David Porter

David or Dave Porter may refer to:

Politicians

• David Porter (British politician) (born 1948), Conservative Member of Parliament for Waveney, 1987–1997
• David Porter (Canadian politician) (1849–1893), Ontario businessman and political figure
• David J. Porter (politician) (born 1956), Republican member of the Texas Railroad Commission
• David R. Porter (1788–1867), Pennsylvania politician
• Dave Porter (Norfolk Islander politician) (born 1954), leader of the Norfolk Liberals
• Dave Porter (Canadian politician), Canadian politician

Military

• David Porter (naval officer) (1780–1843), United States Navy officer and ambassador
• David Dixon Porter (1813–1891), his son, American Civil War Navy officer
• David Dixon Porter (Medal of Honor) (1877–1944), officer in the Philippine–American War

Sports

• David Porter (figure skater) (born 1949), Canadian ice dancing champion
• David Porter (sport shooter) (born 1953), Australian sport shooter
• Dave Porter (sportsman) (1946–2012), NCAA wrestler and football player

Music

• David Porter (musician) (born 1941), American musician
• Dave Porter (composer), American composer

Others

• David Porter (Australian judge), justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania
• David Porter (bishop) (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
• David Richard Porter (1882–1973), figure in YMCA
• David Stewart Porter (1909–1989), U.S. federal judge
• Dave Porter (Home and Away), fictional character in TV series Home and Away

See also

• David Porter Heap (1843–1910), American engineer
• David Porter McCorkle, Confederate Lieutenant in the American Civil War