Petersen is a common Danish language patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter". There are other spellings. Petersen may refer to:
People
In arts and entertainment
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Adolf Dahm-Petersen, Norwegian voice specialist
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Anja Petersen, German operatic soprano and university lecturer
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Anker Eli Petersen, Faroese writer and artist
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Ann Petersen, Belgian actress
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Chris Petersen (born 1963), American child actor
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Christina Petersen (born 1974), German actress
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Devon Petersen (born 1986), South African darts player
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Elmer Petersen, American artist
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Gustaf Munch-Petersen, Danish writer and painter
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Joel Petersen, bass guitarist
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John Hahn-Petersen, Danish actor
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Josef Petersen, Danish novelist
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Patrick Petersen, American actor
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Paul Petersen, American movie actor, singer, novelist, and activist
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Robert E. Petersen, publisher, auto museum founder
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Robert Storm Petersen, Danish cartoonist, writer, animator, illustrator, painter and humorist
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Sandy Petersen, American game designer
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Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, German musician
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William Petersen, American actor
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Wolfgang Petersen (1941–2022), German film director
In government and politics
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Alicia O'Shea Petersen, Australian activist
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Alfonso Petersen, Mayor of Guadalajara, Mexico
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Andrew Petersen, member of the United States House of Representatives
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Carl Wilhelm Petersen (1868–1933), German politician and first mayor of Hamburg
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Chap Petersen, American, Virginia politician
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Cynthia Petersen, Canadian judge
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Elsebeth Kock-Petersen, Danish politician
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Ewa Hedkvist Petersen, Swedish politician
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Flo Bjelke-Petersen, Australian politician and writer
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George Petersen, Australian politician
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Hans Christian Petersen, Norwegian politician
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Harald Petersen, Danish politician
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Hjalmar Petersen, American politician
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Jan Petersen (politician), Norwegian diplomat and politician
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Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Australian politician
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Kim E. Petersen, (born 1956) American security and counter-terrorism expert
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Marita Petersen, Faroese politician
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Matthew S. Petersen, U.S. Federal Election Commission member
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Niels Helveg Petersen, Danish politician
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Olga Petersen (born 1982), German politician
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P. Walter Petersen, American politician
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Søren Jessen-Petersen, Danish United Nations official
In music
In military
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Danny J. Petersen, American Medal of Honor recipient
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Forrest S. Petersen, United States Navy admiral and aviator
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Frank E. Petersen, retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general
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Sigmund R. Petersen, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps) rear admiral and fourth Director of the NOAA Corps
In religion
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Johann Wilhelm Petersen, German theologian, mystic, and Millennialist.
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Johanna Eleonora Petersen, German theologian, exponent of Radical Pietism
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Mark E. Petersen, member of Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
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Ole Peter Petersen, founder of Methodism in Norway
In sport
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Alviro Petersen, South African cricketer
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Cal Petersen (born 1994), professional ice hockey goaltender
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Chris Petersen (born 1964), American football coach
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Ike Petersen, American football player
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Johannes Petersen, Danish chess master
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Lou Petersen, New Zealand dual-code rugby international
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Matthew Petersen, Australian rugby player
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Michael Petersen (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball player
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Morten Petersen, Danish football player
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Nils Petersen, German football player
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Sara Petersen (badminton), New Zealand badminton player
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Sara Petersen (hurdler), Danish 400 metres hurdler
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Ted Petersen, football player
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Thyge Petersen, Danish boxer
In other fields
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Anders Petersen (disambiguation)
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Carl Petersen (disambiguation)
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Grant Petersen, American bicycle company owner
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Jack Petersen (disambiguation)
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Johan Carl Christian Petersen, Danish seaman, interpreter, and Arctic explorer
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Johanne Christine Petersen, Danish educator
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Julius Petersen, Danish mathematician
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Julius Petersen, Literary scholar and university professor
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Rodney L. Petersen, American scholar of history, ethics, and religious conflict
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Ron Petersen (born 1934), American mycologist with the standard author abbreviation "R.H.Petersen"
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Sophie Petersen (1885–1965), Danish geographer
Other uses
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Petersen (film), a 1974 Australian drama film
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Petersen Automotive Museum
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Petersen Bay, Greenland
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Petersen graph, famous for its special properties in graph theory
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Petersen family, a particular family of seven graphs transformable to each other via Δ–Y or Y–Δ transforms
See also
