Petersen Pronunciation PeH-teHr-seHn Word/name Nordic Meaning “son of Peter” Region of origin Scandinavia: Denmark, Norway, Sweden; Northern Germany: Former old Danish territories. Variant form(s) Peterson Pettersen Pedersen
Petersen is a common Danish patronymic surname , meaning "son of Peter " . There are other spellings. Petersen may refer to:
People
In arts and entertainment
Adolf Dahm-Petersen , Norwegian voice specialistAnja Petersen , German operatic soprano and university lecturerAnker Eli Petersen , Faroese writer and artistAnn Petersen , Belgian actressChris Petersen (born 1963), American child actorDevon Petersen (born 1986), South African darts playerElmer Petersen , American artistGustaf Munch-Petersen , Danish writer and painterJoel Petersen , bass guitaristJohn Hahn-Petersen , Danish actorJosef Petersen , Danish novelistPatrick Petersen , American actorPaul Petersen , American movie actor, singer, novelist, and activistRobert E. Petersen , publisher, auto museum founderRobert Storm Petersen , Danish cartoonist, writer, animator, illustrator, painter and humoristSandy Petersen , American game designerUwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen , German musicianWilliam Petersen , American actorWolfgang Petersen (1941–2022), German film director
In government and politics
Alicia O'Shea Petersen , Australian activistAlfonso Petersen , Mayor of Guadalajara, MexicoAndrew Petersen , member of the United States House of RepresentativesCarl Wilhelm Petersen (1868–1933), German politician and first mayor of HamburgChap (John Chapman) Petersen , American, Virginia politicianCynthia Petersen , Canadian judgeElsebeth Kock-Petersen , Danish politicianEwa Hedkvist Petersen , Swedish politicianFlo Bjelke-Petersen , Australian politician and writerGeorge Petersen , Australian politicianHans Christian Petersen , Norwegian politicianHarald Petersen , Danish politicianHjalmar Petersen , American politicianJan Petersen , Norwegian diplomat and politicianJoh Bjelke-Petersen , Australian politicianKim E. Petersen , (born 1956) American security and counter-terrorism expertMarita Petersen , Faroese politicianMatthew S. Petersen , U.S. Federal Election Commission memberNiels Helveg Petersen , Danish politicianP. Walter Petersen , American politicianSøren Jessen-Petersen , Danish United Nations official
In music
In military
In religion
In sport
Alviro Petersen , South African cricketerCal Petersen (born 1994), professional ice hockey goaltenderChris Petersen (born 1964), American football coachIke Petersen , American football playerJohannes Petersen , Danish chess masterLou Petersen , New Zealand dual-code rugby internationalMatthew Petersen , Australian rugby playerMichael Petersen (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball playerMorten Petersen , Danish football playerNils Petersen , German football playerSara Petersen (badminton) , New Zealand badminton playerSara Petersen (hurdler) , Danish 400 metres hurdlerTed Petersen , football playerThyge Petersen , Danish boxer
In other fields
Anders Petersen (disambiguation) Carl Petersen (disambiguation) Grant Petersen , American bicycle company ownerJack Petersen (disambiguation) Johan Carl Christian Petersen , Danish seaman, interpreter, and Arctic explorerJohanne Christine Petersen , Danish educatorJulius Petersen , Danish mathematicianJulius Petersen , Literary scholar and university professorRodney L. Petersen , American scholar of history, ethics, and religious conflictRon Petersen (born 1934), American mycologist with the standard author abbreviation "R.H.Petersen"Sophie Petersen (1885–1965), Danish geographer
Other uses
See also
Surnames associated with the given name
Peter Baltic Celtic Germanic Hellenic Romance Slavic Other
