Peterson (name)
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This article is about the surname Peterson. For other uses, see Peterson.
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| Pronunciation | PE-ter-son |
| Meaning | "son of Peter" |
| Related names | Petersen |
| Popularity | Behind the Name |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Peterson |
Peterson is a common English language patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter". There are over 700 variant spellings of the surname.[1] Peterson may refer to:
- Adrian L. Peterson (b.1985), American football running back, NFL, Minnesota Vikings
- Adrian N. Peterson (b.1979), American football running back, NFL, Chicago Bears
- Amanda Peterson (b. 1971), American actress
- Cassandra Peterson (b. 1951), American actress best known for her screen persona "Elvira"
- Collin Peterson (b. 1944), American politician, Congressman from Minnesota
- David Peterson (b. 1943, Canadian politician, twentieth premier of Ontario
- Debbi Peterson (b. 1961), American singer
- Donald H. Peterson (b. 1933), American former NASA astronaut
- Drew Walter Peterson (b. 1954), American, former Illinois police sergeant and suspect in at least two murders
- Eric Peterson (b. 1946), Canadian actor
- Eric Peterson (musician) (b. 1964), American guitarist
- Elly M. Peterson (b. 1914), American, Michigan politician
- Esther Peterson (1906 - 1997), American, Assistant Secretary of Labor
- Gilles Peterson (b. ca. 1964), English DJ
- Gordon Peterson (b. ?), American broadcast journalist
- Jim Peterson (b. 1941), Canadian politician
- Jeret Peterson (b. 1981), American aerial skier
- John Peterson, disambiguation
- Keith Peterson (b. 1956), Canadian politician
- Laci Peterson (1975 - 2002), American, murdered wife of Scott Peterson
- Lynn Peterson (b. ?), Canadian, mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario
- Mark Peterson (b. 1960), American soccer player
- Michael Peterson (disambiguation)
- Morris Peterson (b. 1977), American basketball player
- Oscar Peterson (1925 - 2007), Canadian jazz pianist and composer
- Oscar V. Peterson (1899 - 1942), American seaman in the US Navy
- Pete Peterson (b. 1936), American Air Force pilot
- Peter George Peterson, American banker and philanthropist, former United States Secretary of Commerce
- Ray Peterson (d. 2005), American pop music singer
- Roger Tory Peterson (1908 - 1996), American naturalist, ornithologist, artist, and educator
- Ronnie Peterson (1944 - 1978), Swedish racing driver
- Scott Peterson (b. 1972), American convicted murderer
- Shelley Peterson (b. ?), Canadian actress
- Thomas Mundy Peterson (1824 - 1904), first African-American to vote in an election
- Todd Peterson (b. 1970), American football player
- Tom Peterson (d. 1994), American, television meteorologist in Iowa
- Trudy Huskamp Peterson (b. 1945), American historian, former acting Archivist of the United States
- Val Peterson (1903 - 1983), American, Governor of Nebraska
- Vicki Peterson (b. 1958), American pop musician
- W. Wesley Peterson (b. 1924), American mathematician and computer scientist
[edit] References
- ^ Surname: Peterson. surnamedb.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
[edit] See also
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