Kent Andersson (born August 1, 1942 in Gothenburg, Sweden, died in Landvetter August 29, 2006) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion. He remains Sweden's only motorcycle road racing world champion.

Kent rode in his first national championship races at the age of 19 in Sweden and Denmark on a Monark in the 250 cc class. He then rode a 250 cc Bultaco for the 1962 season. He proved himself to be a very talented and fast rider as long as his bikes didn't break down. With more reliable equipment, he began to win more often.

After winning the 250cc Swedish national championship in 1965, he moved up to the world championships competing with Husqvarna bikes that he modified himself. He bought a Yamaha and began posting solid results. In 1969 he finished second in the 250 championship after a season-long battle with Santiago Herrero and eventual champion Kel Carruthers. These impressive results earned him a place on the Yamaha factory racing team as Rod Gould's team-mate for the 1970 season, in which he finished third. Yamaha chose Andersson to help develop their TZ125 racebike for the 1971 season. He went on to claim the 1973 125cc World Championship. In 1974, he successfully defended his title by winning 5 out of 6 races, finishing 2nd in another.

Kent Andersson