Editing Kent, Washington (section)

==Notable people==
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* [[Ely Allen]], soccer player<ref>{{cite web |title=Player Bio: Ely Allen |url=https://gohuskies.com/sports/2013/4/18/208222809.aspx |website=[[Washington Huskies men's soccer]] |access-date=March 10, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Earl Anthony]], professional [[Ten-pin bowling|bowler]]
* [[Kelly Bachand]], contestant of [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]]'s [[Top Shot]] Season 1, raised in Kent
* [[Red Badgro]], [[National Football League|NFL]] and [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] player, inductee [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]
* [[John Bastyr]], influential advocate of [[Naturopathy|naturopathic]] medicine, namesake of [[Bastyr University]]
* [[Joseph and Melissa Batten]], Microsoft software developers in 2008 murder case
* [[Karl Best]], former [[Major League Baseball]] [[relief pitcher]] for [[Seattle Mariners]] and [[Minnesota Twins]]
* [[Josie Bissett]], actress, ''[[Melrose Place]]''
* [[Betty Bowen]], journalist and art promoter
* [[Demitrius Bronson]], professional football player [[Miami Dolphins]]
* [[John Bronson]], professional football [[tight end]] for [[Arizona Cardinals]]
* [[Conner Cappelletti]], soccer player and coach who represented [[Guam national football team|Guam]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Heintschel |first1=Nathan |title=Conner Cappelletti Joins Kickers’ Technical Staff As An Assistant Coach |url=https://www.richmondkickers.com/news/2023/02/01/conner-cappelletti-joins-kickers-technical-staff-as-an-assistant-coach/ |website=[[Richmond Kickers]] |access-date=March 10, 2025 |date=February 1, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Ernie Conwell]], NFL player
* [[Rebecca Corry]], comedian/actress
* [[Billy Crook (American soccer)|Billy Crook]], [[Major League Soccer]] (MLS) [[Defender (association football)|defender]]
* [[Daphne Loves Derby]], indie-pop rock band
* [[Michael Dickerson]], professional basketball player, [[Houston Rockets]] and [[Memphis Grizzlies|Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies]]
* [[Jeff Dye]], comedian and actor, was born and grew up in Kent<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/tv/article/A-moment-with-Jeff-Dye-comedian-1280736.php |title=A moment with ... Jeff Dye, comedian |date=July 30, 2008 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Robin Earl]], [[NFL]] fullback and tight end
* [[Jason Ellis (basketball)|Jason Ellis]], professional basketball player
* [[Kai Ellis]], [[Canadian Football League|CFL]] player
* Michelle Font, Miss Washington USA
* [[The Fung Brothers]], comedians, rappers; raised in Kent
* [[Melissa Goad]], actress and model
* [[Abdulameer Yousef Habeeb]], Iraqi artist and calligrapher, lived in U.S. as [[refugee]]
* [[Matt Hague]], [[first baseman]] for [[Toronto Blue Jays]]
* Benjamin Haggerty, rapper [[Macklemore]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Macklemore not at fault in collision, but was driving on suspended license for unpaid tickets, police say |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/macklemore-not-at-fault-in-collision-but-was-driving-on-suspended-license-for-unpaid-tickets-police-say/ |website=The Seattle Times |access-date=1 January 2023 |date=2 August 2017}}</ref>
* [[Marcus Hahnemann]], professional soccer goalkeeper
* [[Al Hairston]], professional basketball player for [[Seattle SuperSonics]], head coach for [[Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball|Bowling Green University]]
* [[Peter Hallock]], composer and organist
* [[Tess Henley]], singer-songwriter and pianist
* [[Shannon Higgins-Cirovski]], soccer player in [[National Soccer Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]]
* [[Jeff Jaeger]], NFL kicker
* [[Billy Jones (baseball)|Billy Jones]], college baseball player, coach of [[Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball|Appalachian State Mountaineers]]
* [[Reggie Jones (cornerback, born 1986)|Reggie Jones]], [[NFL]] cornerback
* [[Nicole Joraanstad]], curler, 2009 Olympic gold medalist
* [[Mike Karney]], college and professional football player
* [[Stefano Langone]], [[American Idol (season 10)|''American Idol'']] contestant
* [[Danny Lorenz]], professional hockey player for [[New York Islanders]]
* [[Ellen MacGregor]], author
* [[William M. Marutani]], judge<ref>{{cite web |title=Guide to the William M. Marutani Papers |url=https://sova.si.edu/record/NMAH.AC.0890 |publisher=[[Smithsonian Institution]] |access-date=July 6, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Kenny Mayne]], [[ESPN]] analyst
* [[Victor Aloysius Meyers|Victor Aloysius "Vic" Meyers]], jazz bandleader and [[Washington State Democratic Party|Democratic]] politician, "Clown Prince of Politics"
* [[PZ Myers]], biology professor at [[University of Minnesota Morris]] and [[intelligent design]] critic
* [[Bob Nelson (screenwriter)|Bob Nelson]], screenwriter and [[Almost Live!]] cast member, [[86th Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nominee for ''[[Nebraska (film)|Nebraska]]''
* [[Danny Pierce (artist)|Danny Pierce]], painter, printmaker and sculptor
* [[Mark Prothero]], attorney, defense co-counsel for [[Green River Killer]]
* [[Brenda Raganot]], professional [[bodybuilding|bodybuilder]]
* [[Simon Peter Randolph]], pioneer steamboat captain 
* [[Dave Reichert]], [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
* [[Gary Ridgway]], "Green River Killer" (former resident)
* [[Mike Roberg]], NFL [[tight end]]
* [[Jerry Ruth|Jerry "The King" Ruth]], professional drag racer
* [[Peter Schweizer]], journalist
* [[Joshua Smith (basketball)|Joshua Smith]], [[Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball|Georgetown]] and [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]] basketball player
* [[Rick Sortun]], former professional football [[offensive lineman]] for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]
* [[Usaia Sotutu]], runner who represented [[Fiji]] at [[1972 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Rodney Stuckey]], basketball player for [[Detroit Pistons]]
* [[Alameda Ta'amu]], NFL player for [[Kansas City Chiefs]]
* [[Harvey Thomas (luthier)|Harvey Thomas]], luthier, built distinctive guitars in 1960s
* [[Courtney Thompson]], [[University of Washington|UW]] and [[United States women's national volleyball team|US national team]] volleyball player, set NCAA assist record
* [[Mason Tobin]], professional baseball player
* [[Kyle Townsend]], record producer, composer and musician
* [[Toussaint Tyler]], NFL running back
* [[Brian Tyms]], professional football player, [[New England Patriots]]
* [[Courtney Vandersloot]], basketball player and [[2021 WNBA Finals]] Champion for [[Chicago Sky]]
* [[Dave Wainhouse]], professional basketball and [[Major League Baseball]] player
* [[Cam Weaver]], professional soccer player, [[Seattle Sounders FC]]
* [[Olivia Van der Jagt]], professional soccer player, [[Seattle Reign FC]]
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