Editing Machynlleth (section)

== Notable people ==
* [[Owain Glyndŵr]], ({{circa}} 1349 or 1359 – {{circa}} 1416), Welsh ruler and Prince of Wales, crowned locally in 1404.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Glendower, Owen | volume= 12 |last1= Kingsford |first1= Charles Lethbridge |author1-link= Charles Lethbridge Kingsford | pages = 120&ndash;121 |short=1}}</ref>
* [[Hywel Swrdwal]], ({{floruit}} 1430–1475), Welsh language poet 
* [[David Griffiths (missionary)|David Griffiths]], (1792–1863), missionary and Bible translator in Madagascar, lived locally from 1858
* [[Henry Rogers (congregationalist)|Henry Rogers]], (1806–1877), nonconformist minister and man of letters, died locally.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Rogers, Henry | volume= 23 | page = 455 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Thomas Wickham]] (1810–1890), English cricketer, died locally
* [[John Evans (British Columbia politician)|John Evans]] (1816–1879), miner and political figure in [[British Columbia]], born and educated locally
* [[George Vane-Tempest, 5th Marquess of Londonderry]] (1821–1884), aristocrat, businessman, diplomat and politician, lived at [[Plas Machynlleth]]
* [[Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry]] (1852–1915), politician, landowner and benefactor, lived at [[Plas Machynlleth]]
* [[Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest]] (1862–1921), director of [[Cambrian Railways]], lived at [[Plas Machynlleth]], died at the [[Abermule train collision]].
* [[Dick Atkin, Baron Atkin]] (1867–1944), lawyer and judge, local [[Justice of the peace|JP]]
* [[Edward M. Lewis]], (1872–1936), professor of English literature in the US & baseball player 
* [[Berta Ruck]]  (1878–1978), Welsh writer who grew up nearby.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.machynlleth.info/machpeople.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616055704/http://www.machynlleth.info/machpeople.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=16 June 2016|title=machynlleth people|website=www.machynlleth.info|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref>
* [[Thomas Williams Phillips|Sir Thomas Williams Phillips]] (1883–1966), senior Civil Servant, educated at Machynlleth County School
* [[William David Davies]], (1897–1969), Presbyterian minister and writer on theology, lived locally
* [[Philip Baxter|Sir John Philip Baxter]] (1905–1989), chemical engineer.
* [[Syd Thomas]] (1919–2012) a Welsh professional football winger.
* [[Laura Ashley]] (1925–1985), opened her first shop locally at 35 Maengwyn Street in 1961
* [[Emrys James]], (1928–1989), Welsh Shakespearean actor
* [[Geraint Lloyd Owen]] (born 1941), Welsh-language poet and teacher, taught locally
* [[Meri Wells]] (born 1946), ceramic sculptor, lives and works nearby
* [[Gareth Glyn]], (born 1951), Welsh composer and radio broadcaster
* [[David Russell Hulme]], (born 1951), Welsh conductor and musicologist
* [[Annie Morgan Suganami]] (born 1952), Welsh artist and musician, lives and works locally
* [[Gwynn ap Gwilym]], (1955–2016), Welsh language poet, novelist, editor and translator, raised locally
* [[George Monbiot]] (born 1963), English writer, lived locally for a number of years and still has a house and family there
* [[Led Zeppelin]] (formed in London in 1968), rock band members [[Jimmy Page]] and [[Robert Plant]] commenced writing the album [[Led Zeppelin III]] at nearby [[Bron-Yr-Aur]] cottage
* [[Nicky Arscott]] (born 1983), local artist and arts educator
* [[Murder of April Jones|April Jones]] (2007–2012), child murder victim