Famous U.S. Representatives

• Boehner, John

  U.S. Speaker of the House, 2010-2015

• Bono, Sonny

  The mod 1960s singer who became a Congressman

• Bush, George Herbert Walker

  President of the United States, 1989-93

• Clay, Henry

  The "Great Compromiser" of 19th century U.S. politics

• Clayton Powell, Adam Jr.

  The Harlem preacher who was a congressman from 1945 to 1970

• Crockett, Davy

  Tennessee frontiersman and defender of the Alamo

• DeLay, Tom

  The convicted Texas ex-Congressman who appeared on Dancing With the Stars

• Emanuel, Rahm

  Mayor of Chicago, 2011-present

• Ferraro, Geraldine

  The first woman to be a major-party candidate for U.S. vice president

• Giffords, Gabrielle

  The U.S. member of Congress who was shot in 2011

• Gingrich, Newt

  Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1995-1999

• Hastert, Dennis

  The former Speaker of the House who was indicted for 'hush money' banking crimes in 2015

• Kennedy, Patrick

  U.S Representative from Rhode Island, 1995-2011

• Lewis, John

  The civil rights leader who served in Congress for 33 years

• Omar, Ilhan

  Member of Congress from Minnesota, 2019-present

• Panetta, Leon

  U.S Secretary of Defense, 2011-13

• Paul, Ron

  Famously conservative Texas Congressman, 1997-2013

• Pelosi, Nancy

  The first female Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

• Pence, Mike

  Vice President of the United States, 2017-2021

• Ryan, Paul

  U.S. Speaker of the House, 2015-2019

• Weiner, Anthony

  The New York congressman who resigned over sexting in 2011

• Wilson, Charlie

  The Texas Congressman who funded Afghan rebels in the 1980s

See: Index by Occupation