Researching Julie Kent
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12617 people with the Kent surname? In that year Kent was ranked number 322 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Julie means "Form of JULIA. downy-haired, youthful" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Julie Kent on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Julie Kent and the Kent Family Tree
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 16029 people with the Kent surname in the UK? Kent is now ranked number 347 for popularity in the UK. |
Kent Family Tree Databases
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Some Famous People called Julie Kent
Julie Kent (diver)
Julie Kent (born 19 April 1965, Hobart) is a retired Australian diver. She represented Australia at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games, as well as the 1982 and 1986 Commonwealth Games. She won a bronze medal in the 10m platform in the 1986 Commonwealth Games. World Age Group Champion 1983, winner of Federation of Australian sport Junior athlete of the year 1983. She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.
Julie was a selector for diving Australia for a number of years and managed the most successful Olympic Diving team in 2004 at the Athens Olympic Games.
In 1997, Kent became the first woman president of the Tasmanian Olympic Council. In 2007, she was entered onto the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women. As of 2019, she was unemployed after running a cafe business for seven years.
Source: Julie Kent (diver), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Kent
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