Machen (surname)

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

  • Alwyn Machen (1901–60), British trade union leader
  • Arthur Machen (1863–1947), Welsh author and mystic, best known for his supernatural, fantasy and horror fiction
  • Bernie Machen (born 1944), American academic, President of the University of Utah (1999–2003) and of the University of Florida (from 2003)
  • Eddie Machen (1932–72), American boxer
  • Hervey Machen (1916–94), U.S. Representative from Maryland 1965–69
  • John Gresham Machen (1881–1937), American Presbyterian theologian
  • Ronald Machen (born before 1991), American lawyer, U..S. Attorney for the District of Columbia 2010–15
  • Thomas Machen (c. 1541–1614), 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 (1810–93), U.S. Senator from Kentucky 1872–73

See also
  • Machen (disambiguation)
  • Machin (disambiguation)
  • Franz Machon (1918 – after 1945), German submariner
  • Mackem, an informal name for a person from Sunderland, England; and for the local accent, and for a follower of the local football team
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