Famous People with Name Porter

Porter Wayne Wagoner            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Porter Wayne Wagoner: was an American country music singer. Famous for his flashy Nudie suits and blond pompadour, Wagoner introduced a young Dolly Parton to his long-running television show. Together, "Porter and Dolly" were a well-known duet team throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s. Parton wrote the song "I Will Always Love You" after Wagoner suggested she shift from story songs to focus on love songs. [1]

Porter Johnston Goss            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Porter Johnston Goss: is an American politician, who was the last Director of Central Intelligence and the first Director of the Central Intelligence Agency following the passage of the IRTPA 2004 Act, which abolished the DCI position. A CIA officer in Latin America during the Cold War, he served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1989 until he took up his post at the agency.[1]

Porter Hardy, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Porter Hardy, Jr.: was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Hardy was elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth and to the ten succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1947-January 3, 1969). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1968 to the Ninety-first Congress. Formerly director

John Clinton Porter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Clinton Porter: was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 33rd Mayor of Los Angeles between 1929 and 1933, and ran for re-election twice more but was defeated in 1933 by Frank L. Shaw and in 1941 by Fletcher Bowron. He died of a heart and lung condition in Los Angele

DuBose Porter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

DuBose Porter: is a Democratic member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing the 143rd district since being elected in 1982. He is currently Minority Leader in the House. He was previously Administration Floor Leader for Governor Zell Miller from 1991 thr

John Edward Porter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Edward Porter: is a former United States Representative from Illinois.He served two years in the United States Department of Justice in the Honor Law Graduate Program from 1961 to 1963. He entered private practice in Evanston, Illinois from 1963 to 1979. During this tim

Edward Guss Porter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edward Guss Porter: was a Canadian politician. A lawyer, he was an alderman for five years and Mayor of the City of Belleville, Ontario in 1891. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Hastings West in a 1902 by-election, after the sitting MP, Henry Corby, resigned. A Conservative, he was re-elected in the following six federal elections. He was defeated in 1924.

Nelson Davis Porter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Nelson Davis Porter: was mayor of Ottawa, Canada from 1915 to 1916. He was born in Montreal in 1863 and came to Ottawa with his family in 1870. He worked as an insurance and real estate agent. During his term as mayor, a water pumping station was set up at Lemieux Island to supply water to the city. He was also an amateur ice hockey player, and was an original member of the Ottawa Hockey Club. He played in their first competitive game in 1884 at the Montreal Winter Carnival Tournament and is credited with scoring their first goal.