Llangennech significant person Eileen Beasley
Notable residents
Eileen Beasley, Welsh language campaigner, lived here during her and her husband's campaign for Welsh language tax bills
Harry Jones, cricketer
Huw Edwards, BBC News presenter, lived in the village during his youth
Hywel Teifi Edwards, Welsh historian, lecturer and author, lived in the village
Rhys Gabe, Welsh international rugby player was born in Llangennech
Tristan Garel Jones, Conservative politician who served as MP for Watford and later became a life peer. The family moved to Llangennech's Bridge Street when his father was posted to India during the Second World War. Jones attended the Welsh speaking village school. They lived above their uncle's newsagent shop.