Petter (given name)

Petter is a predominantly Scandinavian masculine given name, found mostly in Norway and Sweden and to a much lesser extent in Denmark. It is a cognate of the name Peter.

Individuals bearing the name Petter include:


 * Petter (rapper) (born 1974), Swedish rapper
 * Petter Andersen (born 1974), Norwegian speed skater
 * Petter Andersson (born 1985), Swedish footballer
 * Petter Augustsson (born 1980), Swedish footballer
 * Petter Belsvik (born 1967), Norwegian footballer and coach
 * Petter Jakob Bjerve (1913–2004), Norwegian economist, statistician and politician
 * Petter Bjørheim (born 1965), Norwegian politician
 * Petter Bruer Hanssen (born 1986), Norwegian footballer
 * Petter Dass (c. 1647–1707), Norwegian Lutheran priest and poet
 * Petter Eide (born 1959), Norwegian politician
 * Petter Eldh (born 1983), Swedish jazz bass player and composer
 * Petter Eliassen (born 1985), Norwegian cross-country skier
 * Petter Emanuelsson (born 1991), Swedish ice hockey player
 * Petter Johnsen Ertzgaard (1784–1848), Norwegian politician and military officer
 * Petter Fagerhaug (born 1997), Norwegian cyclist
 * Petter Fauchald (1930–2013), Norwegian footballer
 * Petter Fladeby (born 1961), Danish film sound designer and mixer
 * Petter Røste Fossen (born 1991), Norwegian ice hockey player
 * Petter Furberg (1923–1999), Norwegian politician
 * Petter Furuseth (born 1978), Norwegian footballer
 * Petter Gottschalk (born 1950), Norwegian business theorist and professor
 * Petter Granberg (born 1992), Swedish ice hockey player
 * Petter Graver (1920–1995), Norwegian jurist and diplomat
 * Petter Gustafsson (born 1985), Swedish footballer
 * Petter Hagberg (alias of Brita Hagberg; 1756– 1825), Swedish woman who disguised herself as a man served as a soldier in the Swedish Army during the Russo-Swedish War
 * Petter Hansen, Norwegian ten-pin bowler
 * Petter Hansson (born 1976), Swedish footballer
 * Petter Hansson (born 1996), Swedish ice hockey player
 * Petter Hemming (born 1999), Finnish footballer
 * Petter Henriksen (born 1949), Norwegian musician and publisher
 * Petter Hol (1883–1981), Norwegian gymnast
 * Petter Hugsted (1921–2000), Norwegian ski jumper
 * Petter Jamvold (1899–1961), Norwegian sport sailor
 * Petter Jansen (born 1955), Norwegian businessman
 * Petter Karlsson (born 1977), Swedish rock instrumentalist and singer (Therion, Diablo Swing Orchestra, Snowy Shaw)
 * Petter Adolf Karsten (1834–1917), Finnish mycologist
 * Petter Kristiansen (alias Katastrofe; born 1989), Norwegian singer-songwriter
 * Petter Larsen (1890–1946), Norwegian sport sailor
 * Petter Lennartsson (born 1988), Swedish footballer
 * Petter Lie (1835–1917), Norwegian sailor and fisherman
 * Petter Lindström (1907–2000), Swedish-American neurosurgeon and former husband of actress Ingrid Bergman
 * Petter Løvik (1949–2007), Norwegian politician
 * Petter Martinsen (1887–1972), Norwegian gymnast
 * Petter Mejlænder (born 1952), Norwegian journalist, author and translator
 * Petter Menning (born 1987), Swedish sprint canoer
 * Petter Meyer (born 1985), Finnish footballer
 * Petter Moe-Johansen (also known as P. Petter Moe-Johansen; 1882–1952), Norwegian newspaper editor and politician
 * Petter Moen (1901–1944), Norwegian Resistance member during WWII
 * Petter Vaagan Moen (born 1984), Norwegian footballer
 * Petter Morottaja (born 1982), Finnish Inari Sámi language author
 * Petter Myhre (born 1972), Norwegian footballer
 * Petter Næss (born 1960), Norwegian actor and film director
 * Petter Nilssen (1869–1939), Norwegian master watchmaker and politician
 * Petter Nome (born 1954), Norwegian journalist and television presenter
 * Petter Northug (born 1986), Norwegian cross-country skier
 * Petter Øgar (born 1953), Norwegian physician and civil servant
 * Petter Olsen (born 1948), Norwegian businessman
 * Petter Mathias Olsen (born 1998), Norwegian footballer
 * Petter Olson (born 1991), Swedish decathlete
 * Petter Øverby (born 1992), Norwegian handball player
 * Petter Mørland Pedersen (born 1984), Norwegian sport sailor
 * Petter Pettersson (born 1939), Norwegian writer journalist
 * Petter Pettersson Jr. (1911–1984), Norwegian politician
 * Petter Pilgaard (born 1980), Norwegian television personality
 * Petter Planke (born 1937), Norwegian businessman
 * Petter Carl Reinsnes (1904–1976), Norwegian politician
 * Petter Rönnquist (born 1973), Swedish ice hockey player
 * Petter Rudi (born 1973), Norwegian footballer
 * Petter Salsten (born 1965), Norwegian ice hockey player, coach and sports official
 * Petter Schjerven (born 1967), Norwegian television host
 * Petter Schramm (1946–2014), Norwegian poet
 * Petter Sevel (born 1974), Norwegian footballer
 * Petter Christian Singsaas (born 1972), Norwegian footballer
 * Petter Skarheim (born 1962), Norwegian civil servant
 * Petter Solberg (born 1974), Norwegian rally and rallycross driver
 * Petter Solli (born 1966), Norwegian footballer
 * Petter Steen Jr. (born 1962), Norwegian politician
 * Petter Stenborg (1719–1781), Swedish actor and theater director
 * Petter Stordalen (born 1962), Norwegian businessman
 * Petter Strand (born 1994), Norwegian footballer
 * Petter Stymne (born 1983), Swedish swimmer
 * Petter C. G. Sundt (1945–2007), Norwegian shipping magnate and businessman
 * Petter Tande (born 1985), Norwegian Nordic combined skier
 * Petter Thoresen (born 1961), Norwegian ice hockey player and coach
 * Petter Thoresen (born 1966), Norwegian orienteer
 * Petter Thomassen (1941–2003), Norwegian politician
 * Petter Vågan (born 1982), Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
 * Petter Vennerød (1948–2021), Norwegian film director
 * Petter Villegas (born 1975), Ecuadorian-American footballer