William Porter
William Porter may refer to:
Law and politics
- William Porter (attorney-general) (1805–1880), attorney-general of the Cape Colony
- William Field Porter (1784–1869), New Zealand politician
- William J. Porter (1914–1988), American diplomat; former ambassador to Canada and Saudi Arabia, among others
- William Archer Porter (1825–1890), British lawyer and educationist
- William Haldane Porter (died 1944), British civil servant
- William Henry Porter (1817-1861), American minister
- William Porter (MP) (died c. 1593), English politician
- William Porter (fl.1388), Member of Parliament (MP) for Southwark
- William Porter (died 1436), MP for Cambridgeshire
Music
- William Porter (organist) (born 1946), American organist and improviser
- Willy Porter, American singer-songwriter
Others
- William D. Porter (1808–1864), flag officer of the United States Navy
- USS William D. Porter (DD-579), ship named after him
- William H. Porter (1861–1926), prominent banker in New York City
- William Porter (archbishop) (1887–1966), English Roman Catholic archbishop in present-day Ghana
- William Porter (athlete) (1926–2000), American track and field athlete
- William Sydney Porter (1862–1910), American writer who used the pen name O. Henry
- William Sydney Porter Elementary School, school in Greensboro, North Carolina
- William T. Porter (1809–1858), American writer and founder of Spirit of the Times
- William A. Porter (born 1928), founder of E*TRADE
See also
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