# Petersen

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{{distinguish|Peterson (disambiguation){{!}}Peterson}}
{{Infobox surname
| name = Petersen
| pronunciation = ''PeH-teHr-seHn''
| meaning = “son of Peter”
| region = Scandinavia: Denmark, Norway, Sweden; Northern Germany: Former old Danish territories.
| origin = [Nordic](/source/Nordic_languages)
| variant = [Peterson](/source/Peterson_(surname))<br/>[Pettersen](/source/Pettersen)<br/>[Pedersen](/source/Pedersen)
}}
'''Petersen''' is a common [Danish](/source/Danish_language) [patronymic](/source/patronymic) [surname](/source/surname), meaning ''"son of [Peter](/source/Peter_(name))"''. There are other spellings. Petersen may refer to: 
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==People==
===In arts and entertainment===
* [Adolf Dahm-Petersen](/source/Adolf_Dahm-Petersen), Norwegian voice specialist
* [Anja Petersen](/source/Anja_Petersen), German operatic soprano and university lecturer 
* [Anker Eli Petersen](/source/Anker_Eli_Petersen), Faroese writer and artist
* [Ann Petersen](/source/Ann_Petersen), Belgian actress
* [Arona Petersen](/source/Arona_Petersen), (1908-1995), author, chef and businesswoman from the Virgin Islands
* [Christina Petersen](/source/Christina_Petersen) (born 1974), German actress
* [Devon Petersen](/source/Devon_Petersen) (born 1986), South African darts player
* [Elmer Petersen](/source/Elmer_Petersen), American artist
* [Eugen Petersen](/source/Eugen_Petersen) (1836-1919), German classical archaeologist and philologist
* [Gustaf Munch-Petersen](/source/Gustaf_Munch-Petersen), Danish writer and painter
* [Joel Petersen](/source/Joel_Petersen), bass guitarist
* [John Hahn-Petersen](/source/John_Hahn-Petersen), Danish actor
* [Josef Petersen](/source/Josef_Petersen), Danish novelist
* [Patrick Petersen](/source/Patrick_Petersen), American actor
* [Paul Petersen](/source/Paul_Petersen), American movie actor, singer, novelist, and activist
* [Robert E. Petersen](/source/Robert_E._Petersen), publisher, auto museum founder
* [Robert Storm Petersen](/source/Robert_Storm_Petersen), Danish cartoonist, writer, animator, illustrator, painter and humorist
* [Sandy Petersen](/source/Sandy_Petersen), American game designer
* [Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen](/source/Uwe_Fahrenkrog-Petersen), German musician
* [William Petersen](/source/William_Petersen), American actor
* [Wolfgang Petersen](/source/Wolfgang_Petersen) (1941–2022), German film director

===In government and politics===
* [Alicia O'Shea Petersen](/source/Alicia_O'Shea_Petersen), Australian activist
* [Alfonso Petersen](/source/Alfonso_Petersen), Mayor of Guadalajara, Mexico
* [Andrew Petersen](/source/Andrew_Petersen), member of the United States House of Representatives
* [Carl Wilhelm Petersen](/source/Carl_Wilhelm_Petersen) (1868–1933), German politician and first mayor of Hamburg 
* [Chap (John Chapman) Petersen](/source/Chap_Petersen), American, Virginia politician
* [Cynthia Petersen](/source/Cynthia_Petersen), Canadian judge 
* [Elsebeth Kock-Petersen](/source/Elsebeth_Kock-Petersen), Danish politician
* [Ewa Hedkvist Petersen](/source/Ewa_Hedkvist_Petersen), Swedish politician
* [Flo Bjelke-Petersen](/source/Flo_Bjelke-Petersen), Australian politician and writer
* [George Petersen](/source/George_Petersen_(Australian_politician)), Australian politician
* [Hans Christian Petersen](/source/Hans_Christian_Petersen), Norwegian politician
* [Harald Petersen](/source/Harald_Petersen), Danish politician
* [Hjalmar Petersen](/source/Hjalmar_Petersen), American politician
* [Jan Petersen (politician)](/source/Jan_Petersen_(politician)), Norwegian diplomat and politician
* [Jasmine Petersen](/source/Jasmine_Petersen), South African politician
* [Joh Bjelke-Petersen](/source/Joh_Bjelke-Petersen), Australian politician
* [Kim E. Petersen](/source/Kim_E._Petersen), (born 1956) American security and counter-terrorism expert
* [Marita Petersen](/source/Marita_Petersen), Faroese politician
* [Matthew S. Petersen](/source/Matthew_S._Petersen), U.S. Federal Election Commission member
* [Niels Helveg Petersen](/source/Niels_Helveg_Petersen), Danish politician
* [Olga Petersen](/source/Olga_Petersen) (born 1982), German politician
* [P. Walter Petersen](/source/P._Walter_Petersen), American politician
* [Søren Jessen-Petersen](/source/S%C3%B8ren_Jessen-Petersen), Danish United Nations official

===In music===
* [Petersen Zagaze](/source/Petersen_Zagaze) Zambian singer and songwriter.

===In military===
* [Danny J. Petersen](/source/Danny_J._Petersen), American Medal of Honor recipient
* [Forrest S. Petersen](/source/Forrest_S._Petersen), United States Navy admiral and aviator
* [Frank E. Petersen](/source/Frank_E._Petersen), retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general
* [Sigmund R. Petersen](/source/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](/source/Johann_Wilhelm_Petersen), German theologian, mystic, and Millennialist.
* [Johanna Eleonora Petersen](/source/Johanna_Eleonora_Petersen), German theologian, exponent of Radical Pietism
* [Mark E. Petersen](/source/Mark_E._Petersen), member of Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
* [Ole Peter Petersen](/source/Ole_Peter_Petersen), founder of Methodism in Norway
* [Sofie Petersen](/source/Sofie_Petersen) (born 1955), Lutheran bishop in Greenland

===In sport===
* [Alviro Petersen](/source/Alviro_Petersen), South African cricketer
* [Cal Petersen](/source/Cal_Petersen) (born 1994), professional ice hockey goaltender
* [Chris Petersen](/source/Chris_Petersen) (born 1964), American football coach
* [Ike Petersen](/source/Ike_Petersen), American football player
* [Johannes Petersen](/source/Johannes_Petersen), Danish chess master
* [Kenneth Emil Petersen](/source/Kenneth_Emil_Petersen) (born 1985), Danish footballer
* [Lou Petersen](/source/Lou_Petersen), New Zealand dual-code rugby international
* [Matthew Petersen](/source/Matthew_Petersen), Australian rugby player
* [Michael Petersen (baseball)](/source/Michael_Petersen_(baseball)) (born 1994), American baseball player
* [Morten Petersen](/source/Morten_Petersen), Danish football player
* [Nils Petersen](/source/Nils_Petersen), German football player
* [Sara Petersen (badminton)](/source/Sara_Petersen_(badminton)), New Zealand badminton player
* [Sara Petersen (hurdler)](/source/Sara_Petersen_(hurdler)), Danish 400 metres hurdler
* [Ted Petersen](/source/Ted_Petersen), football player
* [Thyge Petersen](/source/Thyge_Petersen), Danish boxer

===In other fields===
* [Anders Petersen (disambiguation)](/source/Anders_Petersen_(disambiguation))
* [Carl Petersen (disambiguation)](/source/Carl_Petersen_(disambiguation))
* [Grant Petersen](/source/Grant_Petersen), American bicycle company owner
* [Jack Petersen (disambiguation)](/source/Jack_Petersen_(disambiguation))
* [Johan Carl Christian Petersen](/source/Johan_Carl_Christian_Petersen), Danish seaman, interpreter, and Arctic explorer
* [Johanne Christine Petersen](/source/Johanne_Christine_Petersen), Danish educator
* [Julius Petersen](/source/Julius_Petersen), Danish mathematician
* [Julius Petersen](/source/Julius_Petersen_(literary_scholar)), Literary scholar and university professor
* [Rodney L. Petersen](/source/Rodney_L._Petersen), American scholar of history, ethics, and religious conflict
* [Ron Petersen](/source/Ron_Petersen) (born 1934), American mycologist with the standard author abbreviation "R.H.Petersen"
* [Sophie Petersen](/source/Sophie_Petersen) (1885–1965), Danish geographer

==Other uses==
* [Petersen (film)](/source/Petersen_(film)), a 1974 Australian drama film
* [Petersen Automotive Museum](/source/Petersen_Automotive_Museum)
* [Petersen Bay](/source/Petersen_Bay), Greenland
* [Petersen graph](/source/Petersen_graph), famous for its special properties in graph theory
* [Petersen family](/source/Petersen_family), a particular family of seven graphs transformable to each other via Δ–Y or Y–Δ transforms

==See also==
* [Bjelke-Petersen](/source/Bjelke-Petersen)
* [Pedersen](/source/Pedersen), surname
* [Peterson (surname)](/source/Peterson_(surname))

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