Petersen

Petersen is a family name. It is the most common family name in Schleswig-Holstein. A variant of the name is Petersén .

meaning

The name is a patronymic education and means son of Peter .

Name bearer

A.

A. Willi Petersen (1949–2018), German business educator and university lecturer
Aage Høy-Petersen (1898–1967), Danish sailor
Adolf Petersen (1874–1949), Prussian post office clerk and local researcher
Adolf Dahm-Petersen (1856–1922), Norwegian university professor, singer and singing teacher
Adolph Cornelius Petersen (1804-1854), German astronomer
Agnes Petersen (1906–1973), Danish silent film actress
Albert Petersen (writer) (1883–1943), German writer
Albert Petersen (politician) (1892-1967), German farmer and politician (DDP, CDU)
Alexander Petersen (mathematician) ( Alexander Michael Petersen ; * 1981), US-American-Colombian mathematician, computer scientist and university professor
Alexander Petersen (poker player) (* 1986 or 1987), Danish poker player
Alfred Petersen (association official) (1885–1960), German industrial manager and association official
Alfred Petersen (theologian) (1909–2004), German theologian
Anders Petersen (marksman) (1876–1968), Danish marksman
Anders Petersen ( Knut Anders Fredrik Petersen; * 1944), Swedish photographer
Anders Petersen (artist) (* 1959), German graphic and object artist
Andre Petersen (* 1978), South African jazz musician
Andreas Petersen (boxer) (1901–1976), Danish boxer
Andreas Petersen (historian) (* 1961), German historian
Andreas Petersen (organist) (* 1968), German organist and composer
Andreas Petersen-Röm (1914–1985), Danish painter
Andrew Petersen (1870–1952), American politician
Anette Petersen , later Anette Brandhorst (1936–1999), German art collector and heiress from the Henkel family of industrialists
Anja Petersen , German opera singer with a soprano voice
Anker Eli Petersen (* 1959), Faroese graphic artist
Ann Petersen (actress) (1927–2003), Belgian actress
Ann Petersen (singer) (born 1966), Danish opera singer (soprano)
Anna Magnussen-Petersen (1871–1940), German sculptor
Annar Petersen (* 1931), Norwegian ice hockey player
Anneke Petersen († 1610), German woman who was executed on charges of witchcraft
Anthon Petersen (1907–1984), Greenland fisherman and councilor
Arnold Petersen (politician) (1892–1953), German politician (NSDAP)
Arnold Petersen (Intendant) (1926–2013), German dramaturge and theater director
Asmus Petersen (agricultural scientist) (1900–1962), German agricultural scientist
Asmus Petersen (painter) (1928–2019), German businessman, writer and painter
Asmus Schmidt-Petersen (1891–1978), German linguist and medical examiner
Asmus Petersen-Wittkiel (Asmus Peter Petersen; Asmus P.-Wittkiel; Asmus Petersen; 1819 – around 1882), German artist
August Petersen (1808–1875), German Protestant pastor, theologian and general superintendent
Austin Petersen (* 1981), American editor and politician (Libertarian Party)
Axel Petersen (soccer player) (1887–1968), Danish soccer player
Axel Petersen (tennis player) , Danish tennis player
Axel Petersén (* 1979), Swedish director
Axel Johannes Petersen (1880–1962), Danish athlete

B.

Balthasar Petersen (1703–1787), German provost and founder of the first seminar for school teachers in Schleswig-Holstein
Bernhard Petersen (? –1629), German organist
Birger Petersen (* 1972), German composer, musicologist and university lecturer
Birna Petersen (* 1970), Icelandic badminton player
Björn Petersen (20th century), Scandinavian entomologist
Brigitte Petersen (* around 1954), German agricultural scientist and author
Britta Petersen (* 1966), German journalist

C.

Cal Petersen (* 1994), American ice hockey goalkeeper
Carl Petersen (polar explorer) (1813–1880), Danish polar explorer and author

Carl Petersen (farmer) (1835–1909), German farmer, association official and writer

Carl Petersen (architect) (1874–1923), Danish architect

Carl Petersen (historian) (1885–1942), German historian

Carl Petersen (politician) (1894-1984), Danish politician (Social Democrat)

Carl Friedrich Petersen (1809-1892), German lawyer and politician

Carl Georg Johannes Petersen (also CG Johannes Petersen ; 1860–1928), Danish zoologist, see Johannes Petersen (zoologist)

Carl Olof Petersen (1881–1939), Swedish graphic artist

Carl Richard Petersen (1828–1884), German engineer

Carl Wilhelm Petersen (1868–1933), German lawyer and politician (DDP)

Carl Wilhelm Petersén (1884–1973), Swedish curler

Carsten Petersen , German basketball player

Charlotte Petersen (1904–1994), German journalist

Christian Petersen (councilor) († 1598), Lübeck councilor

Christian Petersen (philologist) (1802–1872), German classical philologist and librarian

Christian Petersen (sculptor) (1885–1961), American sculptor of Danish origin

Christian Petersen (engineer) (* 1931), German engineer and university professor

Christian Petersen (ice hockey player) (1937–2009), Norwegian ice hockey player

Christian Petersen (football player) (* 1983), German American football player

Christian Ingemann Petersen (1873–1963), Danish track cyclist

Christian T. Petersen (linguist) (* 1963), German linguist, philologist and Indo-Europeanist

Christian T. Petersen (Game Designer) , American game designer and publisher

Christian Wilhelm Petersen (1811–1886), German court owner and governor, member of the Hamburg Parliament

Christian W. Petersen (* 1964), German composer and horn player

Christina Petersen (soccer player) (* 1974), Danish soccer player

Christina Petersen (* 1990), German actress

Colin Petersen (* 1946), Australian actor and musician

Curtis Petersen , Canadian cameraman and film producer

D.

Dag-Ernst Petersen (* 1942), German restorer and author
Dan Petersen (* 1972), Danish football player
Daniel Petersen (1758–1823), theological author and preacher from Schleswig
David Petersen (composer) (around 1650–1737), German composer and violinist
David Petersen (politician) (born 1950), American politician
David Petersen (Director) , American film director and producer
David Petersen (comic book author) (born 1977), American comic book author
David Petersen (bassoonist) (* 1968), German bassoonist
Detlef Petersen (* 1950), German musician, music producer and composer
Devon Petersen (* 1986), South African darts player
Dorit Urd Feddersen-Petersen (* 1948), German behavioral scientist

E.

Eberhard Petersen (* 1955), German administrative lawyer and President of the Federal Central Tax Office

Ed Petersen (* 1952), American jazz musician

Eginhard Friedrich Petersen (1834–1909), German Evangelical Lutheran clergyman and chief pastor at Lübeck Cathedral

Egmont Harald Petersen (1860–1914), Danish publisher

Eiko E. Petersen (1940–2016), German specialist in gynecology, microbiology and infection epidemiologist

Ellen Petersen (* 1974), Danish squash player

Ellen Dorrit Petersen (* 1975), Norwegian actress

Emil Petersen (1900–1974), German merchant and Swedish consul

Erich Petersen (1871–1942), German government official and member of parliament

Erich Petersen (General) (1889–1963), German officer, most recently General der Flieger in World War II

Erik Petersen (* 1939), Danish rower

Erik Petersen (politician) (* 1945), member of the Bremen Parliament (SPD)

Erik Sökjer-Petersén (1887–1967), Swedish sports marksman
Erla Petersen (* 1996), Faroese soccer player
Erna Raupach-Petersen (1904–1997), German folk actress
Ernesto Petersen (* 1922), Brazilian tennis player
Ernst Petersen (architect) (1870–1924), German architect
Ernst Petersen (historian) (1905–1944), professor of prehistory and early history, member of the SS teaching and research community Ahnenerbe , involved in art theft

Ernst Petersen (1906–1959), German architect and actor in mountain films

Eugen Petersen (1836-1919), German archaeologist

F.

Forrest S. Petersen (1922-1990), American test pilot
Frank Petersen (* 1951), German pop singer
Frank E. Petersen (1932-2015), American Lieutenant General
Franny Petersen-Storck (* 1955), German painter
Fredrik Petersen (theologian) (1839–1903), Norwegian theologian
Fredrik Petersen (handball player) (* 1983), Swedish handball player
Fríðrikur Petersen ( Frederik Petersen; 1858–1917), Faroese pastor and politician
Friedrich Petersen (1807-1859), German Protestant theologian
Friedrich Alexander Petersen (1858–1909), Prussian administrative lawyer and district administrator
Friedrich Karl Petersen (1904–1944), German Catholic clergyman who was tortured to death in Dachau concentration camp
Friis Arne Petersen (* 1952), Danish diplomat
Frits Petersen (also Fritz Petersen ; 1816–1900), Danish painter and restorer
Fritz Petersen (1873–1934), German painter, children's book illustrator and caricaturist

G

Georg Petersen (preacher) (1708–1783), German preacher and superintendent
Georg Petersen (geologist) ( Georg Petersen Gaulke ; 1898–1985), German-Peruvian geologist
Georg Peter Petersen (1771–1846), German pastor
Georg Wilhelm Petersen (1744–1816), German theologian
Gerhardt Petersen (1955–2020), Greenlandic politician (Atassut) and entrepreneur
Gert Petersen (1927–2009), Danish journalist and politician
Gunnar Petersen , German actor and theater maker
Günther Petersen (1924–2012), German entomologist
Gustaf Munch-Petersen (1912–1938), Danish author and painter
Gustav Petersen (1805–1885), Prussian entrepreneur, local politician and district administrator

H

Hans von Petersen (1850–1914), German painter
Hans Petersen (garden architect) (1877 – after 1929), German garden architect
Hans Petersen (physician) (1885–1946), German anatomist and university professor
Hans Petersen (lay judge) (1885–1963), German lay judge, SA leader and politician, MdR
Hans Petersen (architect) (1892–1975), German architect
Hans Petersen (politician) , Greenland State Councilor
Hans Schmidt Petersen (* 1962), German-Danish author
Hans Christian Petersen (1793–1862), Norwegian politician
Hans Christian Petersen (rector) (1925–2015), Greenland university rector, teacher and author
Hans-Christian Petersen (* 1947), German painter, graphic artist and object artist
Hans Egon Petersen (1921–1982), German theologian
Hans-Georg Petersen (* 1946), German economist
Harry Petersen (* 1946), American jazz musician
Hauke Petersen (* 1996), German actor
Heiko Petersen (musician) (* 1968), German musician
Heiko Petersen (soccer player) (* 1980), German soccer player
Heinrich Petersen (painter) (1881–1958), German painter
Heinrich Petersen (SS member) (1904–1945), German SS standard leader
Heinrich Petersen-fishing (1850–1906), German painter
Heinrich Petersen-Flensburg (1861–1908), German painter
Heinrich Andreas Sophus Petersen (1834–1916), German painter
Heinrich Anton Petersen (1745–1798), German theologian and educator
Helmut Petersen (1903–1982), German politician (GB / BHE)
Henning Eiler Petersen (1877–1946), Danish botanist, mushroom expert and marine biologist
Henry Petersen (archaeologist) (1849-1896), Danish archaeologist
Henry Petersen (track and field athlete) (1900-1949), Danish track and field athlete and gymnast
Hermann Petersen (Lübeck) (around 1592–1675), German businessman and politician, councilor in Lübeck
Hermann Petersen (politician, 1793) (1793– ??), German dike inspector and politician, MdL Schleswig-Holstein
Hermann Petersen (politician, 1844) (1844–1917), German judge and politician, Minister of State
Hilke Petersen (* 1967), German journalist and television presenter
Hjalmar Petersen (1890–1968), American politician

I.

Ilka Petersen (* 1977), German radio and television presenter

J

Jacob Petersen (theologian) (1685–1739), German theologian, pastor and deacon
Jacob Petersen (military) (Baron Jacob von Petersen), councilor, military, commissioner and general commissioner in the Netherlands
Jacob Petersen (painter) (1774-1854), Danish painter
Jacob Petersen (gold worker) (around 1790/1791 – before 1839), German jeweler, gold and silver worker
Jakob de Petersen (1622–1704), Danish chamberlain and politician
Jan Petersen (writer) (bourgeois Hans Schwalm ; 1906–1969), German writer
Jan Petersen (politician) (* 1946), Norwegian politician
Jan Bo Petersen (* 1970), Danish racing cyclist
Jana Petersen (* 1978), German actress and journalist
Jendrik Petersen (* 1959), German company pedagogue and university professor
Jens Petersen (cyclist) (1919–1993), Danish track cyclist
Jens Petersen (diplomat) (* 1923), German diplomat
Jens Petersen (historian) (* 1934), German historian
Jens Petersen (soccer player) (1941–2012), Danish soccer player and coach
Jens Petersen (lawyer, 1955) (* 1955), German legal scholar (tax law) and senior church councilor of the Evangelical Church in Germany
Jens Petersen (racing driver) (* 1963), German racing car driver
Jens Petersen (lawyer, 1969) (* 1969), German legal scholar and university lecturer (civil, economic and media law)
Jens Petersen (politician) (* 1970), German politician (CDU)
Jens Petersen (writer) (* 1976), German writer and doctor
Jens Henrik Petersen (* 1961), Danish football player
Jens K. Petersen (* 1964), Faroese football player
Jens Peter Petersen (* 1941), German politician (SPD)
Jens V. Petersen (* 1952), Danish football player
Jens Vilhelm Petersen (1851–1931), Danish architect
Jes Petersen (1936–2006), German gallery owner and publisher
Jesper Petersen (soccer player) (1951-2016), Danish soccer player
Jesper Petersen (handball player) (* 1953), Danish handball player
Jesper Petersen (politician) (* 1981), Danish politician
Joachim Petersen (1611–1658), German lawyer and diplomat
Johan Petersen (1867–1960), Greenlandic expedition member, translator, trade and colonial administrator
Johann Petersen (chronicler) († 1552/1574), German chronicler
Johann Petersen (councilor) († 1629), German politician, councilor in Lübeck
Johann Christian Petersen (the elder) (1682–1766), German legal scholar and university professor
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
Johann Wilhelm Petersen (Major General) (1814–1865), German Major General
Johanna Eleonora Petersen (1644–1724), German writer
Johannes Petersen , German name of the pastor and chronicler Johannes Petreus (around 1540–1603)
Johannes Petersen (zoologist) ( Carl Georg Johannes Petersen ; 1860–1928), Danish zoologist
Johannes Petersen , maiden name of Johannes Hjelmslev (1873–1950), Danish mathematician
Johannes Petersen (writer) (1909–1992), German teacher, writer, song poet and photographer
Johannes Petersen (handball player) , Danish handball player
Johannes Petersen (rower) , German rower
Johannes Bjelke-Petersen (1911–2005), Australian politician
John Petersen (1860–1939), German violinist, composer and music teacher
John Hahn-Petersen (1930-2006), Danish actor
Jonas Petersen (* 1898), Greenlandic catechist and councilor
Jonathan Petersen (1881–1961), Greenlandic composer, musician, writer, linguist and university teacher
Jörgen Petersen (1931–2009), Finnish composer and trumpeter
Jørgen Petersen (1918–1991), Greenlandic pastor and local politician
Julius Petersen (Imperial Judge) (1835–1909), German politician
Julius Petersen (literary scholar) (1878–1941), German literary scholar
Julius Petersen (politician) (1880 – after 1927), Greenland State Councilor
Julius Petersen (architect) (1883–1969), German architect
Julius Adolf Petersen (called Lord von Barmbek ; 1882–1933), German professional criminal and pub owner
Julius Emil Kayser-Petersen (1886–1954), German internist and tuberculosis researcher
Julius Peter Christian Petersen (1839–1910), Danish mathematician
Jürgen Petersen (1909–1991), German journalist
Jürgen H. Petersen (1937–2017), German Germanist

K

Käthe Petersen (1903–1981), German lawyer and social politician
Karl Petersen (economist) (* 1962), German business economist, economist and specialist author
Karl Ludwig Adolf Petersen (1746–1827), German lawyer and politician
Katelin Petersen (* 1989), American actress and voice actress
Katharina Petersen (1889–1970), German teacher and university professor
Kathi Petersen (* 1956), German politician (SPD), MdL
Kim Bendix Petersen (* 1956), Danish musician, see King Diamond
Klaus-Dieter Petersen (* 1968), German handball player and coach
Kristen Helveg Petersen (1909–1997), Danish politician
Kurt Petersen (1904–1971), German lawyer and mayor (NSDAP)

L.

Lars Petersen (* 1965), Danish-American dressage rider
Laura Valgreen Petersen (* 2000), Danish long-distance runner
Leiva Petersen (1912–1992), German classical philologist and publishing director
Leonard Petersen , German composer for film music
Lisbeth L. Petersen (* 1939), Faroese politician
Lorenz Petersen (councilor) († 1668), German politician, councilor in Lübeck
Lorenz Petersen (painter) (1803–1870), German painter
Lutz Fahrenkrog-Petersen (* 1962), German musicologist, composer and music producer

M.

Mads Conrad-Petersen (* 1988), Danish badminton player
Manfred Petersen (* 1933), German actor and voice actor
Marga Petersen (1919–2002), German athlete
Mariane Petersen (* 1937), Greenlandic poet and translator
Marie Petersen (1816-1859), German poet
Marita Petersen (1940–2001), Faroese educator and politician
Mark E. Petersen (1900–1984), American newspaper publisher and Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Marlis Petersen (* 1968), German coloratura soprano
Marquardt Petersen (* 1996), German trumpeter
Martin Petersen (* 1985), German football referee
Mathias Petersen (* 1955), German state politician (SPD)
Mathias Christian Petersen (1809–1890), brief member of the Reichstag of the German Empire
Matilda Petersen (* 1991), Swedish badminton player
Matthias Petersen ( Matz Peters; 1632–1706), German captain and whaler
Michael Petersen , German entomologist
Mickey Petersen (* 1989), Danish poker player
Mikael Petersen (* 1956), Greenlandic politician (Siumut)
Morten Helveg Petersen (* 1966), Danish politician

N

Nərgiz Birk-Petersen (* 1976), Azerbaijani TV presenter
Nick Petersen (* 1989), Canadian-American ice hockey player
Niels Petersen (track and field athlete) (1888–1968), Danish track and field athlete
Niels Petersen (politician) , Greenland State Councilor
Niels Petersen (legal scholar) (* 1978), German lawyer
Niels Christian Petersen (1918–1966), Danish weightlifter
Niels Helveg Petersen (1939–2017), Danish politician
Niels Knudsen Petersen (1885–1961), Danish gymnast
Niels Matthias Petersen (1791–1862), Danish linguist and historian
Niels Svend Ove Petersen (* 1932), Danish sports shooter
Nils Petersen (pastor) (* 1970), German theologian and author
Nils Petersen (* 1988), German soccer player
Nils Busch-Petersen (* 1963), German business lawyer
Nils Holger Petersen (* 1946), Danish historian and musicologist
Nils O. Petersen , Canadian chemist and university professor
Nis Petersen (1897–1943), Danish writer
Nis-Edwin List-Petersen (* 1947), Danish deacon and musician

O

Ole Petersen (politician) (1894–1979), Greenland councilor
Ole Petersen (* 1961), German author
Ole Gunnar Petersen (* 1934), Danish sailor
Olga Petersen (* 1982), German-Russian politician (AfD)
Oskar von Petersen (1849–1919), Russian dermatologist
Oskar Petersen (1875 – after 1912), artist's signature OSC (incorrectly read as OST ), German artist and advertising graphic designer
Oswald Petersen (1903–1992), German artist
Otto Petersen (1874–1953), German ironworker
Otto Petersen (ventriloquist) (1960–2014), American ventriloquist

P

Pætur Petersen (* 1998), Faroese football player
Palle Petersen (* 1943), Danish writer
Paul Petersen (* 1945), American actor
Pavia Petersen (politician) (1876 – after 1922), Greenland Councilor
Pavia Petersen (1904–1943), Greenlandic writer, poet, painter, translator, musician, catechist and councilor
Pekka Petersen-Dyggve (* 1943), Finnish tennis player
Per Rosing-Petersen (* 1961), Greenland politician
Peter Petersen (Governor) , Danish Governor of the Gold Coast
Peter Petersen , stage name of Max Paulsen (1876–1956), Austrian actor and director
Peter Petersen (soccer player, I) , Danish soccer player
Peter Petersen (pedagogue) (1884–1952), German reform pedagogue
Peter Petersen (politician, 1904) (1904–1989), German politician (NPD), MdL Schleswig-Holstein
Peter Petersen (deserter) (* 1923), German Wehrmacht deserter
Peter Petersen (politician, 1926) (1926-2005), German politician (CDU)
Peter Petersen (psychiatrist) (* 1933), German psychiatrist and university professor
Peter Petersen (musicologist) (* 1940), German musicologist and university professor
Peter Petersen (soccer player, 1941) (1941–1980), Dutch soccer player
Peter Petersen (screenwriter) (* 1963), German screenwriter
Peter Petersen (soccer player, 1981) (* 1981), South African soccer player
Peter Tom-Petersen (1861–1926), Danish etcher and architectural draftsman
Peter Friedrich Petersen (1856–1930), German clergyman and superintendent
Peter Hinrich Petersen († 1799), German pastor
Peter Ludwig Petersen (1901–1995), German politician (SHB)
Peter Vang Petersen (* 1952), Danish prehistoric
Philipp Heinrich Gerhard Petersen (1749–1794), German physician
Poul Petersen (actor) (1905–1986), Danish actor and theater director
Poul Petersen (swimmer) (1912–1959), Danish swimmer
Poul Petersen (football coach) (1921–1997), Danish football coach
Poul Petersen (soccer player) (born 1932), Danish soccer 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

R.

Ralf Petersen (1938–2018, eigtl. Horst Fliegel ), German composer, arranger, producer and author
Ralf Petersen (architect) (* 1961), German architect and university professor
Rasmus Helveg Petersen (* 1968), Danish politician
Ricard Petersen (1931–2014), Greenlandic pastor, provost, catechist, teacher and councilor
Richard Petersen (engineer) (1865–1946), German engineer and university professor
Robert Petersen (speed skater) (1914-2000), American speed skater
Robert Petersen (basketball coach) (1928–2003), American-Finnish basketball coach
Robert Petersen (Eskimologist) (* 1928), Greenlandic Eskimologist, dialectologist, anthropologist, university professor and university rector
Robert Storm Petersen (1882–1949), Danish painter, cartoonist, quick draftsman, conférencier, cabaret artist and actor
Robert E. Petersen (1926–2007), American editor
Rolf Petersen (* 1963), German actor, director and radio play speaker
Ronald H. Petersen (* 1934), American mushroom expert
Rudolf Petersen (politician) (1878–1962), German politician (CDU) and First Mayor of Hamburg (1945–1946)
Rudolf Petersen (naval officer) (1905–1983), German naval officer

S.

Sámal Petersen (1904–1976), Faroese politician
Sara Runesten-Petersen (* 1975), New Zealand badminton player
Sara Slott Petersen (* 1987), Danish athlete
Sem Petersen (* 1897), Greenlandic catechist and councilor
Silje Brøns Petersen (* 1994), Danish handball player
Silke Petersen (* 1965), German Protestant theologian
Sofie Petersen (* 1955), Danish bishop of the Danish People's Church
Søren Petersen (1894–1945), Danish boxer
Søren Petersen (cyclist) (* 1967), Danish cyclist
Stefan Petersen (* 1965), German historian
Stina Lykke Petersen (* 1986), Danish soccer player
Susanne Petersen (* 1974), German handball player

T

Theodor Petersen (1836–1918), German chemist and alpinist
Thomas Petersen (* 1968), German scientist
Thorstein Petersen (1899–1960), Faroese lawyer, bank director and politician (Vinnuflokkurin and Fólkaflokkurin)
Tim Petersen (* 1986), German soccer player
Toby Petersen (* 1978), American ice hockey player
Toni Petersen (1840–1909), German art patron and benefactor

U

Ulrich Petersen (historian) (1656–1735), German historian
Ulrich Petersen (engineer) (1907–1992), German iron and steel engineer and manager
Ulrich Petersen (geologist) (1927–2017), Peruvian-American geologist
Ursel Petersen , German sports educator
Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen (* 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 (pastor) (1850–1940), German clergyman
Waldemar Petersen (1880–1946), German electrical engineer
Walter Petersen (1862–1950), German painter
Werner Petersen (1910–2003), German engineer and university professor
Wilhelm Petersen (literary critic) (1835–1900), German administrative lawyer and literary critic
Wilhelm Petersen (zoologist) (1854–1933), German-Baltic entomologist
Wilhelm Petersen (politician) (1889–1968), German trade union official and politician (SPD)
Wilhelm Petersen (composer) (1890–1957), German composer
Wilhelm Petersen (politician, 1893) (1893–1964), German politician (SPD), member of the city council of Berlin
Wilhelm Petersen (painter) (1900–1987), German painter and writer
Wilhelm Petersen (engineer) (1902–1973), German engineer and university professor
Wilhelm Petersén (1906–1988), Swedish bandy, ice hockey and soccer player
William Petersen (born 1953), American actor
William F. Petersen (1887–1950), American medic
Wolf Petersen (1922–1980), German actor and radio play and voice actor
Wolfgang Petersen (* 1941), German film director, screenwriter and film producer
Wolfgang Petersen (CDU) , German politician (CDU)
Wolfgang Petersen (politician, 1952) (* 1952) German politician (AL)