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Porter Goss

American politician and first Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
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Porter Goss
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Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
November 26, 1938
Place of birth
Waterbury
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
politician, businessperson, investor
Employer
Central Intelligence Agency
Position held
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Mayor of Sanibel, Florida, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative[7]
Educated at
Yale University, Hotchkiss School, Fessenden School, Timothy Dwight College[8][9][10]
Member of political party
Republican Party[12]
Work location
Washington, D.C.[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Described by source
Lentapedia (full versions), Lentapedia[16][17]
Family name
Goss[13]
Given name
Porter[14]
Military branch
United States Army
Name in native language
Porter Goss[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Pito Grotesco en Porter Johnston Goss ar بورتر جوس cs Porter Goss de Porter Johnston Goss es Porter Johnston Goss fi Porter J. Goss fi Porter Johnston Goss fr Porter J. Goss he פורטר גוס id Porter Johnston Goss ja ポーター・J・ゴス ko 포터 고스 ko 포터 존스턴 고스 ko 포터 J. 고스 pl Porter J. Goss ru Госс, Портер ru Портер Госс sv Goss sv Porter J. Goss
🔖 Identifiers · 25
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
21869440
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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BBC Things ID
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C-SPAN person numeric ID
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C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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FAST ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
102099
Geni profile ID
6000000030191532270
LegiStorm person ID
51838
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LittleSis people ID
13771
Munzinger person ID
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NNDB people ID
719/000038605
OpenSanctions ID
Porter Goss
Our Campaigns candidate ID
1049
Political Graveyard politician ID
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Prabook ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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U.S. National Archives Identifier
10610230
US Congress Bio ID
G000336
United States House of Representatives ID
13987
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Position held 10
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative +2 more
Occupation 3
politician, businessperson, investor
Educated at 2
Yale University, Hotchkiss School
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
Central Intelligence Agency
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
Military branch 1
United States Army
OpenSanctions ID 1
Porter Goss
Place of birth 1
Waterbury
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
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Summary

Porter Goss was born on November 26, 1938[1], in Waterbury[2]. He has worked as a politician[3], businessperson[4], and investor[5].

FAQs

Where was Porter Goss born?

Porter Goss was born in Waterbury[2].

What did Porter Goss do for work?

Porter Goss worked as a politician[3], businessperson[4], and investor[5].

Where did Porter Goss go to school?

Porter Goss was educated at Hotchkiss School[8], Fessenden School[9], and Timothy Dwight College[10].

Related Entities

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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