Avent is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Anthony Avent (born 1969), American basketball player
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Elliott Avent
Elliott Avent (born May 1, 1956) is an American college baseball coach, who is the current head baseball coach for the NC State Wolfpack. He attended North Carolina State University, but he did not play for the baseball program. In his 25th seas ...
, American baseball coach
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Mayna Treanor Avent (1868–1959), American painter
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Randy Avent
Randy K. Avent is an American computer scientist and academic administrator. He is the first and current President of Florida Polytechnic University. In 2015 he was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
, the Ins ...
, American engineer
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Roxanne Avent (born 1976), American film producer
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Tony Avent, American horticulturist
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Andrew Avent, Businessman
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