John Porteous may refer to:
- Captain John Porteous, murdered during the Porteous Riots (ca. 1695–1736)
- John Alexander Porteous, author, columnist and broadcaster (1932–95)
- Johnny Porteous, Scottish footballer, represented Plymouth Argyle (1949–1956)
Famous quotes containing the word john:
“After I was married a year I remembered things like radio stations and forgot my husband.”
—P. J. Wolfson, John L. Balderston (1899–1954)