Parenti is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Andrea Parenti (born 1965), Italian archer Christian Parenti, American journalist Edward Parenti (born 1971), Canadian swimmer Franco Parenti (1921–1989), Italian actor and stage director Giovanni Parenti (died 1250), Italian Friar Minor and successor of St. Francis of Assisi as head of the Order Irene Parenti Duclos, academic nickname Lala Cicicena (1754–1795), Italian painter and poet Lynne R. Parenti (born 1954), American ichthyologist Michael Parenti (1933–2026), American political scientist, academic historian and cultural critic Neri Parenti (born 1950), Italian film director Norma Pratelli Parenti (1921–1944), Italian partisan Rino Parenti (1895–1953), Italian fascist leader Tony Parenti (1900–1972), American jazz clarinettist and saxophonist