Petersen
Petersen is a family name. It is the most common surname in Schleswig -Holstein. A variant of the name is Petersén.
Importance
The name is a patronymic form and means son of Peter.
The following people bear the family name:
A
- Adolf Petersen (1874-1949), Prussian postal worker and local historian
- Adolph Cornelius Petersen (1804-1854), German astronomer
- Alfred Petersen ( employer representative) ( 1885-1960 ), German employers Represented
- Alfred Petersen (1909-2004), German theologian
- Anders Petersen ( Knut Anders Fredrik Petersen, 1944), Swedish photographer
- Anders Petersen ( artist) ( born 1959 ), German graphic artist and object artist
- Andreas Petersen ( boxer ) ( 1901-1976 ), Danish boxer
- Andreas Petersen ( historian ) ( born 1961 ), German historian
- Andreas Petersen ( organist ) ( born 1968 ), German organist and composer
- Andreas Petersen - Rom (1914-1985), Danish painter
- Andrew Petersen (1870-1952), American politician
- Anette Petersen, later Anette Brandhorst (1936-1999), German art collector and heiress of the family of industrialists Henkel
- Anker Eli Petersen ( born 1959 ), Faroese Graphic
- Annar Petersen ( born 1931 ), Norwegian ice hockey player
- Arnold Petersen ( politician ) ( 1892-1953 ), German politician ( NSDAP)
- Arnold Petersen ( director ) ( 1926-2013 ), German dramatist and theater director
- Asmus Petersen (1900-1962), German agronomist
- Axel Petersen ( 20th century), Danish tennis player
B
- Birna Petersen ( b. 1970 ), Icelandic Badminton player
- Bjoern Petersen ( 20th century), Scandinavian entomologist
C
- Carl Petersen (architect ) ( 1874-1923 ), Danish architect
- Carl Petersen ( historian ) ( 1885-1942 ), German historian
- Carl Petersen ( minister) ( 1894-1984 ), Danish politician
- Carl Albrecht Petersen (1835-1909), farmer, agricultural official and agricultural writer
- Carl Friedrich Petersen (1809-1892), German jurist and politician
- Carl Wilhelm Petersen (1868-1933), German jurist and politician ( DDP)
- Carl Wilhelm Petersén (1884-1973), Swedish curler
- Charlotte Petersen (1904-1994), German journalist
- Christian Petersen ( philologist ) ( 1802-1872 ), German classical scholar and librarian
- Christian Petersen (sculptor ) ( 1885-1961 ), American sculptor of Danish origin
- Christian Petersen ( engineer) ( born 1931 ), German engineer and university teacher
- Christian Petersen ( hockey player ) ( 1937-2009 ), Norwegian ice hockey player
- Christian Petersen Tobias (* 1963), German philologist and Indo-Europeanist
- Christian T. Petersen, American game designer and publishers
- Christian man Inge Petersen, Danish track cyclist
- Colin Petersen ( born 1946 ), Australian actor and musician
D
- Dag -Ernst Petersen ( born 1942 ), German book and paper conservator and author
- Dan Petersen (born 1972 ), Danish football player
- David Petersen (* 1650, † 1737), North German composer and violinist
- David Petersen ( bassoonist ) (* 1968), German bassoonist
- Detlef Petersen ( born 1950 ), German musician, keyboardist, music producer and composer
- Devon Petersen ( born 1986 ), South African darts player
- Dorit Feddersen -Petersen Urd (* 1948), German scientist behavior
E
- Egmont Harald Petersen (1860-1914), Danish publisher
- Erich Petersen (1871-1942), German government officials and deputy
- Erich Petersen (General ) ( 1889-1963 ), German officer, last Luftwaffe General in World War II
- Erik Petersen ( born 1945 ), Member of Bremen Parliament (SPD )
- Erna Raupach -Petersen (1904-1997), German People's Actress
- Ernesto Petersen ( * 1922 ), Brazilian tennis player
- Ernst Petersen (1906-1959), German architect and performer in mountain films
- Eugene Petersen (1836-1919), German archaeologist
F
- Frank Petersen ( born 1951 ), German pop singer
- Franny Petersen Storck (* 1955), German painter
- Fredrik Petersen ( theologian ) ( 1839-1903 ), Norwegian theologian
- Fredrik Petersen ( handball player ) ( b. 1983 ), Swedish handball player
- Fríðrikur Petersen ( Frederik Petersen; 1858-1917 ), Faroese politician and clergyman
- Friedrich Petersen (1807-1859), German Protestant theologian
G
- Georg Petersen ( preacher ) ( 1708-1783 ), German preacher and superintendent
- Georg Peter Petersen (1771-1846), German pastor
- Georg Wilhelm Petersen (1744-1816), German Protestant theologian
- Gert Petersen (1927-2009), Danish journalist and politician
- Günther Petersen (* 1924), German entomologist
- Gustaf Munch -Petersen (1912-1938), Danish author and painter
B
- Hans Petersen (1850-1914), German marine painter
- Hans Petersen ( lay judge ) ( 1885-1963 ), German lay judges, SA leader and member of the Reichstag
- Hans Petersen ( physician) ( 1885-1946 ), German anatomist, professor and philosopher
- Hans Petersen (Editor), German publisher and author
- Hans Christian Petersen (1793-1862), Norwegian politician
- Hans Egon Petersen (1921-1982), German theologian
- Hans -Georg Petersen ( born 1946 ), German economist
- Hans Schmidt Petersen (born 1962 ), German - Danish author
- Heiko Petersen (musician ) ( born 1968 ), German musician
- Heiko Petersen ( footballer ) ( born 1980 ), German football player
- Heinrich Petersen - fishing (1850-1906), German painter
- Helmut Petersen (1903-1982), German politician (GB / BHE)
- Henning piece Petersen (1877-1946), Danish botanist, fungal watchers and marine biologist
- Henry Petersen (1900-1949), Danish athlete
- Hermann Petersen (* 1592, † 1675), Lübeck merchant and councilor
- Hilke Petersen ( born 1967), German journalist and television presenter
- Hjalmar Petersen (1890-1968), American politician
J
- Jacob de Petersen (1622-1704), Danish Chamber and politician
- January Petersen ( writer ) (born Hans Schwalm; 1906-1969 ), German writer
- January Petersen ( politician ) ( born 1946 ), Norwegian politician
- January Bo Petersen (born 1970 ), Danish cyclist
- Jana Petersen (born 1978 ), German actress and journalist
- Jendrik Petersen ( born 1959 ), German operating educator and high school teachers
- Jens Petersen ( cyclist ) ( 1919-1993 ), Danish track cyclist
- Jens Petersen ( diplomat ) (* 1923), German diplomat
- Jens Petersen ( historian ) ( born 1934 ), German historian
- Jens Petersen ( footballer ) ( 1941-2012 ), Danish football player and coach
- Jens Petersen ( lawyer) (born 1969 ), German legal scholar and university teacher
- Jens Petersen ( politician) (born 1970 ), German politician ( CDU)
- Jens Petersen ( writer ) (born 1976 ), German writer and physician
- Jens Henrik Petersen ( born 1961 ), Danish football player
- Jens K. Petersen (born 1964 ), Faroese soccer player
- Jens Peter Petersen ( born 1941 ), German politician ( SPD)
- Jens V. Petersen ( born 1952 ), Danish football player
- Jens Vilhelm Petersen (1851-1931), Danish architect
- Jes Petersen (1936-2006), German gallerist and publisher
- Johann Christian Petersen ( the Elder) ( 1682-1766 ), German legal scholar and university teacher
- Johann Christian Petersen ( the younger) ( 1750-1806 ), German Protestant theologian
- Johann Friedrich Petersen ( the Elder) ( 1760-1845 ), German Evangelical Lutheran clergyman
- Johann Friedrich Petersen ( the younger) ( 1799-1853 ), German Evangelical Lutheran clergyman and publicist
- Johann Wilhelm Petersen ( theologian ) ( 1649-1727 ), German theologian, mystic and Chiliast
- Johann Wilhelm Petersen ( librarian ) ( 1758-1815 ), German librarian, writer and cultural historian
- Johanna Eleonora Petersen (1644-1724), German writer
- John Petersen (1873-1950), Danish mathematician see John Hjelmslev
- John Bjelke -Petersen (1911-2005), Australian politician
- John Petersen (1860-1939), German violinist, composer and music educator
- John Hahn -Petersen (1930-2006), Danish actor
- Julius Petersen ( politician ) ( 1835-1909 ), German politician
- Julius Petersen ( literary scholar ) ( 1878-1941 ), German literary scholar
- Julius Petersen (architect ) ( 1883-1969 ), German architect
- Adolf Julius Petersen ( called Lord of Barmbek; 1882-1933 ), German professional criminals and publican
- Julius Peter Christian Petersen (1839-1910), Danish mathematician
K
- Käthe Petersen (1903-1981), German jurist and social reformer
- Kathi Petersen ( born 1956 ), German politician (SPD ), Member of Parliament
- Karl Ludwig Adolf Petersen (1746-1827), German jurist and politician
- Catherine Petersen (1889-1970), German teacher and high school teacher
- Kim Bendix Petersen ( born 1956, King Diamond ), Danish musician
- Klaus Petersen, German School Inspectors
- Klaus -Dieter Petersen ( born 1968 ), German handball player and coach
- Kristen Helveg Petersen (1909-1997), Danish politician
- Kurt Petersen, German jurist and mayor (NSDAP )
L
- Lars Petersen (born 1965 ), Danish dressage rider
- Leiva Petersen (1912-1992), German classical philologist and Publishing Director
- Lisbeth L. Petersen ( born 1939 ), Faroese politician
- Lorenz Petersen (1803-1870), German marine painter
M
- Mads Conrad -Petersen (* 1988), Danish badminton player
- Marga Petersen (1919-2002), German track and field athlete
- Marie Petersen (1825-1859), German poet
- Marita Petersen (1940-2001), educator and politician Faroese
- Marlis Petersen ( born 1968 ), German coloratura soprano
- Marquardt Petersen (* 1996), German trumpeter
- Martin Petersen ( born 1985 ), German football referee
- Mathias Petersen ( born 1955 ), German national politician ( SPD)
- Mathias Christian Petersen (1809-1890), briefly a member of the Reichstag of the German Empire
- Matthias Petersen ( Matz Peters; 1632-1706 ), German captain and whaler
- Michael Petersen, German entomologist
N
- Nargiz Birk -Petersen (born 1976 ), Azerbaijani television presenter
- Niels Christian Petersen (1918-1966), Danish weightlifter
- Niels Helveg Petersen ( born 1939 ), Danish politician
- Niels Knudsen Petersen (1885-1961), Danish device Turner
- Niels Matthias Petersen (1791-1862), Danish historian and Sprachwissenschaftker
- Niels Svend Ove Petersen ( born 1932 ), Danish sports shooter
- Nils Petersen ( priest ) (born 1970 ), German theologian and pastor
- Nils Petersen ( footballer ) (* 1988), German football player
- Nils Busch- Petersen (born 1964 ), German Business Lawyer
- Nils Holger Petersen ( born 1946 ), Danish historian and musicologist
- Nils O. Petersen, Canadian chemist and university teacher
- Nis Petersen (1897-1943), Danish writer
- Nis - Edwin List- Petersen ( born 1947 ), Danish musician and deacon
O
- Oswald Petersen (1903-1992), German artist
- Otto Petersen (1874-1953), German ironmaster
P
- Paul Petersen ( born 1945 ), American actor
- Pekka Petersen Dyggve ( born 1943 ), Finnish tennis players
- Peter Petersen (Governor ), Danish governor of the Gold Coast
- Peter Petersen (actor ) ( 1876-1956 ), artist name of Max Paulsen, Actor
- Peter Petersen ( educator ) ( 1884-1952 ), German educational reformer
- Peter Petersen (NPD ) ( 1904-1989 ), German politician ( NPD), the Landtag of Schleswig -Holstein
- Peter Petersen (CDU ) ( 1926-2005 ), German politician ( CDU)
- Peter Petersen ( psychiatrist ) ( born 1933), German psychiatrist and university lecturer
- Peter Petersen ( musicologist ) (* 1940), German musicologist and university professor
- Peter Petersen ( footballer ) ( 1941-1980 ), a Dutch footballer
- Peter Petersen ( screenwriter ) ( born 1963 ), German writer
- Peter Ludwig Petersen (1901-1995), German politician ( SHB)
- Peter Vang Petersen ( born 1952 ), Danish prehistorians
- Peter Tom -Petersen (1861-1926), Danish etcher and architectural draftsman
- Poul Petersen (actor ) ( 1905-1986 ), Danish actor and theater director
- Poul Petersen ( football coach ) ( 1921-1997 ), Danish football coach
- Poul Petersen ( footballer ) ( born 1932 ), Danish football player
- Poul Petersen (badminton ) (* ~ 1950), Danish badminton player
- Poul Arne Petersen (1912-1959), Danish swimmer
- Poul Erik Petersen (1927-1992), Danish football player
- Poul Eyvind Petersen (1921-1997), Danish football player
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- Ralf Petersen ( born 1938, eigtl Horst Fliegel ), German composer, arranger, producer and writer
- Rasmus Helveg Petersen ( born 1968 ), Danish politician
- Richard Petersen (1865-1946), German engineer
- Robert Storm Petersen (1882-1949), Danish painter, cartoonist, caricaturist, emcee, comedian and actor
- Ronald H. Petersen ( born 1934 ), American Mushroom watchers
- Rudolf Petersen ( politician ) ( 1878-1962 ), German overseas merchant and politician (CDU )
- Rudolf Petersen ( naval officer ) ( 1905-1983 ), German naval officer
S
- Sara Runesten -Petersen ( born 1975 ), New Zealand badminton player
- Sofie Petersen ( born 1955 ), Danish bishop of the Danish People's Church
- Søren Petersen (1894-1945), Danish boxer
- Søren Petersen ( cyclist ) ( born 1967), Danish cyclist
- Stina Lykke Petersen ( born 1986 ), Danish football player
- Susanne Petersen ( born 1974 ), German handball player
T
- Theodor Petersen (1836-1918), German chemist and mountaineer
- Thomas Petersen ( born 1968 ), German scientists
- Tim Petersen ( born 1986 ), German football player
- Toby Petersen (born 1978 ), American ice hockey player
U
- Ulrich Petersen ( historian ) ( 1656-1735 ), German historian
- Ulrich Petersen ( engineer) ( 1907-1992 ), German Iron and Steel Engineer and Manager
- Uwe Fahrenkrog- Petersen ( born 1960 ), German music producer and composer
V
- Vilhelm Petersen (architect ) ( 1830-1913 ), Danish architect
- Vilhelm Petersen (actor ) ( 1852-1939 ), Danish actor
- Vilhelm Petersen, later Willy Gretor (1868-1923), Danish painter and art dealer
- Vita Petersen (1915-2011), American painter
W
- Waldemar Petersen (1880-1946), German Electrical Engineer
- Wilhelm Petersen ( zoologist ) ( 1854-1933 ), Baltic German entomologist
- Wilhelm Petersen ( politician ) ( 1889-1968 ), German union official and politician ( SPD)
- Wilhelm Petersen ( composer ) ( 1890-1957 ), German composer
- Wilhelm Petersen ( painter) ( 1900-1987 ), German painter and writer
- Petersén Wilhelm (1906-1988), Swedish bandy, ice hockey and soccer players
- William Petersen ( born 1953 ), American actor
- Wolf Petersen (1922-1980), German actor and radio and voice actor
- Wolfgang Petersen ( born 1941 ), German film director, screenwriter and film producer
- Wolfgang Petersen ( CDU), German politician ( CDU)
- Wolfgang Petersen (AL ) (* 1952), German politician ( AL)