Brent (name)
Brent is an Old English given name and surname. The place name can be from Celtic words meaning "holy one", or "high place", literally, "from a steep hill". The surname often indicates that one's ancestors lived in a place called Brent.
Brent has also become a regularly used given name in some countries, being among the thousand most common names for boys born in the United States since 1933. When used as a given name today, Brent is sometimes a short form of Brenton, but this was probably not the original inspiration for Brent's use as a given name, since Brenton's own regular use as a first name came many years after Brent was established in that role.
Notable people
Surname
- Bix Brent, American singer
- Charles Brent, Canadian-born missionary bishop of the Philippines and Episcopal Church saint
- Dannielle Brent, English actress
- Earl K. Brent, American songwriter and composer
- Ebony Rainford-Brent, English cricketer
- Elinor Brent-Dyer, British novelist
- Evelyn Brent, American actress
- Gary Brent, Zimbabwean cricketer
- George Brent (politician), Virginia planter and legislator
- George Brent, Irish actor
- George William Brent, Virginia politician
- Jon Brent, Zimbabwean cricketer
- Joseph Brent, American musician
- Joseph Lancaster Brent, Confederate officer and American politician
- Leslie Brent, German immunologist
- Margaret Brent, American/Maryland lawyer, religious leader and planter and women's rights advocate
- Richard P. Brent, Australian mathematician and computer scientist
- Richard Brent (politician), Virginia politician
- Robert Brent, American politician, first mayor of Washington D.C.
- Tim Brent, Canadian ice hockey player
- Tony Brent, the stage name of Reginald Hogan Bretagne, British traditional pop music singer, most active in the 1950s
- William Brent Jr., Virginia politician and American diplomat
- William Lee Brent, hijacker and civil rights activist
- William Leigh Brent, Maryland and Louisiana politician
Given name
- Brent Ashabranner, American Peace Corps administrator and children's literature writer
- Brent Burns, Canadian ice hockey player
- Brent Butt, Canadian comedian and actor
- Brent Chapman, Canadian politician
- Brent Comer, American actor
- Brent Corrigan, stage name of American porn actor Sean Paul Lockhart
- Brent Cox, American politician
- Brent Deklerck, Belgian gymnast
- Brent W. Jett Jr., American astronaut
- Brent Jones, American football player
- Brent Harris, Baltimore Orioles sideline reporter and studio host from 2004 to 2006
- Brent Hartinger, American writer
- Brent Hawkins, National Football League player, Canadian Football player
- Brent Hefford, New Zealand cricketer
- Brent Hinds, American guitarist and singer for the heavy metal band Mastodon
- Brent Hinkley, American actor in the TV series The Preston Episodes
- Brent Johnson (disambiguation), several people
- Brent Kite, Australian Rugby League player
- Brent Ladds, Canadian ice hockey administrator
- Brent Mayne, former Major League Baseball player
- Brent Meuleman, Belgian politician
- Brent Morin, American comedian and actor
- Brent Musburger, American journalist and sportscaster
- Brent Mydland, American keyboardist, member of the Grateful Dead
- Brent Petrus, American football player
- Brent Pierce, Canadian curler
- Brent Rivera, American YouTuber, social media personality, and actor
- Brent Rooker, American professional baseball player
- Brent Seabrook, Canadian ice hockey defenceman for the Chicago Blackhawks
- Brent Scowcroft, American general, U.S. National Security Advisor from 1974 to 1977 and 1989 to 1993
- Brent Smith, American singer for the band Shinedown
- Brent Spiner, American actor
- Brent Sutter Canadian former ice hockey player
- Brent Symonette, Bahamian politician
- Brent Tate, Australian Rugby League player
- R. Brent Tully, American astronomer
- Brent Underwood, American YouTuber
- Brent Webster, American lawyer
Fictional Characters
- Brent McHale aka Baby Brent, a character from the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs franchise.
- Brent Mustangburger, a character from Cars 2 and Planes
- David Brent, a character from the British sitcom The Office played by Ricky Gervais
- Emily Brent, a character in Agatha Christie's novel ''And Then There Were None''