Kent (surname)

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Kent is a surname, and may refer to:

• A. Atwater Kent (1873-1949), American engineer and inventor
• Aelfric of Kent, King of Kent
• Æthelburg of Kent (died c. 647), Queen of Northumbria
• St. Æthelberht of Kent (560-616), King of Kent
• Æthelbert II of Kent (died 762), King of Kent
• St. Aethelred of Kent (died c. 699), Kentish prince and martyr
• Alex Kent, American musician
• Alexander Kent, pseudonym of Douglas Reeman and author of naval novels
• Allegra Kent (born 1937), American ballet dancer
• Andy Kent, Australian musician
• Arthur Kent (born 1953), Canadian television journalist
• Baldred of Kent, King of Kent
• Barbara Kent (born 1906), Canadian actress
• Becky Kent, Canadian politician
• Bertha of Kent (539- c. 612), Queen of Kent
• Bobby Kent (1973-1993), American murder victim
• Brad Kent, Canadian guitarist
• Bruce Kent (born 1929), British activist
• Carlton W. Kent, American soldier
• Charles Kent (1823-1902), British author
• Charles Kent (1852-1923), British-American actor
• Charles Foster Kent (1867-1925), American historian
• Chris Kent
• Clark Kent, Panamanian record producer
• Constance Kent (1844-1944), British murderer
• Corita Kent (1918-1986), American artist and nun
• Cuthred of Kent, King of Kent
• Dean Kent (born 1978), New Zealand swimmer
• Don Kent (1933-1993), American wrestler
• Don Kent, American music producer
• Don Kent, American meteorologist
• Dorothea Kent (1916-1990), American actress
• Doug Kent (born 1967), American bowler
• Eadbald of Kent (died 640), King of Kent
• Eadbert I of Kent (died 748), King of Kent
• Eadric of Kent (died c. 687), King of Kent
• Ealhmund of Kent (745-827), King of Kent
• Eanmund of Kent, King of Kent
• Eardwulf of Kent, King of Kent
• Ecgberht of Kent (died 673), King of Kent
• Edgiva of Kent (died 968), Queen of England
• Edward Kent (1802-1877), Governor of Maine
• Egbert II of Kent, King of Kent
• Enid Kent, American actress
• Eorcenberht of Kent (died 664), King of Kent
• Eormenric of Kent, King of Kent
• Ernie Kent (born 1955), American basketball coach
• Everett Kent (1888-1963), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
• Fred Kent, American urban planner
• Gary Kent, Australian politician
• George E. Kent (1920-1982), American academic
• Harry Kent (1879-1948), English footballer
• Heaberht of Kent, King of Kent
• Heather Paige Kent (born 1969), American actress
• Hlothhere of Kent (died 685), King of Kent
• Jack Kent (1870-1946), British politician
• Jack Kent (1920-1985), American writer
• Jacob Ford Kent (1835-1918), American general
• James Kent (1763-1847), American legal scholar for whose family Kent, New York, is named
• James Tyler Kent (1849-1916), American physician
• Jason Kent (born 1980), Australian rugby player
• Jean Kent (born 1921), British actress
• Jeff Kent (born 1968), LA Dodgers baseball player
• Jim Kent (born 1960), American scientist
• Joan of Kent (1328-1385), Princess of Wales
• John Kent (1805-1872), Canadian politician
• John Kent (1937-2003), New Zealand cartoonist
• John A. Kent (1914-1985), Canadian flying ace
• Jon Kent (born 1979), South African cricketer
• Jonathan Kent (born 1946), English theatre director
• Jordan Kent (born 1984), American football player
• Joseph Kent (1779-1837), Governor, US Senator, and Congressman from Maryland
• Julia Kent, Canadian musician
• Julie Kent (born 1969), American ballerina
• Kelvin Kent, British mountaineer
• Kelvin Kent, pseudonym of Henry Kuttner
• Klark Kent, pseudonym of Stewart Copeland
• Martin Kent (born 1953), Australian cricketer
• Mary Kent, English actress
• Maury A. Kent, American football coach
• Michael Kent, American statistician
• Prince Michael of Kent (born 1942), British prince
• Princess Michael of Kent (born 1945), British princess
• Moss Kent (1766-1838), US Congressman from New York
• Muhtar Kent (born 1952), Turkish businessman
• Mul of Kent (died 687), King of Kent
• Necdet Kent (1911-2002), Turkish diplomat
• Nick Kent (born 1951), British musician
• Norm Kent (born 1949), American lawyer and activist
• Octa of Kent (c. 500-543), King of Kent
• Oisc of Kent, King of Kent
• Oswine of Kent, King of Kent
• Parker Kent (born 1907), Canadian journalist
• Paul Kent, American actor
• Paul Kent (born 1972), New Zealand swimmer
• Paula Kent (born 1931), American businesswoman
• Peter Kent (born 1943), Canadian journalist
• Philip A. Kent, American political consultant
• Quark Kent, Iranian musician
• Regina Kent (1969-2000), Hong Kong actress
• Richard Kent, American football coach
• Robert Kent, American football coach
• Robert E. Kent, American film producer
• Rockwell Kent (1882-1971), American artist
• Roger Kent (1906-1980), American lawyer
• Roland Grubb Kent (1877-1952), American linguist
• Rolfe Kent (born 1963), British composer
• Ron Kent (born 1931), American woodturner
• Samuel Kent (1683-1759), British politician
• Samuel B. Kent (born 1949), American judge
• Sarah Kent, British journalist
• Saul Kent, American activist
• Sean Kent (born 1974), American comedian
• Sherman Kent (1903-1986), American historian
• Sigered of Kent, King of Kent
• Simon Gipps-Kent (1958-1987), British actor
• Stacey Kent (born 1968), American musician
• Stephen Kent, Australian musician
• Stephen A. Kent, Canadian sociologist
• Stephen B. H. Kent, American chemist
• Steve Kent (born 1978), Canadian politician
• Steven L. Kent, American writer
• Thomas Kent (1865-1916), Irish nationalist
• Thomas Worrall Kent (born 1922), Canadian journalist
• Tom Kent, American radio personality
• Trevor Kent (1940-1989), Australian actor
• Tyler Kent (1911-1988), American diplomat
• Victoria Kent (1898-1987), Spanish politician and lawyer
• Walter Kent, American composer
• Wihtred of Kent (c. 670-725), King of Kent
• William Kent (c.1685-1748), English architect
• William Kent (1864-1928), US Congressman from California
• William Mallory Kent (born 1952), American lawyer
• Willie Kent, (1936-2006), American musician

[edit] Fictional characters

• Ariella Kent, comic character
• Clark Kent, the secret identity of Superman
• Jonathan Kent (comics), Superman's foster father
• Martha Kent, Superman's foster mother
• PC Gabriel Kent, fictional character
• The Kents, fictional characters from The Kent Family Chronicles