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Peterson is a common English language patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter". There are an estimated 700 variant spellings of the surname. The form Peterson may also have arisen from Danish Petersen with a change of spelling commonly applied by Danish immigrants to English-speaking countries.
Adrian Peterson (born 1985), American football running back
Adrian N. Peterson (born 1979), American football running back
Amanda Peterson (1971–2015), American actress
Arthur Peterson (disambiguation), multiple people
Brian Peterson (disambiguation), multiple people
Carla Peterson (actress) (born 1974), Argentinian actress
Cassandra Peterson (born 1951), American actress best known for her screen persona "Elvira"
Charles Gilbert Peterson (1848–1918), American Contractor and Mayor former of Lockport, NY
Clark Peterson,(born 1966), film producer
Chip Peterson (born 1987), American swimmer
Collin Peterson (born 1944), American politician, congressman from Minnesota
D. J. Peterson (born 1991), American baseball player
Dan Peterson (born 1936), American basketball coach
Daniel Peterson, American physician in private practice in the state of Nevada
Daniel C. Peterson, Professor of Islamic Studies and Arabic in the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages at Brigham Young University
David Peterson (born 1943), Canadian politician, twentieth premier of Ontario
Dean Peterson (ice hockey) (born 1988), Australian ice hockey player
Debbi Peterson (born 1961), American singer
Denis Peterson, American painter
Donald H. Peterson (born 1933), former American NASA astronaut
Dorothy Peterson (1897–1979), American actress
Drew Peterson (born 1954), American former Illinois police sergeant and convicted murderer
Dustin Peterson (born 1994), American baseball player
Dutton S. Peterson (1894–1964), New York clergyman and politician
Elly M. Peterson (1914-2008) American, Michigan politician
Eric Peterson (born 1946), Canadian actor
Eric Peterson (musician) (born 1964), American guitarist
Esther Peterson (1906–1997), American, Assistant Secretary of Labor
Frederick Peterson (neurologist) (1859–1938), American neurologist, psychiatrist, and poet
George P. "Bud" Peterson (born 1952), president, Georgia Institute of Technology
Gil Peterson (born 1936), American actor and singer
Gilbert Peterson (1824–1890), American Contractor
Gilles Peterson (born c. 1964), English DJ
Gordon Peterson, American broadcast journalist
Jace Peterson (born 1990), American baseball player
Jeret Peterson (1981–2011), American aerial skier
Jesse Peterson (1850–1921), American Industrialist and Presidential Elector
Jim Peterson (born 1941), Canadian politician
John Peterson (disambiguation), multiple people
Jordan Peterson psychologist
Keith Peterson (born 1956), Canadian politician
Kristjan Jaak Peterson (1801–1822), Estonian poet
Laci Peterson (1975–2002), American, murdered wife of Scott Peterson
Lynn Peterson (b. ?), Canadian, mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario
Mark Peterson (born 1960), American soccer player
Maurice Peterson (1889–1952), British diplomat
Michael Peterson (disambiguation)
Morris Peterson (born 1977), American basketball player
Norm Peterson, fictional character on the American television show Cheers
Norm Peterson (Australian politician)
Olive Peterson (1894-1965), American bridge player
Oscar Peterson (1925–2007), Canadian jazz pianist and composer
Oscar V. Peterson (1899–1942), American seaman in the US Navy
Patrick Peterson (born 1990), American football player
Pete Peterson (born 1936), American Air Force pilot
Peter George Peterson (born 1926), American banker and philanthropist, former United States Secretary of Commerce
Ray Peterson (1939-2005), American pop music singer
Robin Peterson (born 1979), South African cricketer
Roger Peterson (musician), Aruban-Dutch musician
Roger Peterson (pilot) (1937-1959), pilot of the plane that crashed killing Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and Jiles Perry Richardson
Roger Tory Peterson (1908–1996), American naturalist, ornithologist, artist, and educator
Ronnie Peterson (1944–1978), Swedish racing driver
Russell W. Peterson (born 1916), American engineer and politician, governor of Delaware
Scott Peterson (born 1972), American convicted murderer
Shelley Peterson (born 1952), Canadian actress
Thalia Gouma-Peterson (d. 2001), American professor
Thomas Mundy Peterson (1824–1904), first African-American to vote in an election
Todd Peterson (place kicker) (born 1970), American football player
Trudy Huskamp Peterson (born 1945), American historian, former acting Archivist of the United States
Vadal Peterson (1892–1976), American college sports coach
Val Peterson (1903–1983), American, governor of Nebraska
Vicki Peterson (born 1958), American pop musician
Walter R. Peterson, Jr. (1922-2011), governor of New Hampshire
W. Wesley Peterson (1924-2009), American mathematician and computer scientist
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