James, Jamie, Jim or Jimmy Porter may refer to: Politics and diplomacy James Porter (Australian politician) (born 1950), former member of the Australian House of Representatives James Porter (diplomat) (1710–1776), British James Porter (Jacobite), Vice-Chamberlain of King James II of England who followed him into exile James Porter (New Brunswick politician) (1847–1926), farmer, miller and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada James Porter (New York politician) (1787–1839), U.S. Representative from New York James D. Porter (1828–1912), Governor of Tennessee James E. Porter (1857–1946), mayor of Kansas City, Kansas James Madison Porter (1793–1862), American cabinet secretary Sport James Porter (cricketer) (fl. 1844–1845), English cricketer Jamie Porter (born 1993), English cricketer Jim Porter (born 1949), Australian rugby player Jim Porter (Australian rules footballer) (1892–1936) Jimmy Porter (football manager) (1901–1967), manager of Manchester United F.C. of Bury F.C. Fiction James Porter, character in Disney's 2008 film College Road Trip Jim Porter (Falling Skies), character in the TNT television series Falling Skies Jimmy Porter, the lead character in John Osborne's 1956 play Look Back in Anger Other James Porter (Catholic priest) (1935–2005), defrocked American priest and child molester James Porter (Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge) (1827–1900), British academic James A. Porter (1905–1970), African American art historian, author of Modern Negro Art James A. Porter (novelist) (1836–1897), American novelist James Ezekiel Porter (1847–1876), American soldier in the Battle of the Little Bighorn James Frederick Porter (1855–1919), Australian engineer and mine manager James Herbert Porter (died 1973), English brewer and brewing executive James Madison Porter III (1864–1928), American civil engineer James W. Porter II (born 1949), elected president of the National Rifle Association in 2013 Jim Porter (giant) (1811–1859), American tavern keeper and coach driver James I. Porter, literary theorist