Paladino is a surname of Italian origin. The name is the Italian word for

paladin The Paladins, also called the Twelve Peers, are twelve legendary knights, the foremost members of Charlemagne's court in the 8th century. They first appear in the medieval (12th century) ''chanson de geste'' cycle of the Matter of France, where ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * Carl Paladino (born 1946), American businessman and politician *

Giovanni Paolo Paladino Giovanni Paolo Paladino or Jean-Paul Paladin (fl. 1540-1560) was an Italian composer and lutenist from Milan. He was born Giovanni Paolo Paladino and was also a merchant who maintained a large house and vinyard in Lyons. From 1516-22 he was luteni ...

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fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

1540–1560), Italian composer and lutenist * Joe Paladino (born 1965), English footballer and coach * Juan Paladino (born 1925), Uruguayan fencer * Mimmo Paladino (born Domenico Paladino, 1948), Italian artist *

Silvie Paladino Silvie Paladino (born 18 August 1971) is an Australian singer. She began singing at the age of nine, learning at an inner-Melbourne music school, and from an early age won several major singing competitions, including the Italian Song Festival and ...

(born 1971), Australian entertainer *

Sascha Paladino Sascha Paladino is an American television writer and documentary director. At Nickelodeon, he was the head writer and developer of ''Ni Hao, Kai-Lan'', for which he received a 2010 Daytime Emmy Award nomination. He also wrote for other Nick-produ ...

(born 1976), American film director and stepbrother of banjo player

Bela Fleck Bela may refer to: Places Asia *Bela Pratapgarh, a town in Pratapgarh District, Uttar Pradesh, India *Bela, a small village near Bhandara, Maharashtra, India *Bela, another name for the biblical city Zoara * Bela, Dang, in Nepal * Bela, Janakpur, ...

Fictional characters: * Simon J. Paladino or Gazerbeam, a fictional character from the 2004 film ''The Incredibles''

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