- David Dixon Porter
Major General David Dixon Porter, a Medal of Honor recipient, was a United States Marine Corps officer who served in the Philippine-American War and in World War I. He was the son of Lieutenant Colonel Carlile Patterson Porter (1846–1914), USMC, grandson of Admiral David Dixon Porter (1813–1891), and great-grandson of Commodore David Porter (1780–1843). - Russell W. Porter
Russell Williams Porter (December 13, 1871 - February 22, 1949) was an American amateur astronomer and explorer. He is sometimes referred to as the "founder of amateur telescope making." After designing modest-sized amateur telescopes, he was hired to help with the design of a 200 inch Hale telescope for the Mount Palomar Observatory. His drawings for this project were exceptional, and were as good as blueprints. - Art Porter Jr.
Arthur L. 'Art' Porter, Jr., (3 August 1961 - 23 November 1996), was an American jazz saxophonist. He was the son of legendary jazz musician Art Porter, Sr., as well as the namesake of "The Art Porter Bill". - Samuel Porter Baron Porter
Samuel Lowry Porter, Baron Porter (7 February 1877 - 13 February 1956) was a British judge. On 28 March 1938, he was appointed Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and created a life peer with the title Baron Porter, of Longfield in County Tyrone. A month later, he was invested to the Privy Council. Porter resigned as Lord of Appeal in 1954. - James D. Porter Jr.
James Davis Porter (December 7, 1828-May 18, 1912) was governor of the U.S. state of Tennessee from 1875 to 1879. A native of Paris, Tennessee, Porter graduated from the former University of Nashville at age 18. He was elected to the Tennessee General Assembly in 1859. When the American Civil War loomed, Porter sided with the Confederacy. He was involved in the organization of the Provisional Army of Tennessee. - Art Porter Sr.
Arthur 'Art' L. Porter, Sr., (8 February 1934 - 1993) was an American jazz pianist. He was the father of jazz saxophonist Art Porter, Jr.. - Hugh Porter
Hugh Porter (born: January 1940) was one of Britain's greatest professional cyclists, winning four world titles in the individual pursuit discipline, as well as a Commonwealth Games gold medal in 1966. Building on his track cycling and road racing experience, he became a well-known commentator on cycle events, notably for the BBC. - George Porter Jr.
George Porter, Jr. (born December 26, 1947 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a bassist and singer in New Orleans most famous for playing with The Meters. Along with Art Neville, Porter formed the group in the mid 60's and came to be recognized as one of the progenitors of funk. The Meters disbanded in 1977, but reformed in 1989. Today the group is called the Funky Meters, and Porter is still a member. - Mark Porter
Mark Porter (born 15th March 1960, Aberdeen, Scotland) is a British publication designer and art director, and creative director of The Guardian. Formerly art director of ES, the Evening Standard magazine, the UK edition of Wired magazine, and Colors magazine. Directed the redesign of The Guardian, which was voted best-designed newspaper in the world by the US-based Society for News Design in 2006. - John Porter
John Edward Porter (b. June 1, 1935) is a former United States Representative from Illinois. Porter was born in Evanston, Illinois, was educated in public schools, and then attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology for one year before receiving a B.S. and B.A. from Northwestern University in 1957. He then received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree at the University of Michigan Law School in 1961, and was admitted to the Illinois bar that same year. - William D. Porter
William David Porter (10 March 1808 - 1 May 1864) was a flag officer of the United States Navy. He was the son of Commodore David Porter (1780-1843) and brother of Admiral David Dixon Porter (1813-1891). - Jon Porter
Jonathan Christopher "Jon" Porter (born May 16 1955), an American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, the first representative elected from the new 3rd Congressional district of Nevada, which includes much of suburban Las Vegas. (map) He won re-election in the 2006 midterm election against Democratic Party nominee Tessa Hafen by a 48%-47% margin. He should not be confused with John Porter, … - George Bryan Porter
George Bryan Porter (February 9 1791 - July 6 1834), was a U.S. statesman in Pennsylvania and Michigan Territory. He was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, the brother of David Rittenhouse Porter, Pennsylvania Governor, 1839-1845, and James Madison Porter, Secretary of War, 1843 - 1844, and the uncle of Horace Porter, U.S. Ambassador to France, 1897 - 1905. His father, General Andrew Porter served in the U.S. Revolutionary War. - Cat Porter
Catherine Jane Porter, better known as Cat Porter (born December 20 1979 in Pembury, Kent), is a television presenter on British TV. Porter has hosted the keno channel Avago, the mobile phone games channel TX1, the quiz channel Nation217 (now Quiznation), "Quiz Call", and ITV Play's "The Mint". Cat Porter briefly returned to the quiz television scene when she presented two shifts on "The Great Big British Quiz" in March 2007, … - Brad Porter
Bradley Porter (born February 19 1987 in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia) is an football (soccer) player. He currently plays as a central midfielder for the Australian A-League club Central Coast Mariners. Porter first came to the Mariners late in the 2005-06 A-League season for a four-week stay as cover for the crippling injury toll that the Mariners experienced, … - Augustus Porter
Augustus Porter along with his brother "Peter Porter" purchased the land near Niagara Falls, United States at a public auction in order to open a grist mill and tannery around 1805. Later, around 1847, the brothers attempted to interest investors to develop power from the water drop of the falls by developing a "hydraulic raceway" for both power and transportation. - Michael Porter
Michael Eugene Porter is an American academic focused on management and economics. He has made important contributions to strategic management and strategy theory, Porter's main academic objectives focus on how a firm or a region can build a competitive advantage and develop competitive strategy. Porter's strategic system consists primarily of: * 5 forces analysis * strategic groups (also called strategic sets) * the value chain * the generic strategies of cost leadership, … - David R. Porter
David Rittenhouse Porter was the governor of Pennsylvania from 1839 to 1845. Born near Norristown, Pennsylvania, he was a business owner for a while until business failures and recession drove him into politics. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1819, and in the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1836. He narrowly defeated incumbent governor Joseph Ritner in 1838. The narrow margin of victory, contested by Ritner supporters, led to the Buckshot War. - Cole Porter
Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 - October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter from Indiana. His works include the musical comedies "Kiss Me, Kate" (1948) (based on Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew"), "Fifty Million Frenchmen" and "Anything Goes", as well as songs like "Night and Day," "I Get a Kick Out of You," and "I've Got You Under My Skin." He was noted for his sophisticated (sometimes ribald) lyrics, clever rhymes, … - James A. Porter
James Amos Porter (December 22, 1905 - February 28 1970) was a pioneer in establishing the field of African American art history. He was instrumental as the first scholar to provide a systematic, critical analysis of African American artists and their works of art. An artist himself, he provided a unique and critical approach to the analysis of the work. Dedicated to educating and writing about African American artists, … - Anna Porter
Anna Maria Porter is a Canadian publisher and novelist. Born Anna Szigethy in Budapest, she emigrated to New Zealand in 1956 to escape the Soviet presence in Hungary. She received a Bachelor degree and Master of Arts degree from the University of Canterbury. She started at McClelland & Stewart in 1969 and became president and publisher of Seal Books. In 1982, she founded Key Porter Books and in 1986 she purchased a majority stake in Doubleday Canada. - Mark Porter
Dr Mark Porter MB BS DA DCH (born September 1962, Stroud) is a medical doctor who appears on UK television and radio to advise on medical problems. He also has a weekly programme on Radio 4 called "Case Notes", where individual medical conditions are discussed for the whole programme and acts a health consultant for Jeremy Vine's programme on Radio 2. He has a general practice in Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire. - Kalan Porter
Richard Kalan Porter (born November 11, 1985) is a singer from Medicine Hat, Alberta, who was the second winner of the reality television series "Canadian Idol". Beating out 8,977 other contestants, Porter was crowned "Idol" on September 16, 2004 in front of a live TV audience. He is the only Idol who was never in the bottom two or three. - Steven Porter
Dr. Steven Porter (born 1943), BS MA PhD PD, is currently a candidate for the Third Congressional District of Pennsylvania. He is a teacher and composer, and in 1968 he became involved with politics when he helped Robert Kennedy in his presidential election campaign. He unsuccessfully ran four times for the New York State Senate in the 51st District starting in 1990. He has also written 125 works for concert and theatre and published 17 books. - Joey Porter
Joey Eugene Porter (born March 22 1977 in Bakersfield, California) is an American football linebacker who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round (73rd overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Colorado State. - George Porter
George Porter, Baron Porter of Luddenham, OM, FRS (December 6, 1920 - August 31, 2002) was a British chemist. Porter was born in Stainforth, Yorkshire. He won a scholarship to the University of Leeds and gained his first degree in chemistry. He then served in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War. Porter then went on to do research at Cambridge under Norrish where he began the work that ultimately led to them becoming Nobel Laureates. - Charles O. Porter
Charles Orlando Porter (April 4, 1919 - January 1, 2006) was a politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon to Frank Porter and Ruth Peterson. He graduated from high school in Eugene, Oregon and then went on to graduate from Harvard University with a B.S. in 1941. From there he went on to serve in the United States Army during World War II from 1941 to 1945. He then went back to Harvard Law School and graduated with an L.L.B. in 1947. - Ray E. Porter
Ray Edison Porter was a U.S. Army Major General from Arkansas. In World War II he worked on the Africa campaign, in the War Department, and then led the 75th Infantry. Dwight D. Eisenhower named him as one of fifty who took over the ASF's Project Planning Division, the Special Planning Division or SPD. - Bern Porter
Bernard Harden "Bern" Porter (February 14, 1911-June 7, 2004) was an American artist, writer, publisher, performer, and scientist. - Darrell Porter
Darrell Ray Porter was a former American catcher in Major League Baseball, and one of the first American professional athletes to publicly admit he had a problem with substance abuse. Born in Joplin, Missouri, Porter made his debut on September 2, 1971 with the Milwaukee Brewers at age 19. He was selected to the American League All-Star team in 1974, but had his best years after he was traded in 1976 to the Kansas City Royals, … - Eleanor H. Porter
Eleanor Hodgman Porter (December 19, 1868 - May 21, 1920) was an American novelist. Born in Littleton, New Hampshire, Eleanor Hodgman trained as a singer but later turned to writing. In 1892 she married John Lyman Porter and moved to Massachusetts. Porter mainly wrote children's literature, for example three "Miss Billy" books, Cross currents [1928], The turn of the tide [1928] and Six Star Ranch [1916]. - Tajuan Porter
Tajuan Marquis Porter (Born March 9, 1988) is a freshman guard at Oregon. He is considered one of the top freshmen in the country. He is most notable for his exceptional game against Portland State. Against the Vikings, he scored 38 points, including 10-12 from 3-point field goal range. The 10 3-point field goals shattered the single game Oregon record. His 100 made three-point field goals is an Oregon single-season record, … - Elizabeth Porter
Elizabeth Jervis Porter (1689-1752) was the wife of Samuel Johnson. Born Elizabeth Jarvis (or Jervis - Boswell lists both), her first marriage was to Henry Porter, a Birmingham merchant, by whom she had three children. The couple became friends of Johnson in 1732 (on first meeting him, she said to her daughter Lucy, "That is the most sensible man I ever met") and Johnson courted her after Porter's death. His affectionate name for her, "Tetty" or "Tetsey", … - Henry Kirke Porter
Henry Kirke Porter (November 24 1840 - April 10 1921) was an American businessman and Representative of the United States Congress for Pennsylvania's 31st congressional district. Porter was born in Concord, New Hampshire. In 1860, he graduated from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. He also helped found the YMCA that year. He attended the Newton Theological Seminary in Newton Center, Massachusetts. In 1862, he enlisted in the 45th Regiment, … - Shirley Porter
Shirley, Lady Porter DBE (born 29 November, 1930) is a former British Conservative leader of Westminster City Council in London. She is the daughter and heir of Jack Cohen, the founder of Tesco supermarkets. She was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1991. While leader of Westminster City Council she oversaw the "Building Stable Communities" policy, later derided as "homes for votes". The policy was judged illegal by the district auditor, … - Hal Porter
Hal (Harold) Porter (February 16 1911-September 29 1984) was a notable Australian novelist and playwright. He published short stories and poems in many publications throughout his life. Hal Porter grew up in Bairnsdale, Victoria, and worked as a journalist, teacher and librarian. A car accident just before the outbreak of war prevented him from serving in World War Two. His first stories were published in 1942 and by the 1960s he was writing full time. - Keith R. Porter
KeithPorter (1912-1997) was a Canadian cell biologist. He did pioneering biology research using electron microscopy of cells, such as work on the 9 + 2 microtubule structure in the axoneme of cilia. Porter also contributed to the development of other experimental methods for cell culture and nuclear transplantation. He also was responsible for naming the endoplasmic reticulum. Keith Porter was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia on June 11, 1912, … - Jane Porter
Jane Porter (1776-1850), was born in the Bailey in Durham City. It was said that she used to rise at four in the morning in order to read and write. She read the whole of Edmund Spenser's "Faerie Queene" while still a child. Reputedly tall and beautiful, as she grew up her grave and preoccupied air earned her the nickname 'La Penseroso', possibly a reference recalling the poem 'Il Penseroso' by John Milton meaning 'A brooding or melancholy person or personality'. - Noah Porter
Noah Porter (December 14, 1811 - March 14, 1892), American educationalist and philosophical writer, was born in Farmington, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale College in 1831, and was employed as a Congregational minister in Connecticut and Massachusetts, 1836 to 1846. He was elected professor of moral philosophy and metaphysics at Yale in 1846, and from 1871 to 1886 he was president of the college. - Dana Porter
Dana Harris Porter (January 14 1901 - May 13 1967) was a Canadian politician and jurist. After graduating from the University of Toronto in 1921, Porter went to England to continue his studies at Balliol College, Oxford from which he graduated with a Master's degree in 1923. He returned to Toronto where he was called to the bar, and joined the firm of Fennel, Porter & Davis.
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