaments under Cromwell
• Henry Porter (younger) (1636–?), English politician
• Henry Porter (baseball) (1858–1906), American baseball player
• Henry Porter (Canadian admiral) (1922–2016), Canadian admiral
• Henry Porter (cricketer) (c.1810–1878), English cricketer
• Henry Porter (journalist) (born 1953), English author of thrillers and journalist
• Henry Porter (playwright) (died 1599), English dramatist
• Henry Porter (rugby league) (1910–1990), Australian rugby league footballer
• Henry Porter (younger) (born c.1636), English politician, son of Henry Porter born 1613
• Henry Kirke Porter (1840–1921), American politician from Pennsylvania
• Henry Martyn Porter (1835–1907), Union Army officer of the American Civil War
• Henry Rinaldo Porter (1848–1903), American army surgeon
• H. V. Porter (Henry Porter, 1891–1975), American educator and athletics administrator
• Herbert Porter (born 1938), American campaign aide to Richard Nixon
• Homa J. Porter (1896–1986), American businessman and political activist
• Horace Porter (1837–1921), Union Army general in the American Civil War and railroad executive
• Horace A. Porter (1879–1953), Canadian politician
• Howard Porter (artist), American comic book artist
• Howard Porter (basketball) (1948–2007), American basketball player
• Hugh Porter (born 1940), British cyclist and sports commentator
• Hugh Porter (cricketer) (1911–1982), English cricketer
• Hugh Porter (poet) (1780–1812), Scots-Irish weaver and poet
• Hugh Porter (Wisconsin politician) (1843–1936), American politician in Wisconsin
• H. V. Porter (died 1975), American educator and athletics administrator

I

• Ian Porter (actor) (born 1965), English actor
• Ian Porter (rower), Australian lightweight rower
• Ian Porter (politician) (1950–1999), Australian local politician
• Ian Porter (rugby union) (born 1988), Irish rugby union footballer
• Irv Porter (1888–1971), American baseball player
• Ivan Porter (1918–1990), Australian rules footballer
• Ivor Porter (1913–2012), British diplomat and author

J

• Jack Nusan Porter (born 1944), Ukrainian and American writer, sociologist and activist
• Jack Porter (footballer) (born 2008), English footballer
• Jack Porter (political activist) (1896–1986), Texas businessman and political activist
• Jake Porter (1916–1993), American jazz trumpeter and record producer
• Jalina Porter, American political adviser
• James Porter (Australian politician) (born 1950), Member of the Australian House of Representatives
• James Porter (Catholic priest) (1935–2005), defrocked American priest and child molester
• James Porter (cricketer) (fl.1844–1845), English cricketer
• James Porter (diplomat) (1710–1776), British diplomat
• James Porter (Jacobite) (fl.1686–1701), Vice-Chamberlain of King James II of England who followed him into exile
• James Porter (New Brunswick politician) (1847–1926), farmer, miller and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada
• James Porter (New York politician) (1787–1839), American politician from New York
• James Porter (Presbyterian minister) (1753–1798), Irish presbyterian minister and satirist
• James Porter (Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge) (1827–1900), British academic
• James Ezekiel Porter (1847–1876), American army officer killed in the Battle of the Little Bighorn
• James Frederick Porter (1855–1919), Australian engineer and mine manager
• James Herbert Porter (died 1973), English brewer and brewing executive
• James Madison Porter (1793–1862), American cabinet secretary
• James Madison Porter III (1864–1928), American civil engineer
• James Ward Porter, American Reconstruction era politician in Georgia
• James A. Porter (1905–1970), American art historian
• James A. Porter (novelist) (1836–1897), American novelist
• James D. Porter (1828–1912), American attorney, Confederate Army officer and politician
• James E. Porter (1857–1946), mayor of Kansas City, Kansas
• James W. Porter (judge) (1887–1959), American judge
• James W. Porter (ecologist) (born 1946), American ecologist
• James W. Porter II (born 1949), American lawyer and gun rights activist
• James W. Porter (politician) (fl. 1940s), American politician from New York
• Jamie Porter (born 1993), English cricketer
• Jane Porter (1776–1850), Scottish novelist and dramatist
• Jane Porter (romance author), American fiction author
• Janie Porter Barrett (1865–1948), American social reformer, educator and welfare worker
• Janet Porter (born 1962), American conservative activist and author
• Janet Street-Porter (born 1946), English broadcaster, journalist, writer and media personality
• Jared Porter (born 1979), American baseball executive
• Jarrett Porter (born 1993), American baritone singer
• Jay Porter (1933–2020), American baseball player
• Jean Porter (1922–2018), American actress and writer
• Jean Porter (theologian) (born 1955), American theologian
• Jeff Porter (born 1985), American track and field athlete
• Jeff Porter (politician), American politician from Missouri
• Jenelle Porter, American art curator and author
• Jennie Porter (1879–1936), American educator
• Jennifer Porter, tribal chair of the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho
• Jenny Lind Porter (1927–2020), American poet and teacher
• Jeremiah Porter (born 1998), American actor, dancer and singer
• Jeremy Porter, American guitar player, singer and songwriter
• Jeri Porter (born 1970), American college basketball coach
• Jermain G. Porter (1852–1933), American astronomer
• Jerry Porter (American football) (born 1978), American football player
• Jerry D. Porter (born c.1949), American minister of the Church of the Nazarene
• Jevon Porter, American college basketball player
• Jim Porter (born 1949), Australian rugby league footballer
• Jim Porter (Australian rules footballer) (1892–1936), Australian rules footballer
• Jim Porter (giant) (1811–1859), American tavern keeper and coach driver
• Jimmy Porter (football manager) (1901–1967), British football manager
• Jo Porter, Australian television producer and executive
• Joanna Snowden Porter (1864–1941), American clubwoman
• Jock Porter (John Adam Porter, 1894–1952), Scottish motorcycle racer
• Jody Porter (born 1969), American musician
• Joe Porter (American football) (born 1985), American football player
• Joe Porter (cricketer) (born 1980), English cricketer
• Joe Porter (producer), American record producer and songwriter
• Joe A. Porter, American landscape architect
• Joel Porter (born 1978), Australian soccer player
• Joey Porter (born 1977), American football player
• Joey Porter Jr. (born 2000), American football player
• John Porter (bishop) (died 1819), Anglican bishop in Ireland
• John Porter (footballer, born 1961), Scottish footballer
• John Porter (footballer, born 1886), English footballer
• John Porter (historian), English historian
• John Porter (horseman) (1838–1922), British race horse trainer
• John Porter (ice hockey) (1904–1997), Canadian ice hockey player
• John Porter (Illinois politician) (1935–2022), Illinois politician, U.S. Representative
• John Porter (MP for Maldon) (died c.1660), English lawyer and politician
• John Porter (musician, born 1947), British guitarist, bassist, and producer
• John Porter (musician, born 1950) (born 1950), British musician, composer and songwriter in Poland, partner of Anita Lipnicka
• John Porter (New York politician) (1790–1874), American politician
• John Porter (Pennsylvania politician) (fl. 1810s), Pennsylvania politician, U.S. Representative
• John Porter (portreeve) (1390–1394), English Member of Parliament
• John Porter (settler) (c. 1605–after 1674), founding settler of Portsmouth, Rhode Island
• John Porter (sociologist) (1921–1979), Canadian sociologist
• John Addison Porter (1822–1866), American chemist and physician
• John Addison Porter (Secretary to the President) (1856–1900), American official
• John Clinton Porter (1871–1959), California politician, mayor of Los Angeles
• John Reed Porter (1838–1923), American Medal of Honor recipient
• John Robert Porter (1953–2021), English businessman and philanthropist
• John Scott Porter (1801–1880), Irish biblical scholar and Unitarian minister
• John K. Porter (1819–1892), American lawyer and politician from New York
• John L. Porter (1813–1893), American naval constructor
• John L. Porter (politician) (1828–1897), Wisconsin farmer and legislator
• John W. Porter (1860–1941), Wisconsin politician
• J. Hampden Porter (John Hampden Porter) (1837–1908), American military surgeon
• John Porter-Porter (1855–1939), Northern Ireland unionist politician
• Johnathan Porter (born 1997), American rapper known professionally as Blueface
• Jon Porter (born 1955), American politician
• Jonathan Fantini Porter, American government official and executive
• Jono Porter (1981–2004), Australian freestyle motocross rider
• Jontay Porter (born 1999), American basketball player, brother of Michael Porter Jr.
• Jorgie Porter (born 1987), British actress
• Joseph C. Porter (1809–1863), Confederate officer in the American Civil War
• Josias Leslie Porter (1823–1889), Irish Presbyterian minister, missionary and traveller
• Joyce Porter (1924–1990), English crime fiction author
• Judy Porter, New Zealand soccer player
• Julian Porter (born 1936), Canadian barrister
• Julio Porter (1916–1979), Argentine screenwriter and film director
• J. Roger Porter (1909–1979), American microbiologist

K

• Kalan Porter (born 1985), Canadian singer
• KC Porter (Karl Cameron Porter) (born 1962), American record producer and musician
• Kate Porter (born 1983), Australian rugby union footballer
• Katherine Porter (c.1943–2024), American visual artist
• Katherine Anne Porter (1890–1980), American writer
• Katie Porter, (born 1974), American Congresswoman from California
• Katrina Porter (born 1988), Australian Paralympic swimmer
• Keith R. Porter (1912–1997), American cell biologist
• Kenneth Porter (poet) (1905–1981), American poet and historian
• Kenneth Porter (RAF officer) (1912–2003), senior Royal Air Force officer
• Kenneth Lee Porter (1896–1988), American flying ace
• Keshia Pollack Porter, American injury epidemiologist
• Kevin Porter (actor) (born 1969), American actor and director
• Kevin Porter (American football) (born 1966), American football player and coach
• Kevin Porter (basketball, born 1950) (born 1950), American basketball player
• Kevin Porter (ice hockey) (born 1986), American ice hockey player
• Kevin Porter Jr. (born 2000), American basketball player
• Kerry Porter (born 1964), Italian-American football player
• Kim Porter (1970–2018), American model and actress
• King G. Porter (1921–2012), American politician from Tennessee
• Kirsty-Leigh Porter (born 1988), English actress
• Kris Porter (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player
• Kris Porter (basketball) (born 1994), Filipino basketball player
• Kristean Porter (born 1971), American freestyle skier
• Kristee Porter (born 1980), American volleyball player and coach
• Kyle Porter (born 1990), Canadian soccer player

L

• Larry Porter (American football) (born 1972), American college football coach
• Larry Porter (musician) (born 1951), American jazz musician and composer
• LePreston Porter (1985–2022), American rapper and singer known professionally as Snootie Wild
• Les Porter (1923–2002), English professional footballer
• Leslie Porter (1920–2005), English business executive
• Levi Porter (born 1987), English footballer
• Lew Porter (1892–1956), American composer and songwriter
• Lew Porter (gridiron football) (born 1947), American and Canadian football player
• Lew F. Porter (1862–1918), American architect
• Lewis Porter (born 1951), American jazz pianist, composer and author
• Liliana Porter (born 1941), Argentine artist
• Lillian Porter (1917–1997), American film and television actress
• Linda Porter (actress) (1933–2019), American character actress
• Linda Porter (historian) (born 1947), English historian and biographer
• Lisa Porter, American nuclear physicist
• Lisa M. Porter, American materials scientist
• Logan Porter (born 1995), American baseball player
• Louis Dalton Porter (1919–2006), American artist
• Louise Porter (1917–1980), American politician from Kansas
• Lucy Porter (born 1973), English actress and comedian
• Lucy Wallace Porter (1876–1962), American photographer
• Ludovic Porter (1869–1928), British colonial administrator in India
• Lyman W. Porter (1930–2015), American academic administrator

M

• MacKenzie Porter (born 1990), Canadian country singer, songwriter and actress
• Maggie Porter (1853–1942), American singer
• Manuia Porter (born 1948), Samoan lawn bowler
• Margaret Porter, American politician from New Hampshire
• Margaret Grey Porter (died 1881), Irish philanthropist
• Marguerite Porter (born 1948), English ballet dancer, actress and choreographer
• Marie Porter (born 1939), Australian writer
• Marina Oswald Porter (born 1941), Russian–American wife of Lee Harvey Oswald
• Mario Porter (born 1980), American basketball player
• Marjorie Porter, American politician
• Mark Porter (anaesthetist) (born 1962), British consultant anaesthetist
• Mark Porter (designer) (born 1960), British publication art director
• Mark Porter (footballer) (born 1976), Australian rules footballer
• Mark Porter (general practitioner) (born 1962), British physician and television and radio presenter
• Mark Porter (racing driver) (1974–2006), New Zealand racing driver
• Mark Porter (writer) (born 1960), Scottish travel writer and publisher
• Marshall Porter (1874–1900), Irish barrister and sportsman, son of Sir Andrew Porter
• Martin Porter, British computer scientist
• Marvin Porter (1924–2002), American stock car racing driver
• Mary Porter (actress) (died 1765), English actress
• Mary Porter (politician) (born 1942), Australian politician
• Mary Bea Porter (born 1949), American golfer
• Mary Winearls Porter (1886–1980), English crystallographer and geologist
• Mary G. Porter (1884–1972), American social worker
• Mason Porter (born 1976), American mathematician
• Matthew Porter (1858–1906), American baseball player
• Matthew Porter (bishop) (born 1969), British Anglican bishop
• Max Porter (footballer) (born 1987), English footballer
• Max Porter (animator) (born 1981), American animator and filmmaker
• Max Porter (writer) (born 1981), English author
• Meisha Ross Porter (born 1973), American educator
• Melinda Camber Porter (1953–2008), British artist, writer and filmmaker
• Melissa Porter (born 1972), English television presenter
• Michael Porter (born 1947), American businessman and academic
• Michael Porter Jr. (born 1998), American basketball player
• Michael Porter (cricketer) (born 1995), English cricketer
• Michael Porter (footballer) (born 1945), Australian rules footballer
• Michael Porter (rugby league) (born 1964), Australian rugby league footballer
• Michael Porter (wrestling) (1951–2010), American professional wrestling ring announcer
• Michael G. Porter (born 1943), Australian economist
• Michelle Porter, Canadian writer
• Mick Porter (born 1945), English footballer
• Miracle Porter (born 1998), American soccer player
• Monica Porter, Hungarian-British journalist
• Montel Vontavious Porter (born 1973), American professional wrestler, submission grappler and manager
• Monty Porter (born 1965), Australian rugby league footballer
• Moses Porter (1756–1822), American general of the War of 1812
• Muriel Porter (born 1948), Australian journalist
• Murray Porter (1909–1993), Australian politician
• Myles Porter (born 1985), American paralympic judoka

N

• Natalie Porter (born 1980), Australian basketball player
• Neal Porter, American children's book editor and publisher
• Neale Porter, British colonial governor
• Ned Porter (1912–1978), Irish hurler
• Ned Porter (baseball) (1905–1968), American baseball player
• Nelson D. Porter (1863–1961), mayor of Ottawa, Canada
• Newton Hazelton Porter (1877–1945), American judge
• Nigel Porter, English politician from Leicester
• Noah Porter (1811–1892), American educator, philosopher and abolitionist
• Noelle Porter (born 1970), American tennis player
• Nolan Porter (1949–2021), American R&B singer and songwriter
• Norman Porter (1919–1991), Northern Ireland loyalist politician
• Nyree Dawn Porter (1936–2001), New Zealand-born actress

O

• Odie Porter (1877–1903), American baseball pitcher
• Olivia Porter (cricketer) (born 2001), Australian cricketer
• Ora F. Porter (1879–1970), American nurse
• Otto Porter Jr. (born 1993), American basketball player

P

• Pamela Porter (born 1956), Canadian novelist and poet
• Parker Porter (born 1985), American mixed martial artist
• Pat Porter (1959–2012), American long-distance runner
• Patrick Porter, American singer/songwriter, novelist, poet and painter
• Paul Porter (announcer) (born c. 1954), American public address sports announcer
• Paul Porter (biker) (born 1963), Canadian outlaw biker and gangster
• Paul Porter (Michigan politician) (1907–2002), American politician
• Paul Porter (musician) (born 1962), American gospel musician
• Paul A. Porter (1904–1975), American lawyer and politician
• Peter Porter (poet) (1929–2010), Australian-born British poet
• Peter A. Porter (1853–1925), American politician from New York, son of Peter A. Porter the colonel
• Peter A. Porter (colonel) (1827–1864), Union Army colonel in the American Civil War, son of Peter Buell Porter
• P. A. Porter (Peter A. Porter), American college football player
• Peter Buell Porter (1773–1844), American lawyer, soldier and politician
• Peter B. Porter Jr. (1806–1871), American lawyer and politician, son of Augustus Porter, nephew of Peter Buell Porter
• Phil Porter (born 1977), British playwright, librettist and television writer
• Philip S. Porter (1925–2011), American martial artist
• Philip Thomas Porter (1930–2011), American electrical engineer
• Pleasant Porter (1840–1907), American Indian statesman and Principal Chief of the Creek Nation

Q

• Quincy Porter (1897–1966), American composer
• Quincy Porter (American football), American football player
• Quinn Porter (born 1986), American football player
• Quinton Porter (born 1982), American football quarterback

R

• Randy Porter (born 1964), American stock car racing driver
• Ray Porter, American actor
• Ray E. Porter (1891–1963), American Army major general
• Reb Porter, American public address basketball announcer
• Rebecca N. Porter (1883–1963), American author
• Rees W. Porter (1809–1892), American slave trader
• Reggie Porter (born 1994), American football player
• Rep Porter (born 1971), American professional poker player
• Reuben Porter (born 1997), Cook Islands rugby league footballer
• Rex Porter (1931–2003), English athlete
• Rich Porter (1965–1990), American gangster
• Ricky Porter (born 1960), American football player
• Rob Porter (born 1977), American lawyer and White House staffer
• Robert Porter (Australian footballer) (born 1942), Australian rules footballer
• Robert Porter (bishop) (fl.1947–1989), Australian Anglican Bishop of The Murray
• Robert Porter (Brisbane politician) (c.1825–1902), mayor of Brisbane Municipal Council, Queensland, Australia
• Robert Porter (British Army officer) (1858–1928), British Army general and medical officer
• Robert Porter (economist) (born 1955), American economist at Northwestern University
• Robert Porter (English footballer) (fl. 1888–1889), footballer for Blackburn Rovers
• Robert Porter (Northern Ireland politician) (1923–2014), Northern Irish politician
• Robert Porter (Ontario politician) (1833–1901), member of the Canadian Parliament
• Robert Porter (sword-cutler) (after 1603–1648), supplied Parliament swords during the English Civil War
• Robert Evelyn Porter (1913–1983), Australian stockbroker and mayor of Adelaide
• Robert Harold Porter (1933–2018), member of the Canadian Parliament from Alberta
• Robert John Porter (1867–1922), Canadian politician from British Columbia
• Robert Ker Porter (1777–1842), British archaeologist and diplomat
• Robert Percival Porter (1852–1917), British-American journalist and statistician
• Robert William Porter (1926–1991), American judge
• Robert W. Porter Jr. (1908–2000), American Army general
• Robert W. Porter (neurosurgeon) (1926–2021), American neurosurgeon
• Robie Porter (1941–2021), Australian musician, producer and record label owner
• Robyn Porter (born 1966), American politician
• Rodney Porter (1917–1985), British biochemist
• Roger B. Porter (born 1946), American business academic
• Ronald Porter (born 1956), Scottish actor known professionally as Ron Donachie
• Rose Porter (1845–1906), American novelist
• Rose Porter also Rose McDowall (born 1959), Scottish musician
• Ross Porter (Canadian broadcaster), Canadian music journalist and broadcast executive
• Ross Porter (sportscaster) (born 1938), American sportscaster
• Roy Porter (1946–2002), British historian of medicine
• Roy Porter (drummer) (1923–1998), American jazz drummer
• Roy Porter (footballer) (1917–1998), Australian rules footballer
• Roy Porter (priest) (1921–2006), British Anglican priest
• Rudy Porter (born 2000), Australian racing cyclist
• Rufus Porter (painter) (1792–1884), American painter, inventor, and founder of Scientific American magazine
• Rufus Porter (American football) (born 1965), American football player
• Russell Porter (actor) (born 1964), actor on British television in the 1990s
• Russell W. Porter (1871–1949), American artist, engineer, architect, cartographer, amateur astronomer and Arctic explorer
• Ruth Porter (1939–2014), English golfer
• Ruth Porter, Baroness Porter of Fulwood (born 1982), British political adviser and life peer
• Ryan Porter (born 1979), American jazz trombonist

S

• Samuel Porter, Baron Porter (1877–1956), British judge
• Samuel Clarke Porter (1875–1956), Northern Ireland politician and judge
• Sarah Porter (1813–1900), American educator
• Sarah Porter (humanitarian), British social entrepreneur
• Scott Porter (born 1979), American actor
• Scott Porter (rugby league) (born 1985), Australian rugby league footballer
• Sean Porter (American football) (born 1991), American football player
• Sean Porter (cinematographer), American cinematographer
• Selwyn Porter (1905–1963), Australian Army officer
• Shanelle Porter (born 1972), American sprinter
• Shawn Porter (born 1987), American boxer and sports commentator
• Sheena Porter (born 1935), British author of children's novels
• Shirley Porter (born 1930), British politician
• Shlomo Porter, American rabbi
• Silas Wright Porter (1857–1937), American judge
• Simon Porter (cricketer) (1950–2017), English cricketer
• Simon Porter (MP) (fl.1421–1451), English Member of Parliament
• Stacey Porter (born 1982), Australian softball player
• Stanley E. Porter (born 1956), American-Canadian academic and New Testament scholar
• Stephen Porter (director) (1925–2013), American stage and television director
• Stephen Porter (professor), British dentistry academic
• Stephen C. Porter (1934–2015), American geologist
• Stephen G. Porter (1869–1930), American politician from Pennsylvania
• Steve Porter (producer) (born c.1978), American music video producer and DJ
• Steve Porter (singer) (1863–1936), American recording artist
• Steve Porter (wheelchair rugby) (born 1969), Australian paralympic wheelchair rugby union footballer
• Steven Porter (Canadian politician) (born 1945), Canadian politician from New Brunswick
• Susan H. Porter (born 1955), American LDS Church official
• Susannah M. Porter, American paleontologist and geobiologist
• Susie Porter (born 1970 or 1971), Australian actress
• Sylvia Porter (1913–1991), American financial columnist

T

• Tajuan Porter (born 1988), American basketball player
• Taylor Porter (born 1997), American soccer player
• Terry Porter (born 1963), American basketball player and coach
• Terry Porter (athlete) (born 1951), American pole vaulter
• Terry Porter (cross-country skier) (born 1953), American cross-country skier
• Terry Porter (sound engineer) (born 1954), American sound engineer
• Thea Porter (1927–2000), British artist, fashion designer and retailer
• Theodore M. Porter (born 1954), American historian of science
• Thomas Porter (cardiologist), American cardiologist
• Thomas Porter (dramatist) (1636–1680), English dramatist and duellist
• Thomas Porter (MP) (died 1522), English politician
• Thomas Porter (Vermont politician) (1734–1833), Connecticut and Vermont military and political figure
• Thomas Porter (Wisconsin politician) (1830–?), Wisconsin political figure
• Thomas Colley Porter (1780–1833), British businessman, mayor of Liverpool
• Thomas Conrad Porter (1822–1901), American botanist and theologian
• Thomas William Porter (1843–1920), New Zealand soldier and land purchase officer
• Thomas F. Porter (1847–1927), American politician from Massachusetts
• Tiffany Porter (born 1987), British-American track and field athlete
• Tim Porter (born 1974), British film editor
• Timothy H. Porter (1785–1845), American politician from New York
• Tiran Porter (born 1948), American musician, member of The Doobie Brothers
• Todd Porter (actor) (born 1968), American child actor and model
• Todd Porter (politician) (born 1960), American politician from North Dakota
• Tom Porter (coach) (1929–2013), American football and ice hockey coach
• Tom Porter (computer scientist), programmer at Pixar
• Tony Porter (born 1952), British Bishop of Sherwood
• Tracy Porter (born 1986), American football player
• Tracy Porter (wide receiver) (born 1959), American football player, social activist and entrepreneur
• Tracey Porter, American children's book author
• Trevor Porter (born 1956), English footballer
• Troy Porter (1855–1929), American politician and civil rights leader in Illinois

U

• Una Porter (1900–1996), Australian psychiatrist and philanthropist

V

• Vernon Carroll Porter (1896–1982), American artist

W

• Walter Porter (c.1587–1659), English church musician and composer
• Walter Porter (runner) (1903–1979), British athlete
• Warren P. Porter, American biophysical ecologist and environmental toxicologist
• Warren R. Porter (1861–1927), American politician from California
• Whitworth Porter (1827–1892), English major-general
• Will Porter (born 1998), English rugby union footballer
• William Porter (bishop) (1887–1966), English Catholic archbishop in what is now Ghana
• William Porter (Attorney General) (1805–1880), attorney-general of the Cape Colony
• William Porter (bishop) (1887–1966), English Catholic bishop in West Africa
• William Porter (hurdler) (1926–2000), American track and field athlete
• William Porter (organist) (born 1946), American organist and improviser
• William Porter (fl. 1388), English Member of Parliament
• William Porter (died 1436), English Member of Parliament
• William Porter (died c. 1593), English Member of Parliament
• William Archer Porter (1825–1890), British lawyer and educationist
• William Dennison Porter (1810–1883), South Carolina lieutenant governor
• William Field Porter (1784–1869), New Zealand politician
• William Haldane Porter (1867–1944), British civil servant
• William Henry Porter (surgeon) (1790–1861), president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
• William Henry Porter (writer) (1817–1861), American minister and writer
• William Sydney Porter (1862–1910), American writer as O. Henry
• William Thomas Porter (1877–1928), British barrister and colonial judge
• William Townsend Porter (1862–1949), American physician, physiologist and medical educator
• William Wood Porter (1826–1907), American military officer and jurist
• William A. Porter (1928–2015), American founder of the E*Trade financial services company
• William D. Porter (1808–1864), flag officer of the United States Navy
• William G. Porter, American police officer
• William H. Porter (1861–1926), American banker
• William J. Porter (1914–1988), British-American diplomat
• William N. Porter (1886–1973), American Army major general
• William T. Porter (1809–1858), American newspaper journalist and editor
• William W. Porter (1856–1928), American attorney and legal author
• Willie Porter (basketball) (born 1942), American basketball player
• Willie Porter (English footballer) (1884–?), English footballer
• Willie Porter (Scottish footballer), Scottish footballer in the Scottish League and American Soccer League
• Willy Porter (born 1964), American singer-songwriter
• Woodford Porter (1918–2006), African American bank director
• W. Arthur Porter (born 1941), American educator and businessman

Y

• Yank Porter (c.1895–1944), American jazz drummer

Z

• Zahir Porter (born 2000), American basketball player

Surname list

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