Kent (given name) explained

Kent is a male given name. It is also often a surname (see Kent (surname).) Notable people with the name include:

People

• Kent Benson (born 1954), American former collegiate and professional basketball player
• Kent Broadhurst (born 1940), American actor, playwright, screenwriter and painter
• Kent Brown (disambiguation)
• Kent Cheng (born 1951), Hong Kong actor and director
• Kent Emanuel (born 1992), American professional baseball pitcher
• Kent Haruf (1943–2014), American novelist
• Kent Henry (1948–2009), American guitarist and songwriter
• Kent Hrbek (born 1960), former American Major League Baseball player
• Kent Hughes (disambiguation)
• Kent Jones (disambiguation)
• Kent Kirk (born 1948), Danish businessman and politician
• Kent Lee (1923–2017), Vice Admiral of the United States Navy
• Kent McCord (born 1942), American actor
• Kent Nagano (born 1951), American conductor
• Kent Rogers (1923–1944), American actor
• Kent Smith (1907–1985), American actor
• Kent Tong (born 1958), Hong Kong actor
• Kent Washington (born 1956), American basketball player
• Kent Williams (disambiguation)

Characters

• Kent, a character in the animated series Adventure Time
• Kent, a fictional character from the tactical role-playing game
• Kent Brockman, a fictional character from the animated television series The Simpsons
• Kent Mansley, a main antagonist from the animated science fiction film The Iron Giant
• Kent Nelson, a fictional superhero from DC Comics