This Week’s Birthdays – Week of February 13

February 13, 1599 – Pope Alexander VII

February 14, 1824 – Winfield Scott Hancock, was a career U.S. Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States.

February 15, 1970 – Frank Shepard Fairey, is an American contemporary artist, graphic designer, and illustrator who emerged from the skateboarding scene.

February 16, 1903 – Edgar John Bergen, was an American actor and radio performer, best known as a ventriloquist.

February 17, 1981 – Paris Hilton, American actress and heiress.

February 18, 1745 – Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist (d. 1827)

February 19, 1948 – Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn, known as Pim Fortuyn; a Dutch politician, author, public servant, sociologist and professor.