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
• Catherine Kent (born 1981), Australian handball player
• 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
• 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 (born 1948), 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
• 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.

See also

• Kent (given name)
• Kant (surname)
• Cant (surname)
• Kante (surname)
• Kantor (surname)
• Cantor (surname)