Kent (surname)
Kent is a surname, and may refer to:
- A. Atwater Kent (1873–1949), American engineer and inventor
- Aelfric of Kent, King of Kent
- St. Æthelberht of Kent (560–616), King of Kent
- Æthelbert II of Kent (died 762), King of Kent
- St. Æthelburh of Kent (died c. 647), Queen of Northumbria
- St. Æthelred of Kent (died c. 699), Kentish prince and martyr
- Alex Kent, American musician
- Alexander Kent
- Allegra Kent (born 1937), American ballet dancer
- Andy Kent (born 1969), Australian musician
- Arthur Kent (born 1953), Canadian television journalist
- Baldred of Kent, King of Kent
- Barbara Kent (1907–2011), Canadian actress
- Becky Kent, Canadian politician
- St. 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 (born 1957), 16th Sergeant Major of the United States Marine Corps
- Carolyn Kent (1935–2009), American activist
- Charles Kent (1823–1902), British author, born William Charles Mark Kent
- Charles Kent (1852–1923), British-American actor
- Charles Kent (1880–1938), Norwegian writer
- Charles Foster Kent (1867–1925), American historian
- Charles P. Kent (1953–2005), English rugby union player
- Christopher Kent (born 1991), Papua New Guinean cricketer
- Clark Kent (born c. 1966), Panamanian record producer
- Constance Kent (1844–1944), British murderer
- Corita Kent (1918–1986), American artist and nun
- Crauford Kent (1881–1953), Anglo-American actor
- Cuthred of Kent (died 807), King of Kent
- David Kent, Australian historian
- David R. Kent (died 1930), Irish politician
- Dean Kent (born 1978), New Zealand swimmer
- Don Kent (1933–1993), American wrestler
- Don Kent, American music producer
- Don E. Kent (1917–2010), American meteorologist
- Dora Kent (c. 1904–1987), American cryonics patient
- 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
- Eadgifu of Kent (died 968), Queen of England
- 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
- Ed Kent (1859-1???), American baseball player
- Edward Kent (1802–1877), governor of Maine
- Egbert II of Kent, King of Kent
- Enid Kent (born 1945), American actress
- Eorcenberht of Kent (died 664), King of Kent
- Eormenric of Kent, King of Kent
- Eric Kent (born 1919), Australian politician
- Ernie Kent (born 1955), American basketball coach
- Everett Kent (1888–1963), US congressman from Pennsylvania
- Frank Kent (1877–1958), American journalist
- Fred Kent, American urban planner
- Gary Kent (born 1960), Australian politician
- George E. Kent (1920–1982), American academic
- Grenville Kent (born 1965), Australian academic, film producer, and Christian author
- Harry Kent (1879–1948), English footballer
- Harry C. Kent (1852–1938), Anglo-Australian architect
- Harry D. Kent (born 1947), New Zealand cyclist
- 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 illustrator
- Jacob Ford Kent (1835–1918), American general
- James Kent (1700–1776), English organist and composer
- James Kent (1763–1847), American legal scholar for whose family Kent, New York, is named
- James Kent, American chef
- James Tyler Kent (1849–1916), American physician
- Jason Kent (born 1980), Australian rugby player
- Jasper Kent (born 1968), English author and composer
- Jean Kent (born 1921), British actress
- Jeff Kent (born 1968), LA Dodgers baseball player
- Jeff J. W. Kent (born 1951), English author
- Jim Kent (born 1960), American scientist
- Joan of Kent (1328–1385), Princess of Wales
- Joey Kent (born 1974), American football player
- John Kent (1805–1872), Premier of Newfoundland
- John Kent (1937–2003), New Zealand cartoonist
- John A. Kent (1914–1985), Canadian fighter ace
- Jon Kent (born 1979), South African cricketer
- Jonathan Kent (born 1946), English theatre director
- Jonathan P. Kent (born 1979), English cricketer
- 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 1965), Australian diver
- Julie Kent (born 1969), American ballerina
- Kevin Kent (born 1965), English footballer
- Kelvin Kent, pseudonym of Henry Kuttner
- Kelvin Kent, British mountaineer
- Kenneth Kent (1892–1963), British actor
- Klark Kent (born 1973), German graffiti artist and music producer
- Larry Kent (1900–1967), American actor
- Larry Kent (born 1937), Canadian filmmaker
- Lewis Kent (born 1927), Australian politician
- Luther Kent (born 1948), American musician
- Martin Kent (born 1953), Australian cricketer
- Marvin Kent (1816–1908), American businessman and namesake of the city of Kent, Ohio
- Mary Kent, English actress
- Matthew Kent (born 1980), American baseball player
- Maury Kent (1885–1966), American athlete and 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
- Nicolas Kent (born 1945) British theatre director
- Norm Kent (born 1949), American lawyer and activist
- Norman A. Kent (born 1956), American cinematographer
- Octa of Kent (c. 500-543), King of Kent
- Oisc of Kent, King of Kent
- Oswine of Kent, King of Kent
- Paul Kent (1930–2011), 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
- Regina Kent (1969–1999), Hong Kong actress
- Richard Kent (born 1960), American football coach
- Robert Kent (1908–1955), American actor
- Robert Craig Kent (1828–1905), American attorney and political figure
- Robert E. Kent, American film producer
- Robert S. Kent, American football coach
- 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 (born 1947), British journalist
- Saul Kent, American activist
- Scott Kent, Canadian politician
- 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 (born 1945), American chemist
- Steve Kent (born 1978), Canadian politician
- Steve P. Kent (born 1978), German-born baseball player
- Steven Kent, American television producer
- Steven L. Kent, American writer
- Terry Kent (born 1939), English footballer
- Terry Kent III (born 1962), American canoer
- Thomas Kent (1865–1916), Irish nationalist
- Thomas Worrall Kent (1922–2011), Canadian journalist
- Tom Kent (1864–1928), English rugby player
- 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 (1911–1994), American composer
- Walter George Kent (1858–1938), British businessman
- 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 Kent (c. 1881–1941), Norwegian jurist
- William H. Kent (1823–1889), American politician
- William R. Kent, Irish politician
- Willie Kent (1936–2006), American musician
- W.J. Kent (1860–1943), Canadian politician
Fictional characters
See also