Pedersen
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Pedersen is a patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peder", and may refer to:
- Bjarne Bent Rønne Pedersen, better known as Bjarne Liller (1935-1993) - banjo player and singer in Papa Bue's Viking Jazz Band
- Bjarne Pedersen (b. 1978) - Danish speedway rider
- Carl-Henning Pedersen, a Danish painter
- Charles John Pedersen (1904-1989) - American organic chemist
- Christiern Pedersen (c. 1480-1554) - a man of many labels, canon, humanist-scholar, writer, printer and publisher
- Henrik Pedersen (born 1975) - Danish professional football player
- Holger Pedersen (1867-1953) - Danish linguist
- Holger Pedersen (b.1946) - Danish astronomer at the European Southern Observatory
- Jamie Pedersen - American politician from Seattle
- John Douglas Pedersen - prolific arms designer who worked for Remington Arms
- Lena Pedersen (Pederson), Canadian politician, former member Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories
- Martin Pedersen - professional footballer in Aalborg Boldklub
- Martin Pedersen - professional cyclist with Team CSC
- Morten Gamst Pedersen (born 1981) - Norwegian football player who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers
- Nicki Pedersen (b. 1977) - Danish speedway rider, former world champion
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (1946–2005) - Danish jazz bassist
- Poul Lars Høgh Pedersen (born 1959) - former Danish football goalkeeper
- Rune Pedersen - Norwegian referee in the 1990s
- Thor Pedersen (born 1945) - Danish politician representing the Liberal party, Venstre
- Trond Pedersen (born 1951) - former football player and coach from Norway
Pedersen is also used as a personal name, as in
- Michael Pedersen Friis (1857-1944) - Prime Minister of Denmark April 5, 1920 to May 5, 1920
- Jørgen Pedersen Gram (1850-1916) - Danish mathematician
- Knut Pedersen Hamsun (1859–1952) - Norwegian author who received the Nobel Prize in Literature for 1920
- Ulla Pedersen Tørnæs (born 1962) - a Danish politician and the present Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark
Pedersen may refer to:
- Pedersen bicycle that has been patented in 1893 by Mikael Pedersen