# Kent (surname)

Kent is a surname. Notable people with the name include:

## A–D

* A. Atwater Kent (1873–1949), American engineer and inventor
* 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
* Adaline Kent (1900–1957), American sculptor
* Alan M. Kent (born 1967) Cornish poet
* Alexander Kent (disambiguation)
* Alexandra of Kent (born 1936), British princess
* Allegra Kent (born 1937), American ballet dancer
* Alric of Kent, King of Kent
* Andy Kent (born 1969), Australian musician
* Arthur Kent (born 1953), Canadian television journalist
* St Augustine of Kent (died 604), 1st Archbishop of Canterbury
* Baldred of Kent, King of Kent
* Barbara Kent (1907–2011), Canadian actress
* Becky Kent, Canadian politician
* Beorhtnoð æthling of Kent, English ruler
* Beorhtweald Ealdorman of Kent, English ruler
* St Bertha of Kent (539 – c. 612), Queen of Kent
* Bob Kent, American football coach
* Bobby Kent (1973–1993), American murder victim
* Brian Kent, American musical artist
* Bruce Kent (1929–2022), British activist
* Carlton W. Kent (born 1957), 16th Sergeant Major of the United States Marine Corps
* Carol Kent (born 1953), American politician
* 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 W. Kent (1860-1917), scholar of English literature
* 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
* Clint Kent (born 1983), American football player
* Constance Kent (1844–1944), British murderer
* Copper Kent (1891 – c. 1966), Australian rugby player
* Corita Kent (1918–1986), American artist and nun
* Crauford Kent (1881–1953), Anglo-American actor
* Cuthred of Kent (died 807), King of Kent
* Danny Kent (born 1993), English motorcycle racer
* David Kent, Australian historian
* David R. Kent (died 1930), Irish politician
* Dean Kent (born 1978), New Zealand swimmer
* Dean Kent (born 1994), Australian footballer
* 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

## E–H

* Eadbald of Kent (died 640), King of Kent
* Eadbert I of Kent (died 748), King of Kent
* Eadbert II of Kent, King of Kent
* Eadbert Praen of Kent, 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
* Edward Thomas Kent, changed his name to Éamonn Ceannt (1881–1916), Irish revolutionary
* 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
* Edith Kent (1908–2012), English welder
* Edward Kent (1802–1877), governor of Maine
* Edward Kent, Jr. (1862–1916), Chief Justice of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court (1902–12)
* Edward Austin Kent (1854–1912), American architect
* Egbert II of Kent, King of Kent
* Enid Kent (born 1945), American actress
* Eorcenberht of Kent (died 664), King of Kent
* Eormenred of Kent (6??-6??), King of Kent
* Eormenric of Kent, King of Kent
* Eric Kent (1919–2019), 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
* George E. Kent (1920–1982), American academic
* Gerald Kent (1904–1944), Canadian actor and soldier
* Greg Kent (born 1943), American football player
* Grenville Kent (born 1965), Australian academic, film producer, and Christian author
* Guy Kent (born 1988), American actor
* Harry Kent (1879–1948), English footballer
* Harry C. Kent (1852–1938), Anglo-Australian architect
* Harry D. Kent (1947–2021), New Zealand cyclist
* Heaberht of Kent, King of Kent
* Heather Paige Kent (born 1969), American actress
* Henri Koch-Kent (1905-1999), Luxembourgish publicist, author
* Herman O. Kent (1884–?), American politician
* Hillary Pugh Kent, American politician
* Hlothhere of Kent (died 685), King of Kent
* Homer Kent (born 1926), American theologian
* Honorius of Kent (died c. 1210), English priest

## I–J

* 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
* Jim Kent (1885–1970), New Zealand politician
* James C. Kent (born 1941), Canadian judge
* James Tyler Kent (1849–1916), American physician
* Jason Kent (born 1980), Australian rugby player
* Jasper Kent (born 1968), English author and composer
* Jean Kent (1921–2013), British actress
* Jeff Kent (born 1968), LA Dodgers baseball player
* Jennifer Kent (born 1969), Australian filmmaker
* Jim Kent (born 1960), American scientist
* Joan of Kent (1328–1385), Princess of Wales
* Joey Kent (born 1974), American football player
* John Kent (died 1413), English politician
* John Kent (died 1630) (1559–1630), English politician
* John Kent (1805–1872), Premier of Newfoundland
* John Kent (numismatist) (1928–2000), British numismatist
* John Kent (1937–2003), New Zealand cartoonist
* John A. Kent (1914–1985), Canadian fighter ace
* John Rodolphus Kent (died 1837), British naval officer and trader
* 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
* Judith Kent (born 1956), American business executive and philanthropist
* Julia Kent, Canadian musician
* Julie Kent (born 1965), Australian diver
* Julie Kent (born 1969), American ballerina

## K–M

* Kelvin Kent, pseudonym of Henry Kuttner
* Kelvin Kent, British mountaineer
* Kenneth Kent (1892–1963), British actor
* Kenneth G. Kent (1901–1974), English cricketer
* Kevin Kent (born 1965), English footballer
* Klark Kent (born 1973), German graffiti artist and music producer
* Kristal Kent (born 1975), American activist for veteran and disability rights
* Larry Kent (1900–1967), American actor
* Larry Kent (born 1937), Canadian filmmaker
* Lewis Kent (1927–2014), Australian politician
* Louis Kent, American poet
* Louise Andrews Kent (1886–1969), American author
* Luther Kent (1948–2024), American musician
* Marion Kent (died 1500), English businessperson and property manager
* Marshall Kent (actor) (1908–1985), American actor
* Marshall Kent (bowler) (born 1992), American ten-pin bowler
* Martin Kent (born 1953), Australian cricketer
* Marvin Kent (1816–1908), American businessman and namesake of the city of Kent, Ohio
* Mary Kent, English actress
* Mary Lou Kent (1921–1981), American politician
* Matt Kent (born 1977), American writer
* Matthew Kent (born 1980), American baseball player
* Maury Kent (1885–1966), American athlete and coach
* Melanie Taylor Kent, American artist
* Michael Kent, American statistician
* Michael Kent (b. 1979), American
comedian and magician
* Michael Kent (1941-2018), Australian politician and businessman
* Prince Michael of Kent (born 1942), British prince
* Princess Michael of Kent (born 1945), British princess
* Mona Kent (1909–1990), American writer
* Moss Kent (1766–1838), US congressman from New York
* Muhtar Kent (born 1952), Turkish businessman
* Mul of Kent (died 687), King of Kent

## N–R

* Nathaniel Kent (1737–1810), English writer
* Necdet Kent (1911–2002), Turkish diplomat
* Nick Kent (born 1951), British musician
* Norm Kent (1949–2023), American lawyer and activist
* Norman A. Kent (born 1956), American cinematographer
* Nun of Kent (1506–1534), English nun
* Octa of Kent (c. 500–543), King of Kent
* Oisc of Kent, King of Kent
* Oswine of Kent, King of Kent
* Paul Kent (actor) (1930–2011), American actor
* Paul Kent (swimmer) (born 1972), New Zealand swimmer
* Paula Kent (1931–2014), American businesswoman
* Percy Edward Kent (1913–1986), British geologist
* Peter Kent (born 1943), Canadian journalist
* Philip A. Kent, American political consultant
* Philip I. Kent, American media executive
* Ralph S. Kent (1878–1949), American football coach
* Rashod Kent (born 1980), American athlete
* Reg Kent (born 1944), Canadian ice hockey player
* Regina Kent (1969–1999), Hong Kong actress
* Richard Kent (born 1950), South African cricketer
* Robert Kent (actor) (1908–1955), American actor
* Robert Craig Kent (1828–1905), American attorney and political figure
* Robert E. Kent, American film producer
* Robert John Kent (1835–1893), Newfoundland and Labrador politician
* Ralph S. Kent, American football coach
* Robert F. Kent (1911–1982), American politician
* Robert Thurston Kent (1880–1947), American mechanical engineer
* 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 (1931–2018), American woodturner
* Ronald Kent Jr. (born 1999), American football player
* Ryan Kent (born 1996), English footballer

## S–T

* Samuel Kent (MP) (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
* Simon Kent (born 1970), British sculptor
* Stacey Kent (born 1968), American musician
* Stephen Kent, Australian musician
* Stephen A. Kent, Canadian sociologist
* Stephen Kent (chemist) (born 1945), American chemist
* Steve Kent (politician) (born 1978), Canadian politician
* Steve Kent (baseball) (born 1978), German-born baseball player
* Steven Kent (baseball) (born 1989), Australian professional baseball player
* Steven Kent (swimmer) (born 1988), New Zealand swimmer
* Steven Kent (television producer), American television producer
* Steven L. Kent, American writer
* Susan Kent (actress), Canadian actress
* Ted J. Kent (1901–1986), American film editor
* Terry Kent (footballer) (born 1939), English footballer
* Terry Kent (canoeist) (born 1962), American canoeist
* Thelma Rene Kent (1899–1946), New Zealand photographer
* Thomas Kent (priest), English priest
* Thomas Kent (1865–1916), Irish nationalist
* Thomas Worrall Kent (1922–2011), Canadian journalist
* Tim Kent, American painter
* Tom Kent (rugby) (1864–1928), English rugby player
* Tom Kent, American radio personality
* Trevor Kent (1940–1989), Australian actor
* Tyler Kent (1911–1988), American diplomat

## U–Z

* 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
* Wilfred Kent (1924–2010), English rugby player
* William Kent (c. 1685–1748), English architect
* William Kent (1760–1812), British naval officer
* William Kent (1864–1928), US congressman from California
* William Kent (c. 1881–1941), Norwegian jurist
* William H. Kent (1823–1889), American politician
* William Rice Kent, Irish politician
* William Richard Kent (1905–1964), Canadian politician
* William T. Kent (1886–1945), American actor
* Willie Kent (1936–2006), American musician
* Willis Kent (1878–1966), American film producer
* W.J. Kent (1860–1943), Canadian politician
* W. Wallace Kent (1916–1973), American judge

## Fictional characters

* Ariella Kent, comic character
* Clark Kent, the secret identity of Superman
* Chris Kent, Superman's adopted son
* Conner Kent, Superman's cousin, human/Kryptonian hybrid
* Gabriel Kent, fictional character
* Jonathan and Martha Kent, Superman's foster parents
* Jon Lane Kent, son of Superman from an alternate future in DC Comics
* Jonathan Samuel Kent, Superboy in DC Comics and son of Superman and Lois Lane
* The Kents, fictional characters from The Kent Family Chronicles novel series
* Gilbert Kent, fictional characters from Hayate The Combat Butler
* The Hon. Bethlehem Kent, a recurring character in the Crabtree Mystery stories, with appearances starting in 1810.