Parent (surname)

Parent is a surname, and may refer to:


 * Alphonse-Marie Parent (1906–1970), Canadian priest, educator and academic administrator
 * Antoine Parent (1666–1716), French mathematician
 * Bernie Parent, Canadian National Hockey League player
 * Bob Parent (1923–1987), Canadian-born photographer
 * Bob Parent (born 1958), retired ice hockey player
 * Clark Parent, Haitian philosopher and politician
 * Claude Parent (1923–2016), French architect
 * Dan Parent, American comic book artist and writer
 * Elaine Parent (1942–2002), Florida-based criminal, known as "The Chameleon Killer"
 * Étienne Parent (1802–1874) Canadian journalist and government official
 * Gail Parent, American television screenwriter, television producer, and author
 * Gilbert Parent, (1935–2009) Canadian Member of Parliament
 * Jacqueline Parent, French actress
 * Jacques Parent, French Olympic fencer
 * Jacques Parent (1862–1918), Canadian politician
 * Leslie Parent, American microbiologist and immunologist
 * Kevin Parent (b. 1972), Québécois singer-songwriter
 * Marc Parent, former director of Montreal Police Service
 * Mark Parent (b. 1954), former Canadian politician
 * Mark Parent (born 1961), American Major League Baseball player
 * Mary Parent (b. 1968), American film producer and former studio executive
 * Maury Parent (died 2004), American radio personality
 * Mimi Parent (1924–2005), Canadian surrealist
 * Octave Parent (1882–1942), French entomologist
 * Ryan Parent (b. 1987), Canadian National Hockey League player
 * Simon-Napoléon Parent (1855–1920), former premier of Quebec
 * Steven Parent, one of five victims of the Tate murders (1969)