Porter (surname)
Porter or O'Porter is a surname, and may refer to:
A
- Aaron Porter, British student affairs and higher education activist
- Adam Porter, English footballer
- Adina Porter, American actress.
- Adriana Porter, Canadian poet and alleged witch
- Agnes Porter, Scottish diarist
- Al Porter, Irish comedian, actor and writer
- Alan Porter, American baseball umpire
- Alana Porter, Australian rules footballer
- Albert Porter (cricketer), English cleric and cricketer
- Albert G. Porter, American politician from Indiana
- Albert S. Porter, American engineer and politician from Ohio
- Alex Porter, English volleyball player
- Alexander Porter, American lawyer, planter and politician from Louisiana
- Alexander Porter (cyclist), Australian racing cyclist
- Alice Hobbins Porter, British-American journalist and syndicalist
- Alisan Porter, American singer, actress and dancer
- Allan Porter, American-Swiss photographer and journalist
- Alvin Porter, American football player
- Amy Porter (flutist), American flutist and pedagogue
- Anna Porter, Canadian publisher and novelist
- Anna Maria Porter, English poet and novelist
- Andrew Porter (baseball), American baseball player
- Andrew Porter (Civil War general), Union Army general in the American Civil War
- Andrew Porter (historian), British historian
- Andrew Porter (music critic), British music critic, opera director and organist
- Andrew Porter (Revolutionary War officer), American officer in the Revolutionary War
- Andrew Porter (rugby union), Irish rugby union footballer
- Andrew C. Porter, American educational psychologist and psychometrician
- Andrew I. Porter, American science fiction editor and publisher
- Andrew J. Porter, American short story writer and novelist
- Sir Andrew Porter, 1st Baronet, Irish lawyer and judge
- Andrew Horsbrugh-Porter, 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, English poet and novelist
- Anthony Porter, American murderer
- Archie W. N. Porter, American Episcopal bishop
- Art Porter Sr., American jazz pianist
- Art Porter Jr., American jazz saxophonist, son of Art Porter Sr.
- Arthur Porter (cricketer), English cricketer
- Arthur Porter (engineer), British-Canadian engineer and computer pioneer
- Arthur Porter (historian), Creole professor and author
- Arthur Porter (MP), English politician
- Arthur Porter (physician), Canadian physician and hospital administrator
- Arthur Kingsley Porter, American archaeologist, art historian and medievalist
- Arthur Gould-Porter, English actor
- Aubrey Porter, English Member of Parliament
- Augustus Porter, American businessman, judge, farmer and politician from New York State
- Augustus Seymour Porter, American politician from Michigan, son of Augustus Porter
- Austin Porter, American singer from boy band PrettyMuch
B
- Barry Porter, British lawyer and politician
- Basil Porter, Australian rugby union footballer
- Benjamin Curtis Porter, American artist
- Benjamin F. Porter, American lawyer, reformer and state legislator in Alabama
- Bern Porter, American artist
- Bernard Porter, British historian and academic
- Bernadette Porter, British Catholic nun and educator
- Bertha Porter, English biographer and bibliographer
- Beth Porter, American actress and writer who worked in the United Kingdom
- Beulah Wright Porter, American physician and educator
- Bill Porter (author), American author who writes under the name Red Pine
- Bill Porter (golfer), American golfer
- Bill Porter (hurdler), American track and field hurdler
- Bill Porter (salesman), American salesman with cerebral palsy
- Bill Porter (sound engineer), American audio engineer and record producer
- Billie JD Porter, British journalist, model and documentary filmmaker
- Billy Porter, American actor and singer
- Billy Porter (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer
- Billy Porter (criminal), American burglar and underworld figure in New York City
- Billy Porter (footballer, born 1905), English footballer
- Bo Porter, American baseball player, manager and coach
- Bob Porter (baseball), American baseball player
- Bob Porter (footballer), Australian rules footballer
- Bob Porter (record producer), American blues record producer and radio presenter
- Brad Porter, Australian soccer player
- Brett Porter, Australian television producer, writer and director
- Brian Porter (cricketer), Australian cricketer
- Brian J. Porter, Canadian banker
- Brian S. Porter, American politician and police chief from Alaska
- Brittany Martin Porter, American television producer
- Brock Porter, American baseball pitcher
- Bruce Porter, American artist and writer
- Bruce D. Porter, American political scientist, academic and LDS Church general authority
- Bruce Bruce-Porter, British physician and writer
- B. J. Porter, American actor, writer and comedian
C
- Caleb Porter, American soccer coach
- Callum Porter, Australian rules footballer
- Cameron Porter, American soccer player
- Carol Porter, American candidate from Georgia, wife of DuBose Porter
- Carol Shea-Porter, American politician
- Cassie Porter, Australian golfer
- Catherine Porter, American singer, songwriter and musician
- Chana Porter, American playwright, novelist, and education activist
- Chanice Porter, Jamaican long jumper
- Charles Porter (Australian politician), Australian politician, author, playwright and broadcaster
- Charles Porter (Lord Chancellor of Ireland), English-born politician and judge
- Charles Porter (Pennsylvania politician), American politician, Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Charles Ethan Porter, American painter
- C. Fred Porter, American official in Iowa
- Charles Talbot Porter, American lawyer, engineer and inventor
- Charles H. Porter (mayor), American businessman and politician from Massachusetts
- Charles H. Porter (Virginia politician), American politician from Virginia
- Charles O. Porter, American lawyer and politician from Oregon
- Charles Ethan Porter, American still life painter
- Charles W. Porter, Secretary of State of Vermont
- Charles Talbot Porter, American lawyer, engineer and inventor
- Charlie Porter, American mountaineer and climate change scientist
- Charlie Porter (journalist), British fashion journalist
- Charlie Porter (trumpeter), American trumpeter and composer
- Chilla Porter, 1956 Australian Olympic silver medalist in high jump
- Christian Porter, member of the Australian Parliament for Pearce
- Charlotte Porter, American poet, translator and literary critic
- Charmaine Porter, British racing cyclist
- Chester Porter, Australian barrister
- Chester W. Porter, American farmer and politician from New York
- Chilla Porter, Australian high jumper and political figure
- Chris Porter (basketball), American basketball player
- Chris Porter (comedian), American comedian
- Chris Porter (footballer, born 1885), 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), Canadian ice hockey player
- Chris Porter (producer), British record producer, engineer and narrator
- Christopher Porter, Canadian political activist and dolphin merchant
- Christopher Porter (architect), Australian architect
- Christian Porter, Australian politician
- Chrystabel Leighton-Porter, English model
- Chuck Porter (baseball), American baseball pitcher
- Chuck Porter (executive), American advertising executive and author
- Chuck Porter (politician), Canadian politician
- Claire Porter, American choreographer/comedian
- Claude R. Porter, American lawyer and politician
- Cliff Porter, New Zealand rugby union footballer
- Cloyd A. Porter, American politician
- Cody Porter, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
- Cole Porter, American composer
- Colin Porter, American baseball player
- Colin Porter (rower), British rower
- Connie Porter, American writer of young-adult books
- Countee Leroy Porter, American writer as Countee Cullen
- Craig Porter Jr., American basketball player
- Curt Porter, American football player
- Curtis Porter known as Shafi Hadi, American jazz saxophonist
- Cyril Porter, British track and field athlete
- Cyrus Kinne Porter, American architect
D
- Dameon Porter, American football player
- Dan Porter, American baseball player
- Dana Porter, Canadian politician and jurist
- Daniel Porter, known professionally as Daniel Portman, Scottish actor
- Daniel Porter (pirate), 18th-century Caribbean pirate and trader
- Daniel J. Porter, American businessman
- D. P. Porter, Mississippi lawyer and politician
- Darien Porter, American football player
- Darrell Porter, American baseball player
- Darren Porter, Australian rugby league footballer
- Darwin Porter, American travel writer
- Daryl Porter, American football player
- Daryl Porter Jr., American attorney and politician
- Daryl Porter Jr. (American football), American football player
- Dave Porter (Canadian politician), Canadian politician
- Dave Porter (composer), American composer
- Dave Porter (Norfolk Islander politician), leader of the Norfolk Liberals
- Dave Porter (sportsman), American college wrestler and football player
- David Porter (Australian judge), justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania
- David Porter (bishop), bishop of Aston in the Church of England
- David Porter (British politician), Member of Parliament for Waveney
- David Porter (Ontario politician), Ontario businessman and political figure
- David Porter (figure skater), Canadian ice dancing champion
- David Porter (Illinois politician), American politician of the 19th century
- David Porter (musician), American musician
- David Porter (naval officer), United States Navy officer and ambassador
- David Porter (sport shooter), Australian sport shooter
- David Dixon Porter, American Civil War Navy officer, son of David Porter, naval officer
- David Dixon Porter (Medal of Honor), American Marine officer of the Philippine–American War
- David Richard Porter, American figure in YMCA
- David Stewart Porter, American judge
- David H. Porter, American academic and college head
- David J. Porter (judge), United States circuit judge
- David J. Porter (politician), American member of the Texas Railroad Commission
- David R. Porter, Pennsylvania politician
- David Dineen-Porter, 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, British television presenter and writer
- DeForest Porter, American jurist and politician
- Deborah Porter, American non-profit director
- Del Porter, American jazz vocalist, saxophonist and clarinetist
- Delia Lyman Porter, American author and social reformer
- Denaun Porter, American rapper under stage names and record producer
- Derek Porter, Northern Irish-Canadian rower
- Derek Porter (footballer), English football player and manager
- Dick Porter, American baseball player
- Don Porter, American actor
- Donald J. Porter, American judge
- Donn F. Porter, American soldier of the Korean War, posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Doreen Porter, New Zealand sprinter
- Dorothy Porter, Australian poet, daughter of Chester Porter
- Dorothy B. Porter, American librarian
- Dorothy Germain Porter, American golfer
- Doug Porter, American football coach and college athletics administrator
- Doug Porter (politician), Australian politician
- DuBose Porter, American attorney, politician and newspaper publisher
- Drew Porter, Australian cricketer
- Dwight J. Porter, American diplomat
E
- Ebenezer Porter, American minister and writer
- Ebenezer F. Porter, American businessman and politician from Kansas
- Edward Porter (cricketer), English cricketer
- Edward Porter (Labour politician), British politician and socialite
- Edward F. Porter, American politician
- Edward Guss Porter, Canadian politician
- Edward S. Porter, American physician in Kentucky
- E. Melvin Porter, American lawyer, politician and civil rights activist
- Edwin S. Porter, American filmmaker
- Eleanor H. Porter, American novelist
- Elias Porter, American psychologist
- Eliot Porter, American photographer
- Eliza Chappell Porter, American educator
- Elizabeth Porter (died 1752), English wife of Samuel Johnson the author
- Elizabeth W. Porter, American politician
- Elliott Porter, British racing cyclist
- Endymion Porter, English royalist diplomat
- Enid Porter, English curator and collector of folklore
- Eric Porter, English actor
- Eric Porter (filmmaker), Australian filmmaker and animator
- Erin Porter, Canadian curler
- Erin Porter (speed skater), American short track speed skater
- Esther Porter, Ukrainian-Argentine anarchist
- Eugene H. Porter, American physician
- Evan Porter, American baseball player and coach
- Ewan Porter, Australian golfer
F
- Fairfield Porter, American painter and art critic
- Fannie Porter, American madam
- Fitz John Porter, Union Army general in the American Civil War
- Florence Collins Porter, American newspaper editor and temperance advocate
- Foster B. Porter, American politician from Wisconsin
- Frances Porter, New Zealand writer and historian
- Francis Porter, Irish Franciscan
- Frank Porter (cricketer), South African cricketer
- Frank Addison Porter, American pianist and composer
- Frank B. Porter, pioneer businessman and real estate developer of Monterey Peninsula
- Frank M. Porter, Trinidadian author
- Fred L. Porter, American politician
- Freda Porter, American applied mathematician and environmental scientist
- Frederic Hutchinson Porter, American architect
- Frederick Charles Porter, Australian miner and explorer
- F. W. Porter, Anglo-Irish architect
G
- Gail Porter, British television presenter
- Galen Porter, American police captain
- Gareth Porter, American journalist in Canada
- Garth Porter, Australian musician
- Gary Porter (American football), American football quarterback
- Gary Porter (driver), American monster-truck racer
- Gary Porter (footballer), English footballer
- Gary Porter (rugby union), South African rugby union footballer
- Gary Porter, Baron Porter of Spalding, British politician
- Gene Porter, American jazz saxophonist and clarinettist
- Gene Stratton-Porter, American writer, nature photographer and naturalist
- George Porter, British chemist
- George Porter Jr., American musician
- George Porter (architect), British architect
- George Porter (British politician), British politician
- George Porter (conspirator), English soldier and conspirator
- George Porter (cricketer), English cricketer
- George Porter (footballer), English professional footballer
- George Porter (hurdler), American athlete
- George Porter (mariner), British mariner and early settler of South Australia
- George Porter (New Zealand politician), New Zealand architect, company director and politician
- George Porter (Royalist), English army officer of the English Civil War
- George Porter (rugby union), English rugby union footballer
- George Bryan Porter, American politician
- George Hornidge Porter, Irish surgeon
- George Richardson Porter, British statistician
- George E. Porter, American sound engineer
- George Porter, usual name of George de Hochepied, 6th Baron de Hochepied, British politician
- Gilchrist Porter, American politician and jurist from Missouri
- Gillian Porter, Northern Irish television presenter
- Gladys Porter, Canadian politician
- Graeme Porter, Australian cricketer
- Greg Porter, American politician
- Greg Porter (game designer), American designer of role-playing games
- Gregory Porter, American jazz vocalist
- Gwendoline Porter, British sprinter
- Guy Porter (athlete), American track and field athlete
- Guy Porter (rugby union), English rugby union footballer
- Guyan Porter, Scottish visual artist
H
- Hal Porter, Australian novelist, playwright, poet and author
- Hannah Porter, New Zealand rugby union footballer
- Harold Everett Porter, American writer
- Harry Porter, American high jumper
- H. Boone Porter Jr., American Episcopal priest and liturgist
- Helen Porter, British botanist
- Helen Fogwill Porter, Canadian writer, educator and activist
- Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter, American translator and writer
- Henry Porter (MP), English politician, member of parliaments under Cromwell
- Henry Porter (younger), English politician
- Henry Porter (baseball), American baseball player
- Henry Porter (Canadian admiral), Canadian admiral
- Henry Porter (cricketer), English cricketer
- Henry Porter (journalist), English author of thrillers and journalist
- Henry Porter (playwright), English dramatist
- Henry Porter (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
- Henry Porter (younger), English politician, son of Henry Porter born 1613
- Henry Kirke Porter, American politician from Pennsylvania
- Henry Martyn Porter, Union Army officer of the American Civil War
- Henry Rinaldo Porter, American army surgeon
- H. V. Porter, American educator and athletics administrator
- Herbert Porter, American campaign aide to Richard Nixon
- Homa J. Porter, American businessman and political activist
- Horace Porter, Union Army general in the American Civil War and railroad executive
- Horace A. Porter, Canadian politician
- Howard Porter (artist), American comic book artist
- Howard Porter (basketball), American basketball player
- Hugh Porter, British cyclist and sports commentator
- Hugh Porter (cricketer), English cricketer
- Hugh Porter (poet), Scots-Irish weaver and poet
- Hugh Porter (Wisconsin politician), American politician in Wisconsin
- H. V. Porter, American educator and athletics administrator
I
- Ian Porter (actor), English actor
- Ian Porter (rower), Australian lightweight rower
- Ian Porter (politician), Australian local politician
- Ian Porter (rugby union), Irish rugby union footballer
- Irv Porter, American baseball player
- Ivan Porter, Australian rules footballer
- Ivor Porter, British diplomat and author
J
- Jack Nusan Porter, Ukrainian and American writer, sociologist and activist
- Jack Porter (footballer), English footballer
- Jack Porter (political activist), Texas businessman and political activist
- Jake Porter, American jazz trumpeter and record producer
- Jalina Porter, American political adviser
- James Porter (Australian politician), Member of the Australian House of Representatives
- James Porter (Catholic priest), defrocked American priest and child molester
- James Porter (cricketer), English cricketer
- James Porter (diplomat), British diplomat
- James Porter (Jacobite), Vice-Chamberlain of King James II of England who followed him into exile
- James Porter (New Brunswick politician), farmer, miller and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada
- James Porter (New York politician), American politician from New York
- James Porter (Presbyterian minister), Irish presbyterian minister and satirist
- James Porter (Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge), British academic
- James Ezekiel Porter, American army officer killed in the Battle of the Little Bighorn
- James Frederick Porter, Australian engineer and mine manager
- James Herbert Porter, English brewer and brewing executive
- James Madison Porter, American cabinet secretary
- James Madison Porter III, American civil engineer
- James Ward Porter, American Reconstruction era politician in Georgia
- James A. Porter, American art historian
- James A. Porter (novelist), American novelist
- James D. Porter, American attorney, Confederate Army officer and politician
- James E. Porter, mayor of Kansas City, Kansas
- James W. Porter (judge), American judge
- James W. Porter (ecologist), American ecologist
- James W. Porter II, American lawyer and gun rights activist
- James W. Porter (politician), American politician from New York
- Jamie Porter, English cricketer
- Jane Porter, Scottish novelist and dramatist
- Jane Porter (romance author), American fiction author
- Janie Porter Barrett, American social reformer, educator and welfare worker
- Janet Porter, American conservative activist and author
- Janet Street-Porter, English broadcaster, journalist, writer and media personality
- Jared Porter, American baseball executive
- Jarrett Porter, American baritone singer
- Jay Porter, American baseball player
- Jean Porter, American actress and writer
- Jean Porter (theologian), American theologian
- Jeff Porter, American track and field athlete
- Jeff Porter (politician), American politician from Missouri
- Jenelle Porter, American art curator and author
- Jennie Porter, American educator
- Jennifer Porter, tribal chair of the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho
- Jenny Lind Porter, American poet and teacher
- Jeremiah Porter, American actor, dancer and singer
- Jeremy Porter, American guitar player, singer and songwriter
- Jeri Porter, American college basketball coach
- Jermain G. Porter, American astronomer
- Jerry Porter (American football), American football player
- Jerry D. Porter, American minister of the Church of the Nazarene
- Jevon Porter, American college basketball player
- Jim Porter, Australian rugby league footballer
- Jim Porter (Australian rules footballer), Australian rules footballer
- Jim Porter (giant), American tavern keeper and coach driver
- Jimmy Porter (football manager), British football manager
- Jo Porter, Australian television producer and executive
- Joanna Snowden Porter, American clubwoman
- Jock Porter, Scottish motorcycle racer
- Jody Porter, American musician
- Joe Porter (American football), American football player
- Joe Porter (cricketer), English cricketer
- Joe Porter (producer), American record producer and songwriter
- Joe A. Porter, American landscape architect
- Joel Porter, Australian soccer player
- Joey Porter, American football player
- Joey Porter Jr., American football player
- John Porter (bishop), 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), British race horse trainer
- John Porter (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
- John Porter (Illinois politician), Illinois politician, U.S. Representative
- John Porter (MP for Maldon), English lawyer and politician
- John Porter (musician, born 1947), British guitarist, bassist, and producer
- John Porter (musician, born 1950), British musician, composer and songwriter in Poland, partner of Anita Lipnicka
- John Porter (New York politician), American politician
- John Porter (Pennsylvania politician), Pennsylvania politician, U.S. Representative
- John Porter (portreeve), English Member of Parliament
- John Porter (settler), founding settler of Portsmouth, Rhode Island
- John Porter (sociologist), Canadian sociologist
- John Addison Porter, American chemist and physician
- John Addison Porter (Secretary to the President), American official
- John Clinton Porter, California politician, mayor of Los Angeles
- John Reed Porter, American Medal of Honor recipient
- John Robert Porter, English businessman and philanthropist
- John Scott Porter, Irish biblical scholar and Unitarian minister
- John K. Porter, American lawyer and politician from New York
- John L. Porter, American naval constructor
- John L. Porter (politician), Wisconsin farmer and legislator
- John W. Porter, Wisconsin politician
- J. Hampden Porter, American military surgeon
- John Porter-Porter, Northern Ireland unionist politician
- Johnathan Porter, American rapper known professionally as Blueface
- Jon Porter, American politician
- Jonathan Fantini Porter, American government official and executive
- Jono Porter, Australian freestyle motocross rider
- Jontay Porter, American basketball player, brother of Michael Porter Jr.
- Jorgie Porter, British actress
- Joseph C. Porter, Confederate officer in the American Civil War
- Josias Leslie Porter, Irish Presbyterian minister, missionary and traveller
- Joyce Porter, English crime fiction author
- Judy Porter, New Zealand soccer player
- Julian Porter, Canadian barrister
- Julio Porter, Argentine screenwriter and film director
- J. Roger Porter, American microbiologist
K
- Kalan Porter, Canadian singer
- KC Porter, American record producer and musician
- Kate Porter, Australian rugby union footballer
- Katherine Porter, American visual artist
- Katherine Anne Porter, American writer
- Katie Porter,, American Congresswoman from California
- Katrina Porter, Australian Paralympic swimmer
- Keith R. Porter, American cell biologist
- Kenneth Porter (poet), American poet and historian
- Kenneth Porter (RAF officer), senior Royal Air Force officer
- Kenneth Lee Porter, American flying ace
- Keshia Pollack Porter, American injury epidemiologist
- Kevin Porter (actor), American actor and director
- Kevin Porter (American football), American football player and coach
- Kevin Porter (basketball, born 1950), American basketball player
- Kevin Porter (ice hockey), American ice hockey player
- Kevin Porter Jr., American basketball player
- Kerry Porter, Italian-American football player
- Kim Porter, American model and actress
- King G. Porter, American politician from Tennessee
- Kirsty-Leigh Porter, English actress
- Kris Porter, Canadian ice hockey player
- Kris Porter (basketball), Filipino basketball player
- Kristean Porter, American freestyle skier
- Kristee Porter, American volleyball player and coach
- Kyle Porter, Canadian soccer player
L
- Larry Porter (American football), American college football coach
- Larry Porter (musician), American jazz musician and composer
- LePreston Porter, American rapper and singer known professionally as Snootie Wild
- Les Porter, English professional footballer
- Leslie Porter, English business executive
- Levi Porter, English footballer
- Lew Porter, American composer and songwriter
- Lew Porter (gridiron football), American and Canadian football player
- Lew F. Porter, American architect
- Lewis Porter, American jazz pianist, composer and author
- Liliana Porter, Argentine artist
- Lillian Porter, American film and television actress
- Linda Porter (actress), American character actress
- Linda Porter (historian), English historian and biographer
- Lisa Porter, American nuclear physicist
- Lisa M. Porter, American materials scientist
- Logan Porter, American baseball player
- Louis Dalton Porter, American artist
- Louise Porter, American politician from Kansas
- Lucy Porter, English actress and comedian
- Lucy Wallace Porter, American photographer
- Ludovic Porter, British colonial administrator in India
- Lyman W. Porter, American academic administrator
M
- MacKenzie Porter, Canadian country singer, songwriter and actress
- Maggie Porter, American singer
- Manuia Porter, Samoan lawn bowler
- Margaret Porter, American politician from New Hampshire
- Margaret Grey Porter, Irish philanthropist
- Marguerite Porter, English ballet dancer, actress and choreographer
- Marie Porter, Australian writer
- Marina Oswald Porter, Russian–American wife of Lee Harvey Oswald
- Mario Porter, American basketball player
- Marjorie Porter, American politician
- Mark Porter (anaesthetist), British consultant anaesthetist
- Mark Porter (designer), British publication art director
- Mark Porter (footballer), Australian rules footballer
- Mark Porter (general practitioner), British physician and television and radio presenter
- Mark Porter (racing driver), New Zealand racing driver
- Mark Porter (writer), Scottish travel writer and publisher
- Marshall Porter, Irish barrister and sportsman, son of Sir Andrew Porter
- Martin Porter, British computer scientist
- Marvin Porter, American stock car racing driver
- Mary Porter (actress), English actress
- Mary Porter (politician), Australian politician
- Mary Bea Porter, American golfer
- Mary Winearls Porter, English crystallographer and geologist
- Mary G. Porter, American social worker
- Mason Porter, American mathematician
- Matthew Porter, American baseball player
- Matthew Porter (bishop), British Anglican bishop
- Max Porter (footballer), English footballer
- Max Porter (animator), American animator and filmmaker
- Max Porter (writer), English author
- Meisha Ross Porter, American educator
- Melinda Camber Porter, British artist, writer and filmmaker
- Melissa Porter, English television presenter
- Michael Porter, American businessman and academic
- Michael Porter Jr., American basketball player
- Michael Porter (cricketer), English cricketer
- Michael Porter (footballer), Australian rules footballer
- Michael Porter (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
- Michael Porter (wrestling), American professional wrestling ring announcer
- Michael G. Porter, Australian economist
- Michelle Porter, Canadian writer
- Mick Porter, English footballer
- Miracle Porter, American soccer player
- Monica Porter, Hungarian-British journalist
- Montel Vontavious Porter, American professional wrestler, submission grappler and manager
- Monty Porter, Australian rugby league footballer
- Moses Porter, American general of the War of 1812
- Muriel Porter, Australian journalist
- Murray Porter, Australian politician
- Myles Porter, American paralympic judoka
N
- Natalie Porter, Australian basketball player
- Neal Porter, American children's book editor and publisher
- Neale Porter, British colonial governor
- Ned Porter, Irish hurler
- Ned Porter (baseball), American baseball player
- Nelson D. Porter, mayor of Ottawa, Canada
- Newton Hazelton Porter, American judge
- Nigel Porter, English politician from Leicester
- Noah Porter, American educator, philosopher and abolitionist
- Noelle Porter, American tennis player
- Nolan Porter, American R&B singer and songwriter
- Norman Porter, Northern Ireland loyalist politician
- Nyree Dawn Porter, New Zealand-born actress
O
- Odie Porter, American baseball pitcher
- Olivia Porter (cricketer), Australian cricketer
- Ora F. Porter, American nurse
- Otto Porter Jr., American basketball player
P
- Pamela Porter, Canadian novelist and poet
- Parker Porter, American mixed martial artist
- Pat Porter, American long-distance runner
- Patrick Porter, American singer/songwriter, novelist, poet and painter
- Paul Porter (announcer), American public address sports announcer
- Paul Porter (biker), Canadian outlaw biker and gangster
- Paul Porter (Michigan politician), American politician
- Paul Porter (musician), American gospel musician
- Paul A. Porter, American lawyer and politician
- Peter Porter (poet), Australian-born British poet
- Peter A. Porter, American politician from New York, son of Peter A. Porter the colonel
- Peter A. Porter (colonel), Union Army colonel in the American Civil War, son of Peter Buell Porter
- P. A. Porter, American college football player
- Peter Buell Porter, American lawyer, soldier and politician
- Peter B. Porter Jr., American lawyer and politician, son of Augustus Porter, nephew of Peter Buell Porter
- Phil Porter, British playwright, librettist and television writer
- Philip S. Porter, American martial artist
- Philip Thomas Porter, American electrical engineer
- Pleasant Porter, American Indian statesman and Principal Chief of the Creek Nation
Q
- Quincy Porter, American composer
- Quincy Porter (American football), American football player
- Quinn Porter, American football player
- Quinton Porter, American football quarterback
R
- Randy Porter, American stock car racing driver
- Ray Porter, American actor
- Ray E. Porter, American Army major general
- Reb Porter, American public address basketball announcer
- Rebecca N. Porter, American author
- Rees W. Porter, American slave trader
- Reggie Porter, American football player
- Rep Porter, American professional poker player
- Reuben Porter, Cook Islands rugby league footballer
- Rex Porter, English athlete
- Rich Porter, American gangster
- Ricky Porter, American football player
- Rob Porter, American lawyer and White House staffer
- Robert Porter (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer
- Robert Porter (bishop), Australian Anglican Bishop of The Murray
- Robert Porter (Brisbane politician), mayor of Brisbane Municipal Council, Queensland, Australia
- Robert Porter (British Army officer), British Army general and medical officer
- Robert Porter (economist), American economist at Northwestern University
- Robert Porter (English footballer), footballer for Blackburn Rovers
- Robert Porter (Northern Ireland politician), Northern Irish politician
- Robert Porter (Ontario politician), member of the Canadian Parliament
- Robert Porter (sword-cutler), supplied Parliament swords during the English Civil War
- Robert Evelyn Porter, Australian stockbroker and mayor of Adelaide
- Robert Harold Porter, member of the Canadian Parliament from Alberta
- Robert John Porter, Canadian politician from British Columbia
- Robert Ker Porter, British archaeologist and diplomat
- Robert Percival Porter, British-American journalist and statistician
- Robert William Porter, American judge
- Robert W. Porter Jr., American Army general
- Robert W. Porter (neurosurgeon), American neurosurgeon
- Robie Porter, Australian musician, producer and record label owner
- Robyn Porter, American politician
- Rodney Porter, British biochemist
- Roger B. Porter, American business academic
- Ronald Porter, Scottish actor known professionally as Ron Donachie
- Rose Porter, American novelist
- Rose Porter also Rose McDowall, Scottish musician
- Ross Porter (Canadian broadcaster), Canadian music journalist and broadcast executive
- Ross Porter (sportscaster), American sportscaster
- Roy Porter, British historian of medicine
- Roy Porter (drummer), American jazz drummer
- Roy Porter (footballer), Australian rules footballer
- Roy Porter (priest), British Anglican priest
- Rudy Porter, Australian racing cyclist
- Rufus Porter (painter), American painter, inventor, and founder of Scientific American magazine
- Rufus Porter (American football), American football player
- Russell Porter (actor), actor on British television in the 1990s
- Russell W. Porter, American artist, engineer, architect, cartographer, amateur astronomer and Arctic explorer
- Ruth Porter, English golfer
- Ruth Porter, Baroness Porter of Fulwood, British political adviser and life peer
- Ryan Porter, American jazz trombonist
S
- Samuel Porter, Baron Porter, British judge
- Samuel Clarke Porter, Northern Ireland politician and judge
- Sarah Porter, American educator
- Sarah Porter (humanitarian), British social entrepreneur
- Scott Porter, American actor
- Scott Porter (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
- Sean Porter (American football), American football player
- Sean Porter (cinematographer), American cinematographer
- Selwyn Porter, Australian Army officer
- Shanelle Porter, American sprinter
- Shawn Porter, American boxer and sports commentator
- Sheena Porter, British author of children's novels
- Shirley Porter, British politician
- Shlomo Porter, American rabbi
- Silas Wright Porter, American judge
- Simon Porter (cricketer), English cricketer
- Simon Porter (MP), English Member of Parliament
- Stacey Porter, Australian softball player
- Stanley E. Porter, American-Canadian academic and New Testament scholar
- Stephen Porter (director), American stage and television director
- Stephen Porter (professor), British dentistry academic
- Stephen C. Porter, American geologist
- Stephen G. Porter, American politician from Pennsylvania
- Steve Porter (producer), American music video producer and DJ
- Steve Porter (singer), American recording artist
- Steve Porter (wheelchair rugby), Australian paralympic wheelchair rugby union footballer
- Steven Porter (Canadian politician), Canadian politician from New Brunswick
- Susan H. Porter, American LDS Church official
- Susannah M. Porter, American paleontologist and geobiologist
- Susie Porter, Australian actress
- Sylvia Porter, American financial columnist
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- Tajuan Porter, American basketball player
- Taylor Porter, American soccer player
- Terry Porter, American basketball player and coach
- Terry Porter (athlete), American pole vaulter
- Terry Porter (cross-country skier), American cross-country skier
- Terry Porter (sound engineer), American sound engineer
- Thea Porter, British artist, fashion designer and retailer
- Theodore M. Porter, American historian of science
- Thomas Porter (cardiologist), American cardiologist
- Thomas Porter (dramatist), English dramatist and duellist
- Thomas Porter (MP), English politician
- Thomas Porter (Vermont politician), Connecticut and Vermont military and political figure
- Thomas Porter (Wisconsin politician), Wisconsin political figure
- Thomas Colley Porter, British businessman, mayor of Liverpool
- Thomas Conrad Porter, American botanist and theologian
- Thomas William Porter, New Zealand soldier and land purchase officer
- Thomas F. Porter, American politician from Massachusetts
- Tiffany Porter, British-American track and field athlete
- Tim Porter, British film editor
- Timothy H. Porter, American politician from New York
- Tiran Porter, American musician, member of The Doobie Brothers
- Todd Porter (actor), American child actor and model
- Todd Porter (politician), American politician from North Dakota
- Tom Porter (coach), American football and ice hockey coach
- Tom Porter (computer scientist), programmer at Pixar
- Tony Porter, British Bishop of Sherwood
- Tracy Porter, American football player
- Tracy Porter (wide receiver), American football player, social activist and entrepreneur
- Tracey Porter, American children's book author
- Trevor Porter, English footballer
- Troy Porter, American politician and civil rights leader in Illinois
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- Una Porter, Australian psychiatrist and philanthropist
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- Vernon Carroll Porter, American artist
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- Walter Porter, English church musician and composer
- Walter Porter (runner), British athlete
- Warren P. Porter, American biophysical ecologist and environmental toxicologist
- Warren R. Porter, American politician from California
- Whitworth Porter, English major-general
- Will Porter, English rugby union footballer
- William Porter (bishop), English Catholic archbishop in what is now Ghana
- William Porter (Attorney General), attorney-general of the Cape Colony
- William Porter (bishop), English Catholic bishop in West Africa
- William Porter (hurdler), American track and field athlete
- William Porter (organist), 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, British lawyer and educationist
- William Dennison Porter, South Carolina lieutenant governor
- William Field Porter, New Zealand politician
- William Haldane Porter, British civil servant
- William Henry Porter (surgeon), president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
- William Henry Porter (writer), American minister and writer
- William Sydney Porter, American writer as O. Henry
- William Thomas Porter, British barrister and colonial judge
- William Townsend Porter, American physician, physiologist and medical educator
- William Wood Porter, American military officer and jurist
- William A. Porter, American founder of the E*Trade financial services company
- William D. Porter, flag officer of the United States Navy
- William G. Porter, American police officer
- William H. Porter, American banker
- William J. Porter, British-American diplomat
- William N. Porter, American Army major general
- William T. Porter, American newspaper journalist and editor
- William W. Porter, American attorney and legal author
- Willie Porter (basketball), American basketball player
- Willie Porter (English footballer), English footballer
- Willie Porter (Scottish footballer), Scottish footballer in the Scottish League and American Soccer League
- Willy Porter, American singer-songwriter
- Woodford Porter, African American bank director
- W. Arthur Porter, American educator and businessman
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- Yank Porter, American jazz drummer
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- Zahir Porter, American basketball player