Peterson (name)

Peterson is an English surname.

Origin and Meaning

Peterson is a patronymic originally educated English surname meaning " son of Peter".

Bearers of the name

A

• Adrian Peterson ( born 1985 ), U.S. American football player
• Amanda Peterson (born 1971 ), American actress
• Amy Peterson ( b. 1971 ), American short track speed skater
• Annika Peterson ( b. 1972 ), American actress

B

• Bart Peterson (born 1958 ), American politician
• Benjamin Peterson ( b. 1950 ), American wrestler
• Bob Peterson ( b. 1961 ), American screenwriter

C

• Cassandra Peterson ( b. 1949 ), American actress
• Charles Peterson (born 1964 ), American photographer
• Charles W. Peterson (1868-1944), Canadian businessman
• Chip Peterson (* 1987), American long- distance swimmer
• Christopher Peterson, American psychologist
• Colin Peterson ( b. 1946 ), Australian actor and musician
• Colleen Peterson (1950-1996), Canadian singer and guitarist
• Collin Peterson ( b. 1944 ), American politician

D

• David Peterson ( b. 1943 ), Canadian politician
• David Robert Peterson ( b. 1943 ), Canadian lawyer and politician
• Debbi Peterson ( b. 1961 ), American musician
• Donald Herod Peterson ( born 1933), American astronaut

E

• Earl Peterson (1927-1971), American country musician
• Eric Peterson ( b. 1946 ), Canadian actor
• Erik Peterson (1890-1960), German Roman Catholic theologian
• Eveli Peterson (born 1967 ), Estonian biathlete
• Eveline Peterson (* 1892), English badminton player

F

• Frank Peterson ( b. 1963 ), German music producer
• Franklin Paul Peterson (1930-2000), American mathematician

G

• Gilles Peterson ( b. 1964 ), British DJ and music label owners

B

• Hannibal Marvin Peterson ( b. 1948 ), American composer and jazz trumpeter
• Hector Peterson (1963-1976), South African students
• Hugh Peterson (1898-1961), American politician

I

• Ivars Peterson, Canadian journalist

J

• J. Hardin Peterson (1894-1978), American politician
• Jeanne Arland Peterson (1921-2013), American jazz musician
• Jeret Peterson (1981-2011), American freestyle skis
• Jewel Peterson ( b. 1981 ), American tennis player
• Johan Christian Peterson, Swedish painter
• John Peterson ( wrestler) ( born 1948 ), American wrestler
• John B. Peterson (1850-1944), American politician
• John E. Peterson ( b. 1938 ), American politician
• John Louis Peterson (1942-2007), American drummer for the rock band The Beau Brummels
• Joseph Peterson (1878-1935), American psychologist
• Joshua Peterson ( b. 1975 ), South African athlete

K

• Kai Peterson ( b. 1962 ), German actor, speaker, producer and singer
• Karen Peterson, American politician
• Kristian Jaak Peterson (1801-1822), Estonian poet

L

• Lamont Peterson ( born 1984 ), American boxer
• Leonard Byron Peterson ( * 1917 ), Canadian playwright
• Lorne Peterson, Canadian modellers
• Lucky Peterson ( born 1963 ), American blues musician

M

• M. Blaine Peterson (1906-1985), American politician
• Matthias Conrad Peterson (1761-1833), Norwegian businessman and journalist
• Michael Iver Peterson ( born 1943 ), American writer
• Morris Peterson ( b. 1977 ), American basketball player

N

• Nick Peterson (born 1973 ), British experimental artist and filmmaker

O

• Oscar Peterson (1925-2007), Canadian jazz pianist

P

• Pete Peterson ( b. 1935 ), American politician
• Peter George Peterson ( born 1926 ), American politician and manager
• Pirjo Peterson ( b. 1982 ), Estonian football player

R

• Ralph Peterson, American jazz drummer
• Randy Peterson, American jazz musician
• Ray Peterson (1939-2005), American rock and roll singer
• Robert Peterson (1909-1979), American Designer
• Roger Tory Peterson (1908-1996), American ornithologist, painter and photographer
• Ronnie Peterson (1944-1978), Swedish Formula 1 racing driver
• Roy Eric Peterson ( b. 1936 ), Canadian cartoonist
• Russell W. Peterson (1916-2011), American politician

S

• Sebastian Peterson ( b. 1967 ), German film director
• Sonja Peterson ( b. 1973 ), German business mathematics and economics Lerin

T

• Thage G. Peterson ( born 1933), Swedish politician ( Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti ) ( Socialdemokraterna )
• Teodor Peterson (* 1988), Swedish cross-country skiers
• Thomas Peterson ( born 1986 ), American cyclist

V

• Val Peterson (1903-1983), American politician
• Vicki Peterson ( b. 1958 ), American pop and rock musician

W

• W. Wesley Peterson ( William Wesley Peterson; 1924-2009 ), American computer scientist
• Walter R. Peterson (1922-2011), American politician
• Wayne Peterson (* 1927), American composer
• Wesley Peterson ( agricultural economist ), American agricultural economist
• Wesley J. Peterson, chemists
• Wilhelm Peterson -Berger (1867-1942), Swedish composer and music critic
• William Peterson (1856-1921), Scottish classical scholar