David Porter (Canadian politician)
David Porter (1849 - August 7, 1893) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Bruce North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1891 to 1893 as a Liberal member.
Porter was born in Halton County in 1847, the son o ...
(1849–1893), Ontario businessman and political figure
* David J. Porter (politician) (born 1956), Republican member of the Texas Railroad Commission
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David R. Porter
David Rittenhouse Porter (October 31, 1788 – August 6, 1867) was the ninth governor of Pennsylvania. Voted into office during the controversial 1838 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, which was characterized by intense anti-Masonic and anti- ...
(1788–1867), Pennsylvania politician
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Dave Porter (politician)
David Paul Porter (born November 24, 1953) is a former Canadian politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Yukon from 1982 to 1989. He was a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party.
Porter was born at Lower Post, British Columbia ...
, Canadian politician
Military
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David Porter (naval officer)
David Porter (February 1, 1780 – March 3, 1843) was an officer in the United States Navy in the rank of captain and the honorary title of commodore. Porter commanded a number of U.S. naval ships. He saw service in the First Barbary War, the ...
(1780–1843), United States Navy officer and ambassador
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David Dixon Porter
David Dixon Porter (June 8, 1813 – February 13, 1891) was a United States Navy admiral and a member of one of the most distinguished families in the history of the U.S. Navy. Promoted as the second U.S. Navy officer ever to attain the rank o ...
(1813–1891), his son, American Civil War Navy officer
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David Dixon Porter (Medal of Honor)
Major General David Dixon Porter (April 29, 1877 – February 25, 1944), a Medal of Honor recipient, was a United States Marine Corps officer who served in the Philippine–American War and in World War I.
Biography
He was the son of Lieutena ...
(1877–1944), officer in the Philippine–American War
Sports
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David Porter (figure skater)
David Porter (born July 6, 1949 in Bowmanville, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice dancer. With partner Barbara Berezowski, he won two gold medals at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships and competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics.
On Octob ...
(born 1949), Canadian ice dancing champion
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David Porter (sport shooter)
David Porter (born 3 October 1953 in Balaklava, South Australia) is an Australian sport shooter. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (D ...
(born 1953), Australian sport shooter
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Dave Porter (sportsman)
Dave Porter (March 5, 1946 – August 25, 2012), was a two-time NCAA collegiate wrestling champion and football player. He was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 1985.
Student wrestler and football player
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, NCAA wrestler and football player
Music
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David Porter (musician)
David Porter (born November 21, 1941) is an American record producer, songwriter, singer, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Porter was a 2005 inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, with catalog sales exceeding 400 million units. In 2015, '' ...
(born 1941), American musician
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Dave Porter (composer)
Dave Porter is an American composer, best known for the original score for the television series ''Breaking Bad'', its prequel spin-off ''Better Call Saul'' and the epilogue film '' El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie''. At Sarah Lawrence College, P ...
, American composer
Others
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David Porter (Australian judge)
David James Porter is a part time acting judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania, and an adjunct professor of law at the University of Tasmania.
Education and legal career
Porter graduated from UTAS in 1975 and was admitted to practice in Tas ...
, justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania
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David Porter (bishop)
David Brownfield Porter (10 May 190614 May 1993) was the suffragan Bishop of Aston from 1962 to 1972.
He was born in Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth, Wandsworth, County of London, London and educated at Hertford College, Oxford. He studied fo ...
(1906–1993), bishop of Aston in the Church of England
* David H. Porter (1935–2016), professor and past president of Skidmore College
* David J. Porter (judge) (born 1966), United States circuit judge
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David Richard Porter
David Richard Porter (1882–1973) was a major figure in the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) during the height of the organization's popularity and influence on American high school and college campuses. Porter was Executive Secretary of ...
(1882–1973), figure in YMCA
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David Stewart Porter
David Stewart Porter (September 23, 1909 – January 5, 1989) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Education and career
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Porter received an Artium Ba ...
(1909–1989), U.S. federal judge
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Dave Porter (Home and Away)
''Home and Away'' is an Australian soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. The 3rd season of ''Home and Away'' began airing from 8 January 1990. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 1990, by or ...
, fictional character in TV series ''Home and Away''