The Penitent or Penitent may refer to:

The Penitent (novel), a 1983 novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer The Penitent (play), a 2017 off-Broadway play by David Mamet The Penitent (film), a 1988 American-Mexican film Penitent Peak, Graham Land, Antarctica

See also St Pelagia the Penitent, 4th or 5th century Christian saint and hermit Theophilus the Penitent (died c. 538), Catholic cleric, inspiration for the Faust legend Penitente (disambiguation)