Bent (surname)

Last updated January 08, 2024

Bent is a surname common in English speaking countries. It may refer to:

Alex Bent (born 1993), percussionist for American heavy metal band Trivium
Amel Bent (born 1985), French singer
Arthur Cleveland Bent (1866–1954), American ornithologist
Bruce R. Bent, American financier
Charles Bent (1799–1847), first American Governor of the New Mexico Territory
Charles Bent (1919–2004), composer of chess endgame studies
Cory Bent (born 1997), English footballer
Darren Bent (born 1984), English football (soccer) player
Desharne Bent-Ashmeil (born 2004), British diver
Ellis Bent (1783–1815), Deputy Judge Advocate for New South Wales, Australia
Geoff Bent (1932–1958), English football (soccer) player
George Bent (1843–1918), a son of William Bent, American Civil War soldier and Cheyenne warrior
Henry A. Bent (1926/1927–2015), physical chemist
James Theodore Bent (1852–1897), English explorer and archaeologist
Jason Bent (born 1977), Canadian football (soccer) player
Jeffery Hart Bent (1781–1852), first judge of the colony of New South Wales, Australia
Jevene Bent , former Jamaican police officer
John Bent (disambiguation), multiple people
Junior Bent (born 1970), English football (soccer) player
Kimball Bent (1837–1916), American soldier and adventurer
Lyriq Bent, Canadian actor
Marcus Bent (born 1978), English football (soccer) player
Margaret Bent (born 1940), English musicologist
Paul Bent (born 1965), former English cricketer
Philip Bent (1891–1917), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
Ridley Bent (born 1979), Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter
Silas Bent (1768–1827), judge on the bench of the Missouri Supreme Court
Silas Bent (1820–1887), U.S. Navy officer
Silas Bent (1852–1945), American journalist
Spencer John Bent (1891–1977), English Victoria Cross recipient
Thomas Bent (1838–1909), Australian politician, 22nd Premier of Victoria
William Bent (1809–1869), American trapper, rancher and frontier diplomat

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