Machen is a surname often but not always of Welsh origin (derived from the town Machen). Notable people with the surname include: *

Alwyn Machen Joseph Robert Alwyn Machen (3 May 1900''1939 England and Wales Register'' – 2 March 1960) was an English trade union leader who was president of the Yorkshire Area of the National Union of Mineworkers and posthumously elected president of the ...

(1901–1960), British trade union leader * Arthur Machen (1863–1947), Welsh author and mystic, best known for his supernatural, fantasy and horror fiction *

Bernie Machen James Bernard Machen (; born March 26, 1944) is an American university professor and administrator. Machen is a native of Mississippi, and earned several academic degrees before becoming a university administrator and president. Machen had been t ...

(born 1944), American academic, President of the University of Utah (19992003) and of the University of Florida (from 2003) * Eddie Machen (1932–1972), American boxer *

Hervey Machen Hervey Gilbert Machen (October 14, 1916 – November 29, 1994) represented the fifth district of the state of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives for two terms from 1965 to 1969. Early life and education Machen was born in ...

(1916–1994), U.S. Representative from Maryland 196569 *

John Gresham Machen John Gresham Machen (; 1881–1937) was an American Presbyterian New Testament scholar and educator in the early 20th century. He was the Professor of New Testament at Princeton Seminary between 1906 and 1929, and led a revolt against modernist ...

(1881–1937), American Presbyterian theologian * Lewis H. Machen (1871–1927), American politician from Virginia *

Ronald Machen Ronald C. Machen Jr. (born May 6, 1969) is the former United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. In April 2015, he left the position and returned to the law firm WilmerHale after the longest tenure as US Attorney for the District of C ...

(born 1969), American lawyer, U..S. Attorney for the District of Columbia 201015 *

Thomas Machen Thomas Machen (c. 1541–18 October 1614) was a mercer who was mayor of Gloucester three times and sat in the House of Commons in 1614. Machen was the son of Henry Machen (d. 1566) and his wife, whose surname may have been Baugh or Brayh. He w ...

(–1614), English merchant who was three times mayor of Gloucester * William H. Machen (1832–1911), Dutch painter and teacher who relocated to America *

Willis Benson Machen Willis Benson Machen (April 10, 1810 – September 29, 1893) was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Kentucky. Early life Willis Benson Machen was born the son of Henry Ballenger Machen and Nancy Machen (née Tarrant) on April 10, 1810 in Caldwe ...

(1810–1893), U.S. Senator from Kentucky 187273

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