Gentry is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alistair Gentry (born 1973), English artist and writer
Alwyn Howard Gentry (1945-1993), American botanist
Bobbie Gentry (born 1944), American singer-songwriter
Brady P. Gentry (1896-1966), U.S. congressman from Texas
Curt Gentry (born 1931), American writer
Craig Gentry (computer scientist) (born 1973), American computer scientist
Craig Gentry (born 1983), American professional baseball player
Dennis Gentry (born 1959), American professional football player
Gary Gentry (born 1946), Major League Baseball pitcher
Howard Gentry, Jr. (born 1952), U.S. politician from Tennessee
Howard Scott Gentry (1903-1993), American botanist
Kenneth Gentry (born 1950), American theologian
Loyd Gentry, Jr. (born 1925), American horse trainer
Meredith Poindexter Gentry (born 1809), U.S. congressman from Tennessee
Minnie Gentry (1915–1993), American actress
Robert Gentry (actor) (born 1940), American actor
Robert V. Gentry (born 1933), Young Earth Creationist and nuclear physicist
Rufe Gentry (1918-1997), Major League Baseball pitcher
Teddy Gentry (born 1952), member of the country music band Alabama
Troy Gentry (born 1967), member of the country music duo Montgomery Gentry
William Gentry (1899-1991), New Zealand military leader
