Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980), American writer

William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), writer (pen name: O. Henry)

Cole Porter (1891-1964), American composer

Peter Porter (born 1929), Australian-born British poet

Rodney Robert Porter (1917-1985), Nobel prize-winning British biochemist

Porter J. Goss (born 1938), CIA Director and US Congressman from Florida

Joey Porter (born 1977), American football player

Porter Wagoner American country music singer

Edwin S. Porter (1870-1941), American filmmaker

David Porter (1780-1843), American diplomat and sailor

Rufus Porter (1792-1884), American painter, inventor, and founder of Scientific American magazine

Porter (beer), a style of beer

Eleanor H. Porter (1868-1920), author of children's literature

Porter County, Indiana

Jon Porter (born 1955), US Congressman from Nevada

Hugh Porter (born 1940), British cyclist and sports commentator

Porter Airlines, a Canadian low-cost airline

Keith R. Porter (1912-1997), American cell biologist

Darrell Porter (1952-2002), American baseball player

Porter (doorkeeper) one of the minor orders of the Roman Catholic ministry / a doorkeeper or gatekeeper

Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut

Jerry Porter (born 1978), American football player

Endymion Porter (1587-1649), English royalist

Fitz John Porter (1822-1901), Union general in the American Civil War

Porter, New York

Pilatus PC-6 Porter, Swiss aircraft

Peter Buell Porter (1773-1844), US Secretary of War and Congressman from New York

H. K. Porter, Inc, locomotive manufacturer started by Henry Kirke Porter

Thomas Porter, Computer scientist and author (Computer Division, Lucasfilm Ltd.)

Porter College, residential college at the University of California, Santa Cruz

Noah Porter (1811-1892), American educator and philosopher

Malone-Porter, Washington

Joel Porter (born 1978), Australian footballer

Kalan Porter (born 1985), Canadian singer

John Porter (1921-1979), Canadian sociologist

Quinton Porter (born 1982), American football player

Porter, Indiana

Portage refers to the practice of carrying a canoe or other boat over land to avoid an obstacle on the water route (such as rapids or a waterfall in a river), or between two bodies of water. A place where this carrying occurs is also called a portage,...

Porter Heights, Texas

John Edward Porter (born 1935), US Congressman from Illinois

James Madison Porter (1793-1862), US Secretary of War and founder of Lafayette College

Porter H. Dale (1867-1933) US Congressman and Senator from Vermont

Porter, Oklahoma

Sylvia Field Porter (1913-1991), American financial columnist

Porter Square, in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Porter, Wisconsin

Porter, Maine

Horace Porter (1837-1921), Union general in the American Civil War and president of the Pullman Palace Car Company

Charles Ethan Porter (ca. 1847-1923), African American still life painter

Porter, Texas

Porter (band), Mexican indie band

Alexander Porter (1785-1844), US Senator from Louisiana

John Addison Porter, American Professor of Chemistry

Porter, Minnesota

Dana Porter (1901-1967), Canadian politician and jurist

James D. Porter, Jr. (1828-1912), Governor of Tennessee

Porter's Regiment, group of American Revolutionary War soldiers under a Colonel Porter

Porter (carrier), a person who carries objects

Porter J. McCumber (1858-1933), US Senator from North Dakota

Charles O. Porter (1919-2006), US Congressman from Oregon

Quincy Porter (1897-1966), American composer

Augustus S. Porter (1798-1872), US Senator from Michigan

George Bryan Porter (1791-1834), Governor of Michican Territory

David Rittenhouse Porter (1788-1867), Governor of Pennsylvania

Steven G. Porter (1869-1930), US Congressman from Pennsylvania

Henry Kirke Porter, American industrialist and Congressman from Pennsylvania

Albert Gallatin Porter (1824-1897), US Congressman from Indiana

Eliot Porter (1901-1990), American photographer

Hyundai Porter, pickup truck built by Hyundai Motor Company

Nelson D. Porter (1863-1961), Mayor of Ottawa, Canada

Porter Brook, a river in Sheffield, England

John Clinton Porter (ca. 1871-1959), Mayor of Los Angeles, California

Deal porter, a dockworker specializing in handling baulks of softwood

Porters Lake, Nova Scotia

Lewis Porter Author, Music Professor at The New Jersey State University

Roy Porter (1946-2002), historian of medicine

Graeme Porter (born 1955), Australian cricketer

Peter A. Porter (1853-1925), US Congressman from New York

Porter Cottrell (born 1962) American bodybuilder

Porter King (1857-1901) American politician from Alabama and Georgia

Porter Blanchard (1886-1973) American silversmith

Anna Porter, Canadian publisher and novelist

Fairfield Porter (1907-1975), an American painter and art critic

Timothy H. Porter (died 1840), US Congressman from New York

Gilchrist Porter (1817-1894), US Congressman from Missouri

Porter (railroad), a railroad employee who assists passengers

Adriana Porter (1857-1946), Canadian poet and alleged witch

Russell W. Porter (1871-1949), American co-founder of the Amateur Telescope Makers movement

Edward Guss Porter (1859-1929), Canadian politician

James Porter (7th Cavalry) (1846-1876), American soldier in the Battle of the Little Bighorn

John Porter, US Congressman from Pennsylvania

Porter Hall (1888-1953) American film and stage actor

Robert Harold Porter (born 1933), Canadian politician

Tony Porter (born 1952), British Bishop of Sherwood

Porter (college), member of staff in many of the colleges of the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford, and Durham

Gladys Porter (1894-1967), Canadian politician

Groom Porter, the official in charge of gambling in the Tudor court / the owner or operator of a gaming hall

Porter Township, Pennsylvania (seven places)

Robert Porter (1833-1901), Canadian politician

Porter Township, Michigan (three places)

Chris Porter (born 1983), English footballer, currently playing with Motherwell FC

James Porter (Australian politician), former member of the Australian House of Representatives

Steve Porter, British footballer

James E. Porter (1857-1946), Mayor of Kansas City, Kansas

Michael Porter (born 1947), American strategic management academic and co-founder of the Monitor Group

William A. Porter, American founder of E*TRADE financial services company

Porter Rockwell American gunfighter, Deputy United States Marshall and Mormon leadership bodyguard

Porter 5 forces analysis, a framework for industry analysis and business strategy development developed by Michael Porter