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), and northern Germany (old danish territories). |
| Related names |
Peterson Pettersen |
- Ted Petersen, American football player
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Roger Petersen, artist and illustrator, Swamp Thing, "Submariner", "Predator"
- Sandy Petersen, American game designer
- Sara Petersen, New Zealand badminton player
- Søren Jessen-Petersen, Danish United Nations official
- Thyge Petersen, Danish boxer
- Tommy Petersen, American actor
- Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, German musician
- William Petersen, American actor
- Wolfgang Petersen, German film director
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