Palin

The surname Palin is a name of British origin, either English or Welsh. Possible derivations include an anglicization of the Welsh patronymic ap Heilyn ("son of Heilyn") or a reference to the English placenames Poling, West Sussex or Sea Palling, Norfolk. Independently of this, Palin also is a Swedish language surname that occurs in Sweden and Finland.

People with this name include:

  • Brett Palin (born 1984), Canadian hockey player
  • Christian Palin (born 1978), Uruguayan singer
  • Harold Palin, British rugby league footballer
  • John Henry Palin (1870–1934), British activist & politician
  • Leigh Palin (born 1965), English footballer
  • Leo Palin (born 1956), Finnish tennis player
  • Michael Palin (born 1943), British actor, comedian (member of Monty Python) and writer
  • Robert Palin (1835–1861), Australian criminal
  • Sarah Palin (born 1964), former governor of Alaska and 2008 U.S. Republican vice-presidential nominee
    • Todd Palin (born 1964), American snowmobile racer and husband of Sarah Palin
    • Bristol Palin (born 1990), daughter of Todd and Sarah Palin
  • Sarah Palin

    Sarah Louise Palin (i/ˈpln/; née Heath; born February 11, 1964) is an American politician, commentator, and author who served as the ninth Governor of Alaska from 2006 until her resignation in 2009. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 Presidential election running with Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major political party and the first Republican woman nominated for the vice presidency. Her book Going Rogue has sold more than two million copies.

    She was elected to the Wasilla City Council in 1992 and became Mayor of Wasilla in 1996. In 2003, after an unsuccessful run for Lieutenant Governor, she was appointed Chairman of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, responsible for overseeing the state's oil and gas fields for safety and efficiency. The youngest person and first woman to be elected Governor of Alaska, Palin held the office from December 2006 until her resignation in July 2009.

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    Jury selected for Sarah Palin's libel suit against The New York Times

    Mesabi Daily News 15 Apr 2025
    NEW YORK (AP)—A jury was selected Monday to hear a retrial of Sarah Palin’s claims that The New York Times libeled her in an editorial eight years ago ... .
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    Sarah Palin back in court for retrial in defamation case against NY Times

    The Daily Item 15 Apr 2025
    NEW YORK — Former Alaska governor and Republican firebrand Sarah Palin was back in court Monday for a do-over in her defamation case against The New York Times ....
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    Retrial opens in Palin's libel suit against The New York Times

    Auburnpub dot com 15 Apr 2025
    NEW YORK — A retrial is set to begin Monday for Sarah Palin’s libel lawsuit claiming The New York Times libeled her in an editorial eight years ago ... .
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    Retrial opens for Sarah Palin's libel suit against The New York Times

    Colorado Politics 15 Apr 2025
    A retrial is set to begin for Sarah Palin's lawsuit accusing The New York Times of libeling her in an editorial eight years ago. The onetime Republican vice presidential candidate and ex-governor of Alaska gets a second chance to prove ....
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    Jury selected for Palin's suit against The New York Times

    Billings Gazette 15 Apr 2025
    NEW YORK — A jury was selected Monday to hear a retrial of Sarah Palin's claims that The New York Times libeled her in an editorial eight years ago ... .
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    Jury Selection Opens in Retrial of Sarah Palin’s Defamation Suit Against New York Times

    Democracy Now 15 Apr 2025
    The Times argued in court that its editorial falsely linking Palin to a ...
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    Sarah Palin makes libel claims against The New York Times to a new jury

    Beaumont Enterprise 15 Apr 2025
    Sarah Palin's ... Palin has asserted that the newspaper defamed her by falsely linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting.
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    Sarah Palin high-stakes libel suit is about free speech protections, NY Times lawyer says

    The Daily Item 15 Apr 2025
    NEW YORK — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s high-stakes defamation lawsuit against The New York Times is about “more than words on a page” — it’s about essential protections afforded to journalists in the U.S., a lawyer for the newspaper ....
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    Sarah Palin arrives for start of retrial in ongoing battle against the New York Times

    The Villager 15 Apr 2025
    Sarah Palin, the Republican firebrand and one-time vice presidential candidate, arrived at federal court in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday as her libel retrial against the New York Times begins. Palin entered court just before 9 a.m.
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    Sarah Palin’s retrial in libel suit against New York Times begins in NY court

    New York Post 15 Apr 2025
    Sarah Palin is back in Manhattan court for a retrial in her lawsuit accusing the New York Times of libeling her in a 2017 editorial about mass shootings ... Palin, 61, who was in court, didn’t comment.
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    Jury selected for Sarah Palin’s libel suit against The New York Times

    Denver Post 15 Apr 2025
    NEW YORK (AP) — A jury was selected Monday to hear a retrial of Sarah Palin’s claims that The New York Times libeled her in an editorial eight years ago ... Palin said it damaged her reputation and career.
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    Palin New York Times

    Citrus County Chronicle 14 Apr 2025
    FILE - Sarah Palin, a Republican seeking the sole U.S. House seat in Alaska, speaks during a forum for candidates, Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Anchorage, Alaska ... .
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    Retrial opens for Sarah Palin’s libel suit against The New York Times

    The Seattle Times 14 Apr 2025
    A retrial is set to begin for Sarah Palin's lawsuit accusing The New York Times of libeling her in an editorial eight years ago ... .
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    Dispatch Argus 14 Apr 2025
    Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin arrives at Manhattan federal court, Monday, April 14, 2025, in New York ... .
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