John Dent

John Dent may refer to:

• John H. Dent (1782–1823), officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War and the First Barbary War
• John Dent (died 1826) (c. 1761–1826), British Member of Parliament (MP) for Lancaster 1790–1812 and Poole 1818–1826
• John Dent Dent (1826–1894), British Whig/Liberal MP for Knaresborough 1852–1857 and Scarborough 1857–1859 and 1860–1874
• John H. Dent (politician) (1908–1988), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
• Johnny Dent, English former footballer
• John Charles Dent (1841-1888), Canadian historian