Famous People with Name Kent

Kent Jason Desormeaux            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kent Jason Desormeaux: an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year, 1989.His immediate success led to him moving north to compete on the Maryland racing circuit in 1987 where his performance earned him

Kent Vernon Rominger            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kent Vernon Rominger: is a former American astronaut, former Chief of the NASA Astronaut Office at Johnson Space Center, and a Captain in the United States Navy.

Kent Salfi            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kent Salfi: is an American-born Austrian ice hockey player currently playing for HC TWK Innsbruck of the Austrian Hockey League. In 1997 he had a brief spell in Italy's Serie A with Asiago, playing just three games for them before returning to VSV. He remained with t

Kent O'Connor            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kent O'Connor: is a Canadian soccer player, currently playing for Abbotsford Mariners in the USL Premier Development League. O'Connor has represented Canada at U-20 level. He made his debut on April 12, 2006 in a game against Norway, and was a member of the Canadfian team which played at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, featuring in the games against Chile and Austria.

Kent Kinnear            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kent Kinnear: is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Kinnear enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 4 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 15 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ran

William Kent            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Kent: was an American who served as a United States Congressman representing the State of California. He spearheaded the movement to create the Muir Woods National Monument by donating land to the Federal Government for the Monument. Upon graduation, Kent retur

Arthur Kent            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Arthur Kent: is a Canadian television journalist. He rose to international prominence during the 1991 Persian Gulf War during which he acquired the nickname "The Scud Stud". He is the brother of Canada's Minister of the Environment Peter Kent and Alberta jurist Madam Justice C. Adele Kent. In November 2007, Kent was chosen by local party members as the Progressive Conservative candidate for the Alberta provincial riding of Calgary Currie. In the March 3, 2008 election he lost to incumbent Dave Taylor.

Stephen (Steve) Kent            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Stephen (Steve) Kent: is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador. He is the Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for the District of Mount Pearl North. Kent was born in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador and has lived in Mount Pearl since 1980. He is married to Janet (Browne) Kent, a teacher and President of FOCUS Driver Training. They live in Mount Pearl with their young sons, Benjamin and Ciaran. Kent has served as Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the City of Mount Pearl and he has worked as Chief Executive Officer for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Newfoundland, as Executive Director at United Way of Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, and as the Manager of Corporate Development at Stirling Communications. Kent began his political career as a teenager, first serving on school councils, in Youth Parliament and on the Youth Council for the City of Mount Pearl. In 1997, at age 19, he ran a successful campaign for city council and was elected Deputy Mayor of Mount Pearl (a position assigned to the Councillor with the most votes), the youngest elected official in the city's history. He became the eighth Mayor of Mount Pearl in 2003 when Dave Denine moved on to provincial politics, and he was elected Mayor by acclamation in 2005. During his time on city council, Kent was Chair of various committees including the Parks and Recreation Committee, the Human Resources and Finance Committee and the Planning and Use Committee. He also sat on the Economic Development Committee, the Technical Services Committee and the Regional Fire Services Committee. He was also Co-Chair of the Mount Pearl Drug Strategy Committee.

William Joseph Kent            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Joseph Kent: was a business and political leader in Bathurst, New Brunswick in Canada. Kent's business enterprises were significant in the economic development of the region, and Kent was a founding alderman in Bathurst's first town council for sixteen years before serving as mayor of Bathurst for two terms.

Peter Kent            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Peter Kent: is a Conservative member of parliament for the riding of Thornhill, and the current Minister of the Environment in the 28th Canadian Ministry. Previously, he was Deputy Editor of the Global Television Network, a Canadian TV network. He has previously worked as a news editor, producer, foreign correspondent and news anchorman on Canadian and American television networks. In the 2006 federal election, Kent ran as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in the Toronto riding of St. Paul's. He placed second with 25.76% of the vote against the incumbent, Carolyn Bennett of the Liberals (50.25%), and ahead of Paul Summerville of the New Democratic Party (19.19%).