Pederson

Pederson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Peder".

People with the surname Pederson

 * Barry Pederson, Canadian retired player from National Hockey League
 * Denis Pederson, Canadian player with the Eisbaren Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey-Liga; former player National Hockey League
 * Don Pederson, state senator, Nebraska Legislature
 * Donald Pederson, American electrical engineer and one of the designers of SPICE
 * Doug Pederson, American former football quarterback in the NFL
 * Duane Pederson, coined the terms Jesus People and Jesus Movement
 * Duane C. Pederson, bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
 * Eli Pederson, Wisconsin state assemblyman
 * Jim Pederson (American football), American football player
 * Jim Pederson (businessman and politician), American businessman; was Chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party
 * Joc Pederson, American baseball player
 * Josh Pederson (born 1997), American football player
 * Lane Pederson (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Lena Pedersen (Pederson), Canadian politician, former member Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories
 * Mark Pederson, Canadian former player, National Hockey League
 * Martin Pederson, Canadian politician, former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan
 * Rachel Field, aka Rachel Lyman Field Pedersen, Newbery Medal–winning author
 * Red Pedersen, aka Asgar Rye Pederson, Canadian politician, former Speaker of the Assembly, Northwest Territories
 * Ron Pederson, Canadian comedian and actor
 * Sally Pederson, former lieutenant governor, state of Iowa
 * Steve Pederson, athletic director at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
 * Steve Pederson, American sound engineer
 * Stu Pederson, American retired player, Los Angeles Dodgers
 * Tom Pederson, American former player, National Hockey League
 * Tommy Pederson, American musician, composer, trombonist
 * Vernon R. Pederson, former Justice on the North Dakota Supreme Court

Fictional characters

 * Coach Pederson, played by David Paymer in The Sixth Man