#1Famous people · Machynlleth, Powys
Most of the 8 famous people born in Machynlleth came into the world in the 20th century
Gareth Glyn, the British composer and broadcaster, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. Behind the leader come Peter Rees and John Evans. Born in 1816, John Evans is the first name on record, and Gareth Glyn, born in 1951, the most recent. No town in Powys lists more than Brecon, with 35.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Gareth Glyn
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1816
John Evans
Youngest
1951
Gareth Glyn
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Machynlleth
Gareth Glyn leads with articles in 6 languages, ahead of Peter Rees (5) and John Evans (4).
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Politics & Law
John Evans
1816–1879Miner and political figure in British Columbia
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Through the years
When Machynlleth’s famous people were born
The 1950s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
SportsScience & MedicineMusicPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Machynlleth is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Machynlleth
A further 5 follow, born between 1872 and 1928.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Dolgellau counts 17 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Machynlleth
Who is the most famous person from Machynlleth?
Gareth Glyn (British composer and broadcaster) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages. Next come Peter Rees and John Evans.
How many famous people were born in Machynlleth?
8 people born in Machynlleth have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 12 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Machynlleth known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 8. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Machynlleth?
John Evans, born in 1816. The youngest on the list was born in 1951.
Who counts as from Machynlleth?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Machynlleth’s built-up area (the ONS 2022 boundary), a hospital or district within it included, whose English Wikipedia article agrees. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a bigger area (“London”), another town, or missing, or their article may give no birthplace. We only list people both sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations) and English Wikipedia (each person’s article confirms the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are placed in the town by the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary (Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0). Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across UK towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Gareth Glyn: GarethGlyn, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elfyn Evans: Lukas Raich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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