This is a list of notable residents of the county of Kent in England who have a Wikipedia page. Persons are grouped by occupation and listed in order of birth. Kent is defined by its current boundaries.
Academics, engineers and scientistsedit
Charles Culmer (c. 1300s) – supposedly built the fishermen's stairs which Broadstairs is named after
William Caxton (c. 1420 – c. 1492) – first person to introduce a printing press into England
Josceline Amherst (1846–1900) – member of Western Australia's first Legislative Council under responsible government
Richard Ash Kingsford (1821–1902) – alderman and mayor of Brisbane Municipal Council, a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, Australia, and a mayor of Cairns, Queensland
Bob Astles (1924–2012) – associate of Ugandan presidents Milton Obote and Idi Amin
Wallace Bickley (1810–1876) – early settler of Western Australia and Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council
Anne Boleyn (c. 1501–1536) – wife of King Henry VIII
Francis Bond Head (1793–1875) – Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada during the rebellion of 1837