Petersen

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

• Alicia O'Shea Petersen, Australian activist
• Alfonso Petersen, Mayor of Guadalajara
• Anders Petersen, Swedish photographer
• Anker Eli Petersen, Faroese writer and artist
• Ann Petersen, Belgian actress
• Carl Petersen
• Carol Petersen, columnist, Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era newspaper
• Chap (John Chapman) Petersen, American, Virignia politician
• Chris Petersen
• Christopher Flinder Petersen
• Danny J. Petersen, American Medal of Honor recipient
• Ernest Albert Petersen German, Creator of Erinoid buttons industry
• Ewa Hedkvist Petersen
• Flo Bjelke-Petersen
• Forrest S. Petersen
• Frank E. Petersen
• George Petersen, Australian politician
• Grant Petersen an American bicycle company owner
• Gustaf Munch-Petersen, Danish writer and painter
• Hans Christian Petersen
• 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
• John Hahn-Petersen
• Josef Petersen
• Julius Petersen, Danish mathematician
• Marita Petersen, Faroese politician
• Mark E. Petersen
• Matthew Petersen, Australian rugby player
• Matthew S. Petersen, Federal Election Commission member
• Morten Petersen
• Niels Helveg Petersen
• Ole Peter Petersen, founder of Methodism in Norway
• Patrick Petersen, American actor
• Paul Petersen
• Robert E. Petersen, publisher, auto museum founder
• Robert Storm Petersen
• Rodney L. Petersen
• 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, 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
• Petersen Publishing

See also

• Bjelke-Petersen
• Peterson
• Pedersen
• Pederson

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