Petersen
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Petersen is a common Scandinavian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter". There are other spellings. Petersen may refer to:
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Petersen |
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| Pronunciation | PE-ter-son, PAY-tur-son |
| Meaning | stone |
| Region of origin | Scandinavia |
| Related names | Peterson |
| Popularity | Behind the Name |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Petersen |
- 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, American Medal 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 director
[edit] Other uses
- Petersen Automotive Museum
- Petersen Graph, famous for its special properties in graph theory
- Petersen Publishing
Roger Petersen, artist and illustrator, Swamp Thing, "Submariner", "Predator"
[edit] See also
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