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* [[Porter Motor Company]], [[List of defunct United States automobile manufacturers|defunct U.S. car manufacturer]] <!-- <ref>Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925'' (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.13.</ref> --> |
* [[Porter Motor Company]], [[List of defunct United States automobile manufacturers|defunct U.S. car manufacturer]] <!-- <ref>Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925'' (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.13.</ref> --> |
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* [[Porter's Regiment]], American Revolutionary War soldiers under a Colonel Porter |
* [[Porter's Regiment]], American Revolutionary War soldiers under a Colonel Porter |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
Revision as of 12:09, 6 May 2009
Look up porter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Porter is a surname, and may refer to:
- Cole Porter (1891–1964), American composer and songwriter.
- Jesse Porter (1988–), USAF Networking and Cryptographic technician.
Porter is a given name, and may refer to:
- Porter Wagoner (1927–2007), American country music artist.
- Porter Goss (1938–), former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
People:
- Porter (name) is an English surname or given name.
Occupations:
- Porter (railroad), railroad employee who assists passengers
- Porter (carrier), person who carries objects
- Porter (college), member of staff in many of the colleges of the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford, and Durham
- Porter (doorkeeper), one of the minor orders of the Roman Catholic ministry; doorkeeper or gatekeeper
- Deal porter, dockworker specializing in handling baulks of softwood
- Groom Porter, official in charge of gambling in the Tudor court; the owner or operator of a gaming hall
Places:
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- Porter Brook, river in Sheffield, England
- United States
- Malone-Porter, Washington
- Porter, California
- Porter, Indiana
- Porter, Maine
- Porter, Minnesota
- Porter, New York
- Porter, Oklahoma
- Porter, Texas
- Porter, West Virginia
- Porter, Wisconsin
- Porter County, Indiana
- Porter Heights, Texas
- Porter Township, Michigan (three places)
- Porter Township, Pennsylvania (seven places)
- Porter Square, in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Space
Songs:
- Hey, Porter, song by Johnny Cash
- King Porter Stomp, tune by Jelly Roll Morton
Other:
- Porter (beer), type of beer
- H. K. Porter, Inc, locomotive manufacturer
- Hyundai Porter, pickup truck
- Miss Porter's School, in Farmington, Connecticut
- Piaggio Porter electric van
- Pilatus PC-6 Porter, Swiss aircraft
- Porter (band), Mexican indie band
- Porter 5 forces analysis, framework for industry analysis and business strategy development
- Porter generic strategies
- Porter Airlines, Canadian low-cost airline
- Porter College, residential college at the University of California, Santa Cruz
- Porter Motor Company, defunct U.S. car manufacturer
- Porter's Regiment, American Revolutionary War soldiers under a Colonel Porter
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