Dent is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Aileen Dent (1890-1978), Australian artistAlfred Dent (1844–1927), British businessman and founder of the North Borneo Chartered CompanyAndrew Dent (1955–2008), Australian doctor and humanitarian workerBucky Dent (born 1951), American baseball playerCharles Dent (disambiguation), multiple people with the name (includes "Charlie")Clinton Thomas Dent (1850–1912), English alpinist, author and surgeonEdward John Dent (1790–1853), English watch makerEdward Joseph Dent (1876–1957), English musicologist and biographer of HandelEric Dent (born 1961), American complexity theoristFrederick Baily Dent (born 1922), United States Secretary of CommerceFrederick Tracy Dent (1820–92), American soldierHarry Dent (disambiguation), multiple people with the nameJason Dent (born 1980), American mixed martial artistJ. M. Dent (1849–1926), British publisherJohn Dent (disambiguation), multiple people with the nameJulia Boggs Dent (1826-1902), wife of Ulysses Grant, the President of the United StatesLester Dent (1904–1959), writer best known for creating the character Doc SavageMartin Dent (1925-2014), English academicRichard Dent (born 1960), former football playerSusie Dent (born 1964), English lexicographerTed Dent (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player and coachTaylor Dent (born 1981), American tennis playerTeresa Dent (born 1959), CEO, Game & Wildlife Conservation TrustThomas Dent (disambiguation), multiple people with the nameVernon Dent (1895–1963), American actorWilliam Barton Wade Dent (1806–1855), American politicianFictional characters:
Arthur Dent, principal character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyRandom Frequent Flyer Dent, daughter of Arthur DentHanzee Dent, character in the TV show FargoHarvey Dent (Two-Face), villain from Batman's rogue gallery