Gens (disambiguation)

A gens was a family in Ancient Rome in which all of the members typically bore the same nomen and claimed descent from a common ancestor.

Gens can also refer to:

People

 * Jacob Gens (1903-1943), Jewish head of the Vilnius Ghetto
 * Saint Gens (1104–1127), French hermit
 * Véronique Gens (born 1966), French soprano singer
 * Xavier Gens (born 1975), French film director

Other uses

 * Gens (anthropology), a group of people related through their female or male ancestor
 * Gens (band), Italian pop band
 * Gens (behaviour), a specific lineage of animals sharing a specific behavioral trait, inherited from a common ancestor
 * Gens (emulator), an emulator of the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis video game console