Pedersen () is a
Danish Language and Norwegian
patronymic surname, literally meaning "son of Peder". It is the fifth most common
surname in
Denmark, shared by about 3.4% of the population,
and the sixth most common in Norway. It is of similar origin as the surname
Petersen.
Listing of people with the surname Pedersen
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Aaron Pedersen (born 1970), Australian actor of Arrente/Arabana descent
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Abdul Wahid Pedersen (born 1954), Danish Imam
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Alexander Pedersen (1891–1955), Norwegian sprinter
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Alex Pedersen (cyclist) (born 1966), Danish cyclist
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Alf Pedersen (1904–1925), Norwegian boxer
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Allen Pedersen (born 1965), Canadian retired professional ice hockey player
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Alma Pedersen (born 2005), Danish rhythmic gymnast
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Anne Rygh Pedersen (born 1967), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
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Bente Pedersen (born 1961), Norwegian novelist
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Bent-Ove Pedersen (born 1967), Norwegian tennis player
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Bernard E. Pedersen, American politician
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Bjarne Bent Rønne Pedersen (1935–1993), Danish musician, banjo player and singer
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Bjarne Pedersen (born 1978), Danish speedway rider
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Blaine Pedersen, Canadian politician in Manitoba
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Carl Alfred Pedersen (1882–1960), Norwegian gymnast and triple jumper
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Carl Pedersen (gymnast) (1883–1971), Danish gymnast
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Carl Pedersen (rower) (1884–1968), Danish rower
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Carl-Henning Pedersen (1913–2007), Danish painter
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Carsten Pedersen (born 1977), Danish cricketer
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Cato Zahl Pedersen (born 1959), Norwegian skier
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Charles J. Pedersen (1904–1989), American organic chemist
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Chris Pedersen (actor), American actor and film star
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Chris Pedersen (musician), Australian drummer
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Christian Pedersen (1889–1953), Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
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Christiern Pedersen (1480–1554), Danish canon, humanist scholar, writer, printer and publisher
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Christina Pedersen (handballer) (born 1982), Danish team handball goalkeeper
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Christina Pedersen (referee) (born 1981), Norwegian football referee
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Christopher S. Pedersen (born 1986), Norwegian baritone
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Dag Erik Pedersen (born 1959), Norwegian road racing cyclist
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Dan A. Pederson, USN, first officer-in-charge of the United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program known as Topgun
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David Pedersen (born 1986), Norwegian singer
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Dwite Pedersen (1941–2021), American politician
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Dynes Pedersen (1893–1960), Danish gymnast
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Eigil Pedersen (1917–1994), Danish chess player
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Ellen Birgitte Pedersen (born 1955), Norwegian politician
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Erik Bue Pedersen (born 1952), Danish handball player
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Erik Pedersen (born 1967), Norwegian footballer
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Finn Pedersen (1925–2012), Danish rower
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George Pedersen (academic administrator) (born 1931), Canadian academic administrator
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Gerhard Pedersen (1912–1987), Danish boxer
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Gitte Pedersen (born 1979), Danish football player
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Gro Pedersen Claussen (born 1941) Norwegian graphic designer
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Gunner Møller Pedersen (born 1943), Danish composer
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Haakon Pedersen (1906–1991), Norwegian speed skater
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Hallgeir Pedersen (born 1973), Norwegian jazz guitarist
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Hans Eiler Pedersen (1890–1971), Danish gymnast
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Hans Pedersen (1887–1943), Danish gymnast
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Helga Pedersen (Denmark) (1911–1980), Danish Chief Justice and politician
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Helga Pedersen (Norway) (born 1973), Norwegian deputy leader for the Labour Party
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Helmer Pedersen (1930–1987), New Zealand Olympic Gold medallist in yachting
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Henrik Bolberg Pedersen (born 1960), Danish trumpeter and flugelhorn player with the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra
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Henrik Pedersen (footballer) (born 1975), Danish professional football player
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Herb Pedersen (born 1944), American musician, guitarist, banjo player, and singer-songwriter
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Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen (born 1964), Norwegian cross-country skier
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Holger Pedersen (1867–1953), Danish linguist
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Holger Pedersen (born 1946), Danish astronomer at the European Southern Observatory
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Inger Pedersen (1936–2023), Norwegian politician
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Inger Stilling Pedersen (1929–2017), Danish politician
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Jørgen V. Pedersen (born 1959), Danish road bicycle racer
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Jacob Pedersen (1889–1961), Norwegian track and field athlete
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James Pedersen (1868–1944), American politician
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Jamie Pedersen (born 1968), American lawyer and politician
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Jan Pedersen (born 1967), Danish Speedway rider
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Jan O. Pedersen (born 1962), Danish Speedway rider
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Jan Ove Pedersen (born 1968), Norwegian football coach and former player
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Johanne Samueline Pedersen (1887–1961), Norwegian politician
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Johannes Pedersen (1892–1982), Danish gymnast
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Johannes Pederson (1883–1977), Danish theologian and linguist
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John Pedersen (disambiguation), multiple people
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Jonas Pedersen (1871–1953), Norwegian politician
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Jostein Pedersen, Norwegian commentator and "music intelligencia"
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Karl Pedersen (born 1940), Danish chess player
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Katrine Pedersen (born 1977), Danish football midfielder
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Kayla Pedersen (born 1989), American basketball player
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Kenneth Møller Pedersen (born 1973), Danish professional football midfielder
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Kjetil Ruthford Pedersen (born 1973), Norwegian footballer
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Knud Pedersen (1925–2014), Danish resistance leader and leader of the Churchill Boys
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L. C. Pedersen, American politician
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Laura Pedersen (born 1965), American author
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Lena Pedersen (born 1940), Canadian politician and social worker from Nunavut
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Lene Pedersen (born 1977), Norwegian ski mountaineer
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Lene Marlin (born 1980), Norwegian musician more commonly referred to as Lene Marlin
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Mads Pedersen (born 1995), Danish professional racing cyclist
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Marc Pedersen (born 1989), Danish professional football player
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Marcus Pedersen (born 1990), Norwegian football player
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Martin Pedersen (cyclist) (born 1983), Danish professional road bicycle racer
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Martin Pedersen (footballer) (born 1983), Danish professional football player
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Martin Pedersen (tennis) (born 1987), Danish professional tennis player
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Merete Pedersen (born 1973), Danish football midfielder
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Mette Pedersen (born 1973), Danish badminton player
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Mia Bak Pedersen (born 1980), Danish football defender
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Michael Pedersen, (born 1986), Danish cricketer
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Mikael Pedersen (1855–1929), Danish inventor associated with the English town of Dursley
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Mikkel O. Pedersen (born 1997), Danish racing driver
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Monica Pedersen, American designer on the show "Designed to Sell"
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Monika Pedersen, Danish singer of the band Sinphonia
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Morten Gamst Pedersen (born 1981), Norwegian football player who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers
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Morten Pedersen (born 1972), Norwegian soccer player, who played as defender
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Nancy Pedersen, American genetic epidemiologist
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Nicki Pedersen (born 1977), Danish motorcycle speedway rider
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Nicklas Pedersen (born 1987), Danish professional football striker
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Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (1946–2005), Danish jazz bassist
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Poul Lars Høgh Pedersen (1959–2021), Danish football goalkeeper
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Odd Kvaal Pedersen (1935–1990), Norwegian journalist, author and translator
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Olaf Pedersen (gymnast) (1884–1972), Danish gymnast
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Olaf Pedersen (1920–1997), Danish historian of science
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Oluf Pedersen (gymnast) (1878–1917), Danish gymnast
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Ove Pedersen (born 1954), Danish football manager and a former player
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Paul Pedersen (composer) (born 1935), Canadian composer
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Paul Pedersen (gymnast) (1886–1948), Norwegian gymnast
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Peder Larsen Pedersen (1880–1966), Danish gymnast
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Peder Oluf Pedersen (1874–1941), Danish engineer and physicist
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Peder Pedersen (disambiguation)
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Per Pedersen (cyclist) (born 1964), Danish retired road bicycle racer
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Per Pedersen (footballer) (born 1969), Danish former football (soccer) player
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Peter Dorf Pedersen (1897–1967), Danish gymnast
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Peter Pedersen (politician), (born 1954), Swedish Left Party politician
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Poul Pedersen (1932–2016), Danish retired football (soccer) player
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Ralf Pedersen (born 1973), Danish professional football defenders
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Randy Pedersen (born 1962), American professional bowler and color analyst for ESPN
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Ray Pedersen, American artist and graphic designer
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Red Pedersen (born 1935), former territorial level politician
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Rolf Birger Pedersen (1939–2001), Norwegian footballer and football coach
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Ronni Pedersen (born 1974), Danish motorcycle speedway rider
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Rune Pedersen (born 1963), Norwegian referee in the 1990s
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Rune Pedersen (footballer) (born 1979), Danish professional footballer
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Søren Pedersen (born 1978), Danish professional football defender
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Sigurd Pedersen (1893–1968), Norwegian politician
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Simon Azoulay Pedersen (born 1982), Danish professional football player
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Snorre Pedersen (born 1972), Norwegian skeleton racer who competed from 1997 to 2005
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Solveig Pedersen (born 1965), Norwegian cross country skier
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Steinar Pedersen (born 1975), Norwegian football defender
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Steinar Pedersen (politician) (born 1947), Norwegian politician
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Steve Pedersen, American guitarist from Omaha, Nebraska
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Susan Pedersen (historian), American historian currently working at Columbia University
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Susan Pedersen (swimmer) (born 1953), American swimmer
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Sverre Lunde Pedersen (born 1992), Norwegian speed skater
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Terese Pedersen (born 1980), Norwegian handball goalkeeper
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Terje Moland Pedersen (born 1952), Norwegian politician
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Terje Pedersen (born 1943), Norwegian javelin thrower
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Thomas Pedersen (disambiguation), several people
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Thor Pedersen (born 1945), Danish politician
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Thor Pedersen (rower) (1924–2008), Norwegian competition rower
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Torben Mark Pedersen (born 1960), Danish economist and politician, founder of the political party Liberalisterne
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Tore Pedersen (born 1969), Norwegian international football defender
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Torny Pedersen (born 1946), Norwegian politician
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Torsten Schack Pedersen (born 1976), Danish politician
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Trond Pedersen (born 1951), Norwegian former football player and coach
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Trond Jøran Pedersen (born 1958), Norwegian ski jumper
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Trygve Pedersen (1884–1967), Norwegian sailor
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Vilhelm Pedersen (1820–1859), Danish artist who illustrated the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen
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Walter E. Pedersen (1911–1998), American politician
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Willy Pedersen (born 1952), Norwegian sociologist
Pedersen as a middle or hyphenated name
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Birger Møller-Pedersen, Norwegian computer scientist and Professor at the University of Oslo
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Gustav Natvig-Pedersen (1893–1965), Norwegian politician
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Hans Pedersen Herrefosser (1800–1869), Norwegian politician
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Jørgen Pedersen Gram (1850–1916), Danish actuary and mathematician
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Johannes Pedersen Deichmann (1790–1832), Norwegian politician
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Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen (born 1959), Norwegian politician
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Knut Hamsun (1859–1952), Norwegian author who received the Nobel Prize in Literature for 1920
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Maya Pedersen-Bieri (born 1972), Swiss skeleton racer
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Michael Pedersen Friis (1857–1944), Danish Prime Minister (April 5, 1920 to May 5, 1920)
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Morten Pedersen Porsild (1872–1956), Danish botanist who lived and worked in Greenland
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Nils Pedersen Igland (1833–1898), Norwegian farmer and politician
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Peder Johan Pedersen Holmesland (1833–1914), Norwegian politician
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Rasmus Pedersen Thu (1864–1946), Norwegian photographer
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Simon Pedersen Holmesland (1823–1895), Norwegian politician
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Ulla Pedersen Tørnæs (born 1962), Danish politician and former Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark
Other references
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Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) is an international architectural design firm located in New York, London and Shanghai
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.276 Pedersen, experimental 7 mm cartridge developed for the U.S. Army and used in the Pedersen rifle
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3312 Pedersen (1984 SN), Main-belt Asteroid discovered in 1984
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Pedersen bicycle, bicycle designed by Mikael Pedersen
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Pedersen commitment, a cryptography technique used in multiple applications, including zero-knowledge proofs
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Pedersen device, attachment developed during World War I for the M1903 Springfield rifle that allowed it to fire a short 0.30 (7.62 mm) caliber intermediate cartridge in semi-automatic mode
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Pedersen index, measure of electoral volatility in party systems
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Pedersen rifle, United States semi-automatic rifle designed by John Pedersen
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Pedersen's law, named after Danish linguist Holger Pedersen, is a Balto-Slavic accent law which states that the stress was retracted from stressed medial syllables in Balto-Slavic mobile paradigms
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Pedersen v. Office of Personnel Management, United States lawsuit
See also