Dent is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Aileen Dent (1890-1978), Australian artist
Alfred Dent (1844–1927), British businessman and founder of the North Borneo Chartered Company
Andrew Dent (1955–2008), Australian doctor and humanitarian worker
Bucky Dent (born 1951), American baseball player
Charles Dent (disambiguation), multiple people with the name (includes "Charlie")
Clinton Thomas Dent (1850–1912), English alpinist, author and surgeon
Edward John Dent (1790–1853), English watch maker
Edward Joseph Dent (1876–1957), English musicologist and biographer of Handel
Eric Dent (born 1961), American complexity theorist
Frederick Baily Dent (born 1922), United States Secretary of Commerce
Frederick Tracy Dent (1820–92), American soldier
Harry Dent (disambiguation), multiple people with the name
Jason Dent (born 1980), American mixed martial artist
J. M. Dent (1849–1926), British publisher
John Dent (disambiguation), multiple people with the name
Julia Boggs Dent (1826-1902), wife of Ulysses Grant, the President of the United States
Lester Dent (1904–1959), writer best known for creating the character Doc Savage
Martin Dent (1925-2014), English academic
Richard Dent (born 1960), former football player
Susie Dent (born 1964), English lexicographer
Ted Dent (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Taylor Dent (born 1981), American tennis player
Teresa Dent (born 1959), CEO, Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
Thomas Dent (disambiguation), multiple people with the name
Vernon Dent (1895–1963), American actor
William Barton Wade Dent (1806–1855), American politician
Fictional characters:
Arthur Dent, principal character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Random Frequent Flyer Dent, daughter of Arthur Dent
Hanzee Dent, character in the TV show Fargo
Harvey Dent (Two-Face), villain from Batman's rogue gallery
