Porteous

Porteous is the name of a Scottish Borders armigerous family. Notable members of the Porteous family include:

Surname

 * Beilby Porteus/Porteous (1731–1809), Anglican bishop, reformer and abolitionist
 * Bradley Porteous (b. 1998), South African cricketer
 * Cameron Porteous (b. 1937), Canadian set designer
 * Crichton Porteous (1901–1991), writer and author
 * David Porteous, Canadian singer/songwriter and film maker
 * Garrick Porteous (b. 1990), English golfer
 * Gaye Porteous (b. 1965), Canadian field hockey international
 * George Porteous (1903–1977), Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan, Canada
 * Gladstone Porteous (1874–1944), Australian missionary and linguist in China
 * Haydn Porteous (b. 1994), South African golfer
 * Hugh Gordon Porteus (1906–1993), English art and literature critic
 * Ian Porteous (born 1964), Scottish footballer
 * Ian R. Porteous (1930–2011), Scottish mathematician
 * James Porteous (1848–1922), Scottish-American inventor of the Fresno scraper
 * John Porteous (soldier) (c. 1695–1736), Captain of the City Guard of Edinburgh lynched in the Porteous Riots
 * John Alexander Porteous (1932–1995), columnist and journalist
 * Johnny Porteous (1921–2007), Scottish footballer
 * Julian Porteous (born 1949), Bishop, Archdiocese of Hobart, Australia
 * Katrina Porteous (b. 1960), Scottish poet
 * Miguel Porteous (b. 1999), New Zealand skier
 * Ned Porteous (b. 1994), British actor
 * Nico Porteous (b. 2001), New Zealand skier
 * Norman Porteous (1898–2003), Scottish theologian and translator of the New English Bible, last surviving officer of the First World War
 * Patrick Anthony Porteous (1918–2000), Scottish war hero, recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * Rose Porteous (born 1948), Filipino-born Australian socialite
 * Ryan Porteous (born 1999), Scottish footballer
 * Shane Porteous (born 1942), Australian actor
 * Stanley Porteus (1883–1972), Australian psychologist and author
 * Thomas Porteous (1946–2021), former United States district court judge
 * Thomas Porteous (footballer) (1865–1919), footballer for Sunderland and England
 * Thomas Porteous (merchant) (1765–1830), merchant and politician in Lower Canada
 * Timothy Porteous (1933–2020), Canadian former executive assistant to Pierre Trudeau
 * Trevor Porteous (1933–1997), English football player and manager
 * Victor Porteous, (1893–1966) Canadian Member of Parliament
 * William Porteous (born 1945), Australian land developer
 * Willie Porteous (1878–1962), Scottish footballer

Others

 * Porteous, chain of department stores, New England
 * The Porteous formula in algebraic geometry
 * Porteous Point, on Signy Island, Antarctica
 * The Porteous Riots of 1736
 * Porteous's tuco-tuco, a rodent species