Kento (written: 健人, 賢人, 建人, 健斗, 賢斗 or 憲斗) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Kentö (健斗) (born 1986), Japanese/Brazilian electropop recording artist
Kento Fukuda (福田 健人) (born 1990), Japanese footballer
Kento Handa (半田 健人) (born 1984), Japanese actor
Kento Hori (堀 健人) (born 1982), Japanese footballer
Kento Kaku (賀来 賢人) (born 1989), Japanese actor
Kento Miyahara (宮原 健斗) (born 1989), Japanese professional wrestler
Kento Momota (桃田 賢斗) (born 1994), Japanese badminton player
Kento Nakamura (中村 健人) (born 1991), Japanese figure skater
Kento Sakuyama (作山 憲斗) (born 1990), Japanese ski jumper
Kento Shiratani (白谷 建人) (born 1989), Japanese footballer
Kento Sugiyama (杉山 賢人) (born 1968), Japanese baseball player
Kento Tsurumaki (弦巻 健人) (born 1987), Japanese footballer
Kento Yachi (矢地 健人) (born 1988), Japanese baseball player