Petersen

Petersen is a common Danish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter". There are other spellings. Petersen may refer to:

In arts and entertainment

 * Adolf Dahm-Petersen, Norwegian voice specialist
 * Anja Petersen, German operatic soprano and university lecturer
 * Anker Eli Petersen, Faroese writer and artist
 * Ann Petersen, Belgian actress
 * Chris Petersen (born 1963), American child actor
 * Devon Petersen (born 1986), South African darts player
 * Elmer Petersen, American artist
 * Gustaf Munch-Petersen, Danish writer and painter
 * Joel Petersen, bass guitarist
 * John Hahn-Petersen, Danish actor
 * Josef Petersen, Danish novelist
 * Patrick Petersen, American actor
 * Paul Petersen, American movie actor, singer, novelist, and activist
 * Robert E. Petersen, publisher, auto museum founder
 * Robert Storm Petersen, Danish cartoonist, writer, animator, illustrator, painter and humorist
 * Sandy Petersen, American game designer
 * Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, German musician
 * William Petersen, American actor
 * Wolfgang Petersen (1941–2022), German film director

In government and politics

 * Alicia O'Shea Petersen, Australian activist
 * Alfonso Petersen, Mayor of Guadalajara, Mexico
 * Andrew Petersen, member of the United States House of Representatives
 * Carl Wilhelm Petersen (1868–1933), German politician and first mayor of Hamburg
 * Chap (John Chapman) Petersen, American, Virginia politician
 * Cynthia Petersen, Canadian judge
 * Elsebeth Kock-Petersen, Danish politician
 * Ewa Hedkvist Petersen, Swedish politician
 * Flo Bjelke-Petersen, Australian politician and writer
 * George Petersen, Australian politician
 * Hans Christian Petersen, Norwegian politician
 * Harald Petersen, Danish politician
 * Hjalmar Petersen, American politician
 * Jan Petersen, Norwegian diplomat and politician
 * Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Australian politician
 * Marita Petersen, Faroese politician
 * Matthew S. Petersen, U.S. Federal Election Commission member
 * Niels Helveg Petersen, Danish politician
 * P. Walter Petersen, American politician
 * Patricia M. Petersen, Australian politician, author
 * Søren Jessen-Petersen, Danish United Nations official

In music

 * Petersen Zagaze Zambian singer and song writer.

In military

 * Danny J. Petersen, American Medal of Honor recipient
 * Forrest S. Petersen, United States Navy admiral and aviator
 * Frank E. Petersen, retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general
 * Sigmund R. Petersen, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps) rear admiral and fourth Director of the NOAA Corps

In religion

 * Johann Wilhelm Petersen, German theologian, mystic, and Millennialist.
 * Johanna Eleonora Petersen, German theologian, exponant of Radical Pietism
 * Mark E. Petersen, member of Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
 * Ole Peter Petersen, founder of Methodism in Norway

In sport

 * Alviro Petersen, South African cricketer
 * Cal Petersen (born 1994), professional ice hockey goaltender
 * Chris Petersen (born 1964), American football coach
 * Ike Petersen, American football player
 * Johannes Petersen, Danish chess master
 * Lou Petersen, New Zealand dual-code rugby international
 * Matthew Petersen, Australian rugby player
 * Michael Petersen (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball player
 * Morten Petersen, Danish football player
 * Nils Petersen, German football player
 * Sara Petersen (badminton), New Zealand badminton player
 * Sara Petersen (hurdler), Danish 400 metres hurdler
 * Ted Petersen, football player
 * Thyge Petersen, Danish boxer

In other fields

 * Anders Petersen (disambiguation)
 * Carl Petersen (disambiguation)
 * Grant Petersen, American bicycle company owner
 * Jack Petersen (disambiguation)
 * Johan Carl Christian Petersen, Danish seaman, interpreter, and Arctic explorer
 * Johanne Christine Petersen, Danish educator
 * Julius Petersen, Danish mathematician
 * Julius Petersen, Literary scholar and university professor
 * Rodney L. Petersen, American scholar of history, ethics, and religious conflict
 * Ron Petersen (born 1934), American mycologist with the standard author abbreviation "R.H.Petersen"
 * Sophie Petersen (1885–1965), Danish geographer

Other uses

 * Petersen (film), a 1974 Australian drama film
 * Petersen Automotive Museum
 * Petersen Bay, Greenland
 * Petersen graph, famous for its special properties in graph theory
 * Petersen family, a particular family of seven graphs transformable to each other via Δ–Y or Y–Δ transforms