Kent (surname)
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Kent is a surname, and may refer to:
- A. Atwater KentA. Atwater KentArthur Atwater Kent, Sr. was an inventor and prominent radio manufacturer based in Philadelphia, usa. In 1921, he patented the modern form of the automobile ignition coil.-Biography:...
(1873-1949), American engineer and inventor - Aelfric of KentAelfric of KentÆlfric was a king of the Saxon kingdom of Kent, jointly with Æðelberht II and Eadberht I.Ælfric acceded with his two brothers on the death of his father Wihtred, according to Bede, but is otherwise unknown...
, King of Kent - St. Æthelberht of Kent (560-616), King of Kent
- Æthelbert II of KentÆthelbert II of KentÆthelbert II was king of Kent. Upon the death of his father Wihtred s:Ecclesiastical History of the English People/Book 5#23, the kingdom was ruled by his three sons, Æthelbert II, Eadberht I and Ælfric. Æthelbert seems to have outlived both of his brothers and later reigned jointly with his...
(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 (disambiguation)
- Allegra KentAllegra KentAllegra Kent is an American ballet dancer and actress.Born in Santa Monica, Kent studied with Bronislava Nijinska and Carmelita Maracci before joining the School of American Ballet. After graduating, she joined the New York City Ballet in 1953 at the age of 15, and was promoted to principal in 1957...
(born 1937), American ballet dancer - Andy KentAndy Kent-Biography:Andy Kent joined You Am I in late 1991 at the age of twenty-two, replacing Nick Tischler, and joining Tim Rogers with new drummer Mark Tunaley . Kent was the band's live sound engineer prior to being asked to join the band at a performance in Canberra...
(born 1969), Australian musician - Arthur KentArthur KentArthur Kent is a Canadian television journalist. He rose to international prominence during the 1991 Persian Gulf War during which he acquired the nickname "The Scud Stud"...
(born 1953), Canadian television journalist - Baldred of KentBaldred of KentBaldred was a king of Kent, until 825, when he was expelled by Æthelwulf, son of King Egbert of Wessex, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, "because formerly they had been wrongly forced away from their allegiance to his kinsmen"....
, King of Kent - Barbara KentBarbara KentBarbara Kent was a Canadian-born U.S.-based silent film actress. Following the death of Miriam Seegar, she was the last North American actor still alive to have achieved substantial fame during the silent film era as an adult.-Career:Born as Barbara Cloutman in Gadsby, Alberta, to Jullion Curtis...
(1907-2011), Canadian actress - Becky KentBecky KentBecky Kent is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage provincial by-election on October 2, 2007...
, Canadian politician - St. Bertha of KentBertha of KentSaint Bertha was the Queen of Kent whose influence led to the introduction of Christianity to Anglo-Saxon England. She was canonized as a saint for her role in its establishment during that period of English history.Bertha was the daughter of Charibert I, Merovingian King of Paris...
(539- c. 612), Queen of Kent - Bobby KentBobby KentBobby Kent was an American who was murdered by seven others, including his best friend, Martin Joseph "Marty" Puccio, Jr. , in Hollywood in South Florida...
(1973-1993), American murder victim - Brad KentBrad KentBrad Kent played with all of the early Vancouver punk rock bands in one incarnation or another, particularly Victorian Pork, the band which spawned not only D.O.A. but the Pointed Sticks and the Subhumans...
, Canadian guitarist - Bruce KentBruce KentBruce Kent is a British political activist and a former Roman Catholic priest. Active in the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament , he was the organisation's general secretary from 1980 to 1985 and its chair from 1987 to 1990...
(born 1929), British activist - Carlton W. KentCarlton W. KentSergeant Major Carlton Wayne Kent was the 16th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, assuming the post on April 25, 2007. He succeeded John L. Estrada, who had been serving in that capacity since June 2003. He was replaced by Micheal Barrett on June 9, 2011.-Biography:Carlton Kent was born in...
(born 1957), 16th Sergeant Major of the United States Marine Corps - Charles KentCharles Kent (writer)Charles Kent was an English poet, biographer, and journalist, born in London. After completing his education at Prior Park and Oscott, he became editor of the Sun , studied law at the same time and was called to the bar in 1859 as a member of Middle Temple, but thereafter devoted himself to...
(1823-1902), British author, born William Charles Mark Kent - Charles KentCharles Kent (actor)Charles Kent was a British-born American silent film actor and director. He appeared in 141 films between 1908 and 1923...
(1852-1923), British-American actor - Charles KentCharles Kent (Norwegian writer)Charles Kent was a Norwegian writer, editor and literary critic.- Education, background and work :He graduated from highschool in 1899 and studied then at the university...
(1880-1938), Norwegian writer - Charles Foster KentCharles Foster KentCharles Foster Kent, Ph.D. was an American Old Testament scholar, born at Palmyra, New York, and educated at Yale . He studied at the University of Berlin ....
(1867-1925), American historian - Charles P. KentCharles Kent (rugby player)Charles Phillip Kent played rugby union for Rosslyn Park and England.Charles Kent was born in Bridgwater in Somerset and educated at Blundell's School in Tiverton and studied medicine between 1972-75 at Worcester College, Oxford...
(1953–2005), England rugby player - Chris Kent (disambiguation)
- Clark KentClark Kent (producer)Clark Kent is a hip hop DJ, record producer and music executive of Panamanian descent . His crew of DJs is called "The Supermen", and his DJ moniker is derived from the name of Superman's alter ego....
(born c. 1966), Panamanian record producer - Constance Kent (1844-1944), British murderer
- Corita KentCorita KentCorita Kent , aka Sister Mary Corita Kent, was born Frances Elizabeth Kent in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Kent was an artist and an educator who worked in Los Angeles and Boston. She worked almost exclusively with silkscreen and serigraphy, helping to establish it as a fine art medium...
(1918-1986), American artist and nun - Cuthred of KentCuthred of KentCuðred was a King of Kent .After the revolt of Kent under Eadberht III Præn was defeated in 798 by Cœnwulf, he established Cuðred as a client king...
(died 807), King of Kent - Dean KentDean KentDean Kent is a 3-time Olympic swimmer from New Zealand. He represented New Zealand at the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Olympics.At the 2004 Olympics, he set the New Zealand Records in the 200 and 400 IMs...
(born 1978), New Zealand swimmer - Don KentDon Kent (wrestler)Leo Joseph "Joe" Smith Jr. was an American professional wrestler who wrestled as Don Kent and also as The Black Dragon, Doug Kent, Joe Smith and Super Medico III during his 20 years in professional wrestling.Don Kent is one half of The Fabulous Kangaroos alongside partners Al Costello, Bruno...
(1933-1993), American wrestler - Don Kent, American music producer
- Don E. KentDon Kent (meteorologist)Donald Edward Kent was an American radio and television weather forecaster for several decades in the Boston, Massachusetts area. He was known as "Boston's first TV Weatherman."-Early life:...
(1917-2010), American meteorologist - Dorothea KentDorothea KentDorothea Kent was an American film actress. She appeared in 42 films between 1935 and 1948.In addition to her credited roles, she also had roles in 6 other films, including her last role in the 1948 film The Babe Ruth Story.She was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, and died in 1990 from breast cancer...
(1916-1990), American actress - Doug KentDoug KentDoug Kent is a right-handed American professional ten-pin bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association . In the 2006-07 season, Kent became just the sixth bowler in PBA history to win two major championships in one tour year as he captured titles in the USBC Masters and Denny's PBA...
(born 1967), American bowler - Eadbald of KentEadbald of KentEadbald was King of Kent from 616 until his death in 640. He was the son of King Æthelberht and his wife Bertha, a daughter of the Merovingian king Charibert. Æthelberht made Kent the dominant force in England during his reign and became the first Anglo-Saxon king to convert to Christianity from...
(died 640), King of Kent - Eadbert I of KentEadbert I of KentEadberht I was king of Kent from 725 to 748. After his father, Wihtred of Kent died, he inherited the kingdom of Kent along with his two brothers Æðelberht II and Ælfric. Æðelberht II seems to have been the eldest and more dominant brother. Eadberht I died in 748, according to the Anglo-Saxon...
(died 748), King of Kent - Eadgifu of Kent (died 968), Queen of England
- Eadric of KentEadric of KentEadric was a King of Kent . He was the son of Ecgberht I.Eadric was for a time co-ruler alongside his uncle Hlothhere, and a code of laws issued in both their names has survived. However, Eadric eventually revolted and defeated Hlothhere with the aid of the South Saxons...
(died c. 687), King of Kent - Ealhmund of KentEalhmund of KentEalhmund was King of Kent in 784.The only contemporary evidence of him is an abstract of a charter dated in that year, in which Ealhmund granted land to the Abbot of Reculver...
(745-827), King of Kent - Eanmund of KentEanmund of KentEanmund was a king of Kent, jointly with or in succession to Sigered of Kent.Eanmund is known only from an undated confirmation, witnessed by Archbishop Bregowine , added to a charter of Sigered ....
, King of Kent - Eardwulf of KentEardwulf of KentEardwulf was King of Kent, jointly with Æðelberht II.Eardwulf is known from two charters, one is undated , but identifies Eardwulf’s father as Eadberht I ; the other has a date that that is incompatible with its witness list ), as it is dated 762, but witnessed by Archbishop Cuðbert, who died in...
, King of Kent - Ecgberht of KentEcgberht of KentEcgberht was a King of Kent who ruled from 664 to 673, succeeding his father Eorcenberht s:Ecclesiastical History of the English People/Book 4#1....
(died 673), King of Kent - Ed KentEd KentEdward C. "Ed" Kent was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played from with the Toledo Blue Stockings. He batted and threw right-handed.Kent was born in 1859 in New York, and it is unknown when and where Kent died.-External links:...
(1859-1???), American baseball player - Edward KentEdward KentEdward Kent was the 12th and 15th Governor of the U.S. state of Maine during the Aroostook War. Born in 1802 in Concord, New Hampshire, he later moved to Bangor, Maine and spent the rest of his life there. He was among the last prominent members of the Whig Party in Maine before it collapsed in...
(1802-1877), governor of Maine - Egbert II of KentEgbert II of KentEcgberht II was King of Kent jointly with Heaberht.Ecgberht II is known from his coins and charters, ranging from 765 to 779 , two of which were witnessed or confirmed by Heaberht.Ecgberht II acceded by 765, when he issued his earliest surviving charter...
, King of Kent - Enid KentEnid KentEnid Kent is a former American television actress.She was born to William Kent, a refugee from Hitler's Germany and Irene Tedrow, an actress of radio, stage, film and television, originally from Denver, Colorado.A Hollywood High School graduate , Enid Kent explored the world of theater from an...
(born 1945), American actress - Eorcenberht of KentEorcenberht of KentEorcenberht of Kent was king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Kent from 640 until his death, succeeding his father Eadbald....
(died 664), King of Kent - Eormenric of KentEormenric of KentEormenric of Kent was King of Kent from circa 534/540 to 564/580. His father may have been Octa of Kent, whom Eormenric succeeded. His son, Æthelberht of Kent, in turn succeeded him circa 580/590, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle....
, King of Kent - Ernie KentErnie KentErnie Kent is an American college basketball coach. He is the former head men's basketball coach at the University of Oregon. Kent replaced Jerry Green as coach following the 1996-97 season. Prior to becoming head coach at Oregon, Kent was an assistant at Stanford University and also coached at St...
(born 1955), American basketball coach - Everett KentEverett KentEverett Kent was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(1888-1963), US congressman from Pennsylvania - Fred KentFred KentFred Kent is the founder and president of the non profit organization Project for Public Spaces. The organization is dedicated to creating public places that foster communities.He studied with Margaret Mead and worked with William H...
, American urban planner - Gary KentGary KentGary Kent is an Australian political figure. He was President of the Australian Capital Territory Division of the Liberal Party of Australia from 2000 to September 2007...
(born 1960), Australian politician - George E. KentGeorge E. KentGeorge E. Kent was an African-American professor of literature, with a specialization in Afro-American literature.-Early life and education:...
(1920-1982), American academic - Grenville KentGrenville KentGrenville J. R. Kent is an Australian academic, film producer, author, and Christian communicator. He is the producer of Big Questions, a forthcoming documentary series examining faith, and the "10 Questions for God" series of booklets...
(born 1965), Australian academic, film producer, and Christian author - Harry Kent (1879-1948), English footballer
- Harry D. KentHarry Kent (cyclist)Harry Dale Kent is a former racing cyclist from New Zealand.At the 1970 British Commonwealth Games he won the gold medal in the men's 1 km time trial. He also finished 4th in the sprint and 6th in the 10 mile scratch race....
(born 1947), New Zealand cyclist - Heaberht of KentHeaberht of KentHeaberht was a King of Kent in the 8th century, ruling jointly with Ecgberht II.Heaberht is known from his coins and from charters of other kings. He witnessed or confirmed two charters of Ecgberht II , one dated 765, as is mentioned in a charter of Offa, King of Mercia , dated 764 ....
, King of Kent - Heather Paige KentHeather Paige KentHeather Paige Kent is an American actress noted for her television roles. She was born in the Bronx and grew up in Chappaqua, New York. In 1990 she received a BFA from Syracuse University. From 2000 to 2002 she starred in the CBS television drama That's Life as Lydia DeLucca...
(born 1969), American actress - Hlothhere of KentHlothhere of KentHlothhere was a King of Kent who ruled from 673 to 685.He succeeded his brother Ecgberht I in 673. He must have come into conflict with Mercia, since in 676 the Mercian king Æthelred invaded Kent and caused great destruction; according to Bede, even churches and monasteries were not spared, and...
(died 685), King of Kent - Jack KentJack Kent (politician)Jack Kent was a British politician and an important figure in the early history of the Socialist Party of Great Britain....
(1870-1946), British politician - Jack Kent (1920-1985), American illustrator
- Jacob Ford KentJacob Ford KentJacob Ford Kent was a United States general during the Spanish-American War. Kent also served in the Union army during the American Civil War.-Early life and the American Civil War:...
(1835-1918), American general - James KentJames Kent (composer)James Kent was an English organist and composer.Kent was a chorister of Winchester Cathedral and the King's Chapel. He was appointed organist of Trinity College, Cambridge, where he worked until about 1737. Then he was organist in Winchester of both the cathedral and the college...
(1700-1776), English organist and composer - James KentJames KentJames Kent was an American jurist and legal scholar.-Life:...
(1763-1847), American legal scholar for whose family Kent, New York, is named - James KentJames Kent (chef)James Kent is a chef and the winner of the Bocuse d'Or USA 2010. He and his commis Tom Allan went on to represent the U.S. at the international finals of Bocuse d'Or in Lyon, France in January 2011, where they placed tenth....
, American chef - James Tyler KentJames Tyler KentJames Tyler Kent, MD was an American physician best remembered as a forefather of the modern homeopathy movement. In 1897 Kent published a massive guidebook on human ailments and their associated homeopathic remedies which has been translated into a number of languages and remains in use by...
(1849-1916), American physician - Jason KentJason KentJason Kent is a professional rugby league player. He is somewhat of a utility back, mainly filling in at Lock or Half-Back/Five-Eighth but he can also play in the centres....
(born 1980), Australian rugby player - Jean KentJean KentJean Kent is a British film actress who appeared in a number of the Gainsborough melodramas of the 1940s.-Biography:Jean Kent was born in Brixton, London as Joan Mildred Summerfield. She started her theatrical career as a dancer in 1931. Initially, she used the stage name of Jean Carr when she...
(born 1921), British actress - Jeff KentJeff KentJeffrey Franklin Kent is a retired Major League Baseball second baseman. Kent won the National League Most Valuable Player award in 2000 with the San Francisco Giants, and is the all-time leader in home runs among second basemen...
(born 1968), LA Dodgers baseball player - Jeff J. W. KentJeff Kent (author)Jeffrey John William Kent is an English academic and musician, as well as most notably an author and historian.-Early life and education:...
(born 1951), English author - Jim KentJim KentWilliam James Kent is an American research scientist and computer programmer. He has been a contributor to genome database projects and the 2003 winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award .- Early life :...
(born 1960), American scientist - Joan of KentJoan of KentJoan, Countess of Kent , known to history as The Fair Maid of Kent, was the first English Princess of Wales...
(1328-1385), Princess of Wales - John Kent (1805-1872), Premier of Newfoundland
- John KentJohn Kent (cartoonist)John Kent was a New Zealand cartoonist who is best known as the author of the Varoomshka comic strip in the English newspaper The Guardian during the 1970s....
(1937-2003), New Zealand cartoonist - John A. KentJohn A. KentGroup Captain John Alexander "Johnny" Kent DFC & Bar, AFC, Virtuti Militari nicknamed "Johnny Kentowski" was a Canadian fighter ace in the Second World War...
(1914-1985), Canadian fighter ace - Jon KentJon KentJon Carter Kent is a South African cricketer. He has played two One Day Internationals in 2002.-References:*...
(born 1979), South African cricketer - Jonathan KentJonathan Kent (director)Jonathan Kent is an English theatre director and opera director. He is best known as a director/producer partner of Ian McDiarmid at the Almeida Theatre from 1990 to 2002.-Early life:...
(born 1946), English theatre director - Jonathan P. KentJonathan Kent (cricketer)Jonathan Peter Kent is a former English cricketer. Kent was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace and who occasionally fielded as a wicketkeeper. He was born at Truro, Cornwall....
(born 1979), English cricketer - Jordan KentJordan KentJordan Russell Kent is a free agent American football wide receiver who last played for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oregon.-Early years:Kent attended Winston...
(born 1984), American football player - Joseph KentJoseph KentJoseph Kent , a Whig, was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1833 until his death in 1837...
(1779-1837), governor, US senator, and congressman from Maryland - Julia KentJulia KentJulia Kent is a New York City-based, Canadian-born cellist who is best known as an original member of the all-cello group Rasputina, and later on as a member of Antony and the Johnsons....
, Canadian musician - Julie KentJulie Kent (diver)Julie Kent is a retired Australian diver. She represented Australia at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games, as well as the 1982 and 1986 Commonwealth Games. She won a bronze medal in the 10m platform in the 1986 Commonwealth Games....
(born 1965), Australian diver - Julie Kent (born 1969), American ballerina
- Kelvin Kent, pseudonym of Henry KuttnerHenry KuttnerHenry Kuttner was an American author of science fiction, fantasy and horror.-Early life:Henry Kuttner was born in Los Angeles, California in 1915...
- Kelvin KentKelvin Kent (mountaineer)Kelvin Kent is a British adventurer, hiker, mountaineer, businessman and lecturer. He served in the British army for many years, seeing combat in Borneo and working with the Gurkhas of Nepal, before moving to the United States in 1976...
, British mountaineer - Kenneth KentKenneth KentKenneth Kent , sometimes Keneth Kent, was an English actor. Most notable for portraying the emperor Napoleon in the 1948 film Idol of Paris, he also appeared in the war films Dangerous Moonlight and Night Train to Munich .-External links:...
(1892-1963), British actor - Klark KentKlark KentKlark Kent is a graffiti artist and music producer.Klark Kent has been writing graffiti since 1989, and has gained international credit for his work over the years. Besides books and magazines his art was shown on several exhibitions worldwide, including the Galleries Vincent Louis and Pacifico...
(born 1973), graffiti artist and music producer - Martin KentMartin KentMartin Francis Kent is a former Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests and 5 ODIs in 1981.This elegant right-handed batsman was unfortunate to play only three times for his country...
(born 1953), Australian cricketer - Marvin KentMarvin KentMarvin Kent was a railroad president and businessman from Portage County, Ohio, USA, and namesake of the city of Kent, Ohio, which was previously known as Franklin Mills.-Biography:...
(1816-1908), American businessman and namesake of the city of Kent, OhioKent, OhioKent is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the largest city in Portage County. It is located along the Cuyahoga River in Northeastern Ohio on the western edge of the county. The population was 27,906 at the 2000 United States Census and 28,904 in the 2010 Census... - Mary KentMary KentMary Kent was an English actress, whose career lasted from 1692 to 1718, and the wife of Drury Lane actor Thomas Kent. Her dates of birth and death are not known. Mary Kent appeared in many playbills from 1692 onwards in London, playing minor parts in the United Company until the company's...
, English actress - Maury KentMaury Kent-External links:* at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com...
(1885-1966), American athlete and coach - Michael KentMichael KentMichael Kent was one of two founders of the Computer Group which used a statistics based sports betting to predict the outcome of college football. The group reportedly made millions each season.Kent was the computer genius who invented the statistical models...
, American statistician - Prince Michael of KentPrince Michael of KentPrince Michael of Kent is a grandson of King George V and Queen Mary, making him a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. He is also the first cousin once removed of Prince Phillip. Prince Michael occasionally carries out royal duties representing the Queen at some functions in Commonwealth realms outside...
(born 1942), British prince - Princess Michael of KentPrincess Michael of KentPrincess Michael of Kent is an Austrian-Hungarian member of the British Royal Family. She is married to Prince Michael of Kent, who is a grandson of King George V....
(born 1945), British princess - Moss KentMoss KentMoss Kent was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Rensselaer County, he completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced. He removed to Cooperstown, New York. He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1799 to 1803 and served in the New...
(1766-1838), US congressman from New York - Muhtar KentMuhtar KentMuhtar Kent is a Turkish business executive. He is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Coca-Cola Company. He was appointed to assume the position of Chief Operating Officer of the Company in 2008.-Early life:...
(born 1952), Turkish businessman - Mul of KentMul of KentMul may have briefly ruled as king of Kent following its conquest by his brother, Caedwalla of Wessex, in 686. Mul's father was Coenberht, making him a member of the House of Wessex The name Mul is very unusual and it has been postulated that it derives from the Latin mulus meaning mule, a word...
(died 687), King of Kent - Necdet KentNecdet Kentİsmail Necdet Kent was a Turkish diplomat who risked his life to save Jews during World War II. While vice consul-general in Marseilles, France between 1941 and 1944, he gave Turkish citizenship to dozens of Turkish Jews living in France who did not have proper identity papers, to save them from...
(1911-2002), Turkish diplomat - Nick KentNick KentNick Kent is a British rock critic and musician.-Career:Along with writers including Paul Morley, Charles Shaar Murray and Danny Baker, Nick Kent is seen as one of the most important and influential UK music journalists of the 1970s. He wrote for the British music publication New Musical Express,...
(born 1951), British musician - Norm KentNorm KentNorman Elliott Kent. is a South Florida criminal defense attorney, publisher and radio talk show host....
(born 1949), American lawyer and activist - Norman A. Kent (born 1956), American cinematographer
- Octa of KentOcta of KentOcta was an Anglo-Saxon King of Kent during the 6th century. Sources disagree on his relationship to the other kings in his line; he may have been the son of Hengist or Oisc, and may have been the father of Oisc or Eormenric. The dates of his reign are unclear, but he may have ruled from 512 to...
(c. 500-543), King of Kent - Oisc of KentOisc of KentOisc was an early king of Kent who ruled from about 488 to about 516.Little is known about him, and the information that does survive regarding his life is often vague and suspect. He seems to have been the son or the grandson of Hengest, who led the initial Anglo-Saxon conquest and settlement of...
, King of Kent - Oswine of KentOswine of KentOswine, King of Kent, jointly with Swæfberht and Swæfheard.Oswine is known from three charters: one is dated July 689 and apparently witnessed by Swæfberht ; another is dated 26 January 690, witnessed by Swæfheard, and implies Oswine's descent from Eormenred; and in third , which is undated, but...
, King of Kent - Paul Kent (1930-2011), American actor
- Paul KentPaul Kent (swimmer)Paul Kent is a former breaststroke swimmer from New Zealand, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, U.S.-References:* *...
(born 1972), New Zealand swimmer - Paula KentPaula KentPaula Kent is an American actress, model, businesswoman and executive. She co-founded the Redken hair care products company....
(born 1931), American businesswoman - Peter KentPeter KentPeter Kent, PC, MP is a Conservative member of parliament for the riding of Thornhill, and the current Minister of the Environment in the 28th Canadian Ministry.Previously, he was Deputy Editor of Global Television, a Canadian TV network...
(born 1943), Canadian journalist - Philip A. KentPhilip A. KentPhilip A. Kent, aka Phil Kent, is a media consultant and president of Phil Kent Consulting, Inc.He frequently appears on national news and talk radio as a media commentator and is the author of "The Dark Side of Liberalism." Phil Kent also served as press secretary and public affairs advisor to...
, American political consultant - Regina KentRegina KentRegina Kent was a Hong Kong film actress who acted in some notable Hong Kong films in the 1980s.She acted alongside Brandon Lee in Legacy of Rage , Chow Yun-fat in A Better Tomorrow 2 and Jackie Chan in Project A Part II and Miracles . She disappeared from films in 1990 and nothing is known of...
(1969-1999), Hong Kong actress - Richard KentRichard KentRichard Kent is the secondary coach for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He is a former college football player with a recent scouting and coaching career in NFL Europe...
(born 1960), American football coach - Robert Kent (American football)Robert Kent (American football)-External links:...
, American football coach - Robert Craig KentRobert Craig KentRobert Craig Kent was an attorney and political figure from the Commonwealth of Virginia. A graduate of Princeton University, Kent was admitted to the Virginia Bar in 1853 and commenced the practice of law in Wytheville...
(1828–1905), American attorney and political figure - Robert E. KentRobert E. KentRobert E. Kent is an American film writer and film producer.He began as a rapid screenwriter for Sam Katzman at Columbia. He later formed his own production company, and Admiral Productions together with Audie Murphy....
, American film producer - Rockwell KentRockwell KentRockwell Kent was an American painter, printmaker, illustrator, and writer.- Biography :Rockwell Kent was born in Tarrytown, New York, the same year as fellow American artists George Bellows and Edward Hopper...
(1882-1971), American artist - Roger KentRoger KentRoger Kent, , was the son of William Kent and Elizabeth Kent. His father served in the U.S. Congress between 1910 and 1917. After his family returned to California, Kent attended Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley beginning in 1919. He then boarded for three years at the Thacher School to...
(1906-1980), American lawyer - Roland Grubb KentRoland Grubb KentRoland Grubb Kent was the founder of the Linguistic Society of America. He was the first to translate Varro's De Lingua Latina into English. His 1903 doctoral thesis on the history of Thessaly traces the history of the country with particular attention to the times between 600 and 300 BC...
(1877-1952), American linguist - Rolfe KentRolfe KentRolfe R. Kent is a British film score composer.Kent was born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. He attended St Albans School, then graduated in Psychology from the University of Leeds in 1986...
(born 1963), British composer - Ron KentRon KentRon Kent, who is also known as Ronald E. Kent is an American woodturner who was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1931. He ran his own investment company in Hawaii. In 1975, his wife Myra gave him an inexpensive lathe for Christmas. Not wanting to seem unappreciative, he walked down to the beach and...
(born 1931), American woodturner - Samuel Kent (M.P.) (1683-1759), British politician
- Samuel B. KentSamuel B. KentSamuel B. Kent was a U.S District Court judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, in the single-judge Galveston Division covering Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, and Matagorda Counties. He was nominated by President George H.W...
(born 1949), American judge - Sarah KentSarah KentSarah Kent is a British art critic, formerly the art editor of the weekly London 'what's on' guide Time Out. She was an early supporter of the Young British Artists in general, and Tracey Emin in particular, helping her to get early exposure. This has led to polarised reactions of praise and...
, British journalist - Saul KentSaul KentSaul Kent is a prominent life extension activist, and co-founder of the Life Extension Foundation, a major dietary supplement vendor and promoter of anti-aging research...
, American activist - Sean KentSean KentSean Kent is a stand-up comic and television writer. He is also the 2009 Seattle International Comedy Competition champion. Originally from Austin, Texas, Kent resides in Los Angeles, California. Best known for his stand-up comedy appearances on Showtime, Kent was also as a series regular on the...
(born 1974), American comedian - Sherman KentSherman KentSherman Kent, , was a Yale University history professor who, during World War II and through 17 years of Cold War-era service in the Central Intelligence Agency, pioneered many of the methods of intelligence analysis...
(1903-1986), American historian - Sigered of KentSigered of KentSigered, King of Kent, jointly with Eadberht II.Sigered is known just from his charters , one of which is dated 762 and witnessed by Eadberht II....
, King of Kent - Simon Gipps-KentSimon Gipps-KentSimon Gipps-Kent was a British actor, particularly noted as a prolific child actor in the 1970s.His television credits include: the 1973 BBC television adaptation of M.R...
(1958-1987), British actor - Stacey KentStacey KentStacey Kent is a Grammy nominated American jazz singer.- Background :Kent attended Newark Academy in Livingston, New Jersey. Her paternal grandfather was Russian. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in New York, and moved to England after her graduation...
(born 1968), American musician - Stephen Kent (chemist)Stephen Kent (chemist)Stephen B. H. Kent is a chemist at the University of Chicago who developed native chemical ligation and also demonstrated the principle that mirror-image amino acids put together to form a protein create a mirror-image protein which, if an enzyme, can catalyze the mirror-image reaction.-External...
, American chemist - Stephen Kent (musician)Stephen Kent (musician)Stephen Kent is a professional didgeridoo performer, percussionist, composer and recording artist.- Musical career :Kent's musical career has taken him across five continents, living at various times in the UK, Spain, East Africa, Australia and the USA...
, Australian musician - Stephen A. KentStephen A. KentStephen A. Kent, is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He researches new and alternative religions, and has published research on several such groups including the Children of God , the Church of Scientology, and newer faiths...
, Canadian sociologist - Steve KentSteve KentStephen Kent, MHA is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador. He is the Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for the District of Mount Pearl North....
(born 1978), Canadian politician - Steve P. KentSteve Kent (baseball)Steven Patrick Kent is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Kent played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays during the 2002 season. In 34 games in relief in his one season career, Kent had a 0-2 record with a 5.65 ERA. He allowed 41 hits and 6 runs...
(born 1978), German-born baseball player - Steven KentSteven KentSteven Kent is an American television producer, writer, director, and media executive.-Career:In June 2007, Kent was named Senior Executive Vice President of Programming at Sony Pictures Television, overseeing the studio's daytime dramas The Young and the Restless on CBS Daytime and Days of Our...
, American television producer - Steven L. KentSteven L. KentSteven L. Kent is an American writer, known for both video game journalism and military science fiction novels. In 1993, Steven started work as a freelance journalist, writing monthly video game reviews for the Seattle Times...
, American writer - Thomas KentThomas KentThomas Kent was an Irish nationalist court-martialled and executed following a gunfight with the Royal Irish Constabulary on 2 May 1916, in the immediate aftermath of the Easter Rising.-The Easter Rising:...
(1865-1916), Irish nationalist - Thomas Worrall KentThomas Worrall KentThomas Worrall Kent, was a Canadian economist, journalist, editor, public servant, and industrialist....
(born 1922), Canadian journalist - Tom KentTom KentTom Kent ,is an American radio personality. As the head of the Tom Kent Radio Network, he hosts 105 hours of classic hits programming each week, which, as of February 2, 2009, is distributed through Cumulus Media Networks.-Biography:Prior to becoming syndicated, Kent worked on the air and in...
, American radio personality - Trevor KentTrevor KentTrevor Kent was an Australian theatre and television actor who achieved a level of public recognition in the 1980s....
(1940-1989), Australian actor - Tyler KentTyler KentTyler Gatesworth Kent was an American diplomat who stole thousands of secret documents for a pro-German organization while working as a cipher clerk at the U.S. Embassy in London during World War II....
(1911-1988), American diplomat - Victoria KentVictoria KentVictoria Kent was a Spanish lawyer and republican politician.Born in Málaga, she was affiliated to the Radical Socialist Republican Party and came to fame in 1930 for defending - at a court martial - Álvaro de Albornoz, who would shortly afterwards go on to become minister of justice and later the...
(1898-1987), Spanish politician and lawyer - Walter KentWalter KentWalter Kent was a Jewish American composer who wrote the music for songs including the Christmas standard "I'll Be Home for Christmas", and the wartime hit " The White Cliffs of Dover", co-written with fellow American Nat Burton. He died at the age of 82-External links:...
, American composer - Wihtred of KentWihtred of KentWihtred was king of Kent from about 690 or 691 until his death. He was a son of Ecgberht I and a brother of Eadric. Wihtred acceded to the throne after a confused period in the 680s, which included a brief conquest of Kent by Cædwalla of Wessex and subsequent dynastic conflicts...
(c. 670-725), King of Kent - William KentWilliam KentWilliam Kent , born in Bridlington, Yorkshire, was an eminent English architect, landscape architect and furniture designer of the early 18th century.He was baptised as William Cant.-Education:...
(c.1685-1748), English architect - William Kent (U.S. Congressman)William Kent (U.S. Congressman)William Kent was an American who served as a United States Congressman representing the State of California. He spearheaded the movement to create the Muir Woods National Monument by donating land to the Federal Government for the Monument.Kent was born in Chicago, Illinois...
(1864-1928), US congressman from California - Willie KentWillie KentWillie Kent was an American blues singer, bassist and songwriter.-Career:Kent was born in Inverness, Sunflower County, Mississippi....
(1936-2006), American musician
Fictional characters
- Ariella KentAriella KentAriella Kent is the Supergirl of the 853rd century. She is a fictional character from DC Comics' Supergirl series. The character first appeared in Supergirl #1,000,000, created by Peter David and Dusty Abell.-Fictional character biography:...
, comic character - Clark KentClark KentClark Kent is a fictional character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Appearing regularly in stories published by DC Comics, he debuted in Action Comics #1 and serves as the civilian and secret identity of the superhero Superman....
, the secret identity of Superman - Gabriel KentGabriel KentGabriel Kent is a fictional character in The Bill. He was played by Todd Carty from 2003 to 2005.-Personal life and background:PC Gabriel Kent was the most corrupt and deranged police officers ever to work at Sun Hill....
, fictional character - Ma and Pa Kent, Superman's foster parents
- Chris KentChris Kent (comics)Christopher Kent is a fictional character, a Kryptonian in the , who first appeared in Action Comics #844 , the first part of the Action Comics story arc "Superman: Last Son". Created by Richard Donner and Geoff Johns, he is the biological son of General Zod and Ursa, and the foster son of Clark...
, Superman's adopted son - The Kents, fictional characters from The Kent Family ChroniclesThe Kent Family ChroniclesThe Kent Family Chronicles is a series of eight novels by John Jakes written to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America. The books became best sellers, with no novel in the series selling fewer than 3.5 million copies...