- Petersen
Petersen is a common Scandinavian
patronymic surname , meaning "son ofPeter ". There are other spellings. Petersen may refer to:Family name
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pronunciation = "PE-ter-son", "PAY-tur-son"
meaning = stone
region = Scandinavia
origin = Biblical
related names =Peterson
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Alicia O'Shea Petersen , Australian activist
*Anders Petersen , Swedish photographer
*Anker Eli Petersen , Faroese writer and artist
*Ann Petersen , Belgian actress
*Carl Petersen
* Chap (John Chapman) Petersen, American, Virignia politician
*Chris Petersen
*Christopher Flinder Petersen
*Danny J. Petersen , AmericanMedal of Honor recipient
*Ewa Hedkvist Petersen
*Flo Bjelke-Petersen
*Forrest S. Petersen
*Frank E. Petersen
* George Petersen, Australian politician
*Gustaf Munch-Petersen , Danish writer and painter
*Hans Christian Petersen
*Hjalmar Petersen , American politician
*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
*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
*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 directorOther uses
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Petersen Automotive Museum
*Petersen Graph , famous for its special properties in graph theory
*Petersen Publishing Roger Petersen, artist and illustrator, "Swamp Thing", "Submariner", "Predator"ee also
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Bjelke-Petersen
*Peterson
*Pedersen
*Pederson
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