Petersen

Petersen is a common Scandinavian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter". There are other spellings. Petersen may refer to:

Petersen
Family name
Pronunciation	PeH-teHr-seHn
Meaning	son of Peter
Region of origin	Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), and northern Germany (old Danish territories).
Related names	Peterson Pettersen

• Adolf Dahm-Petersen, Norwegian voice specialist
• Alicia O'Shea Petersen, Australian activist
• Alfonso Petersen, Mayor of Guadalajara
• Alviro Petersen, South African cricketer
• Anders Petersen (disambiguation)
• Andrew Petersen, member of the United States House of Representatives
• Anker Eli Petersen, Faroese writer and artist
• Ann Petersen, Belgian actress
• Carl Petersen (disambiguation)
• Chap (John Chapman) Petersen, American, Virginia politician
• Chris Petersen (born 1963), American child actor
• Chris Petersen (born 1964), American football coach
• Christopher Flinder Petersen, Norwegian dancer and model
• Danny J. Petersen, American Medal of Honor recipient
• Elmer Petersen, American artist
• Ewa Hedkvist Petersen, Swedish politician
• Flo Bjelke-Petersen, Australian politician and writer
• Forrest S. Petersen, United States Navy Admiral and aviator
• Frank E. Petersen, retired United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General
• George Petersen, Australian politician
• Grant Petersen an American bicycle company owner
• Gustaf Munch-Petersen, Danish writer and painter
• Hans Christian Petersen, Norwegian politician
• Hans F. Petersen, Danish Latter-day Saint missionary in Norway
• Hjalmar Petersen, American politician
• Ike Petersen, American football player
• Jack Petersen (disambiguation)
• Jan Petersen, Norwegian diplomat and politician
• Joel Petersen, bass guitarist
• Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Australian politician
• Johan Carl Christian Petersen, Danish seaman, interpreter, and Arctic explorer
• John Hahn-Petersen, Danish actor
• Josef Petersen, Danish novelist
• Julius Petersen, Danish mathematician
• Lou Petersen, New Zealand dual-code rugby international
• Marita Petersen, Faroese politician
• Mark E. Petersen, member of Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
• Matthew Petersen, Australian rugby player
• Matthew S. Petersen, Federal Election Commission member
• Morten Petersen, Danish football player
• Niels Helveg Petersen, Danish politician
• Ole Peter Petersen, founder of Methodism in Norway
• Patrick Petersen, American actor
• Paul Petersen, American movie actor, singer, novelist, and activist
• Robert E. Petersen, publisher, auto museum founder
• Robert Storm Petersen, Danish cartoonist, writer, animator, illustrator, painter and humorist
• Rodney L. Petersen, American scholar of history, ethics, and religious conflict
• Roger Petersen, Canadian television news reporter
• Sandy Petersen, American game designer
• Sara Petersen (badminton), New Zealand badminton player
• Sara Petersen (hurdler), Danish 400 metres hurdler
• Søren Jessen-Petersen, Danish United Nations official
• Ted Petersen, football player
• Thyge Petersen, Danish boxer
• Tommy Petersen, American actor
• Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, German musician
• William Petersen, American actor
• Wolfgang Petersen, German film director

Other uses

• Petersen (film), a 1974 Australian drama film
• Petersen Automotive Museum
• Petersen Graph, famous for its special properties in graph theory

See also

• Bjelke-Petersen
• Peterson (disambiguation)
• Pedersen
• Pederson (disambiguation)