Aldrich (Alabama's 8th congressional district, 1896) Spencer Bachus (6th District, 1993–2015) John H. Bankhead (6th District, 1887–1907) Laurie C. Battle (9th District, 1947–1955) Sydney J. Bowie John H. Buchanan, Jr. (6th District, 1965–1981) Reuben Chapman (6th District, 1843–1847) Newton Nash Clements (6th District, 1880–1881) Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb (6th District, 1847–1861) Artur Davis (7th District, 1982–1992) Edward deGraffenried (6th District, 1949–1953) William Henry Denson (7th District, 1893–1895) Jack Edwards (1st District, 1965–1985) Ben Erdreich (6th District, 1983–1993) Claude Harris, Jr. (7th District, 1987–1993) Thomas Haughey (6th District, 1867–1869) Goldsmith W. Hewitt (6th District, 1876–1879, 1881–1885) Earl F. Hilliard (7th District, 1993–2003) Richmond P. Hobson (6th District, 1907–1915) George Huddleston (9th District, 1913–1935) George Huddleston, Jr. (9th District, 1955–1963) Pete Jarman (6th District, 1937–1949) Burwell Boykin Lewis (6th District, 1879–1880) Elaine Luria (VA 2nd District, 2019–present), and former United States Navy Commander John Mason Martin (6th District, 1885–1887) John P. Newsome (9th District, 1943–1945) William B. Oliver (6th District, 1915–1937) Luther Patrick (9th District, 1935–1943, 1945–1947) Armistead I. Selden, Jr. (6th District, 1953–1965) Terri Sewell (7th district, 2011–present) Richard Shelby (7th District, 1979–1987) William Crawford Sherrod (6th District, 1869–1871) Joseph Humphrey Sloss (6th District, 1871–1875) Albert L. Smith, Jr. (6th District, 1981–1983) Jesse F. Stallings Louis Washington Turpin (9th District, 1893–1895) Oscar W. Underwood (8th District, 1895–1896; 9th District 1897–1915) Math, science, and technology Mary Anderson, inventor of windshield wipers Andrew Jackson Beard, inventor of automatic railcar coupling Edward M. Burgess, chemist and inventor of the Burgess reagent Lawrence J. DeLucas, biophysical engineer; Space Shuttle Columbia astronaut Annie Easley, mathematician and rocket scientist Clyde Foster, scientist and mathematician E. O. Wilson, entomologist and author Medicine James Andrews, orthopedic specialist Tinsley Harrison, editor of first five editions of Harrison's Principals of Internal Medicine, dean of UAB School of Medicine Alan Heldman, interventional cardiologist and pioneer of the drug eluting stent John W. Kirklin, heart surgeon Larry Lemak, orthopedic surgeon, owner of the Lemak Group Albert Pacifico, heart surgeon Michael Saag, AIDS researcher Luther Leonidas Terry, Surgeon General of the United States Sports Mario Addison, NFL player Mike Anderson, University of Arkansas men's basketball coach Jay Barker, football player, college and pro quarterback Charles Barkley, basketball player, Hall of Famer and TV personality (Leeds, Alabama) Gene Bartow, basketball coach and athletic director for UAB Bruce Benedict, born in Birmingham, Major League Baseball player Cornelius Bennett, NFL Pro-Bowler Eric Bledsoe, basketball player for the