Bentley or Bently is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Arthur F. Bentley, American political scientist
Bill Bentley, English footballer
Bill Bentley (producer), record company executive and record producer
Christine Bentley, CFTO
Cy Bentley, Major League Baseball pitcher
David Bentley, English footballer
Derek Bentley, subject of a controversial court case
Dierks Bentley, country music singer
Donald E. Bently, American engineer
Doug Bentley, Canadian ice hockey player
Edmund Clerihew Bentley, British author and humorist
Elizabeth Bentley, American spy for the Soviet Union
Eric Bentley, critic, playwright, singer, editor and translator
Fonzworth Bentley, entertainer and designer, former assistant to Diddy
Greg Bentley, Australian football player
Helen Delich Bentley, American politician
Jack Bentley (disambiguation), various people
Jay Bentley, bassist for Bad Religion
John Bentley (disambiguation), various people
Jon Bentley (computer scientist), American computer scientist
Jon Bentley (TV presenter), English television presenter
Ken Bentley, British director
Kenneth W. Bentley, chemist for whom were named the Bentley compounds
Lester W. Bentley, American artist from Wisconsin
Marcus Bentley, British actor, broadcaster and voice-over artist
Mark Bentley, English football player/manager
Matt Bentley, professional wrestler
Max Bentley, Canadian ice hockey player
Naomi Bentley, British actress
Nicolas Bentley, British author and illustrator
Phyllis Bentley, English novelist
Richard Bentley, classical scholar
Richard Bentley (publisher) (1794–1871), English printer and publisher of Bentley's Miscellany
Robert Bentley (disambiguation), various people
Roy Bentley, English football player
Thomas Bentley, English film director
Wes Bentley, actor
Wilson Bentley, artist-scientist
W. O. Bentley, founder of Bentley Motors
Fictional characters:
Bernard Bentley, from Bob the Builder
Harry Bentley (The Jeffersons), from the Jeffersons
Jim Bently, from short stories by Henry Lawson
