John Dent may refer to:
- John H. Dent (1782–1823), officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War and the First Barbary War
- John Dent (died 1826) (c. 1761–1826), British Member of Parliament (MP) for Lancaster 1790–1812 and Poole 1818–1826
- John Dent Dent (1826–1894), British Whig/Liberal MP for Knaresborough 1852–1857 and Scarborough 1857–1859 and 1860–1874
- John H. Dent (politician) (1908–1988), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- Johnny Dent, English former footballer
- John Charles Dent (1841-1888), Canadian historian
- John Dent, character in Across the Continent
Famous quotes containing the words john and/or dent:
“Despite everybody who has been born and has died, the world has just gone on. I mean, look at Napoleon—but we went right on. Look at Harpo Marx—the world went around, it didn’t stop for a second. It’s sad but true. John Kennedy, right?”
—Bob Dylan [Robert Allen Zimmerman] (b. 1941)
“I may be old-fashioned. I don’t like this modern movement.... And yet, there are certain sorts of work a woman may well do; teaching, being governess, or any taking care of children.”
—Julia Dent Grant (1826–1902)