Kent is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
A. Atwater Kent (1873–1949), American engineer and inventorSt. Æthelberht of Kent (560–616), King of Kent
Æthelbert II of Kent (died 762), King of KentSt. 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 sculptorAlan M. Kent (born 1967) Cornish poetAlexander Kent (disambiguation) Alexandra of Kent (born 1936), British princessAllegra Kent (born 1937), American ballet dancerAlric of Kent , King of KentAndy Kent (born 1969), Australian musicianArthur Kent (born 1953), Canadian television journalistSt Augustine of Kent (died 604), 1st Archbishop of Canterbury
Baldred of Kent , King of KentBarbara Kent (1907–2011), Canadian actressBecky Kent , Canadian politicianBeorhtnoð æthling of Kent , English rulerBeorhtweald Ealdorman of Kent , English rulerSt Bertha of Kent (539 – c. 612), Queen of Kent
Bob Kent , American football coachBobby Kent (1973–1993), American murder victimBrian Kent , American musical artistBruce Kent (1929–2022), British activistCarlton W. Kent (born 1957), 16th Sergeant Major of the United States Marine CorpsCarol Kent (born 1953), American politicianCarolyn Kent (1935–2009), American activistCharles Kent (1823–1902), British author, born William Charles Mark KentCharles Kent (1852–1923), British-American actorCharles W. Kent (1860-1917), scholar of English literatureCharles Kent (1880–1938), Norwegian writerCharles Foster Kent (1867–1925), American historianCharles P. Kent (1953–2005), English rugby union playerChristopher Kent (born 1991), Papua New Guinean cricketerClark Kent (born c. 1966), Panamanian record producerClint Kent (born 1983), American football playerConstance Kent (1844–1944), British murdererCopper Kent (1891 – c. 1966), Australian rugby playerCorita Kent (1918–1986), American artist and nunCrauford Kent (1881–1953), Anglo-American actorCuthred of Kent (died 807), King of KentDanny Kent (born 1993), English motorcycle racerDavid Kent , Australian historianDavid R. Kent (died 1930), Irish politicianDean Kent (born 1978), New Zealand swimmerDean Kent (born 1994), Australian footballerDon Kent (1933–1993), American wrestlerDon Kent , American music producerDon E. Kent (1917–2010), American meteorologistDora Kent (c. 1904–1987), American cryonics patientDorothea Kent (1916–1990), American actressDoug Kent (born 1967), American bowler
Eadbald of Kent (died 640), King of KentEadbert I of Kent (died 748), King of KentEadbert II of Kent , King of KentEadbert Praen of Kent , King of KentEadgifu of Kent (died 968), Queen of EnglandEadric of Kent (died c. 687), King of KentEalhmund of Kent (745–827), King of KentEdward Thomas Kent, changed his name to Éamonn Ceannt (1881–1916), Irish revolutionary
Eanmund of Kent , King of KentEardwulf of Kent , King of KentEcgberht of Kent (died 673), King of KentEd Kent (1859-1???), American baseball playerEdith Kent (1908–2012), English welderEdward Kent (1802–1877), governor of MaineEdward Kent, Jr. (1862–1916), Chief Justice of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court (1902–12)Edward Austin Kent (1854–1912), American architectEgbert II of Kent , King of KentEnid Kent (born 1945), American actressEorcenberht of Kent (died 664), King of KentEormenred of Kent (6??-6??), King of KentEormenric of Kent , King of KentEric Kent (1919–2019), Australian politicianErnie Kent (born 1955), American basketball coachEverett Kent (1888–1963), US congressman from PennsylvaniaFrank Kent (1877–1958), American journalistFred Kent , American urban plannerGeorge E. Kent (1920–1982), American academicGerald Kent (1904–1944), Canadian actor and soldierGreg Kent (born 1943), American football playerGrenville Kent (born 1965), Australian academic, film producer, and Christian authorGuy Kent (born 1988), American actorHarry Kent (1879–1948), English footballerHarry C. Kent (1852–1938), Anglo-Australian architectHarry D. Kent (1947–2021), New Zealand cyclistHeaberht of Kent , King of KentHeather Paige Kent (born 1969), American actressHenri Koch-Kent (1905-1999), Luxembourgish publicist, authorHerman O. Kent (1884–?), American politicianHillary Pugh Kent , American politicianHlothhere of Kent (died 685), King of KentHomer Kent (born 1926), American theologianHonorius of Kent (died c. 1210), English priest
Jack Kent (1870–1946), British politicianJack Kent (1920–1985), American illustratorJacob Ford Kent (1835–1918), American generalJames Kent (1700–1776), English organist and composerJames Kent (1763–1847), American legal scholar for whose family Kent, New York, is namedJames Kent , American chefJim Kent (1885–1970), New Zealand politicianJames C. Kent (born 1941), Canadian judgeJames Tyler Kent (1849–1916), American physicianJason Kent (born 1980), Australian rugby playerJasper Kent (born 1968), English author and composerJean Kent (1921–2013), British actressJeff Kent (born 1968), LA Dodgers baseball playerJennifer Kent (born 1969), Australian filmmakerJim Kent (born 1960), American scientistJoan of Kent (1328–1385), Princess of WalesJoey Kent (born 1974), American football playerJohn Kent (died 1413), English politicianJohn Kent (died 1630) (1559–1630), English politicianJohn Kent (1805–1872), Premier of NewfoundlandJohn Kent (numismatist) (1928–2000), British numismatistJohn Kent (1937–2003), New Zealand cartoonistJohn A. Kent (1914–1985), Canadian fighter aceJohn Rodolphus Kent (died 1837), British naval officer and traderJon Kent (born 1979), South African cricketerJonathan Kent (born 1946), English theatre directorJonathan P. Kent (born 1979), English cricketerJordan Kent (born 1984), American football playerJoseph Kent (1779–1837), governor, US senator, and congressman from MarylandJudith Kent (born 1956), American business executive and philanthropistJulia Kent , Canadian musicianJulie Kent (born 1965), Australian diverJulie Kent (born 1969), American ballerina
Kelvin Kent, pseudonym of Henry Kuttner
Kelvin Kent , British mountaineerKenneth Kent (1892–1963), British actorKenneth G. Kent (1901–1974), English cricketerKevin Kent (born 1965), English footballerKlark Kent (born 1973), German graffiti artist and music producerKristal Kent (born 1975), American activist for veteran and disability rights
Larry Kent (1900–1967), American actorLarry Kent (born 1937), Canadian filmmakerLewis Kent (1927–2014), Australian politicianLouis Kent , American poetLouise Andrews Kent (1886–1969), American authorLuther Kent (1948–2024), American musicianMarion Kent (died 1500), English businessperson and property managerMarshall Kent (actor) (1908–1985), American actorMarshall Kent (bowler) (born 1992), American ten-pin bowlerMartin Kent (born 1953), Australian cricketerMarvin Kent (1816–1908), American businessman and namesake of the city of Kent, Ohio Mary Kent , English actressMary Lou Kent (1921–1981), American politicianMatt Kent (born 1977), American writerMatthew Kent (born 1980), American baseball playerMaury Kent (1885–1966), American athlete and coachMelanie Taylor Kent , American artistMichael Kent , American statisticianMichael Kent (b. 1979), Americancomedian and magician
Nathaniel Kent (1737–1810), English writerNecdet Kent (1911–2002), Turkish diplomatNick Kent (born 1951), British musicianNorm Kent (1949–2023), American lawyer and activistNorman A. Kent (born 1956), American cinematographerNun of Kent (1506–1534), English nunOcta of Kent (c. 500–543), King of KentOisc of Kent , King of KentOswine of Kent , King of KentPaul Kent (actor) (1930–2011), American actorPaul Kent (swimmer) (born 1972), New Zealand swimmerPaula Kent (1931–2014), American businesswomanPercy Edward Kent (1913–1986), British geologistPeter Kent (born 1943), Canadian journalistPhilip A. Kent , American political consultantPhilip I. Kent , American media executiveRalph S. Kent (1878–1949), American football coachRashod Kent (born 1980), American athleteReg Kent (born 1944), Canadian ice hockey playerRegina Kent (1969–1999), Hong Kong actressRichard Kent (born 1950), South African cricketerRobert Kent (actor) (1908–1955), American actorRobert Craig Kent (1828–1905), American attorney and political figureRobert E. Kent , American film producerRobert John Kent (1835–1893), Newfoundland and Labrador politicianRalph S. Kent , American football coachRobert F. Kent (1911–1982), American politicianRobert Thurston Kent (1880–1947), American mechanical engineerRockwell Kent (1882–1971), American artistRoger Kent (1906–1980), American lawyerRoland Grubb Kent (1877–1952), American linguistRolfe Kent (born 1963), British composerRon Kent (1931–2018), American woodturnerRonald Kent Jr. (born 1999), American football playerRyan Kent (born 1996), English footballer
Samuel Kent (MP) (1683–1759), British politicianSamuel B. Kent (born 1949), American judgeSarah Kent (born 1947), British journalistSaul Kent , American activistScott Kent , Canadian politicianSean Kent (born 1974), American comedianSherman Kent (1903–1986), American historianSigered of Kent , King of KentSimon Gipps-Kent (1958–1987), British actorSimon Kent (born 1970), British sculptorStacey Kent (born 1968), American musicianStephen Kent , Australian musicianStephen A. Kent , Canadian sociologistStephen Kent (chemist) (born 1945), American chemistSteve Kent (politician) (born 1978), Canadian politicianSteve Kent (baseball) (born 1978), German-born baseball playerSteven Kent (baseball) (born 1989), Australian professional baseball playerSteven Kent (swimmer) (born 1988), New Zealand swimmerSteven Kent (television producer) , American television producerSteven L. Kent , American writerSusan Kent (actress) , Canadian actressTed J. Kent (1901–1986), American film editorTerry Kent (footballer) (born 1939), English footballerTerry Kent (canoeist) (born 1962), American canoeistThelma Rene Kent (1899–1946), New Zealand photographerThomas Kent (priest) , English priestThomas Kent (1865–1916), Irish nationalistThomas Worrall Kent (1922–2011), Canadian journalistTim Kent , American painterTom Kent (rugby) (1864–1928), English rugby playerTom Kent , American radio personalityTrevor Kent (1940–1989), Australian actorTyler Kent (1911–1988), American diplomat
Victoria Kent (1898–1987), Spanish politician and lawyerWalter Kent (1911–1994), American composerWalter George Kent (1858–1938), British businessmanWihtred of Kent (c. 670–725), King of KentWilfred Kent (1924–2010), English rugby player
William Kent (c. 1685–1748), English architectWilliam Kent (1760–1812), British naval officerWilliam Kent (1864–1928), US congressman from CaliforniaWilliam Kent (c. 1881–1941), Norwegian juristWilliam H. Kent (1823–1889), American politicianWilliam Rice Kent , Irish politicianWilliam Richard Kent (1905–1964), Canadian politicianWilliam T. Kent (1886–1945), American actorWillie Kent (1936–2006), American musicianWillis Kent (1878–1966), American film producerW.J. Kent (1860–1943), Canadian politicianW. Wallace Kent (1916–1973), American judge
Fictional characters
Ariella Kent , comic characterClark Kent , the secret identity of SupermanChris Kent , Superman's adopted sonConner Kent , Superman's cousin, human/Kryptonian hybridGabriel Kent , fictional characterJonathan and Martha Kent , Superman's foster parentsJon Lane Kent , son of Superman from an alternate future in DC ComicsJonathan Samuel Kent , Superboy in DC Comics and son of Superman and Lois LaneThe Kents , fictional characters from The Kent Family Chronicles 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.
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