Porteous

Porteous is the name of a Scottish Borders armigerous family. Notable members of the Porteous family include:

Surname

• Beilby Porteus/Porteous (1731–1809), Anglican bishop, reformer and abolitionist
• Bradley Porteous (b. 1998), South African cricketer
• Cameron Porteous (b. 1937), Canadian set designer
• Crichton Porteous (1901–1991), writer and author
• David Porteous, Canadian singer/songwriter and film maker
• Garrick Porteous (b. 1990), English golfer
• Gaye Porteous (b. 1965), Canadian field hockey international
• George Porteous (1903–1977), Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan, Canada
• Gladstone Porteous (1874–1944), Australian missionary and linguist in China
• Haydn Porteous (b. 1994), South African golfer
• Hugh Gordon Porteus (1906–1993), English art and literature critic
• Ian Porteous (born 1964), Scottish footballer
• Ian R. Porteous (1930–2011), Scottish mathematician
• James Porteous (1848–1922), Scottish-American inventor of the Fresno scraper
• John Porteous (soldier) (c. 1695–1736), Captain of the City Guard of Edinburgh lynched in the Porteous Riots
• John Alexander Porteous (1932–1995), columnist and journalist
• Johnny Porteous (1921–2007), Scottish footballer
• Julian Porteous (born 1949), Bishop, Archdiocese of Hobart, Australia
• Katrina Porteous (b. 1960), Scottish poet
• Miguel Porteous (b. 1999), New Zealand skier
• Ned Porteous (b. 1994), British actor
• Nico Porteous (b. 2001), New Zealand skier
• Norman Porteous (1898–2003), Scottish theologian and translator of the New English Bible, last surviving officer of the First World War
• Patrick Anthony Porteous (1918–2000), Scottish war hero, recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Rose Porteous (born 1948), Filipino-born Australian socialite
• Ryan Porteous (born 1999), Scottish footballer
• Shane Porteous (born 1942), Australian actor
• Stanley Porteus (1883–1972), Australian psychologist and author
• Thomas Porteous (1946–2021), former United States district court judge
• Thomas Porteous (footballer) (c. 1864–1919), footballer for Sunderland and England
• Thomas Porteous (merchant) (1765–1830), merchant and politician in Lower Canada
• Timothy Porteous (1933–2020), Canadian former executive assistant to Pierre Trudeau
• Trevor Porteous (1933–1997), English football player and manager
• Victor Porteous, (1893–1966) Canadian Member of Parliament
• William Porteous (born 1945), Australian land developer

Others

• Porteous, chain of department stores, New England
• The Porteous formula in algebraic geometry
• Porteous Point, on Signy Island, Antarctica
• The Porteous Riots of 1736
• Porteous's tuco-tuco, a rodent species

See also

• Joe Porteus (1925–95), English footballer