Petersen
| Pronunciation | PeH-teHr-seHn |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Nordic |
| Meaning | “son of Peter” |
| Region of origin | Scandinavia: Denmark, Norway, Sweden; Northern Germany: Former old Danish territories. |
| Other names | |
| 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 specialist
- Anja Petersen, German operatic soprano and university lecturer
- Anker Eli Petersen, Faroese writer and artist
- Ann Petersen, Belgian actress
- Chris Petersen (born 1963), American child actor
- Devon Petersen (born 1986), South African darts player
- Elmer Petersen, American artist
- Gustaf Munch-Petersen, Danish writer and painter
- Joel Petersen, bass guitarist
- John Hahn-Petersen, Danish actor
- Josef Petersen, Danish novelist
- 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
- Sandy Petersen, American game designer
- Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, German musician
- William Petersen, American actor
- Wolfgang Petersen (1941–2022), German film director
In government and politics
- Alicia O'Shea Petersen, Australian activist
- Alfonso Petersen, Mayor of Guadalajara, Mexico
- Andrew Petersen, member of the United States House of Representatives
- Carl Wilhelm Petersen (1868–1933), German politician and first mayor of Hamburg
- Chap (John Chapman) Petersen, American, Virginia politician
- Cynthia Petersen, Canadian judge
- Elsebeth Kock-Petersen, Danish politician
- Ewa Hedkvist Petersen, Swedish politician
- Flo Bjelke-Petersen, Australian politician and writer
- George Petersen, Australian politician
- Hans Christian Petersen, Norwegian politician
- Harald Petersen, Danish politician
- Hjalmar Petersen, American politician
- Jan Petersen, Norwegian diplomat and politician
- Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Australian politician
- Marita Petersen, Faroese politician
- Matthew S. Petersen, U.S. Federal Election Commission member
- Niels Helveg Petersen, Danish politician
- P. Walter Petersen, American politician
- Patricia M. Petersen, Australian politician, author
- Søren Jessen-Petersen, Danish United Nations official
In music
- Petersen Zagaze Zambian singer and song writer.
In military
- Danny J. Petersen, American Medal of Honor recipient
- Forrest S. Petersen, United States Navy admiral and aviator
- Frank E. Petersen, retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general
- Sigmund R. Petersen, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps) rear admiral and fourth Director of the NOAA Corps
In religion
- Johann Wilhelm Petersen, German theologian, mystic, and Millennialist.
- Johanna Eleonora Petersen, German theologian, exponant of Radical Pietism
- Mark E. Petersen, member of Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
- Ole Peter Petersen, founder of Methodism in Norway
In sport
- Alviro Petersen, South African cricketer
- Cal Petersen (born 1994), professional ice hockey goaltender
- Chris Petersen (born 1964), American football coach
- Ike Petersen, American football player
- Johannes Petersen, Danish chess master
- Lou Petersen, New Zealand dual-code rugby international
- Matthew Petersen, Australian rugby player
- Morten Petersen, Danish football player
- Nils Petersen, German football player
- Sara Petersen (badminton), New Zealand badminton player
- Sara Petersen (hurdler), Danish 400 metres hurdler
- Ted Petersen, football player
- Thyge Petersen, Danish boxer
In other fields
- Anders Petersen (disambiguation)
- Carl Petersen (disambiguation)
- Grant Petersen, American bicycle company owner
- Jack Petersen (disambiguation)
- Johan Carl Christian Petersen, Danish seaman, interpreter, and Arctic explorer
- Johanne Christine Petersen, Danish educator
- Julius Petersen, Danish mathematician
- Julius Petersen, Literary scholar and university professor
- Rodney L. Petersen, American scholar of history, ethics, and religious conflict
- Ron Petersen (born 1934), American mycologist with the standard author abbreviation "R.H.Petersen"
- Sophie Petersen (1885–1965), Danish geographer
Other uses
- Petersen (film), a 1974 Australian drama film
- Petersen Automotive Museum
- Petersen Bay, Greenland
- Petersen graph, famous for its special properties in graph theory
- Petersen family, a particular family of seven graphs transformable to each other via Δ–Y or Y–Δ transforms
See also
- Bjelke-Petersen
- Pedersen, surname
- Peterson (surname)
Surname list
This page lists people with the surname Petersen. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
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Surnames associated with the given name Peter
- Petrak
- Petrakov
- Petráš
- Petrash
- Petrashov
- Petrashevsky
- Petrek
- Petrecki
- Petrenko
- Petrić
- Petříček
- Petrick
- Petrik
- Petrikov
- Petrishin
- Petrof
- Petrov
- Petrovič
- Petrović
- Petrovich
- Petrovski
- Petrovsky
- Petrovykh
- Petrowski
- Petrunin
- Petrusewicz
- Petrushin
- Petryak
- Petryuk
- Petryk
- Petunin
- Pietrusiewicz
- Piotrowicz
- Piotrkowski
- Piotrowski
- Peterffy
- Petras
- Petre
- Petriashvili
- Petrosyan (multiple spellings)
- Petrus
