Stent is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Peter Stent (c. 1642 – 1665), London printmaker and seller
Charles Stent (1807–1885), English dentist for whom the medical stent is named
Gunther Stent (1924-2008), German-American molecular geneticist
Angela Stent (born 1947), American foreign-affairs educator
Mark Stent (born 1965), British record producer, engineer, and mixer a.k.a. "Spike" Stent