David or Dave Porter may refer to:
Politicians
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(born 1948), Conservative Member of Parliament for Waveney, 1987–1997
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David Porter (Canadian politician) (1849–1893), Ontario businessman and political figure
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David J. Porter (politician) (born 1956), Republican member of the Texas Railroad Commission
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David R. Porter (1788–1867), Pennsylvania politician
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Dave Porter (Norfolk Islander politician) (born 1954), leader of the Norfolk Liberals
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Dave Porter (Canadian politician), Canadian politician
Military
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David Porter (naval officer)
David Porter (February 1, 1780 – March 3, 1843) was an American naval officer and diplomat. Porter commanded a number of U.S. naval ships. He saw service in the First Barbary War, the War of 1812 and in the West Indies. On July 2, 1812, Porte ...
(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 (United States), 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 ...
(1813–1891), his son, American Civil War Navy officer
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David Dixon Porter (Medal of Honor)
Major general (United States), 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.
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(1877–1944), officer in the Philippine–American War
Sports
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David Porter (figure skater) (born 1949), Canadian ice dancing champion
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David Porter (sport shooter) (born 1953), Australian sport shooter
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Dave Porter (sportsman) (1946–2012), NCAA wrestler and football player
Music
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David Porter (musician)
David Porter (born November 21, 1941) is an American record producer, singer, songwriter, 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), American composer
Others
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David Porter (Australian judge), justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania
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David Porter (bishop) (1906–1993), bishop of Aston in the Church of England
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David H. Porter (1935–2016), professor and past president of Skidmore College
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David J. Porter (judge) (born 1966), United States circuit judge
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David Richard Porter (1882–1973), figure in YMCA
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David Stewart Porter (1909–1989), U.S. federal judge
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Dave Porter (Home and Away), fictional character in TV series ''Home and Away''
See also
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David Porter Heap (1843–1910), American engineer
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David Porter McCorkle, Confederate Lieutenant in the American Civil War
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