Thomas Dent may refer to: Thomas Dynt or Dent (fl. 1414), English politician Thomas Dent Sr. (1630–1676), Maryland politician Thomas Dent (lawyer) (1831–1924), Chicago lawyer Thomas Dent (Ontario politician) (1891–1977), politician in Ontario, Canada Thomas Dent (writer) (1932–1998), African-American poet and writer Tom Dent (born 1950), American politician Tom Dent (cricketer) (Thomas Henry Dent, 1879–1929), Australian cricketer and banker Thomas de Dent (died 1361), English born cleric and judge who held high office in Ireland See also Dent (surname)